Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media, Author at Big Sioux Media Sports Network

Dell Rapids 14U Survives Late Rally by West Central Gold

June 23, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids saw their nine-run lead shrink to four after a rally by West Central Gold, but Dell Rapids stopped any further rally by West Central and earned a 13-9 road victory on Tuesday, June 22nd.

Dell Rapids scored in the first five innings of the game. They lead 6-3 after two innings of play and continued to build their lead through the fifth inning. Dell Rapids led 13-4 heading into the sixth inning. West Central rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 13-9. Neither team scored in the final inning.

Quinn Carr had the hot bat for Dell Rapids. Carr had three hits (one double and two triples) along with four RBIs. Logan Donovan had two hits and an RBI. Tad Tjaden had a triple and two RBIs. Cooper Frost, Ethan Vanderwerf, and Grady Lamer all had a single. Kenny Swanson and Lincoln Fersdahl both had an RBI.

Tjaden pitched the first two innings allowing three earned runs on three hits with five walks and five strikeouts. Frost pitched two innings allowing one earned run on two hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Cole Ruesink pitched two innings allowing five runs, none of them earned, on two hits with three walks and a strikeout. Carr pitched the final inning recording two strikeouts.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dell Rapids 14U	2	4	2	2	3	0	0	13	9	4
West Central Gold 14U	1	2	1	0	0	5	0	9	7	3

Big Inning Late Helps Tri-Valley White 14U to Win over West Central Royal 14U

June 23, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Tri-Valley White scored six times in the bottom of the fifth inning to help them to a 10-5 win over West Central Royal on Tuesday, June 22nd.

West Central scored the first four runs of the game. Stone Loof had an RBI ground out and Gavin DeHaven had an RBI single in the top of the first inning. Loof put a ball in play and reached on an error as Preston Hostetler and Landen Holewa scored to give West Central a 4-0 lead in the second inning.

Tri-Valley cut the lead in half in the bottom of the fourth inning. Dylan Christensen drew a bases-loaded walk, and Blaine Wieczorek hit a ground ball that resulted in an error scoring Grant Schlueter. Tri-Valley then took the lead with six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Gage Egger had a three-run double. Egger later scored on an error in the inning. Denton Bicknase had an RBI ground out, and Wieczorek had a bases-loaded walk to give Tri-Valley an 8-4 lead.

West Central added another run in the top of the sixth inning when Holewa stole home, but Tri-Valley got two more runs in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Egger and then Egger scoring on another error.

DeHaven had two hits, including a double, and an RBI for West Central. Anthony Lanham had two hits. Holewa had a hit, while Loof had an RBI. Quincy Stephens pitched 2 2/3 innings with five walks and four strikeouts. Hostetler pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing eight runs, four earned, on four hits with six walks and a strikeout. CJ DenBoer pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing two earned runs on two hits with four walks and three strikeouts.

Egger had two hits for Tri-Valley, including a double, and four RBIs. Levi Kretzchmar had two hits. Matthew Cypher and Schlueter both had a single. Benjamin Myhre, Bicknase, Christensen, and Wieczorek all had an RBI. Myhre pitched three innings allowing four runs, two earned, on four hits with six walks and two strikeouts. Egger pitched four innings allowing a run, which was unearned, on one hit with one walk and four strikeouts.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
West Central Royal 14U	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	5	6
Tri-Valley White 14U	0	0	0	2	6	2	X	10	6	4

West Central Gold 14U Splits Games on Back-to-Back Nights

June 22, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Central Gold 14U (10-2) played two games on back-to-back nights, winning one and losing the other.

West Central hosted Elkton on Monday, June 21st getting an 11-1 win in five innings. West Central scored four times in the bottom of the first, two in the second, one in the third, and then four in the bottom of the fifth to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Caden Alfson had two home runs and five RBIs in the game. Seth Lind had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Zach Lorang had two hits and an RBI. Brody Jacobson collected two singles. Jack Sebert had a double and an RBI. Nick Lorang pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing one earned run on three hits with one walk and two strikeouts. Sebert pitched two innings allowing a hit with four strikeouts.

West Central then welcomed Dell Rapids to town on Tuesday, June 22nd. Dell Rapids took a 6-1 lead heading into the bottom of the second inning eventually increasing that lead to 13-4 after five innings. West Central rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth, but Dell Rapids held on for the win.

Cooper Mulder had three hits and four RBIs. Alfson had a hit with two RBIs. Jacob Kono had a hit and an RBI. Brody Jacobson had two hits, and Evan Jaton had a double. Kono pitched two innings allowing six earned runs on three hits with four walks and a strikeout. Jaton pitched three innings allowing seven runs, five earned, on seven hits with four walks and two strikeouts. Seth Lind pitched an inning allowing a hit and two walks along with a strikeout. Alfson pitched an inning and recorded three strikeouts.

West Central 16U Scores Big Win over Tea

June 22, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central 16U (5-2) team scored in every inning in a 13-0 win over Tea on Monday, June 21st in Tea. West Central held Tea to just three total hits in the game while collecting 11 of their own.

West Central scored three in the first, two in the second, five in the third, one in the fourth, and two more in the fifth before the game ended on the 10-run rule.

Andrew Zimmer had four hits, with one double and one triple, and three RBIs. Duece Sherard had a hit and three RBIs. Xzavian Ferris had a double with two RBIs. Camden McDonald and Jon Murray both had a hit and an RBI. Dylan Stromer, Derek Renken, and Cade Vander Woude all had a single in the game.

Renken pitched two innings allowing one hit with three strikeouts. Sherard pitched three innings allowing two hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

Vermillion Blanks Dell Rapids Legion

June 22, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids Post 65 was held to just one hit as Vermillion went home with a 14-0 win on Monday, June 21st.

Vermillion put Dell Rapids in a big hole right away in the first inning. They scored five runs in the top of the first and then added eight more in the top of the second inning. The final run scored in the top of the fourth.

Landon Ruesink had the lone hit for Dell Rapids, a single to right field in the bottom of the fourth inning. Noah Swartwout took the loss on the mound throwing 1 1/3 innings allowing eight runs, three earned, on three hits with four walks and two strikeouts. Caleb Kittleson pitched 1 2/3 inning allowing five runs, none of them earned, on six hits with one walks. Brady Larson pitched one inning allowing an earned run on two hits with two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (4-5) will host Madison on Wednesday, June 23rd.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Vermillion Post 1	5	8	0	1	X	X	X	X	X	14	11	0
Dell Rapids Post 65	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	0	1	4

Gamecocks Beat Madison, Fall to Mudcats

June 22, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks have split their last two Cornbelt League games. The Gamecocks earned a 3-2 victory over the Madison Broncos on Thursday, June 17th, but fell to the Dell Rapids Mudcats 17-6 on Sunday, June 20th.

The Gamecocks scored the first run in the top of the second inning after an RBI single by Adam Hentges. The scored remained 1-0 until the bottom of the seventh. Madison scored two times to take a 2-1 lead. The Gamecocks tied the game on a RBI ground out by Noah Vettrus and then took the lead on an RBI single by Cam Quigley. The Broncos threatened to tie the game, or win it, in the bottom of the ninth. They got their first two batters on with singles, but the tying run was left at second base.

Hentges, Quigley, and Vettrus all had a single and RBI in the game. Joe Hanisch had a double. Broc Haldeman, Drew Maras, and Jon Maras all had singles as well. Quigley pitched 6 2/3 innings allowing two earned runs on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Haldeman pitched the final 2 1/3 innings allowing three hits with three strikeouts.

Hartford-Humboldt put together a two-run second, one-run third, two-run fourth, and one-run fifth inning to take a 6-5 lead over the Mudcats heading into the bottom of the fifth on Sunday. Dell Rapids then had two very big innings. The Mudcats scored five times in the fifth and seven more in the sixth for a 17-6 lead, and the game ended on the 10-run rule in the seventh inning.

Tyler Renken had a triple and single in the game. D Maras had two hits. J. Maras had a double. Drew DeMers, Quigley, Hentges, and Cam Morrison all had singles in the game.

Mudcats Notch 10th Win in a Row

June 21, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Mudcats won their 10th game in a row with a 17-6, seven-inning win over the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks at home on Sunday, June 20th.

The Mudcats scored five runs in the first three innings, but then used a five-run fifth inning and a seven-run sixth inning to build a big enough lead to have the game called in the seventh inning on the 10-run rule.

Mark Abrahamson collected three hits, two of those doubles. Dalton Lehnen also had three hits, including one double. Travis Peters had two hits. Ty Hoglund had a double, and Chad Hunt and Kris Regas both had singles.

Winning pitcher was Hoglund with three innings of middle relief. Dalton Allen pitched two innings as the starter, and Hunt tossed the final two innings.

Dell Rapids Storehouse Holds Ribbon Cutting at New Location

June 21, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Storehouse in Dell Rapids has moved to a new location. After being in the Dell Rapids Methodist Church for the past several years, The Storehouse has moved to 301 1/2 E 4th St. Staff celebrated the new location with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, June 16th.

The Storehouse has renovated the bottom alley entrance of the Dell Rapids professional building which will provide them with more space and a space without stairs. Several businesses and volunteers helped make the move over to the the new location.

The new space was open for clients on June 16th. The Storehouse is open Wednesday evenings from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

PBR Drops Last Two League Games

June 21, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids PBR dropped their last two Cornbelt League games. PBR fell to the Canova Gang, 15-3, on Thursday, June 17th. They then lost to the Flandreau Cardinals, 5-1, on Sunday, June 20th.

Canova led from start to finish against PBR on Thursday. The Gang scored one run in the top of the first and four more in the top of the second for a 5-0 lead. PBR cut the lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the second on RBI singles by Jake Rechtenbaugh and Brandon Geraets. Canova, however, added four more runs in the top of the third for a 9-2 lead. PBR’s last run came in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Weston Hanson. The Gang scored two more in the fifth and four in the seventh that gave them the seven-inning win.

Carter Gullickson had three hits, two of them doubles. Hanson had two hits and an RBI. Rechtenbaugh and Geraets both finished with a single and RBI. Tanner Solberg had a double, and Beau Behrend also had a hit. Solberg pitched five innings allowing 11 runs, eight earned, on 12 hits with five walks and two strikeouts. Rechtenbaugh pitched two innings giving up for runs, three earned, on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

Flandreau scored five unanswered runs and led 5-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh on Sunday. Solberg had an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh for PBR’s lone run of the game as they were held to just four total hits.

Solberg had a hit and RBI. Hanson, Tim Wilhelmsen, and Behrend all had singles as well. David Kirby pitched six innings allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits with five walks and 13 strikeouts. Dale Solberg pitched three innings allowing an earned run on three hits with one strikeout.

Hartford Sparx Finished 3-1-1 in Pierre

June 21, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hartford Sparx 18U softball team finished 3-1-1 in five games in Pierre on Saturday, June 19th and Sunday, June 20th.

Hartford opened the weekend with a 13-1 win over the OhNos on Saturday. The Sparx scored 11 times in the bottom of the first inning and held OhNos to just two total hits in the game.

Brooke Opitz had three hits, including a triple, and two RBIs. Avery Evans had two hits, one a double, and an RBI. Grace Harden also had two hits and an RBI. Olivia Brown finished with two hits, one of them a double. McKenna Sichmeller had a hit with two RBIs. Addy Kramer had a double with an RBI. Jenna Lueth had a hit and RBI, and Riley Morrison had a hit. Harden pitched four innings allowing one run, which was unearned, on two hits with eight strikeouts.

The Sparx scored five times in the bottom of the third and held on to beat SD The Assault 18U by a score of 5-4. Brown had a double with two RBIs in the game. Caitlyn Maa also had a double and an RBI. Opitz, Harden, Evans, Taylor Kunzweiler, and Lueth all collected a single in the game. Kunzweiler pitched five innings allowing four earned runs on five hits with seven walks and a strikeout.

The third game of the day on Saturday was against the Jamestown Outlaws. Both teams scored a run in the first inning, and then the game remained scoreless finishing in a 1-1 tie. Jamestown had four hits, while Hartford had five hits in the game. Kramer had two of the five hits and an RBI. Optiz, Maa, and Sichmeller each had a hit. Harden pitched four innings allowing an earned run on four hits with three walks and nine strikeouts.

In the first game on Sunday, Hartford scored five times in the first two innings and finished the win over Black Hills Synergy by a scored of 7-2. Harden had three hits with two RBIs. Opitiz had two hits, one of them a double. Sichmeller also had two hits. Kramer had a hit with three RBIs. Evans had a single and an RBI. Brown, Lueth and Morrison also had singles. Kunzweiler pitched four innings allowing two earned runs on five hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Harden pitched one inning and finished with two strikeouts.

The Sparx met the Jamestown Outlaws again in their final game on Sunday. This time the Outlaws scored two runs in the first, second and third innings while holding the Sparx to single runs in the second, third, and fourth innings. The Outlaws handed Hartford their only loss, 6-3. Morrison had two hits and an RBI. Brown had a single and an RBI. Sichmeller added a double. Opitz, Maa, Kramer, and Lueth all had singles in the game. Harden had an RBI as well. Harden pitched 3 2/3 innings allowing six earned runs on eight hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

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