Baltic scored four straight runs in a 4-2 win over Dell Rapids in an I-29 16U League game in Dell Rapids on Tuesday, June 14th.
Dell Rapids scored first in the bottom of the second inning. Brandon Schmidt had an RBI ground out that scored Cooper Frost for the first run. Riley Schultz had an RBI sacrifice fly in the top of the third to tie the game 1-1. Baltic took the lead in the top of the fourth when Carson Eggert scored on a throw to third after a ground out.
The lead for Baltic grew to 4-1 after two runs in the top of the sixth. Gunner Schultz had a two-run single with two outs. Dell Rapids got one run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI ground out by Luke Schoolmeester.
Baltic was led by G. Schultz with two hits and two RBIs. Tayden Hansen, Jose Valadaz, and Landon Peterson all had hits. R. Schutlz and Blake Hookie both had RBIs. Hansen pitched seven innings allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts.
Lincoln Fersdahl had two hits for Dell Rapids. Cole Ruesink and Talan Millage both had a single. Schoolmeester and Schmidt each had an RBI. Mason Stubbe pitched five innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts. Fersdahl pitched two innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.