The Canova Gang got out to an earl 6-1 lead and defeated Dell Rapids PBR by five, 14-9, on Sunday, June 26th in Canova.
PBR got a run in the top of the first. Riley Hoffman hit an RBI single to center scoring Riley Calhoon. That was the only lead for PBR in the game. The Gang scored four runs in the bottom of the first and two more in the bottom of the second to open a 6-1 lead after two innings.
Dell Rapids cut the lead in half with two runs in the top of the fifth. Trey Randel bunted and reached on an error that scored Andrew Barr. Hoffman added an RBI ground out, and PBR trailed 6-3. Canova, however, got three more runs in the bottom of the fifth and two more in the bottom of the six to push the lead to 11-3.
PBR put together a little rally in the later innings. They scored a run in the top of the seventh and then three more in the top of the eighth to cut the lead to 11-7. Canova, however, also scored three times in the bottom of the eighth. PBR then got two runs in the top of the ninth.
Teagan Schlimgen had four hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Hoffman had three hits and two RBIs. Barr finished with two hits and an RBI. Grant Sweeter added a hit and an RBI. Calhoon had two hits. Tim Wilhelmsen and Beau Behrend both had a hit. Randel pitched six innings and allowed 11 runs, only five earned, on 11 hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Behrend pitched two innings and allowed three earned runs on three hits and four walks.