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Mudcats Rally Late in Win over Madison

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The Dell Rapids Mudcats rallied for five runs in the eighth inning to score a 12-8 win over the Madison Broncos on Sunday, June 27th at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids.

Dell Rapids did have an early lead.  The Mudcats scored two runs in the bottom of the second inning.  After Madison scored one in the top of the third, Dell Rapids added two more in the bottom half of the inning for a 4-1 lead after three innings of play.

The Broncos got another run in the top of the fourth, and then three more in the top of the fifth to take a 5-4 lead.  The lead was short-lived as Dell Rapids scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game 5-5.  The Broncos responded with three more in the top of the sixth.  The Mudcats scored two times to pull within a run at 8-7 after six innings.  Dell Rapids then sent 10 batters to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning, scoring five times to take a 12-8 lead.  Madison was retired in order in their half of the ninth inning.

Dalton Lehnen had three hits, including a home run, and had three RBIs.  Kris Regas had two hits and an RBI.  Grant Olson had two hits, one a double.  Ty Hoglund and Dalton Allen both had two hits.  Mark Abrahamson had a hit and two RBIs.  Travis Peters had a single and an RBI.  Chad Hunt and Trevor Freudenthal both had singles.

John Spaeth was the winning pitcher after relieving the starter Abrahamson. Spaeth threw no-run, no-hit baseball over the last three innings, and the Mudcats played flawlessly on defense, after committing six miscues in the first six innings.

PBR Can’t Overcome Early Lead by Gamecocks

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Dell Rapids PBR lost to the Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks 12-4 in Humboldt on Sunday, June 27th.  The Gamecocks had two five-run innings on their way to the win.

The first of the two five-run innings for the Gamecocks came in the bottom of the first inning.  They added another run in the bottom of the second inning for a 6-0 lead.

PBR cut into the lead in the top of the third inning.  Nate McKee was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for an RBI.  Tanner Solberg drove home two more runs with a single to make the score 6-3.  PBR added another run in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI single by Brandon Geraets to pull PBR within two runs at 6-4.  The Gamecocks then added a run in the bottom of the fifth and five more in the bottom of the seventh.

Solberg had two hits with two RBIs.  McKee and Geraets both had a single and RBI.  Carter Gullickson finished with two hits, including a double.  Riley Hoffman had a single.  Solberg pitched five innings allowing seven runs, three earned, on nine hits with five walks and two strikeouts.  Matt Gillogly pitched three innings allowing five earned runs on seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

Lehnen Dominates as Mudcats Beat PBR

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Dalton Lehnen dazzled on the mound for the Dell Rapids Mudcats as he threw seven shutout innings racking up 20 strikeouts as the Mudcats defeated Dell Rapids PBR 10-0 in eight innings at the annual “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” night on Friday, June 25th at Rickeman Field.

Lehnen struck out the first nine batters of the game before Carter Gullickson got a double in the top of the fourth inning.  Tim Wilhelmsen had the other hit allowed by Lehnen, a single in the fifth inning.

The Mudcats scored in six of the eight innings as they built their lead throughout the game.  Nate Henry had the game-ending hit, a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Not only did Lehnen have 20 strikeouts on the mound, he had two hits and three RBIs in the game.  Henry had two hits, one a home run, and an RBI.  Mark Abrahamson had a two-run home run.  Both Ty Hoglund and Chad Hunt had two hits, including a double.  Travis Peters had a double.  Jimmy Bauer and Grant Olson both had a hit.  Hunt also pitched one inning allowing a hit.

Gullickson finished with a double for PBR.  Wilhelmsen had a single as did Brandon Geraets.  Riley Hoffman pitched five innings allowing six runs on seven hits with two strikeouts.  Trey Randel pitched two-plus innings allowing four runs on four hits with two strikeouts.

Two Big Innings Lead to Win for Dell Rapids Legion

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After seeing an 8-1 lead shrink to 8-7, Dell Rapids scored seven unanswered runs for a 15-7 win over Volga on Thursday, June 24th at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids.

Landon Ruesink put Dell Rapids on the board first with a two-run home run to left field in the bottom of the first inning.  Volga got one run in the top of the second inning, but Dell Rapids responded with one of their two big innings in the bottom half of the inning.  Andrew Van Dam had an RBI sacrifice fly to score Zeb Schumaker.  Connor Libis scored on a steal of home.  Ruesink had a two-run triple and then scored on a wild pitch.  Josh Deknikker and an RBI double, and Dell Rapids led 8-1 after two innings.

The scored remained 8-1 heading into the top of the fifth inning.  That’s when Volga scored six times on four hits and cut the Dell Rapids lead down to one run at 8-7.  Dell Rapids got one back in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI sacrifice fly by Libis.

Dell Rapids then put the game out of reach in the bottom of the sixth by having another six-run inning.  Ruesink scored on a balk.  Brady Larson had an RBI sacrifice fly out.  Deknikker had an RBI ground ball where he reached via an error.  Deknikker later scored on a wild pitch.  Van Dam had an RBI single, and Libis scored on another wild pitch to give Dell Rapids a 15-7 lead.  Volga loaded the bases in the top of the seventh, but was unable to score.

Ruesink had two hits, a home run and triple, and had four RBIs.  Van Dam had two hits and two RBIs.  Libis had two hits and an RBI.  Deknikker had a double and an RBI.  Schumaker had a double, and Kaeden Eastman had a hit.  Larson had an RBI.

Noah Swartwout pitched 4 2/3 innings allowing seven runs, but only one earned, on four hits with seven walks and two strikeouts.  Ruesink pitched the final 2 1/3 innings allowing one hit with three walks and four strikeouts.

Dell Rapids will host Canova on Tuesday, June 29th

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Garretson Snaps Dell Rapids 16U Winning Streak

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Garretson scored six runs in the first two innings on the way to a 9-0 win over Dell Rapids 16U on Thursday, June 24th in Dell Rapids.  The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Dell Rapids.

Garretson scored a run in the top of the first inning, but five more in the top of the second for the 6-0 lead.  They added a run in the fourth, sixth, and seventh innings.

Dell Rapids was held to just two hits in the game.  Ethan Kringen had a triple and Aiden Boechler had a single.

Will Jaton pitched four innings allowing seven runs, but just one earned, on  eight hits with three walks and four strikeouts.  Joe Rechtenbaugh pitched three innings allowing two runs, one earned, on one hit with one walk and one strikeout.

Dell Rapids travels to Tea on Monday, June 28th.

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Dell Rapids 14U Wins Exhibition Game over SEBA Connell

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Dell Rapids scored five times in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead they would not lose on their way to a 13-8 win over SEBA Connell at Volunteer Field on Wednesday, June 23rd.

SEBA scored the first run in the top of the first inning, but Dell Rapids plated five runs in the bottom of the inning.  Noah Larson, Ian Zelmer, and Ethan Vanderwerf all had RBI singles.  Carson Crosby drew an RBI walk, and Tristan Welch scored on an error to give Dell Rapids a 5-1 lead.  Both teams scored a run in the bottom of the second inning.  Crosby drew his second bases-loaded walk for another RBI.

SEBA chipped away at the lead in the third and fourth innings.  They scored one run in the top of the third and two more in the top of fourth inning to cut the Dell Rapids lead to 6-5.  Dell Rapids, however, would score four times in the bottom of the fifth inning.  Zelmer had an RBI sacrifice fly, and Welch had a three-run double to push the Dell Rapids lead to 10-5.  SEBA scored two in the top of the sixth, but Dell Rapids scored three more times.  Larson had an RBI single, Kenny Swanson scored on a passed ball, and Jack Paterson had an RBI bases-loaded walk to make the score 13-7.  SEBA got one run in the top of the seventh.

Larson had two hits and two RBIs in the game.  Welch had a double and three RBIs.  Zelmer had a hit and two RBIs.  Vanderwerf finished with a single and an RBI.  Logan Donovan had a hit, Crosby had two RBIs, and Paterson had an RBI.

Swanson pitched two innings allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits with two walks and a strikeout.  Donovan pitched two innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on one hit with four walks and five strikeouts.  Brandon Schmidt pitched three innings giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.

Big Inning Gives Madison Win over Dell Rapids Legion

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

Madison had a six-run fifth inning that was the difference in the game as they defeated Dell Rapids 12-8 at Rickeman Field on Wednesday, June 23rd.

Jake Steineke gave Dell Rapids an early 3-0 lead with a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning.  Madison got one run in the top of the second on back-to-back hits to start the inning.  Madison got another run in the top of the fourth inning to cut the Dell Rapids lead to 3-2.

Then came the big inning for Madison.  The first three batters reached on a double, triple, and then single to give Madison a 4-3 lead.  Dell Rapids got the next two batters, but Madison followed with a triple, walk, single, and double to push the lead to 8-3.

Riley Peter had an RBI single for Dell Rapids in the bottom of the sixth to cut the Madison lead in half at 8-4.  Madison padded their lead with four runs in the top of the seventh off of two hits while taking advantage of two walks and two errors.

Dell Rapids put together a rally with two outs in the bottom of the seventh.  Landon Ruesink had a two-run double.  Steineke drove home two more runs on a double to cut the lead to 12-8, but the rally ended there for Dell Rapids.

Steineke had three hits, including a home run and double, and five RBIs.  Noah Swartwout and Kaeden Eastman both had two hits.  Ruesink had a double and two RBIs.  Peter finished with a hit and an RBI.  Josh Deknikker also had a hit.

Brady Larson pitched 4 2/3 innings allowing eight earned runs on 12 hits with one walk and one strikeout.  Andrew Van Dam pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing four runs, one earned, on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

Mudcat Rally in Ninth Falls Short

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Photo taken and used with permission by Kiley Stone

A ninth-inning rally by the Dell Rapids Mudcats fell just short as the Larchwood Diamonds snapped the Mudcat winning streak with a 10-9 win on Tuesday, June 22nd.

Larchwood scored two times in the top of the second inning, while the Mudcats plated one run.  The same scenario played out in the third inning, and the Diamonds took a 4-2 lead into the fourth inning.

Neither team scored in the fourth, but the Mudcats took the lead in the bottom of the third with three runs.  The Diamonds regained the lead again in the top of the sixth inning with two runs.  Both teams had a big eighth inning scoring four times each.  Larchwood led 10-9 heading into the ninth inning.

Dell Rapids was able to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning, but a line drive off the bat of Grant Olson was caught at third base for the final out of the game, leaving the tying run just ninety feet away.

Trevor Freudenthal had two hits and two RBIs in the game.  Dalton Allen had two hits.  Chad Hunt had a double and RBI.  Mark Abrahamson and Kris Regas both had doubles.  Josh Roemen, Dalton Lehnen, and Jimmy Bauer all had singles.

Abrahamson pitched six innings, allowing six runs and five hits with six strikeouts.  Roemen pitched one scoreless inning with two strikeouts. John Spaeth pitched two innings with four runs and three hits.  Trevor Reinke went the distance as the winning pitcher for Larchwood.

Dell Rapids 14U Survives Late Rally by West Central Gold

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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.

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Vermillion Blanks Dell Rapids Legion

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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.

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