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Mudcats Win Steak Hits 10, but Then Snapped Next Day

July 15, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Mudcats played on back-to-back nights and split in those two games. Dell Rapids defeated the Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks on Wednesday, July 13th to extend their winning streak to 10 games. Salem, however, ended the winning streak with a defeat of the Mudcats on Thursday, July 14th.

Dell Rapids Mudcats 14, Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks 4

Three runs in the top of the first inning put the Mudcats in front right away and they stayed their the rest of the game on Wednesday. The Wood Ducks scored twice in the bottom of the first for a 3-2 score. Dell Rapids got two more runs in the third, one in the sixth, and two in the seventh. Humboldt/Hartford scored two more times in the bottom of the seventh to make the score 8-4. Dell Rapids then scored six times in the final two innings.

Dalton Allen had three hits, two doubles and a single. Chad Hunt finished with three singles. Kris Regas had a home run and a double. Logan Stone finished with two hits. Travis Peters, Elijah Story, and Jordan Spaeth all had a hit. Allen also took the win on the mound.

Salem 11, Dell Rapids Mudcats 1

Salem scored two runs in the bottom of the first for an early 2-0 lead, and they never looked back to end the 10-game winning streak by the Mudcats on Thursday. Allen scored the only run for Dell Rapids in the top of the third. Salem then had two runs in the third, three in the fourth, four in the fifth, and another run in the sixth inning.

Dell Rapids was held to just six hits in the game. Lehnen had two hits. Allen, Mark Abrahamson, Regas, and Stone all had one hit each. Abrahamson took the loss on the mound.

Lennox Blanks Dell Rapids PBR

July 14, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Lennox Alpacas shut out Dell Rapids PBR 8-0 in a make-up game on Wednesday, July 13th at Rickeman Field. The game was originally scheduled for July 5th.

Lennox scored in only two innings in the game. They had a three-run third inning and a five-run fifth inning. PBR was held to just three total hits in the game.

Weston Hanson had two of the three hits for PBR, one of those a double. Riley Hoffman had the other hit. Hoffman took the loss pitching five innings while allowing eight runs, only two earned, on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Grant Sweeter pitched two innings without allowing a hit.

Dakota Valley’s Early Lead Sinks Dell Rapids Legion

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Paula Harvey

Dakota Valley got a run in the top of the first inning and then added three more in the top of the second. The score remained 4-0 until the top of the fourth inning when Dakota Valley got another run. They would add two more in the top of the fifth for a 7-0 lead.

Dell Rapids finally got on the board on an RBI ground out by Aiden Boechler in the bottom of the fifth. They added three more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Will Jaton had an RBI ground ball, and Austin Harvey had a two-run double to make it a 7-4 game. Dakota Valley added one more run in the top of the seventh for an 8-4 win on Tuesday, July 12th

Harvey had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Joe Rechtenbaugh also had two hits. Jaton finished with a single and an RBI. Jack Henry, Treyse Eastman, and CJ Smith all had singles. Boechler added an RBI. Henry pitched four innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on two hits and six walks with four strikeouts. Rechtenbaugh pitched three innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids Navy 14U Has Season end at Region 5A Tourney

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Navy 14U season came to an end at the Region 5A tournament on Monday, July 11th. Dell Rapids played four games, but ultimately had their season end in the championship game to Madison Maroon.

Dell Rapids 16, Tri-Valley Maroon 3

In the opening game of the tournament on Friday, July 8th, Dell Rapids defeated Tri-Valley with a big fourth inning. Kenny Swanson, Gage Bunkers, and Tollin Peterson all had an RBI in the bottom of the first inning for an early 3-0 lead. Tri-Valley tied the game with three runs in the top of the second. After a scoreless third inning, Dell Rapids scored 13 times, all with less than two outs, to get the 16-3 win.

Swanson had two hits, one a double, and four RBIs. Thomas Lavoy had two hits and two RBIs. Jackson Peppel added a single and three RBIs. Bunkers finished with a hit and two RBIs. Logan Donovan and Peterson each had a hit and an RBI. Carson Maeschen and Jack Paterson both had a single.

Donovan pitched all five innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

Madison Maroon 5, Dell Rapids 4

Madison won a back-and-forth game on Saturday, July 9th to advance to the championship game.

Bunkers had an RBI ground out in the top of the first inning to give Dell Rapids a 1-0 lead. Madison took the lead in the bottom of the second with two runs. Swanson tied the game after scoring on a passed ball in the top of the third. Madison broke the tie right away in the bottom of the third with one run.

Dell Rapids once again tied the game in the top of the fourth inning. Lavoy had an RBI single to make the score 3-3. Madison took the lead once again with a run in the bottom of the fifth, only to see Dell Rapids tie the game in the top of the sixth. Connor Hanson had an RBI single to make it a 4-4 ball game. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Madison got the game-winning, walk-off single to win 5-4.

Swanson and Peterson both had two hits. Lavoy and Hanson each finished with a single and RBI. Peppel and Jake Heinitz each had a single. Bunkers added an RBI. Swanson pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Hanson also pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed three runs, all unearned, on two hits with a strikeout.

Dell Rapids 9, Tri-Valley Maroon 5

Dell Rapids and Tri-Valley met again in an elimination game on Monday, July 11th. Tri-Valley built an early 4-0 lead, but Dell Rapids overcame that deficit and then a tie late in the game to advance to the championship.

Dell Rapids cut the 4-0 lead in half with two runs in the bottom of the third. Donovan had an RBI single, and Peppel scored on an RBI ground out by Swanson to make it a 4-2 ballgame. Dell Rapids then took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Paterson had a two run single, and Lavoy scored on a passed ball to give Dell Rapids a 5-4 lead.

Tri-Valley tied the game in the top of the sixth, 5-5, but Dell Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the inning. Maeschen scored on a passed ball. Paterson added an RBI double. Jake Heinitz had an RBI single, and Donovan had an RBI sacrifice fly. Tri-Valley started the seventh with a walk and single, but the next three batters were retired to end the game.

Heinitz had three hits and an RBI. Paterson had two hits, one a double, and three RBIs. Donovan finished with a hit and two RBIs. Swanson had a double and an RBI. Lavoy collected two hits. Peppel, Ryan Stubbe, Maeschen, Peterson, and Caden Zwart all had a single.

Peterson pitched 2 2/3 innings and allowed four earned runs on two hits and five walks with a strikeout. Bunkers pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed an earned run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Hanson pitched an inning and allowed a hit and walk with a strikeout.

Madison Maroon 4, Dell Rapids 1

Dell Rapids and Madison Maroon met again on Monday evening in the championship game. Madison took the early lead with a run in the bottom of the first. They extended the lead to 3-0 with two runs in the bottom of the fourth.

Dell Rapids got one run in the top of the fifth. Swanson scored on a wild pitch with one out to make it a 3-1 game, but Madison got an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.

Peppel, Maeschen, and Paterson all had a hit in the game. Hanson pitched four innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits and two walks. Stubbe pitched two innings and allowed an earned run on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Early Lead Gives Dell Rapids Legion Win over Madison

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids built a 4-0 lead in the first two innings which helped them to a 12-4 victory over Madison at home on Monday, July 10th.

Dylan Mathis got the scoring started with an RBI double in the bottom of the first inning. Aiden Boechler followed with an RBI triple for a 2-0 lead. Braden Fersdahl scored on an error, and Will Jaton had an RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second for the 4-0 advantage.

Madison got on the board in the top of the third, but Dell Rapids responded with three more runs in the bottom of the inning. Treyse Eastman had an RBI single, Jaton had an RBI ground out, and Brayden Pankonen reached on an error that scored Joe Rechtenbaugh.

Both teams scored a run in the fourth inning. Dell Rapids put the game out of reach in the bottom of the fifth with three more runs. Jaton got his third RBI with a single. Landon Ruesink drove home two runs with a double to make the score 11-2. Madison had two runs in the top of the sixth, and Dell Rapids got one more in the bottom of the inning.

Eastman had three hits, one a double, and an RBI. Pankonen also had three hits. Ruesink finished with two hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Beochler had two hits, one a triple, and an RBI. Jaton had a single and three RBIs. Mathis added a double and an RBI. Rechtenbaugh finished with a hit. CJ Smith and Fersdahl both had an RBI.

Boechler pitched five innings and allowed four earned runs on five hits and five walks with a strikeout. Pankonen pitched two innings and allowed two hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

PBR Drops Two Games to Gamecocks

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids PBR finished a suspended game and then played a regularly scheduled game against the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks on Sunday, July 10th. The resumed game was suspended from June 9th. The Gamecocks won both games, taking the first one 8-4 and then the second 15-0.

Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks 8, Dell Rapids PBR 4

In the opening game that was suspended in the sixth inning, PBR found themselves trailing 6-1. The Gamecocks had a run in the first, two in the second, and single runs in third, fourth, and fifth innings. PBR had a run in the bottom of the second. Trey Randel had an RBI double. Dell Rapids then scored a run in the bottom of the sixth to make the score 6-2. Randel had another RBI, this time with a ground out. Both teams scored two times in the eighth inning. Teagan Schlimgen had a solo home run, and Tanner Solberg had an RBI sacrifice fly.

Schlimgen had two hits, one a home run, and an RBI. Tim Wilhelmson had two hits. Randel added a double and two RBIs. Solberg also had an RBI. Grant Sweeter pitched five innings and allowed six runs, three earned, on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Dale Solberg pitched four innings and allowed two unearned runs on two hits with four strikeouts.

Humboldt/Hartford 15, Dell Rapids PBR 0

In the regularly scheduled game between the two teams, the Gamecocks scored in every inning and held PBR to just five hits total. Humboldt/Hartford had two runs in the first, four in the second, one in the third, six in the fourth, and two in the fifth. The Gamecocks had a total of 19 hits in the game.

Schlimgen had a double. Riley Hoffman, Beau Behrend, Conner Spindler, and Randel all had a single. T. Solberg pitched two innings and allowed one earned run on three hits with a walk. D. Solberg pitched one inning and allowed six runs, four earned, on five hits and two walks. Weston Hanson pitched an inning and allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits.

Mudcats Keep Rolling, Winning Streak at Eight

July 11, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Mudcats are on a roll as of late, and they won their seventh and eighth straight games with wins in their last two Cornbelt League games. The Mudcats defeated Flandreau on Thursday, July 7th and Canova on Sunday, July 10th.

Dell Rapids Mudcats 1, Flandreau 0

Dalton Lehnen carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Flandreau on Thursday and completed the game and shutout in a 1-0 win. Lehnen allowed just two hits while striking out 17 Cardinal batters.

The score was tied 0-0 through seven innings of play. Dell Rapids got the game-winning run in the top of the eighth inning. Kris Regas started the inning with a single. Regas found himself on third base when Dalton Allen brought him home on an RBI ground out.

Ty Hoglund, Regas, and Lehnen each had a hit in the game. Allen had the lone RBI.

Dell Rapids Mudcats 2, Canova 0

Regas followed Lehnen’s masterpiece with one of his own on Sunday against Canova. Regas pitched the 2-0 complete game shutout allowing just five hits while striking out five batters.

The Mudcats got a run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Lehnen. They added another run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI double by Hoglund.

Elijah Story had two of the five hits for the Mudcats. Hoglund had a double and an RBI. Lehnen had a single and an RBI. Chad Hunt added a single and scored a run.

Dell Rapids Legion Splits with Redfield

July 11, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The seven game winning streak for Dell Rapids legion baseball was snapped in Redfield on Saturday, July 9th. Redfield won the first game, but Dell Rapids took the second game of the double-header.

Redfield 11, Dell Rapids 6

Dell Rapids fell behind early as Redfield scored five runs in the first two innings. Jack Henry scored the first run for Dell Rapids on a passed ball in the top of the third. Redfield got two more runs in the bottom of the inning for a 7-1 lead.

Braden Fersdahl had an RBI single in the top of the fourth, but Redfield responded with a run in the bottom of the inning. Dell Rapids cut the lead to 8-5 with a three-run fifth. Treyse Eastman had a two-run double and then scored on a steal of home. Redfield got all three runs back in the bottom of the sixth. Will Jaton scored on a double-play ground ball in the top of the seventh.

Landon Ruesink had three hits. Henry had two hits, one a double. Joe Rechtenbaugh also had two hits. Eastman had a double and two RBIs. Fersdahl had a single and RBI. CJ Smith and Austin Harvey both had a hit. Ruesink pitched three innings and allowed seven runs, five earned, on six hits and five walks with five strikeouts. Dylan Mathis pitched three innings and allowed four runs, two earned, on three hits and two walks.

Dell Rapids 7, Redfield 6

A two-run eighth inning was the difference in a 7-6 win in the second game for Dell Rapids. They got out to an early 3-0 lead after three innings. Rechtenbaugh had an RBI double in the top of the second. Ruesink had an RBI ground out, and Mathis had an RBI single in the top of the third.

Redfield cut the lead to 3-1 with a run in the bottom of the fifth. Each team scored a run in the sixth inning. Smith had an RBI single for Dell Rapids. The lead grew to 5-2 in the top of the seventh when Eastman had an RBI single. Redfield tied the game, 5-5, with three runs in the bottom of the seventh.

Dell Rapids got two runs in the top of the eighth. Ruesink had an RBi single, and Henry followed with an RBI single as well for a 7-5 lead. Redfield scored a run in the bottom of the eighth after a double and error, but the next three batters were retired in order to end the game.

Ruesink had two hits and two RBIs. Henry. had two hits and one RBI. Jaton had two hits as well, one a double. Fersdahl finished with two singles. Rechtenbaugh finished with a double and RBI. Smith, Mathis, and Eastman all had a single and RBI. Harvey added a single.

Eastman pitched five innings and allowed an earned run on one hit and eight walks with six strikeouts. Jaton pitched three innings and allowed five runs, one earned, on five hits with five strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 16U Splits Four Games in Spearfish

July 10, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 16U baseball team made the long trek across the state to Spearfish and played four games between Friday, July 8th and Sunday, July 10th. Dell Rapids finished the weekend 2-2.

Spearfish Post 164 16U 4, Dell Rapids 3

Spearfish scored four times in the bottom of the third and earned a 4-3 win over Dell Rapids on Friday.

Quinn Carr had an RBI single in the top of the second to give Dell Rapids a 1-0 lead. Lincoln Fersdahl added an RBI single in the top of the third for a 2-0 lead. Spearfish then had their four-run bottom of the third inning. Dell Rapids got one more run in the top of the fourth when Carr scored on a wild pitch.

Carr and Fersdahl both had a hit and RBI. Tad Tjaden and Luke Schoolmeester both had two hits each. Talan Millage also had a hit. Fersdahl pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed four earned runs on three hits and six walks with nine strikeouts. Tjaden pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed three walks with four strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 17, Post 320 Shooters 4

Dell Rapids only scored in three innings, but had an eight-run third, two-run fourth, and seven-run sixth in their 17-4 win over Post 320 on Saturday. Post 320 had a run in the third, two in the fourth, and one in the fifth. Dell Rapids never trailed in the game and finished with 17 total hits.

Cole Ruesink had three hits and two RBIs. Cooper Frost had three hits and an RBI. Fersdahl also had three hits. Tjaden had two hits, one a triple, with four RBIs. Millage finished with two hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Carr had a double and three RBIs. Stubbe also added a double and three RBIs. Micah Pickard had a single and an RBi, and Schoolmeester finished with a single.

Carr pitched four innings and allowed three earned runs on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Ruesink pitched 1 2/3 innings and allowed an earned run on a hit and two walks. Frost pitched 1/3 of an inning.

Dell Rapids 16, Post 320 Risers 8

Dell Rapids had another big game, this time against Post 320 Risers, also on Saturday. They scored in every inning while having a total of 15 hits. Dell Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the first and two more in the bottom of the second for a 6-0 lead. The Risers scored four runs in the top of the third, with Dell Rapids added another in the bottom of the inning.

Post 320 Risers tied the game, 7-7, in the top of the fourth with three runs. Dell Rapids broke the tie with two runs in the bottom of the fourth. After the Risers scored a run in the top of the fifth, Dell Rapids ended the game with seven runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Frost had three hits, one a double, with three RBIs. Stubbe also finished with three hits, one a double, and an RBI. Carr added two hits and two RBIs. Ruesink had two hits, one a double, and an RBI. Tjaden had two hits. Fersdahl had a triple with three RBIs. Ethan Kringen added a single and three RBIs. Micah Pickard added a double and two RBIs.

Frost pitched 2 1/3 innings and allowed four runs, three earned, on a hit and five walks with four strikeouts. Millage pitched two innings and allowed four unearned runs with two hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Ruesink pitched 2/3 of an inning and had one strikeout.

Spearfish Post 164 16U 11, Dell Rapids 6

Dell Rapids met Spearfish again on Sunday, but Spearfish won again, this time 11-6. Dell Rapids had a run in the top of the first, but Spearfish had three runs in the bottom of the inning. The lead was cut to 3-2 after Dell Rapids scored a run in the top of the second. They then took the lead with three runs in the top of the third. Spearfish took the lead for good in the bottom of the third with five runs.

Both teams got a run in the fourth inning. Spearfish added two more in the bottom of the sixth.

Tjaden had three singles and three RBIs. Frost finished with two hits and two RBIs. Millage also had two hits, one a double. Schoolmeester had a single and an RBI. Fersdahl had a triple. Stubbe and Konrad Richeal both had a hit. Richeal pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Tjaden pitched 2 2/3 innings and allowed eight runs, five earned, on two hits and 10 walks with five strikeouts.

Winning Streak Continues for Dell Rapids Legion

July 9, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Paula Harvey

The Dell Rapids Legion baseball team won their seventh game in a row on Thursday, July 7th. Dell Rapids got a 14-5 road win at Flandreau, using a seven-run fourth in the victory.

Flandreau took the early lead, 3-0, in the bottom of the first inning. Dell Rapids got one run back in the top of the second. Austin Harvey had an RBI single. Dell Rapids took the lead with their seven-run fourth inning. CJ Smith had an RBI single and then later scored on a wild pitch. Sutton Williams stole home. Lincoln Fersdahl scored on an error, and then Jack Henry had a two-run single. Dylan Mathis drove home the final run of the inning on a ground out.

Dell Rapids pushed the lead to 11-1 after a three-run fifth. Treyse Eastman had a two-run double and then scored on an error. Flandreau scored a run in the bottom of the fifth. They got one more run in the sixth inning to make the score 11-5. Dell Rapids got three more runs in the top of the seventh. Smith had a two-run double, and Drake Eastman had an RBI single.

Henry had four hits, two of them doubles, and two RBIs. Smith had three hits, one a double, and three RBIs. T. Eastman had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs. D. Eastman and Harvey both had two hits and an RBI. Mathis added a single and RBI. Joe Rechtenbaugh finished with a double. Will Jaton and Sutton Williams each had a hit.

Rechtenbaugh pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed five runs, three earned, on a hit and five walks with seven strikeouts. Mathis pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed a hit and a walk.

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