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Dell Rapids 14U Teams Play in I-29 League Tournament

June 13, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Both Dell Rapids Red 14U and Dell Rapids Navy 14U played in the I-29 League Tournament held in Flandreau Friday, June 10th through Sunday, June 12th. Both teams finished 0-3 in their tournament games.

Dell Rapids Red played Tri-Valley Maroon and fell 15-5 on Friday. Parker then defeated Dell Rapids Red 15-0 also on Friday. The final game was an 8-2 loss to Garretson on Saturday. Luke Symens held Garretson to two runs in his two innings pitched. Connor Hanson pitched the final three innings and struck out six batters.

Dell Rapids Navy lost a hard-fought 1-0 game to West Central Blue in their first game on Friday. They lost another close one to Madison Maroon, 4-1, on Friday as well. Baltic then defeated Dell Rapids Navy 9-4 on Saturday. Thomas Lavoy had three hits and three RBIs in the three games. Jackson Peppel and Kenny Swanson both had two hits and two RBIs each.

Dell Rapids Legion 3-2 at Yankton Tournament

June 13, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

After starting the 2022 season with a 15-0 win over Colton (June 6th), the Dell Rapids Legion baseball team went 3-2 in a tournament in Yankton held Friday, June 10th through Sunday, June 12th.

Dell Rapids 13, Hartington 1

Dell Rapids had two big innings in their first game of the tournament on Friday. They scored eight times in the bottom of the first inning and then five more in the bottom of the fourth for a 13-1 win. Will Jaton pitched all four innings allowing an unearned run on just one hit with two strikeouts.

Braden Fersdahl had two hits, including a double, and an RBI. CJ Smith had two hits, one a triple. Jaton also had a triple with two RBIs. Mason Stubbe, Sutton Williams, and Joe Rechtenbaugh all had a hit and RBI. Brayden Pankonen and Treyse Eastman each had an RBI.

Dell Rapids 4, Crofton NE 2

Two runs in the top of the second inning and another in the fourth gave Dell Rapids enough of a lead for the win against Crofton on Friday.

Williams and Pankonen each had RBI singles for an early 2-0 lead in the second inning. Pankonen added an RBI single in the fourth. Crofton got one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Dell Rapids scored their fourth run in the top of the fifth when Rechtenbaugh was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Crofton’s final run came in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Pankonen had two hits and two RBIs. Rechtenbaugh also had two hits and an RBI. Williams added a single and RBI. Eastman finished with a triple. Stubbe and Jack Henry both had a single. Rechtenbaugh pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing two runs, one earned, on one hit and three walks with five strikeouts. Pankonen pitched 1/3 of an inning.

Dell Rapids 11, Elkton 0

Dell Rapids scored in all but two innings and collected eight hits while holding Elkton to just three hits on Saturday. Two runs were scored in the top of the second, two in the top of the third, and another in the top of the fifth for a 5-0 lead. Dell Rapids then scored six more times in the top of the sixth inning.

Stubbe had two hits in the game. Dylan Mathis had a double and two RBIs. Eastman and Smith each had a single and two RBIs. Williams finished with a double and an RBI. Rechtenbaugh collected a single and an RBI. Henry finished with a single. Jaton and Fersdahl both had an RBI. Eastman pitched all six innings and allowed just three hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Tabor 2, Dell Rapids 1

Tabor got a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh for a 2-1 win on Saturday.

The first run was scored by Tabor in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI sacrifice bunt. Dell Rapids tied the game in the top of the third. Fersdahl scored on an error by the third baseman to make the score 1-1. That’s where the score remained until the bottom of the seventh. Tabor got two runners on by walks, and then the RBI single came with two outs for the win.

Pankonen and Henry each had two singles. Eastman had the only other hit for Dell Rapids. Henry pitched 6 2/3 innings allowing two earned runs on two hits and three walks while striking out 10 batters. Pankonen allowed one hit.

Yankton 7, Dell Rapids 5

In the final game of the tournament for Dell Rapids on Sunday, the two teams combined for eight runs in the final two innings as Yankton held off Dell Rapids for a 7-5 win.

Yankton scored a run in the top of the first inning, but Dell Rapids tied the game in the bottom of the second. Eastman scored Stubbe on an RBI ground out. Yankton took the lead again with a run in the top of the third, but Dell Rapids tied the game again in the bottom of the fourth. Aiden Boechler scored on an error for a 2-2 score.

The score remained 2-2 until the top of the sixth inning. Yankton scored two times in their half of the inning. Dell Rapids got one run back on an RBI single by Mathis. Yankton led 4-3 heading into the seventh inning. A solo home run, a score on a wild pitch, and an RBI sacrifice fly for Yankton gave them a 7-3 lead. Landon Ruesink and Boechler each had an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to cut the lead to 7-5. Dell Rapids still had the bases loaded with two outs, but the game ended on a strikeout.

Henry finished with three hits in the game. Mathis and Boechler each had two singles and an RBI. Jaton had two hits. Ruesink had a hit and an RBI. Eastman also had an RBI. Ruesink pitched 6 1/3 innings allowing six runs, five earned, on 11 hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Jaton pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing an earned run on two hits.

Dell Rapids 14U Teams Split in League Games

June 8, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Both Dell Rapids Navy 14U and Dell Rapids Red 14U had I-29 League games on Tuesday, June 7th. Dell Rapids Navy traveled to Tea, and Dell Rapids Red hosted Volga.

Dell Rapids Navy earned a 17-5 win over Tea-P. Both teams scored four runs in the first inning and another run in the second inning for a 5-5 tie. Dell Rapids then scored 12 unanswered runs in the next three innings for the win. Eight different players collected a hit and seven of then had at least one RBI.

Dell Rapids Red gave up nine runs in the top of the first inning, but hung tough the rest of the game in an 11-0 loss at home. Volga got a run each in the third and fourth innings. Dell Rapids Red put a threat together in the fifth inning with three walks, a hit batter, and a single, but a caught stealing during the inning kept them off the board.

Mudcats Drop Last Two Games

June 8, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Mudcats have dropped their last two Cornbelt League games. They fell to Lennox 5-1 on Thursday, June 2nd. They also lost a 5-2 game to the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks on Tuesday, June 7th. Their game on Sunday, June 5th against Madison was suspended in the third inning due to rain.

Lennox 5, Dell Rapids Mudcats 1

The Mudcats and Lennox were locked in a close battle for seven innings. Lennox scored in the first inning for an early 1-0 lead. Dell Rapids tied the game in the second when Jimmy Bauer scored. The game remained tied 1-1 until the seventh inning. Lennox scored four times in the inning to take the 5-1 win.

Trevor Freudenthal had a double. Logan Stone had two hits as well. Mark Abrahamson took the loss for the Mudcats on the mound.

Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks 5, Dell Rapids Mudcats 2

The Gamecocks got out to an early 2-0 lead after the first three innings on Tuesday. The Mudcats got one run in the top of the fifth inning. John Spaeth had an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1. The Gamecocks got two runs, however, in the bottom of the inning for a 4-1 lead. They added another run in the bottom of the seventh. Spaeth added another RBI in the top of the ninth on a fielder’s choice ground out.

Elijah Story had two hits, including a double, and scored both runs . Spaeth had a hit and two RBIs. Landon Ruesink, Freudenthal, and Stone all had a single. Kris Regas pitched all eight innings giving up five runs, three earned, on eight hits and three walks, but recorded 17 strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 16U Holds off Baltic

June 7, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids 16U held off Baltic in a back-and-forth game on Monday, June 6th. It was the first game of the I-29 League season for Dell Rapids.

Lincoln Fersdahl opened the scoring in the top of the first with an RBI single. Baltic scored three times in their half of the first on three hits. Baltic extended the lead to 4-1 after an RBI ground out in the bottom of the second inning.

Dell Rapids pulled within a run after a two-run top of the third. Fersdahl brought home Tad Tjaden for the second time in the game on an RBI sacrifice fly. Luke Schoolmeester followed with an RBI single. Dell Rapids then took the lead in the top of the fifth with four runs. Sutton Williams scored on a wild pitch, Schoolmeester had an RBI single, Frost had an RBI single, and Cole Ruesink scored on an error for a 7-4 lead.

Baltic added a run in the bottom of the fifth. Both teams scored in the sixth inning. Fersdahl drove home his third run with a single. Ruesink also had an RBI single giving Dell Rapids a 9-5 lead. Baltic also scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 9-7. Baltic put together a two-our rally in the bottom of the seventh getting one run, but Dell Rapids was able to stop the rally for the win.

Fersdahl finished with three hits and three RBIs. Schoolmeester had two hits and two RBIs. Ruesink had two singles and an RBI. Frost had a single and an RBI. Tjaden, Williams, Quinn Carr, and Talan Millage all had a hit. Ruesink pitched three innings allowing four earned runs on five hits and four walks with four strikeouts. Konrad Richeal pitched four innings and allowed four runs, three earned, on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts.

PBR Drops Last Two League Games

June 6, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids PBR dropped their last two Cornbelt League games. PBR lost to Canova 11-1 on Thursday, June 2nd. They also fell to Salem 10-3 on Sunday, June 5th.

Canova 11, Dell Rapids PBR 1

Canova took an early lead and scored in six of the eight innings in their 11-1 win on June 2nd. The Gang scored a run in the top of the first and two more in the top of the second. PBR cut the lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the third. Riley Hoffman had an RBI single scoring Riley Calhoon. The Gang then scored a run in the fourth, two in the sixth, one in the seventh, and then four more in the eighth to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Hoffman had a single and RBI. Calhoon, Weston Hanson, and Tanner Solberg also had singles. Hoffman pitched six innings allowing six runs, four earned, on 10 hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Grant Sweeter pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing five runs, three earned, on three hits and two walks with one strikeout.

Salem 10, Dell Rapids PBR 3

The Salem Cubs scored three runs in the first two innings and kept rolling to a 10-3 win over PBR on Sunday, June 5th.

PBR scored their first run in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI ground out by Beau Behrend. After Salem scored two more runs in the bottom of the fifth, Hoffman had a solo home run in the top of the sixth. Behrend had an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning. Salem had a single run in the sixth, and two runs each in the seventh and eighth innings.

Hoffman had a home run and an RBI. Behrend had a single and two RBIs. Connor Spindler had two hits, and Calhoon had a hit. Trey Randel pitched five innings allowing five runs, three earned, on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Behrend pitched the final three innings allowing five earned runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 16U Starts Season in Luverne

June 6, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 16U baseball team started their 2022 season at in a tournament in Luverne, MN. Dell Rapids played three games between Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th, finishing 1-2 in the tournament.

Dell Rapids 5, Luverne 4

Dell Rapids broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the top of the fifth, and then held Luverne for a 5-4 win on Friday. Brandon Schmidt scored the first run on a wild pitch in the top of the third inning. Sutton Williams followed with an RBI single for an early 2-0 lead. Luverne answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning.

Tad Tjaden gave Dell Rapids the lead again with an RBI single in the fifth. He then stole home later in the inning, and Quinn Carr had an RBI double to push the Dell Rapids lead to 5-2. Luverne got a run in the bottom of the sixth inning and one more in the seventh, but Dell Rapids held for the win.

Tjaden finished with two hits and an RBI. Lincoln Fersdahl had two hits. Carr had a double and an RBI. Williams finished with a single and an RBI. Mason Stubbe had a triple. Schmidt and Matthew Nelson each had a single. Fersdahl pitched four innings allowing two earned runs on a hit with seven walks and eight strikeouts. Konrad Richeal pitched the final three innings allowing two runs, both unearned, on two hits while striking out five.

Marshall Orange 3, Dell Rapids 2

Marshall scored single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings to get a 3-2 win over Dell Rapids on Saturday. Dell Rapids scored first in the bottom of the third inning. Tjaden had an RBI infield single scoring Cooper Frost. Dell Rapids was held to just the one run until the bottom of the seventh inning.

After the first two batters reached on errors for Dell Rapids, Marshall pitching was able to get two strikeouts. Stubbe was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two outs. Tjaden followed with an RBI single to pull Dell Rapids within a run at 3-2, but Dell Rapids could not get the trying run across home.

Tjaden had two hits and two RBIs. Stubbe had a double. Williams and Talan Millage both had a single. Williams pitched five innings allowing a run, which was unearned, on one hit and four walks with six strikeouts. Cole Ruesink pitched two innings allowing two earned runs on five hits with one strikeout.

Jackson MN 10, Dell Rapids 6

Dell Rapids a three-run first inning and a three-run seventh inning, but Jackson scored 10 times in between those innings to earn the win on Saturday.

Luke Schoolmeester got the scoring started for Dell Rapids with a two-run single. Matt Nelson reached on an error that scored Ruesink for an early 3-0 lead. Jackson got a run in the bottom of the first and then another in the bottom of the third. Dell Rapids led 3-2 heading into the fourth inning, but Jackson scoured four runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth for a 10-3 lead.

Schoolmeester drove home another run in the seventh with an RBI single. Both Ruesink and Williams scored on a wild pitch in the inning, but the seventh-inning rally was not enough.

Schoolmeester had three hits and three RBIs. Stubbe finished the game with two hits. Tjaden and Carson Crosby both had hits as well. Stubbe pitched three innings allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits and two walks with six strikeouts. Millage pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing five runs, none of them earned, on a hit and four walks with two strikeouts. Frost pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing three earned runs on three walks and a strikeout. Schmidt threw one inning and struck out two batters.

Dell Rapids 14U Season Update

June 3, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The two Dell Rapids 14U teams have played a total of seven games between the two of them early in the 2022 season.

Dell Rapids-Navy is currently 3-0 in the I-29 League. After a season-opening win over West Central-Gold, they have earned two more wins without giving up a run. Dell Rapids-Navy defeated Tea-D by a score of 20-0 on May 26th and then earned a 6-0 win over Sioux Falls Christian on May 31st. They will travel to Tea on Tuesday, June 7th for their next game.

Dell Rapids-Red is still looking for their first win of the season. They lost to Flandreau 16-0 on May 26th, Elkton 29-0 on May 31st, and Tri-Valley White 14-2 on June 1st. Dell Rapids-Red will host Volga on Tuesday, June 7th.

Dell Rapids Repeats as State Champions!

June 1, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids High School baseball team defended their title and claimed the 2022 South Dakota High School Baseball Association State B championship for the second year in a row. Dell Rapids defeated Dakota Valley 11-5 on Wednesday, June 1st at Canary Stadium. The final score does not tell the story of this game. This year’s championship game was a close, tense battle between the two teams.

Runs Come Fast and Furious in First Two Innings

The two teams combined for nine runs in the first two innings, and it seemed offense might be the story of the game. Dell Rapids scored four times in the top of the first inning. Brayden Pankonen reached on an error and then scored on an error. Jack Henry had a two-run triple and then scored on an RBI ground out by Aiden Boechler. Dakota Valley got a run after a fly ball single and diving attempt by Pankonen. Pankonen was able to recover and throw a runner out at home for the last out of the inning.

After Dell Rapids went down in order in the top of the second, Dakota Valley scored four times in the bottom of the inning with two outs. The Panthers got a single followed by two walks to load the bases. A triple cleared the bases to tie the game, and then a double gave Dakota Valley a 5-4 lead.

Pitching and Defense Takes Over

After the nine quick runs in the first two innings, pitching and defense took control of the game for the next few innings. The two teams combined for just two hits and just four base runners over the next three innings. The score remained 5-4 in favor of Dakota Valley heading to the top of the sixth inning.

Dylan Mathis started the Dell Rapids sixth inning with a single. Mathis was able to steal second, and then advanced to third on a sacrifice fly by Henry. Boechler brought home Mathis on an RBI ground out to first base to tie the game 5-5.

Pitching and defense continued to be the story. Dakota Valley got two singles in the bottom of the sixth inning, but Pankonen picked off one runner at first and kept the Panthers off the board. Dell Rapids went down in order in the top of the seventh. The Panthers got a one-out single, but a caught stealing and strikeout ended a threat, and the game went to extra innings.

Extra Innings

Dell Rapids looked to have a rally started in the top of the eighth inning after a one-out single by Henry, but Henry was caught stealing second. Boechler drew a two-out walk, but was left at first base. Pankonen dazzled on the mound striking out five in a row between the eighth and ninth innings. Dell Rapids got a lead-off single by Will Jaton in their half of the ninth. CJ Smith moved him over to second on a sacrifice bunt, but a line out and fly out ended the Dell Rapids threat.

The tenth inning didn’t go the way Dell Rapids would have liked offensively. They again were retired in order, but the pitching and defense continued to be strong. After a one-out single, Pankonen got a strikeout and another pick off to end the inning and send the game into the eleventh.

Offense Comes Alive Again

The Dell Rapids offense came alive in the top of the eleventh inning. Boechler beat out an infield single to start the inning. Mason Stubbe was hit by a pitch. After a strikeout, Smith reached on an error by the second baseman that also scored Boechler. Treyse Eastman popped out to the pitcher for the second out, but Dell Rapids did not let the rally stop. Pankonen doubled scoring two runs. Landon Ruesink had an RBI triple, and Mathis added an RBI single for a 10-5 lead. Henry reached on an error, and Boechler had another infield single that brought home the sixth run of the inning.

Dakota Valley got a lead-off walk to start their half of the eleventh inning, which ended the night on the mound for Pankonen. Ruesink struck out the first batter he faced, and then got the next batter to ground out in a double play to end the game and win the championship.

Game Stats

Mathis had four hits, one a double, and an RBI. Boechler had two singles and three RBIs. Henry had two hits, one a triple, and two RBIs. Pankonen had a double and two RBIs. Ruesink finished with a triple and an RBI. Jaton had two singles, and Mason Stubbe had a hit.

Eastman started the game on the mound pitching 1 2/3 innings allowing five earned runs on three hits and four walks with one strikeout. Pankonen got the win pitching 8 1/3 innings in relief allowing six hits and one walk while striking out 10. Ruesink pitched one inning with one strikeout.

Pankonen was named the game’s MVP.

Dell Rapids championship season ends with an 18-2 record.

Dell Rapids Baseball Back in State Title Game

May 31, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids High School baseball team is headed back to the State B title game after a 7-0 win over Madison in the semifinals at Canary Stadium on Tuesday, May 31st. Another strong performance both offensively and defensively has Dell Rapids one game away from back-to-back championships.

In what’s been a common theme most of the season, Dell Rapids got on the board first. Brayden Pankonen reached on a walk to start. He then stole second base and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher. Landon Ruesink then brought him home on an RBI ground out for an early 1-0 lead.

Dell Rapids added two more runs in the bottom of the third. Dylan Mathis had an RBI single scoring Ruesink. Mathis later scored on an error for a 3-0 advantage. The big blow by Dell Rapids came in the bottom of the fourth. Treyse Eastman had an RBI single. Pankonen followed with an RBI single. Mathis brought home another run with a base hit to left field, and Jack Henry delivered an RBI single to push the lead to 7-0.

Starting pitcher Tad Tjaden gave Dell Rapids everything they hoped for on the mound. Tjaden pitched six innings allowing just three hits and four walks while striking out nine. Will Jaton pitched a scoreless seventh inning while walking one and striking out one.

Mathis had two hits and two RBIs. Henry also had two hits with an RBI. Ruesink finished with a triple and an RBI. Pankonen and Eastman both had a single and an RBI. CJ Smith added a double in the game.

Dell Rapids will play Wednesday, June 1st at 6:05 p.m. against Dakota Valley for the 2022 South Dakota High School Baseball Association State B title at Canary Stadium.

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