Dell Rapids scored 15 runs in the middle innings and defeated Tea 15-2 on Saturday, July 23rd, at Rickeman Field. The win moves Dell Rapids to the Championship Game against West Central on Sunday, July 24th, at 5:00 p.m.
Both starting pitchers got through the first inning with relative ease as neither team scored. Dell Rapids then scored four times in the top of the second inning. Tea answered with two in their half of the second to cut the Dell Rapids lead to 4-2. Dell Rapids added two more runs in the third inning. The host team then scored nine times in the fourth inning to put the game out of reach.
Every started had a hit in the game for Dell Rapids. Brandon Geraets had two hits. Thane Hilmoe had one hit and three RBI. Connor Libis, Logan Ellingson, JD Holm, Jake Steineke, Drew VanRegenmorter, Karsen Welbig, and Ty Wood all had hits. Libis, Ellingson, Steineke, VanRegenmorter, and Welbig all had an RBI as well. Hunter Frankenstein had two hits for Tea. Brandon Hone had a double, and Trevor Welch had a hit.
Steineke earned the win for Dell Rapids. He pitched four innings giving up two runs, one earned, on four hits while walking two and striking out six. Ellingson pitched the final inning walking one and striking out one. Cameron Jensen took the loss pitching three innings giving up six runs, four earned, on six hits while walking two and striking out one. Frankenstein pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up eight runs, all earned, on two hits while walking one and hitting four batters. Hone pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief giving up one earned run on two hits with one walk.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
| Dell Rapids | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Tea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
