The Dell Rapids 13/14 Teener team is headed to the State A tournament in Mobridge July 24-27 after winning the Region 2A Tournament.
Under a double rainbow and beautiful night in Volga, Dell Rapids found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow by holding off Volga 7-5 in the championship game. Eddie Price picked up the win for Dell Rapids striking out 11 Volga batters and giving up only three hits. Ty Wood earned a save pitching the final three innings and striking out the final Volga hitter of the game. Dell Rapids was only able to tally seven hits in the game, but scored seven runs on those hits.
Dell Rapids started the tournament on Tuesday, July 14th, by beating Madison 11-4. Logan Heim had a strong pitching performance as he limited Madison to just six hits while striking out 11. Heim pitched a complete game for the win. Dell Rapids offense was led by Price who went 2-2 with two triples and five RBIs. Dell Rapids had six total hits in the game.
Dell Rapids faced Volga for the first time in the tournament in semifinal action on Wednesday, July 15th, and exploded for a 19-1 win in four innings to advance to the championship game. Wood (three innings), and Logan Stone (one inning) combined to hold Volga to just two hits in the game. They combined for a total of six strikeouts. The offense for Dell Rapids tallied 16 total hits. Price and Heim had home runs in the game.
Dell Rapids will face the winner of Region 4A in the first round of the state tournament. The opponent and game time will be determined at a later time.
22 players from the two I-29 league teams combined to form the VFW Dell Rapids team.
