Photo taken and used with permission by Tanya Schmidt
Dell Rapids 14U ended their regular season with another I-29 League win on Wednesday, July 7th. Dell Rapids defeated Elkton on the road 13-5.
Dell Rapids scored seven times right away in the top of the first inning. Quinn Carr and Lincoln Fersdahl both had RBI singles. Brandon Schmidt had a two-run single, Logan Donovan had an RBI single, and Schmidt scored on an error for the early 7-0 lead. Dell Rapids extended the lead when Donovan had an RBI ground out in the top of the second inning.
Tad Tjaden scored on an error to push the lead to 9-0 in the top of the third inning. Elkton scored their first run in the bottom of the third inning. Kenny Swanson added an RBI ground out in the top of the fifth inning to give Dell Rapids a 10-1 lead. Elkton picked up another run in the bottom of the inning.
Nick Snyder had an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning, and Dell Rapids led 11-2. Cole Ruesink scored on a wild pitch, and Snyder had an RBI single in the top of the seventh to put Dell Rapids ahead 13-2. Elkton scored three times in the bottom of the seventh.
Cooper Frost had three hits, a single, double, and a triple. Donovan had two hits and two RBIs. Snyder had two hits and an RBI. Ruesink had two hits, including a triple. Tjaden had a double and two RBIs. Schmidt had a hit and two RBIs. Fersdahl and Carr both had a hit and an RBI. Noah Larson had a single. Swanson had an RBI.
Tjaden pitched three innings allowing an earned run on a hit with four walks and three strikeouts. Frost pitched an inning walking one and striking out three. Ruesink pitched an inning giving up an unearned run with a walk and three strikeouts. Talan Millage pitched two innings allowing three earned runs on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
Dell Rapids will play in the Region 2A tournament July 14th through 16th in Northville. Dell Rapids’ first game will be against Madison Maroon on Wednesday, July 14th at 11:00 a.m.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Rapids 14U | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 2 |
| Elkton 14U | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |