Dell Rapids saw their nine-run lead shrink to four after a rally by West Central Gold, but Dell Rapids stopped any further rally by West Central and earned a 13-9 road victory on Tuesday, June 22nd.
Dell Rapids scored in the first five innings of the game. They lead 6-3 after two innings of play and continued to build their lead through the fifth inning. Dell Rapids led 13-4 heading into the sixth inning. West Central rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 13-9. Neither team scored in the final inning.
Quinn Carr had the hot bat for Dell Rapids. Carr had three hits (one double and two triples) along with four RBIs. Logan Donovan had two hits and an RBI. Tad Tjaden had a triple and two RBIs. Cooper Frost, Ethan Vanderwerf, and Grady Lamer all had a single. Kenny Swanson and Lincoln Fersdahl both had an RBI.
Tjaden pitched the first two innings allowing three earned runs on three hits with five walks and five strikeouts. Frost pitched two innings allowing one earned run on two hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Cole Ruesink pitched two innings allowing five runs, none of them earned, on two hits with three walks and a strikeout. Carr pitched the final inning recording two strikeouts.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Dell Rapids 14U | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
West Central Gold 14U | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 |