The Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners finished their year with a second place finish at the 2016 State A VFW Teener Tournament in Lennox. Beresford scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 win over Dell Rapids.
Neither team even had a hit through the first two innings of the game. Beresford struck first for two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Beresford was able to string together three hits to score the two runs.
Dell Rapids took the lead in the top of the fourth scoring three times. Austin Ellingson, Carter Gullickson, and Matt Gillogly all scored runs, and Jeffrey Schuch had an RBI. Beresford tied the game in the bottom of the fourth at 3-3. The game remained tied at 3-3 heading to the seventh.
Tate Kolbeck led off the seventh with a single. Three batters later, Gullickson drove home Kolbeck with an RBI triple to take a 4-3 lead. Beresford started the bottom of the seventh off with a single followed by a hit batter. After a sacrifice bunt, Beresford was able to score two runs on a hit batter, single, and a walk.
Ellingson pitched the entire game for Dell Rapids. He gave up five runs on seven hits, three walks, two hit batters, and four strikeouts.
Gullickson finished 2-4 with a triple, single, and an RBI. Gillogly was 1-4. Logan Ruesink had a double. Kolbeck finished with a single.