The Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners punched their ticket to the championship game of the 2016 15/16 State A VFW Teener Tournament with an 8-2 win over Winner on Saturday, August 6th, in Lennox.
After three scoreless innings, Dell Rapids took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Keegan Miller, Eddie Price, and Seth Spielmann each hit RBI doubles in the three-run fourth. Dell Rapids then added three more runs in the fifth inning. Miller, Price and Logan Ruesink all had RBI singles.
Price pitched all seven innings, not allowing a hit through five innings. Winner strung together three hits in a row to plate two runs in the top of the sixth inning, but Price shut down Winner the rest of the game. Dell Rapids also scored two runs in the sixth inning.
Austin Ellingson, Carter Gullickson, Jeffrey Schuch, and Cameron Bruhn also had hits in the game. Price gave up two runs on three hits while striking out six.
The championship game in Lennox will start at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.