Dell Rapids 16U won three games at the I-29 League Tournament held in Madison Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th.
Dell Rapids 14, Flandreau 2
The tournament started with a big win over Flandreau on Friday afternoon for Dell Rapids. They scored six times in the bottom of the first and never looked back in their 14-2 win. Dell Rapids had another run in the bottom of the second and seven more in the bottom of the fourth. Flandreau scored both of their runs in the third inning.
Tad Tjaden had three hits and two RBIs. Cole Ruesink also had three hits, one a triple, and an RBI. Lincoln Fersdahl had a home run and single with three RBIs. Quinn Carr had two hits and two RBIs. Talan Millage added two hits and an RBI. Mason Stubbe finished with a hit, and Cooper Frost had an RBI.
Fersdahl pitched all five innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and six walks with eight strikeouts.
Dell Rapids 12, Parker 2
Dell Rapids earned another big win in their first game on Saturday. They scored in every inning but one in a 12-2 win that ended on the 10-run rule. A three-run first inning for Dell Rapids set the tone in the game. Parker got two runs in the top of the third to cut the lead down to 3-2, but Dell Rapids scored two times in the third, four in the fourth, and three in the third for the win.
Stubbe had three hits, two doubles and a triple, and three RBIs. Fersdahl had two hits, one a double, and three RBIs. Millage finished with a double and an RBI. Ruesink added two hits. Tjaden, Sutton Williams, and Frost all had singles. Carr added an RBI.
Tjaden pitched a five-inning complete game and allowed two runs, both unearned, on four hits and two walks with nine strikeouts.
Dell Rapids 5, Tri-Valley 4
A run in the top of the seventh broke a 4-4 tie and gave Dell Rapids 5-4 win over Tri-Valley on Saturday.
Tri-Valley held a lead after the first and second innings. They got a run in the bottom of the first for a 1-0 lead. Carr scored on a wild pitch in the top of the second to tie the game 1-1. Tri-Valley answered with another run in the bottom of the second, and they led 2-1.
Stubbe gave Dell Rapids the lead, 3-2, in the top of the third with a two run triple. Williams brought Stubbe home on a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2. Tri-Valley, however, tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the third. The score remained tied 4-4 until the top of the seventh.
Stubbe drew a one-out walk, and Williams was then hit by a pitch to put two runners on with one out. After a strikeout, Brandon Schmidt was intentionally walked after Stubbe and Williams stole a base. Millage worked a bases-loaded walk on a full count to bring home the winning run.
Stubbe had a double and triple with two RBIs. Millage had two hits and an RBI. Fersdahl finished with two hits. Tjaded added a single, and Williams had an RBI. Williams pitched three innings and allowed four runs, one earned, on two hits and four walks with three strikeouts. Konrad Richeal pitched four innings and allowed two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts.