The Dell Rapids 16U season started with a double-header win over Flandreau on Thursday, June 3rd. Dell Rapids won the first game 7-4 and then then second game 9-1.
Dell Rapids scored two times in the bottom of the first on RBI singles by Dylan Mathis and CJ Smith. They added two more in the bottom of the third after Will Jaton scored on an error and Mathis stole home. That 4-0 lead was enough to keep them in front the entire game. Flandreau picked up a run in the top of the fourth, but Dell Rapids added three more in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Mathis and a two-run double by Smith for a 7-1 lead. Flandreau did pick up a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth.
As the visiting team in the second game, Dell Rapids wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Braden Fersdahl scored on a passed ball, Evan Nelson had a two-run single, and Joe Rechtenbaugh had an RBI double to give Dell Rapids a 4-0 lead after the top of the first inning. Two more runs scored in the top of the second after an RBI single by Pankonen and RBI double by Jaton. The final three runs came in the top of the fourth inning. Pankonen had an RBI sacrifce fly, Smith had an RBI single, and Rechtenbaugh drove home another run on a ground out. Dell Rapids lead 9-0 after four innings and won the five-inning game 9-1.
Game 1: Dell Rapids 7, Flandreau 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flandreau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Dell Rapids | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Fersdahl | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayden Pankonen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Jaton | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Mathis | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Smith | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Evan Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Rechtenbaugh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kade Kremer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Schmitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Braeden Nirva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jace Entringer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jaton | 3.0 | 66 | .576 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| CJ Smith | 3.0 | 63 | .571 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 129 | .574 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Game 2: Dell Rapids 9, Flandreau 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Rapids | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Flandreau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Fersdahl | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brayden Pankonen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Jaton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Mathis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Schmitt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Evan Nelson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Rechtenbaugh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kade Kremer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jace Entringer | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kamren Koster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braeden Nirva | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 28 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Pankonen | 1.0 | 15 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Rechtenbaugh | 3.0 | 50 | .480 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Braden Fersdahl | 1.0 | 26 | .423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 91 | .495 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |