The Dell Rapids high school baseball team split a double-header against Sioux Valley in Volga on Sunday, April 2nd. Dell Rapids won the first game 9-3, with Sioux Valley taking the second game in extra innings by a score of 4-3.
After giving up three runs in the bottom of the first inning, Dell Rapids scored the final nine runs of the game, including four runs in the third inning, to pick up their first win of the season. Josh Roemen, Carter Gullickson, and Keegan Miller all had two hits in the game. Adrian Juba, Nate McKee, and Matt Gillogly also picked up hits. Miller had a double and three RBIs. Juba, Roemen, McKee and Gillogly each had an RBI in the ball game. Trevor Pulscher starting the game pitching 1/3 of an inning giving up three runs, all earned, on three walks. Roemen earned the win for Dell Rapids pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up just three hits while walking three and striking out 18 batters.
Sioux Valley earned an extra inning win in the second game on a home run in the top of the ninth inning. Sioux Valley scored first in the top of the third inning, but Dell Rapids took the lead in the bottom of the fourth when Gullickson hit an RBI single to right field. Gullickson scored on a wild pitch two batters later to give Dell Rapids the lead. Sioux Valley regained the lead in the top of the sixth on a two-run single to go ahead 3-2. Dell Rapids tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. Miller got on base with a one-out single, and then scored just ahead of the throw to the plate on a two-out triple by Elijah Story. However, a lead-off home run in the top of the ninth proved to be the winning run for Sioux Valley.
Seth Anderson had two hits in the second game. Story, Gullickson, Austin Ellingson, and Miller all had hits as well. Story and Gullickson picked up RBIs in the game. Pulscher also started the second game, this time pitching five innings giving up two runs, one earned, on one hit with three walks and one strikeout. Gillogly pitched three innings giving up one earned run on two hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. Gullickson took the loss pitching one inning giving up one earned run on one hit.
Dell Rapids (1-3) will travel to Vermillion for their next game on Tuesday, April 4th.
Game 1:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||
Dell Rapids | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | |
Sioux Valley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Game 2:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
Sioux Valley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
Dell Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |