Dell Rapids 9, West Central 3
Tanner Solberg and Cody Nielsen both pounded three hits to lead Dell Rapids past West Central 9-3 on Friday, April 25th, in Humboldt.
Solberg started the game with a double and scored on Nielsen’s single. In the second inning, Solberg drilled a three-run home run to score Nate McKee and Casey Hansen to give Dell Rapids a 4-0 lead. Dell Rapids added three more runs in the third inning. Nielsen started with a double, Tim Wilhelmsen walked, and McKee singled them both home. Josh Roemen followed with a single to score McKee.
Solberg and Nielsen both hit a home run, double and single in the game.
West Central answered with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. However, Dell Rapids put the game away with a solo home run by Nielsen in the sixth, and added another run by Roemen in the seventh.
Nielsen pitched the first four innings. He struck out six while giving up four hits and three runs. Solberg completed the last three innings, giving up no runes on one hit and struck out two.
Dell Rapids 133 001 1 – 9 8 0
West Central 000 300 0 – 3 5 3
Dell Rapids battery: Cody Nielsen, Tanner Solberg (5) and Joe Muston, Nielsen (5).
West Central JV 3, Dell Rapids JV 0
West Central no-hit Dell Rapids in a defensive duel.
Mason Peter pitched three strong innings for Dell Rapids followed by Elijah Story in two innings of relief.