The Dell Rapids Legion baseball team is enjoying a great start to their season. Dell Rapids now is 9-0 on the year after a 6-2 win at Aurora on Thursday, June 22nd.
Dell Rapids scored three times in the top of the first inning highlighted by a triple by Brett Mogen. Aurora got one run back in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 3-1 after the first inning. Aurora scored a second run in the bottom of the third to close the gap to 3-2. Dell Rapids then scored a run in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings for the win.
Nate McKee picked up two hits for Dell Rapids in the game. Casey Hansen, Mogen, Elijah Story, and Adrian Juba all had a hit. Mogen had two RBIs, and Story and Seth Andersen each had an RBI.
Mogen pitched the complete game giving up two runs, both unearned, on three hits while striking out 13 batters in the game.
Dell Rapids will host Hartford/Humboldt on Wednesday, June 28th. Prior to the game will be “Veteran’s Night at the Ballpark”.