The Dell Rapids Navy 14U season came to an end at the Region 5A tournament on Monday, July 11th. Dell Rapids played four games, but ultimately had their season end in the championship game to Madison Maroon.
Dell Rapids 16, Tri-Valley Maroon 3
In the opening game of the tournament on Friday, July 8th, Dell Rapids defeated Tri-Valley with a big fourth inning. Kenny Swanson, Gage Bunkers, and Tollin Peterson all had an RBI in the bottom of the first inning for an early 3-0 lead. Tri-Valley tied the game with three runs in the top of the second. After a scoreless third inning, Dell Rapids scored 13 times, all with less than two outs, to get the 16-3 win.
Swanson had two hits, one a double, and four RBIs. Thomas Lavoy had two hits and two RBIs. Jackson Peppel added a single and three RBIs. Bunkers finished with a hit and two RBIs. Logan Donovan and Peterson each had a hit and an RBI. Carson Maeschen and Jack Paterson both had a single.
Donovan pitched all five innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.
Madison Maroon 5, Dell Rapids 4
Madison won a back-and-forth game on Saturday, July 9th to advance to the championship game.
Bunkers had an RBI ground out in the top of the first inning to give Dell Rapids a 1-0 lead. Madison took the lead in the bottom of the second with two runs. Swanson tied the game after scoring on a passed ball in the top of the third. Madison broke the tie right away in the bottom of the third with one run.
Dell Rapids once again tied the game in the top of the fourth inning. Lavoy had an RBI single to make the score 3-3. Madison took the lead once again with a run in the bottom of the fifth, only to see Dell Rapids tie the game in the top of the sixth. Connor Hanson had an RBI single to make it a 4-4 ball game. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Madison got the game-winning, walk-off single to win 5-4.
Swanson and Peterson both had two hits. Lavoy and Hanson each finished with a single and RBI. Peppel and Jake Heinitz each had a single. Bunkers added an RBI. Swanson pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Hanson also pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed three runs, all unearned, on two hits with a strikeout.
Dell Rapids 9, Tri-Valley Maroon 5
Dell Rapids and Tri-Valley met again in an elimination game on Monday, July 11th. Tri-Valley built an early 4-0 lead, but Dell Rapids overcame that deficit and then a tie late in the game to advance to the championship.
Dell Rapids cut the 4-0 lead in half with two runs in the bottom of the third. Donovan had an RBI single, and Peppel scored on an RBI ground out by Swanson to make it a 4-2 ballgame. Dell Rapids then took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Paterson had a two run single, and Lavoy scored on a passed ball to give Dell Rapids a 5-4 lead.
Tri-Valley tied the game in the top of the sixth, 5-5, but Dell Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the inning. Maeschen scored on a passed ball. Paterson added an RBI double. Jake Heinitz had an RBI single, and Donovan had an RBI sacrifice fly. Tri-Valley started the seventh with a walk and single, but the next three batters were retired to end the game.
Heinitz had three hits and an RBI. Paterson had two hits, one a double, and three RBIs. Donovan finished with a hit and two RBIs. Swanson had a double and an RBI. Lavoy collected two hits. Peppel, Ryan Stubbe, Maeschen, Peterson, and Caden Zwart all had a single.
Peterson pitched 2 2/3 innings and allowed four earned runs on two hits and five walks with a strikeout. Bunkers pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed an earned run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Hanson pitched an inning and allowed a hit and walk with a strikeout.
Madison Maroon 4, Dell Rapids 1
Dell Rapids and Madison Maroon met again on Monday evening in the championship game. Madison took the early lead with a run in the bottom of the first. They extended the lead to 3-0 with two runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Dell Rapids got one run in the top of the fifth. Swanson scored on a wild pitch with one out to make it a 3-1 game, but Madison got an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.
Peppel, Maeschen, and Paterson all had a hit in the game. Hanson pitched four innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits and two walks. Stubbe pitched two innings and allowed an earned run on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.