Dell Rapids PBR is currently 1-1 in district play after two games and still has a shot at qualifying for the state tournament. PBR won their District 4B opening round game on Friday, July 22nd, but lost their next game on Saturday, July 23rd at Rickeman Field.
Dell Rapids PBR 11, Colman A’s 6
PBR broke a 6-6 tie with a big, five-run top of the ninth to get an 11-6 win over the Colman A’s on Friday.
Teagan Schlimgen had an RBI double, and Grant Sweeter had an RBI single in the top of the second inning to give PBR a 2-0 lead. Colman got the game tied 2-2 after getting a single run in the bottom of the second and third innings. Dell Rapids scored the next three runs. Weston Hanson had an RBI single in the top of the fifth. Riley Hoffman added an RBI double, and Hanson had an RBI ground out in the top of the sixth to make the score 5-2.
Colman got one run back in the bottom of the sixth inning, and Dell Rapids led 5-3 after six innings of play. Schlimgen started the top of seventh with a solo home run to center field to the PBR lead to 6-3. Colman, however, scored two times in the bottom of the seventh and then one more in the eighth to tie the game 6-6.
PBR then broke the game open in the top of the ninth, scoring five times all with two outs. Beau Behrend and Schlimgen both had a bases-loaded walk. Trey Randel brought home the other three runs with a double.
Schlimgen had three hits, one home run and one double, and three RBIs. Hoffman finished with three doubles and an RBI. Hanson had two hits and two RBIs. Sweeter added two singles and an RBI. Randel had a double and three RBIs. Andrew Barr finished with two hits. Tim Wilhelmsen and Tanner Solberg both had one hit each. Behrend finished with an RBI.
Randel pitched 6 1/3 innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on nine hits and four walks with eight strikeouts. Hoffman pitched 2 2/3 innings and allowed an earned run on four hits and two walks with a strikeout.
Lennox 11, Dell Rapids PBR 0
The offense for PBR was held to just two hits against Lennox on Saturday, July 23rd. Lennox scored in five of the seventh innings and got the win on the 10-run rule.
Barr and Sweeter each had a hit for the only two hits for PBR. Behrend pitched four innings and allowed seven earned runs on 10 hits and two walks. Sweeter pitched two innings and allowed four earned runs on five hits and one walk.
PBR will play against the Dell Rapids Mudcats on Thursday, July 28th at 6:00 p.m. The winner will qualify for the state tournament. The loser will have two more chances to win one game to qualify for state.