The Dell Rapids High School softball team earned two wins at home on Sunday, September 13th. Dell Rapids defeated Baltic 6-4 in their first game and then defeated Edgerton 5-2 later in the afternoon.
Dell Rapids took an early lead after scoring a run in the bottom of the second inning. They added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning for a 2-0 lead. Baltic scored four times in the top of the sixth inning to lead 4-2, but Dell Rapids took the victory after scoring four times themselves in the bottom of the sixth.
Lexi Ingalls and Kenzi Garry both had two hits and two RBIs in the game. Kylie Lebahn had two hits and an RBI, and Kyra Wajer also had two hits. Autumn Tomes and Maddy Wilber also had a hit. Tomes pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three runs, all earned, on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Wajer got the final out, but gave up an earned run on two hits.
Dell Rapids put Edgerton away late in their second game. Dell Rapids scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning for a 2-0 lead. Edgerton got a run back in the top of the second inning to cut the lead in half at 2-1. The score remained 2-1 until the bottom of the sixth inning. Dell Rapids scored three times to push the lead to 5-1. Edgerton scored just one run in the top of the seventh.
Seven different players had a hit for Dell Rapids. Cora Alderson, Haileigh Barnhart, Garry, Kylie Bittner, Kylie Lebahn, Wajer, and Rileigh Foster all had hits. Alderson, Garry, Bittner, and Wajer each had an RBI. Bittner pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up two runs, both unearned, on seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Wajer pitched the final 2/3 of an inning striking out one batter.
Dell Rapids (3-1) will host Tri-Valley and West Central on Sunday, September 20th.