The Dell Rapids 14U baseball team finished third at the 2026 South Dakota Legion 14U State B Tournament held in Vermillion Friday, July 24th through Sunday, July 26th.
Dell Rapids 12, Groton 8
A late rally helped Dell Rapids to an opening round win over Groton on Friday. Dell Rapids scored four runs in the top of the second and then another in the top of the third for a 5-0 lead. Groton got one run back in the bottom of the third, but they then had a seven-run fourth inning to take an 8-5 lead. The score remained 8-5 until the top of the seventh.
With two outs Dell Rapids put together a game-tying rally. Oakley Wolff hit a single that drove home a run to make the score 8-6. With the bases loaded, Dawson Bunkers hit a two-run double to tie the game 8-8. After holding Groton scoreless in the bottom of the seventh despite having the bases loaded, momentum swung to Dell Rapids. They scored four times in the top of the eighth to take the win.
Bunkers had three hits, two of them doubles, and four RBIs. Wolff had two hits and three RBIs. Easton Davis had a double and a single. Henry Baker added a single and three RBIs. Maddox Amundson had a hit with an RBI. Brooks Brende ended with a double. Chace Stroschein had a single.
Winner/Colome 8, Dell Rapids 5
Three runs in the top of the sixth inning proved to be the difference for Winner/Colome in the semifinals on Saturday. Winner/Colome scored two times in the top of the first and then added single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings for a 5-0 lead. Dell Rapids rallied for five in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game 5-5, but Winner/Colome then had their three-run sixth inning to take the win.
Will Price had a double and single with two RBIs. Brende had a hit and two RBIs. Stroschein added a single with an RBI. Davis also had a hit.
Dell Rapids 8, Lennox 1
In the 3rd/4th place game on Sunday, Dell Rapids bounced back to defeat Lennox for third place. Dell Rapids scored first in the bottom of the second for a 1-0 lead. Lennox tied the game, 1-1, with a run in the top of the third. Dell Rapids pushed two runs across the plate in the bottom of the third and then had a big five-run fourth for an 8-1 score.
Bunkers had three hits with an RBI. Davis also had three hits. Brody Konz had two singles and two RBIs. Baker added two singles. Price had a triple with an RBI. Stroschein and Wolff each had a hit with an RBI. Brende had two RBIs. Bunkers pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed an earned run on seven hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts. Stroschein pitched 2 1/3 innings and allowed two hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
