The Dell Rapids 13/14 Teeners rode another early lead to victory on Tuesday, May 25th. Dell Rapids scored eight runs in the first two innings and defeated Hills-Beaver Creek Red 12-4 in Hills.
Dell Rapids scored three times in the first inning. Tad Tjaden scored on a steal of home, and Quinn Carr and Matthew Nelson both had RBI ground outs. They then added five more runs in the top of the second inning, all with two outs. Carr had an RBI single, Nelson brought home a run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, Cole Ruesink scored on a passed ball, and Cooper Frost brought home two runners with a double.
Dell Rapids was able to add a run in the top of the third, one in the fifth, one in the sixth, and one more in the seventh. They had a total of 13 hits while holding HBC-Red to just one hit.
Carr had two hits, including a home run in the top of the seventh inning, and three RBIs. Frost had two doubles and two RBIs. Nelson had two RBIs, and Noah Larson also had an RBI. Tjaden finished with three hits, including a double. Kenny Swanson had a two hits, one of them a double. Ruesink, Lincoln Fersdahl, Brandon Schmidt, and Ethan Vanderwerf all had a hit in the game as well.
Ruesink pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up one earned run on one hit with five walks and four strikeouts. Fersdahl pitched three innings allowing two earned runs on no hits with seven walks and seven strikeouts. Talan Millage pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up no hits with one walk and four strikeouts.