Dell Rapids built a 4-0 lead in the first two innings which helped them to a 12-4 victory over Madison at home on Monday, July 10th.
Dylan Mathis got the scoring started with an RBI double in the bottom of the first inning. Aiden Boechler followed with an RBI triple for a 2-0 lead. Braden Fersdahl scored on an error, and Will Jaton had an RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second for the 4-0 advantage.
Madison got on the board in the top of the third, but Dell Rapids responded with three more runs in the bottom of the inning. Treyse Eastman had an RBI single, Jaton had an RBI ground out, and Brayden Pankonen reached on an error that scored Joe Rechtenbaugh.
Both teams scored a run in the fourth inning. Dell Rapids put the game out of reach in the bottom of the fifth with three more runs. Jaton got his third RBI with a single. Landon Ruesink drove home two runs with a double to make the score 11-2. Madison had two runs in the top of the sixth, and Dell Rapids got one more in the bottom of the inning.
Eastman had three hits, one a double, and an RBI. Pankonen also had three hits. Ruesink finished with two hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Beochler had two hits, one a triple, and an RBI. Jaton had a single and three RBIs. Mathis added a double and an RBI. Rechtenbaugh finished with a hit. CJ Smith and Fersdahl both had an RBI.
Boechler pitched five innings and allowed four earned runs on five hits and five walks with a strikeout. Pankonen pitched two innings and allowed two hits and a walk with four strikeouts.