Dell Rapids PBR scored three times in the top of the ninth inning, and then scored the game-winning run in the top of the tenth for a 6-5 win over Lennox on Thursday, May 20th.
Lennox took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning, but PBR responded with two runs in the top of the third inning for a 2-1 lead. Lennox added two runs in the bottom of the fifth and one in the seventh for a 4-2 lead. The score remained 4-2 heading to the ninth inning.
Carter Gullickson drove home the first run on a single for PBR in their half of the ninth inning. Adrian Juba and Gullickson scored on an error on a ground ball hit by Weston Hanson to give PBR a 5-4 lead. Lennox tied the game in the bottom of the ninth with one out on a PBR error to tie the game 5-5. Gullickson delivered the game-winning RBI single in the top of the tenth inning with two outs to lift PBR to victory.
Gullickson led the offense with four hits, including a double and home run, along with three RBIs. Hanson had two hits and two RBIs. Tanner Solberg had two hits and an RBI. Nate McKee and Beau Behrend both had a hit as well in the game.
David Kirby pitched five innings giving up three runs, none earned, on two hits with five walks and eight strikeouts. Matt Gillogly pitched four innings giving up two earned runs on three hits with five walks and nine strikeouts. McKee pitched one inning with a walk and a strikeout.