Dell Rapids PBR and the Dell Rapids Mudcats faced each other in the District 4B tournament on Thursday, July 28th. The Mudcats built an early eight-run lead and cruised to a 12-3 victory to advance to the state tournament.
The Mudcats put three quick runs on the board in the bottom of the second inning. Travis Peters had an RBI single, Kris Regas scored on a passed ball, and Ty Hoglund had an RBI single. Dalton Lehnen launched a two-run home run in the bottom of the third to push the lead to 5-0. Lehnen added another RBI in the bottom of the fourth on a bases-loaded walk. Regas brought home two with a single to make the score 8-0.
PBR got on the board with two runs in the top of the fifth inning. Tanner Solberg had an RBI sacrifice fly to score Grant Sweeter, and Riley Calhoon added an RBI single. The Mudcats got one run back in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI double by Hoglund. They added another run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI sacrifice fly by Trevor Freudenthal for a 10-2 lead.
Riley Hoffman bounced into an RBI fielder’s choice in the top of the seventh for PBR. The final two runs for the Mudcats came in the bottom of the seventh.
Dell Rapids Mudcats Stats
Hoglund finished with three hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Regas had two hits and two RBIs. Lehnen had a home run and three RBIs. Mark Abrahamson, Peters, Jimmy Bauer, and Freudenthal all had a hit and an RBI. Grant Olson added a double. Abrahamson pitched six innings and allowed two earned runs on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts to take the win on the mound.
Dell Rapids PBR Stats
Calhoon finished with two hits and an RBI. Sweeter and Trey Randel both had two hits each. Conner Spindler finished with a single. T. Solberg added an RBI. T. Solberg took the loss on the mound pitching four innings. He allowed nine earned runs on six hits and eight walks with four strikeouts. Dale Solberg pitched four innings and allowed three earned runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
What’s next
The Mudcats are now done in district play having clinched a spot in the state tournament. Dell Rapids PBR will get two more chances to qualify for state. Their first chance will be against Lennox at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 29th. The winner of the game will advance to state. The loser will play in the “last chance” game at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 30th.