The Dell Rapids Mudcats got a shutout road victory, 8-0, over the Madison Broncos on Sunday, May 23rd.
Dell Rapids scored a run right away in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Josh Roemen after a Chad Hunt double for an early 1-0 lead. The score remained 1-0 until the top of the fifth inning. The Mudcats then scored six times on three hits to blow the game open 7-0. They added another run in the top of the sixth inning on an RBI single by Ty Hoglund.
Hunt had three hits in the game, one double, with two RBIs. Hoglund had two hits, one double, and an RBI. Roemen also had two hits and an RBI. Grant Olson added a double. Mark Abrahamson, Dalton Lehnen, Jimmy Bauer, and Trevor Freudenthal all had singles.
Dalton Allen pitched five innings to earn the win giving up five hits and striking out nine batters. Kris Regas pitched three innings giving up one eight while striking out eight. Abrahamson pitched the final inning of the game.
The Mudcats (3-1 overall, 2-1 in Cornbelt) will travel to Canova on Thursday, May 27th.