The Dell Rapids Mudcats scored two big wins in their last two Cornbelt League games. The Mudcats defeated Salem 12-3 on Thursday, July 8th. Then then clobbered Lennox 21-2 on Sunday, July 11th.
The Mudcats scored five early runs in the first two innings on Thursday. They added another in the third and two more in the fourth for an 8-0 lead. Salem picked up a couple of runs in the bottom of the fourth and another in the fifth, but wouldn’t get any closer the rest of the night.
Ty Hoglund had three hits and an RBI. Landon Ruesink also had three hits. Nate Henry had two home runs and three RBIs. Grant Olson had two hits, including a double, and an RBI. Travis Peters, Trevor Freudenthal, and Dalton Allen all had two hits in the game. Logan Stone had a double. Kris Regas pitched seven innings allowing three runs on six hits with 16 strikeouts for thee win. John Spaeth pitched two innings striking out three batters.
The Mudcats put on an offensive show on Sunday clobbering three grand slams in the five-inning win over the Lennox. The Mudcats scored 10 runs in the first, six more in the second, one in the third, and four in the fourth. Lennox got their two runs in the second inning.
Nine players had at least one hit in the game. Dalton Lehnen had a grand slam in the first inning and a single with five RBIs. Henry had a grand slam in the second inning and four RBIs. Ruesink had his grand slam in the fourth inning and four RBIs. Freudenthal had two doubles and two RBIs. Regas had three hits, one double, and two RBIs. Allen had two hits and an RBI. Logan Stone had a hit and two RBIs. Jimmy Bauer had a hit and an RBI. Mark Abrahamson had a double, and Hoglund had a hit. Lehnen pitched all five innings allowing two runs and two hits with nine strikeouts.