Photo taken and used with permission by Kiley Stone
The Dell Rapids Mudcats traveled to Colman on Tuesday, July 13th for a make-up game from July 6th. Dell Rapids broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth and eventually pulled away for a 7-2 win.
The Mudcats scored two in the top of the first inning. Nate Henry and Trevor Freudenthal both had RBI singles to give Dell Rapids a 2-0 lead. Colman tied the game in the bottom of the third with two runs of their own on a two-run single by Chase DeWitt. Henry gave the Mudcats the lead in the top of the fifth inning with a solo home run. Grant Olson added an RBI ground out later in the inning for a 4-2 lead. Chad Hunt had an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning to make the score 5-2. Freudenthal brought home two more runs in the top of the ninth with a single to make the score 7-2.
Henry had two hits, including a home run, and two RBIs. Freudenthal also had two hits and two RBIs. Ty Hoglund and Mark Abrahamson both had two hits. Hunt and Kris Regas both had a single. Olson had an RBI. Abrahamson pitched eight innings for the win giving up two runs on four hits with 11 strikeouts. John Spaeth pitched an inning without allowing a hit.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudcats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Colman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |