The Dell Rapids Mudcats continued their winning streak with two more wins recently. Dell Rapids defeated Canova 14-1 in a make-up game on Tuesday, June 15th and then got a win over Flandreau 10-2 on Thursday, June 17th.
The Mudcats used an eight-run third inning and a four-run fifth inning on their way to handing Canova their first loss of the season.
Mark Abrahamson and Chad Hunt both had three hits in the game. Abrahamson had two doubles and two RBIs. Hunt finished with three singles and an RBI. Josh Roemen had two hits, including a double, with two RBIs. Jimmy Bauer had two hits and two RBIs. Grant Olson and Dalton Allen both had a hit and two RBIs. Kris Regas pitched six innings allowing one run on five hits with nine strikeouts. John Spaeth pitched one inning and allowed one hit and had one strikeout.
Dell Rapids followed that win with a 10-2 victory on Thursday. The Mudcats scored three times in the first inning and had another three-run inning in the top of the eighth.
Dalton Lehnen had two home runs and three RBIs in the contest. Travis Peters had two doubles. Trevor Freudenthal and Olson both had two hits and two RBIs. Nate Henry finished with two hits and an RBI. Abrahamson had a hit with two RBIs. Ty Hoglund had a home run. Regas also had a hit. Lehnen pitched six innings allowing four hits and had 12 strikeouts to get the win. Regas pitched an inning allowing a hit and three strikeouts. Abrahamson pitched two innings and gave up two runs on no hits with two strikeouts.