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13/14 Teeners Post Two Wins in Opening Week

May 21, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 13/14 teener baseball team opened their 2021 season with two wins during the week. They defeated SEBA Southwick 12-2 on Monday, May 17th, and then defeated Flandreau 7-2 on Wednesday, May 19th.

Seven different players collected hits against SEBA Southwick on Monday. Dell Rapids scored six runs in the bottom of the third and five more in the bottom of the fourth for the 12-2 win.

Carson Maeschen had two hits and two RBI. Nick Snyder also had two hits with an RBI. Tristan Welch and Atticus Miles both had a hit with two RBIs. Matthew Nelson had a triple with an RBI. Carson Crosby had a hit and RBI. Kenny Swanson also had a hit in the game.

Connor Hanson pitched two innings giving up two runs, neither of them earned, on three hits with two strikeouts. Swanson pitched two innings giving up just one hit with four strikeouts. Logan Donovan also pitched one inning giving up no hits while walking one batter.

Dell Rapids then hosted Flandreau in the I-29 League opener on Wednesday. Dell Rapids scored a run in the first, one in the second, three in the fourth, and two more in the fifth to build a 7-0 lead. Flandreau was able to get two runs in the top of the sixth, but Dell Rapids shut them down in the seventh for the win.

Lincoln Fersdahl had three hits, including a triple, and an RBI. Cooper Frost had two hits, one a double, and three RBIs. Brandon Schultz had two hits, one of them a double, and Cole Ruesink also had two hits. Grady Lamer finished with one hit in the game. Quinn Carr, Talan Millage, and Carson Crosby all had an RBI.

Carr pitched four innings in the game not allowing a hit while walking four and striking out eight batters. Fersdahl pitched two innings giving up two earned runs on one hit with three walks and five strikeouts. Tad Tjaden pitched the final inning and had one walk and one strikeout.

Dell Rapids 14U Plays at State Tournament

July 19, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 14U baseball team played at the South Dakota VFW Class A state tournament in Chamberlain Friday, July 17th through Sunday, July 19th. Dell Rapids fell in both of their games in the tournament.

Dell Rapids opened the tournament on Friday against Elk Point-Jefferson. Elk Point-Jefferson used a five-run fifth inning to get an 8-3 victory over Dell Rapids. Dell Rapids scored first with two runs in the top of the first inning. They extended their lead to 3-0 after a run in the top of the third inning. Elk Point-Jefferson got two runs back in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2. Then they scored five runs in the fifth and got another run in the bottom of the sixth for the win.

Six different players collected hits for Dell Rapids. Grady Lamer had two hits. Talan Millage and Quinn Carr each had a hit and an RBI. Cole Ruesink, Tad Tjaden, and Cooper Frost also had hits. Ethan Vanderwerf picked up an RBI. Tjaden pitched four innings giving up four runs, one earned, on seven hits with two strikeouts and three walks. Lincoln Fersdahl pitched an inning giving up three runs, none of them earned, on two walks and two strikeouts. Carr pitched one inning giving up an earned run on two hits with two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids then played Madison Gold in the consolation bracket on Saturday. Madison ended the tournament for Dell Rapids and advanced to the consolation championship with an 11-1 win. Dell Rapids again scored first in the top of the first inning, but Madison answered with a run in the bottom of the inning for a 1-1 tie. Madison’s offense then came alive with two runs in the third inning, three in the fourth, four more in the fifth inning, and the final run in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Fersdahl had the only two hits in the game for Dell Rapids. Carr pitched four innings giving up six runs, five earned, on four hits with six walks and eight strikeouts. Ruesink pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up five runs, four earned, on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

Assistant Coach Steve Millage said, “The state tournament didn’t turn out how we had hoped, but we were pleased to qualify with such a young group. We gained a lot of experience playing in the state tournament, and hopefully that helps us in the future.”

Dell Rapids 14U Qualifies for State Tournament

July 8, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

A Dell Rapids 14U team has qualified for the 2020 South Dakota VFW 14U Class A State Tournament which will be held July 17th – 19th in Chamberlain. Dell Rapids is currently playing in the Region 1A tournament in Tea and will play for the region championship on Thursday, July 9th.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s teener season saw many changes. The I29 Teener League in which the 13 and 14-year-olds of Dell Rapids usually play was canceled, which left teams across the area to find their own way to build a season schedule. Some teams opted to find games with other teams in the area to build their own schedule, like the Dell Rapids 16U and 19U teams did, while other teams opted to play in the Sioux Empire Baseball Association (SEBA) league. A group of 13-year-olds from Dell Rapids put a team together and opted to play in the SEBA league this summer and also registered themselves with the South Dakota VFW for region/state tournament play.

The Dell Rapids 14U team was placed in Region 1A along with Tri-Valley, Lennox, Volga, and Tea with the tournament being played in Tea Monday, July 6th through Thursday, July 9th. There are four regions in the state, and the top two teams in each region qualify for the state tournament.

Dell Rapids played their first game against Lennox on Monday, July 6th. They earned a 6-1 victory by scoring a run in the second inning, one in the third, two in the fourth, and two more in the fifth inning. Lennox got their only run in the top of the third inning. Quinn Carr had a hit with two RBIs. Tad Tjaden, Lincoln Fersdahl, Cooper Frost, and Carson Crosby also had hits in the game. Carr pitched the first 1 2/3 innings giving up two walks and four strikeouts. Frost pitched the next 1 1/3 innings giving up an earned run on one with with two walks and a strikeout. Fersdahl pitched the final four innings giving up just two hits while walking three and striking out four batters.

Dell Rapids then played Tea in the semifinals on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 7th. Tea used a big third inning, scoring six times, to take a 12-6 victory putting Tea in the championship game and the state tournament.

Dell Rapids got a run back in the bottom of the third inning to trail 6-1. Tea added a run in the fourth inning and pushed their lead back to six at 7-1. They added three more in the top of the fifth inning to push the lead to 10-1. Dell Rapids got three runs in the bottom of the fifth and two more in the bottom of the sixth to pull within four at 10-6. Tea, however, pushed two more runs across the plate in the top of the seventh to secure the win. Tjaden and Carr both had three hits each in the game. Cole Ruesink also had a hit. Brandon Schmidt finished with two RBIs, while Carr and Tjaden each had an RBI. Tjaden pitched three innings giving up six runs, five earned, on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Ruesink pitched two innings giving up four runs, one earned, on four hits with two walks. Frost pitched the final two innings giving up two earned runs on two hits with one walk and one strikeout.

Dell Rapids only had a break for a game as they had to play a second game later in the evening on Tuesday. In an elimination game, Dell Rapids rallied for nine runs in the final three innings to get a 10-9 come-from-behind win.

Volga scored two runs in the bottom of the second for an early 2-0 lead. Dell Rapids got a run in the top of the third, but Volga answered with two in the bottom of the inning for a 4-1 lead. Volga then got three more in the fourth inning and led 7-1. Dell Rapids rallied for four runs in the top of the fifth inning to cut the lead to 7-5. Volga got a run back in the bottom of the fifth and still lead 8-5. Dell Rapids pulled closer with two more runs in the top of the sixth, but again Volga got another run in the bottom of the inning and led 9-7 heading into the seventh. Dell Rapids then rallied for three runs and then held Volga scoreless for the 10-9 win.

Carr had three hits and three RBIs in the game. Tjaden and Schmidt both had two hits and an RBI. Frost had a hit and an RBI, and Ruesink also had a hit. Carr pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four runs, two earned, on one hit with five walks and five strikeouts. Frost pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up four earned runs on three hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Tjaden pitched an inning giving up an unearned run on one walk and two strikeouts. Ruesink pitched the final inning giving up a hit and walk, but struck out three batters.

The win over Volga sends Dell Rapids the championship game and the state tournament. Dell Rapids will play Tea in a rematch on Thursday, July 9th at 6:00 p.m. Should Dell Rapids win that game, another game will be played at 8:00 p.m. The region champion will go to the state tournament as the Region 1 number one seed, and the runner-up will go to the state tournament as the Region 1 number two seed.

Dell Rapids 14U Region/State Roster

Tad Tjaden
Brandon Schmidt
Cooper Frost
Ethan Vanderwerf
Carson Crosby
Lane Weiland
Quinn Carr
Grady Lamer
Cole Ruesink
Lincoln Fersdahl
Talan Millage

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lennox 14U	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	3
Dell Rapids 14U	0	1	1	2	0	2	X	6	5	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tea 14U	0	0	6	1	3	0	2	12	11	3
Dell Rapids 14U	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	6	7	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dell Rapids 14U	0	0	1	0	4	2	3	10	9	3
Volga 14U	0	2	2	3	1	1	0	9	5	5

Dell Rapids 13/14 Teener Season Ends in Regions

July 13, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The 2018 season for the Dell Rapids 13/14 Teener team came to an end at the Class A Northeast Regional on Wednesday, July 11th. The regional tournament was held in Milbank Tuesday, July 10th through Thursday, July 12th.

Dell Rapids opened the tournament with a 12-2 win over Milbank on Tuesday afternoon. Dell Rapids jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning and cruised to the 10-run victory in five innings. Austin Henry pitched a complete game for Dell Rapids in the win.

Dell Rapids then faced a tough Volga team Wednesday afternoon. The game was close early. Dell Rapids led 3-2 after the first inning, but Volga scored four times in the bottom of the second inning to take a 6-3 lead. Dell Rapids pulled within a run after the top of the third at 6-5, but once again Volga responded. Volga scored six times in the bottom of the third to extend the lead to 12-5. Volga went on to defeat Dell Rapids 15-9 to advance to the championship game.

Dell Rapids had a short break and had to play Milbank again in the last game of the day on Wednesday. This time Milbank got out to an early lead. They lead Dell Rapids by four to six runs most of the night and even lead by eight runs at 12-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. Dell Rapids rallied for five runs in the last inning and even had the bases loaded before the final out was recorded to give Milbank a 12-9 win.

Henry finished the tournament with a .600 batting average with a double and five RBIs. Landon Ruesink had an average of .545 with a double, triple and three RBIs. Brady Larson hit .300 with five RBIs. Brayden Pankonen collected three hits and an RBI. Charlie Holm had two hits and three RBIs. Josh Deknikker, Dylan Mathis, and Shane Ness all had a hit. Matthew Goeken drew four walks and scored two runs.

Volga went on to win the region championship over Milbank 17-7 to advance to the 13/14 Class A State VFW tournament in Flandreau July 19th-21st. The Northeast Region tournament teams were Volga, Dell Rapids, Milbank, Flandreau, and Sisseton.

The Dell Rapids 13/14 teener team that played in the regional tournament was a combination of two 13/14 Dell Rapids league teams. The league teams played in the I29 League. Dells-J league team was coached by Jeff Holm, Bill Goeken, and Matt Larson. Dells-J finished with a 5-9 league record. Dells-N league team was coached by Nate Henry and Fran Ruesink. Dells-N finished with a 6-6 league record. The I29 League consists of teams from Baltic, Canova, Dell Rapids, Elkton, Flandreau, Garretson, Hills-Beaver Creek, Madison, Parker, Salem-Montrose, Tea, Tri-Valley, Volga, and West Central.

Dell Rapids 13/14 Teener Season Ends

July 15, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo courtesy of Nathan Sommerfeld

The Dell Rapids 13/14 Teener season came to an end in heart-breaking fashion on Wednesday, July 12th, in Dell Rapids. The teener team went 2-2 at the Class A Northeast Region tournament held in Dell Rapids at Rickeman Field Monday, July 10th, through Wednesday, July 12th.

Dell Rapids opened up the tournament with an 11-1 win over Sisseton on July 10th. Connor Libis went 3-3 in the game with three RBIs. Carter Nelson collected two hits and two RBIs. Coby Maeschen, Trevon Cross, and Bryce Sommerfeld all had hits as well. Austin Henry pitched four innings giving up just one run on four hits while walking three batters and striking out five. Sommerfeld pitched one inning giving up just one hit while striking out two.

Photo courtesy of Nathan Sommerfeld

The team followed that win with a 16-6 win over Flandreau also on July 10th. Charlie Holm was 2-2 with three RBIs. Landon Ruesink, Kaeden Eastman, and Nelson all had two hits in the game each. Libis had two RBIs, while Ruesink and Nelson each drove home a run. Dayton Andersen pitched three innings giving up one run on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Brady Larson also pitched three innings giving up five runs, four earned, on four hits with four walks and two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids then faced the Madison 14s on Tuesday, July 11th. The game was back-and-forth throughout the entire contest. The two teams were tied 5-5 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning. Dell Rapids scored two runs on back-to-back RBI singles by Eastman and Henry. But with two outs in the top of the 7th inning, Madison scored four times and then held Dell Rapids to no runs in the bottom of the 7th for the 9-7 come-from-behind win. Eastman, Henry, Maeschen, and Cross all had two hits in the game. Ruesink, Libis, and Nelson each had one hit. Henry drove home two runs, while Libis and Eastman each had an RBI. Nelson pitched four innings giving up five runs, two earned, on two hits with four walks and two strikeouts. Henry pitched the final three innings giving up four runs, all unearned, on three hits with three strikeouts.

Volga then defeated Dell Rapids on Wednesday, July 10th, 4-1 to push them into the championship game against Madison. Dell Rapids managed just one hit in the game which was a first-inning single by Eastman. Sommerfeld pitched a complete game seven innings giving up four runs on eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

Madison went on to win the region championship over Volga 10-4 to advance to the 13/14 Class A State VFW tournament in Milbank July 21st-23rd. The Northeast Region tournament teams were Madison 14s, Volga, Dell Rapids, Milbank, Flandreau, Sisseton, and Madison 13s.

The Dell Rapids 13/14 teener team that played in the regional tournament was a combination of two 13/14 Dell Rapids league teams. The league teams played in the I29 League. Dells-J league team was coached by Jeff Holm, Fran Ruesink, and Nate Henry. Dells-J finished with an 11-5 league record. Dells-G league team was coached by Bill Goeken, Matt Larson, and Dane Stone. Dells-G finished with a 9-6 league record. The I29 League consists of teams from Tea, Madison, Volga, Hills-Beaver Creek, Canova, Tri-Valley, West Central, Garretson, Dell Rapids, Salem-Montrose, Flandreau, Baltic, Parker/Freeman, and Sioux Falls Christian

Dell Rapids 13/14 Teeners Finish 2nd at State

July 24, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Central and Dell Rapids combined to score seven runs in the seventh inning alone, and it was West Central that edged out Dell Rapids for the 13/14 State A VFW Teener Tournament title 7-5 at Rickeman Field on Sunday, July 24th.

Dell Rapids scored the first run of the game when Connor Libis scored on an errant throw to third in the bottom half of the first inning. West Central got on the board in the top of the third on a two-run single by Caden Ideker and took a 2-1 lead. West Central then added another run in the top of the sixth on a run scored by Truman Dick. Dell Rapids answered with a run in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI single by Brandon Geraets to cut the West Central lead to 3-2 heading to the top of the seventh inning. That’s when the offenses caught fire.

West Central scored four times in the top of the seventh on RBI hits by Ryan Healy, Ideker, Tyler Lundborg, and Dick. West Central finished their half of the inning leading 7-2. Karsen Welbig started the inning by drawing a walk and eventually scored. After a strikeout, Libis and Logan Ellingson also drew walks. JD Holm drove in a run with an RBI groundout. Jake Steineke followed with an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-5. With Steineke on second base and two outs, Geraets roped a line drive to center field that was run down and caught for the final out of the game.

Cooper Maras pitched the entire game for West Central earning the win by giving up five runs, all earned, on four hits while walking six and striking out 10. Ty Wood started the game for Dell Rapids pitching four innings giving up two earned runs on five hits while walking one and striking out two. Logan Stone pitched 2 1/3 innings of relief giving up three runs, two earned, on two hits while walking three. Steineke pitched the final 2/3 of an inning giving up two earned runs on three hits with one strikeout.

Dell Rapids also was awarded the Sportsmanship Team Award for the tournament.

Dell Rapids 13/14 Teeners Head to the Championship Game

July 24, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids scored 15 runs in the middle innings and defeated Tea 15-2 on Saturday, July 23rd, at Rickeman Field. The win moves Dell Rapids to the Championship Game against West Central on Sunday, July 24th, at 5:00 p.m.

Both starting pitchers got through the first inning with relative ease as neither team scored. Dell Rapids then scored four times in the top of the second inning. Tea answered with two in their half of the second to cut the Dell Rapids lead to 4-2. Dell Rapids added two more runs in the third inning. The host team then scored nine times in the fourth inning to put the game out of reach.

Every started had a hit in the game for Dell Rapids. Brandon Geraets had two hits. Thane Hilmoe had one hit and three RBI. Connor Libis, Logan Ellingson, JD Holm, Jake Steineke, Drew VanRegenmorter, Karsen Welbig, and Ty Wood all had hits. Libis, Ellingson, Steineke, VanRegenmorter, and Welbig all had an RBI as well. Hunter Frankenstein had two hits for Tea. Brandon Hone had a double, and Trevor Welch had a hit.

Steineke earned the win for Dell Rapids. He pitched four innings giving up two runs, one earned, on four hits while walking two and striking out six. Ellingson pitched the final inning walking one and striking out one. Cameron Jensen took the loss pitching three innings giving up six runs, four earned, on six hits while walking two and striking out one. Frankenstein pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up eight runs, all earned, on two hits while walking one and hitting four batters. Hone pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief giving up one earned run on two hits with one walk.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E	LOB
Dell Rapids	0	4	2	9	0			15	10	3	7
Tea	0	2	0	0	0			2	4	2	6

Dell Rapids 13-14s Advance to Semi Finals

July 23, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids advanced to the semifinals of the 13/14 State A VFW Teener Tournament after a 20-6 win over Warner/Ipswich/Northville (W.I.N.) on Friday, July 22nd, at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids.

Dell Rapids scored two early runs in the top of the first inning, but W.I.N. answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 4-2 lead. It was a short-lived lead as Dell Rapids put up four runs in the second and two more in the third to go ahead 8-4. Dell Rapids then scored six times in the top of the fifth inning to lead 14-4. W.I.N. was able to scratch across a run in the bottom of the fifth to keep the game alive. Dell Rapids then answered with six more runs in the sixth inning on their way to the win.

Jake Steineke led Dell Rapids going 4-4 with three doubles and an RBI. Connor Libis had two hits and an RBI. Logan Ellingson had two hits, including one double, while driving in a run. JD Holm also had two hits and four RBI. Drew Van Regenmorter had two hits, both doubles, with two RBI. Brandon Geraets had an RBI double. Zeb Schumaker, Karsen Welbig, and Brandon Kubly all had hits as well.

Max Geditz had two hits for W.I.N. Ben Fischbach, Jordan Richardt, and Hunter Jeschke all had hits. Richardt, Sawyer Stroshein, and Will Nilsson each and an RBI in the game.

Logan Stone earned the win for Dell Rapids pitching four innings of relief. He gave up one run on three hits while walking one and striking out five. Ty Wood started the game giving up four runs on no hits while walking five. Holm pitched an inning of relief giving up an unearned run on two hits. Gilbert took the loss for W.I.N. pitching four innings giving up eight runs on 10 hits striking out three and walking two. Richardt pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up six runs on two hits while walking three and striking out one. Stroschein pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up six runs on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids will play Tea at 8:00 on Saturday, July 23rd.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E	LOB
Dell Rapids	2	4	2	0	6	6	–	20	16	1	8
W.I.N.	4	0	0	0	1	1	–	6	5	6	5

13/14 Dells J Finishes 5-0 in League Tournament

June 15, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dells J 13/14 Teener team finished the I-29 Conference League Tournament with a 5-0 record last weekend earning them a third place finish. The only obstacle keeping the team from the championship game was a tie breaking procedure.

During the tournament Dells J defeated Madison 4-3 in nine innings. Connor Libis and Jake Steineke would combine for the pitching win. The winning run was scored by Gage Carr with a walk-off double hit by JD Holm. Holm led the team with three hits in the game. Brandon Geraets added two hits.

Dells J went on to defeat Tea in their second game 9-5. Geraets and Holm pitched Dell Rapids to the win. Holm also lead the team with three hits. Karsen Welbig and Geraets also each had two hits.

The third win of the tournament ended in exciting form! In the bottom of the fifth inning, Joey Tisher hit a one-out double and later scored the winning run on a sacrifice by Steineke, giving Dells J a 3-2 win over a young and talented Volga B team. Carter Nelson and Steineke combined to scatter four hits to earn the pitching win.

The fourth game of the tournament saw Dells J defeat West Central 6-1. The team finished with eight hits led by Welbig and Libis with two hits each. Nelson and Libis scattered six hits in the affair to earn the win.

In the third place game, Dells J met Volga A and greeted them with an offensive explosion. Dells J collected 15 hits in a 14-4 four-inning win. Steineke and Holm pitched for Dell Rapids, giving up only four hits combined.

Dell Rapids 13/14 Teeners Headed to State

July 17, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 13/14 Teener team is headed to the State A tournament in Mobridge July 24-27 after winning the Region 2A Tournament.

Under a double rainbow and beautiful night in Volga, Dell Rapids found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow by holding off Volga 7-5 in the championship game. Eddie Price picked up the win for Dell Rapids striking out 11 Volga batters and giving up only three hits. Ty Wood earned a save pitching the final three innings and striking out the final Volga hitter of the game. Dell Rapids was only able to tally seven hits in the game, but scored seven runs on those hits.

Dell Rapids started the tournament on Tuesday, July 14th, by beating Madison 11-4. Logan Heim had a strong pitching performance as he limited Madison to just six hits while striking out 11. Heim pitched a complete game for the win. Dell Rapids offense was led by Price who went 2-2 with two triples and five RBIs. Dell Rapids had six total hits in the game.

Dell Rapids faced Volga for the first time in the tournament in semifinal action on Wednesday, July 15th, and exploded for a 19-1 win in four innings to advance to the championship game. Wood (three innings), and Logan Stone (one inning) combined to hold Volga to just two hits in the game. They combined for a total of six strikeouts. The offense for Dell Rapids tallied 16 total hits. Price and Heim had home runs in the game.

Dell Rapids will face the winner of Region 4A in the first round of the state tournament. The opponent and game time will be determined at a later time.

22 players from the two I-29 league teams combined to form the VFW Dell Rapids team.