The Dell Rapids 15/16 Teener team finished their regular season with six games in the last two weeks.  They played three road games the week of July 6th and finished the season with three home games the week of July 13th.

The first road game was played on Monday, July 6th in Humboldt against West Central.  West Central won that game by a score of 4-3.  Dell Rapids scored a run in the top of the fourth inning, but West Central scored three times for a 3-1 lead.  Both teams got a run in the sixth inning and West Central led 4-2 heading into the final inning.  Dell Rapids was able to get one run, but the rally was stopped short of the come back.

Will Jaton had three hits in the game, while Dylan Mathis had two hits.  CJ Smith and Caleb Kittelson both had a hit in the game as well.

The second road game of the week was in Chancellor on Wednesday, July 8th.  Dell Rapids came home with an 8-1 victory over Chancellor.  After the first three innings went scoreless, Dell Rapids scored four times in the top of the fourth inning.  Chancellor scored a run in the bottom of the fifth, but Dell Rapids added a run in the sixth and three more in the seventh on their way to the win.

Mathis had three hits in the game.  Jaton, Smith, and Joe Rechtenbaugh all had two hits each.  Even Nelson, Josh Deknikker, Landon Ruesink, and Kamren Koster all had one hit each.

The final road game of the year came on Friday, July 10th when Dell Rapids traveled to Salem.  Once again Dell Rapids came home with a win, this time a 6-4 victory.  Dell Rapids scored the first three runs and never looked back.  They got a run in the top of the second inning and two more in the top of the fourth inning for a 3-0 lead.  Salem got one run in the bottom of the fourth, but Dell Rapids extended the lead back to three at 4-1 after a run in the top of the sixth.  Salem got a run in the bottom of the sixth, but Dell Rapids put the game out of reach after two more runs in the top of the seventh inning.

Six different Dell Rapids hitters had a hit in the game.  Ruesink, Brayden Pankonen, Jaton, Smith, Deknikker, and Kremer all collected a hit.

The first of three straight home games on consecutive nights was on Monday, July 13th against the Beresford 15s.  Dell Rapids won their third straight game with an 11-8 win over Beresford.  Beresford scored two in the top of the first, but that was the only lead they would hold.  Dell Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the first, two more in the second, and four more again in the third for a 10-2 lead.  Beresford tallied three runs in the top of fourth and three in the top of the fifth to pull within two at 10-8.  Dell Rapids got their last run in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Dell Rapids belted 15 hits in the game.  Mathis and Ruesink each had three hits apiece.  Pankonen, Jaton, and Nelson all had two hits each.  Kittelson, Rechtenbaugh, and Kremer each finished with a hit.

The second home game of the final week was on Tuesday, July 14th against West Central.  Dell Rapids was able to avenge the loss and win their fourth straight game.  Dell Rapids defeated West Central 7-1.  Dell Rapids scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning and three more in the bottom of the second for an early 7-0 lead.  West Central got their lone run in the top of the sixth inning.

Jaton and Kittelson both had two hits each.  Pankonen, Ruesink, Mathis, Smith, Rechtenbaugh, and Braden Fersdahl all had one hit each.

The final home and regular season game of the year came on Wednesday, July 15th.  Dell Rapids hosted Volga, but Volga ended the win streak by defeating Dell Rapids 8-5.

Dell Rapids will now play in the Region 2A tournament which will be held in Volga on Wednesday, July 22nd through Friday, July  24th.  Dell Rapids will play Madison Black in the first game of the tournament on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

The Dell Rapids 15/16s team has gone 1-2 in their last three games over the last eight days.  Dell Rapids fell to Volga 9-6 on Friday, June 26th.  Dell Rapids then defeated Madison Black 13-7 on Monday, June 29th, but a return trip to Madison saw Dell Rapids fall to Madison Maroon 4-3 on Wednesday, July 1st.

Dell Rapids held an early 1-0 lead after getting a first-inning run against Volga.  Volga, however, scored the next eight runs and led 8-1 heading into the top of the sixth inning.  Dell Rapids scored two runs in the top of the sixth to cut the lead to 8-3.  Volga added another run in the bottom of the inning to lead 9-3 heading into the final inning.  Dell Rapids scored three times, but the rally came up short.

Brayden Pankonen had two hits in the game. Even Nelsonn, Landon Ruesink, Josh Deknikker, Will Jaton, CJ Smith, and Kade Kremer each had one hit.

Dell Rapids bounced back with a 13-7 win against Madison Black.  Madison scored the first two runs of the game in the bottom of the first inning, but their lead was short lived.  Dell Rapids tied the game with two runs in the top of the third inning, then scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a 5-2 lead.  Dell Rapids then exploded with six runs in the fifth inning and finished the run with two runs in the top of the seventh inning for a 13-2 lead.  Madison did score five times in the bottom of the seventh, but Dell Rapids held for the win.

Aiden Boechler had three hits in the game.  Deknikker, Jaton, and Smith all had two hits each.  Dylan Mathis, Caleb Kittelson, Austin Harvey, Matthew Goeken, Pankonen, Ruesink, Nelson, and Kremer all finished with hit each.

A return trip to Madison on Wednesday, July 1st was not as kind to Dell Rapids.  Madison Maroon scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to steal a 4-3 win.

Madison scored a run in the bottom of the second inning for a 1-0 lead.  Dell Rapids responded with two runs in the top of the third to take a 2-1 lead.  Both teams were held scoreless until the sixth inning.  Dell Rapids scored a run in the top half of the inning to extend the lead 3-1.  Madison also scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the down to one at 3-2.  Madison then scored two runs with one out in the bottom of the seventh for the win.

Dell Rapids was held to just five hits.  Ruesink had two hits.  Pankonen, Boechler, and Mathis all had one hit each.

Dell Rapids (6-5) will travel to Humboldt to play West Central on Monday, July 8th, and then hit the road again on Wednesday, July 8th to Chancellor.

Playing in their third straight game, the Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners lost a tough game to the Beresford 16s at Rickeman Field on Wednesday, June 24th.  Beresford avenged an earlier season loss with a 10-3 victory over Dell Rapids.

Both teams were scoreless through the first two innings.  Beresford scored first with two runs in the top of the third inning for a 2-0 lead.  They would add another run in the top of the fourth to extend the lead to 3-0.  Dell Rapids pulled within in a run in the bottom of the fourth inning at 3-2 after a two-run single by Dylan Mathis. 

Beresford kept the pressure on Dell Rapids scoring three more runs in the top of the fifth inning, three runs in the top of the sixth inning, and one more in the top of the seventh inning.  Dell Rapids got their final run in the bottom of the fifth inning when Joe Rechtenbaugh scored on a wild pitch.

Mathis finished with a hit and two RBIs.  Brayden Pankonen, Matthew Goeken, and Rechtenbaugh all had a hit in the game.

Dell Rapids will travel to Volga on Friday, June 26th, for their fourth game this week.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Beresford 16s	0	0	2	1	3	3	1		10	6	1
Dell Rapids	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		3	4	6

The Dell Rapids 15/16 teeners found themselves down 7-1 heading into the bottom of the third inning against Salem/Montrose on Wednesday, June 17th at Rickeman Field.  The Dell Rapids offense would not be held down any longer as they scored 17 runs in three innings for an 18-8 win in five innings.

Dell Rapids took the lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI double by Dylan Mathis.  Salem/Montrose would get four runs in the top of the second inning and then add three more in the top of the third inning for a 7-1 lead.

Dell Rapids got five of the runs back in the bottom of the third inning on five straight hits by Bradon Fersdahl, Brayden Pankonen, Aiden Boechler, Landon Ruesink, and a home run by Mathis.  Dell Rapids trailed by just one run at 7-6 after three innings.  Salem/Montrose added another run in the top of the fourth for an 8-6 lead, but Dell Rapids score eight times on six walks and hits by Joe Rechtenbaugh, Mathis, CJ Smith, and Evan Nelson.  Dell Rapids led 14-8 heading into the fifth inning.  After holding Salem/Montrose scoreless, Dell Rapids scored four more runs on hits by Pankonen, Boechler, Ruesink, Mathis (fourth hit of the game), and Josh Deknikker to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Dell Rapids (4-2) will a few days off before a busy week.  Dell Rapids will travel to Vermillion on Monday, June 22nd, travel to Beresford on Tuesday, June 23rd, host the Beresford 16s on Wednesday, June 24th, and finish with a road game at Volga on Friday, June 26th.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Salem/Montrose	0	4	3	1	0	X	X		8	8	0
Dell Rapids	1	0	5	8	4	X	X		18	15	1

The Dell Rapids 15/16 Teener team played another home game on Monday, June 15th, this time hosting Madison Maroon.  Madison went home the victors with a 10-5 win.

Madison pushed across a run on back-to-back hits, one a double and one a single, in the top of the first inning.  Dell Rapids took the lead in the bottom of the second inning by a score of 2-1 after three straight hits by Aiden Boechler, Dylan Mathis, and CJ Smith.  Madison regained the lead in the top of the third inning after plating two runs to lead 3-2.  Brayden Pankonen singled and later scored in the bottom of the third inning to tie the game 3-3.  Madison, however, would go ahead for good in the top of the fourth inning after scoring five times to lead 8-3.  Dell Rapids did get two more runs in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI triple by Landon Ruesink, who then scored later in the inning.  Madison put the game out of reach in the top of the seventh with two more runs.

Boechler finished the game with two hits.  Pankonen, Ruesink, Mathis, Smith, and Matthew Goeken all had one hit in the game.

Dell Rapids (3-2) will host Salem on Wednesday, June 17th, at 7:00 p.m.

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Madison Maroon	1	0	2	5	0	0	2		10	13	1
Dell Rapids	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		5	7	4

The Dell Rapids 15/16 Teener team played three games in less than 24 hours at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids.  The boys hosted Chancellor during the evening on Friday, June 12th, and then hosted Vermillion for two games during the afternoon on Saturday, June 13th.

Dell Rapids scored in every inning to earn a 13-3 win on the 10-run rule in five innings.  Dell Rapids scored five runs on hits by Landon Ruesink, Dylan Mathis, CJ Smith, Will Jaton, and Joe Rechtenbaugh in the bottom of the first inning for a 5-0 lead.  Dell Rapids added another run on hits by Aiden Boechler and Caleb Kittelson in the second inning.   Another run came across in the third inning on a hit by Braden Fersdahl to give Dell Rapids a 7-0 lead.  Chancellor scored three runs in the top of the fourth, but Dell Rapids answered with a run in the bottom of the inning as Kittelson collected his second hit of the game.  Dell Rapids then scored five times on seven walks in the bottom of the fifth inning to end the game and collect the win.

On another great day for baseball, Dell Rapids split a double-header with Vermillion on Saturday afternoon.  The first game was back and forth and saw Vermillion score seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to get a 14-11 come-from-behind win.

Vermillion scored a run in the top of the first, but Dell Rapids answered in the bottom of the inning with two runs for  2-1 lead.  Vermillion added four runs in the top of the third and one more in the top of the fourth for a 6-2 lead.  Dell Rapids got the offense going as they scored a run in the bottom of the fourth and seven in the bottom of the fifth to take a 10-6 lead.  Both teams scored a run in the sixth inning as Dell Rapids led 11-7 heading into the seventh inning.  Vermillion then scored seven times and held Dell Rapids in the bottom of the inning for the win.

Brayden Pankonen had three hits in the game. Kittelson and Ruesink each had two hits.  Boechler, Mathis, Smith, and Brady Larson all had a hit in the game as well.

Dell Rapids did not let the setback linger between games.  They bounced back in the second game with a big 11-0 win on the 10-run rule in five innings to earn the split against Vermillion.

Dell Rapids scored five runs in the first, two in the second, and four more in the third inning for the victory.

Pankonen and Ruesink each had two more hits, Boechler picked up two hits, and Kittelson, Mathis, Jaton, Smith, and Larson all had a hit in the second game.

Dell Rapids (3-1) will host Madison Maroon on Monday, June 15th at Rickeman Field at 7:00 p.m.

Having to wait an extra day to start their season due to a weather cancellation, the Dell Rapids 15/16 teener team played their first game of the season on the road in Beresford on Wednesday, June 10th.  Dell Rapids wasted no time scoring runs on their way to an 11-6 victory.

Dell Rapids scored a run in each of the first two innings and then scored four times in the top of the third innings for an early 6-0 lead.  Beresford got on the board in the bottom of the third, but was limited to just one run as Dell Rapids lead 6-1 after three innings of play.  Dell Rapids added two more runs after CJ Smith and Joe Rechtenbaugh scored in the top of the fourth inning.  Beresford made a rally in the bottom of the inning scoring four times to pull within three at 8-5.  Dell Rapids would again add two more runs in the top of the fifth inning to push the lead back to five at 10-5.  Each team added another run in the sixth inning as Dell Rapids held on for the win.

Brayden Pankonen finished the game with three hits and two runs scored.  CJ Smith finished with two hits.  Caleb Kittleson had a double.  Landon Ruesink, Aiden Boechler, and Dylan Mathis all had hits in the game as well.

Ruesink pitched the first 2 1/3 innings giving up one unearned run on no hits with four walks and six strikeouts.  Smith pitched one inning giving up four runs, all earned, on two hits with two walks and a strikeout.  Pankonen pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up no runs on one hit while striking out two.  Brady Larson pitched the final two innings giving up an earned run on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (1-0) will host Chancellor on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and then host Vermillion in two games on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.  All three games will be at Rickeman Field.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Dell Rapids	1	1	4	2	2	1	0		11	7	1
Beresford	0	0	1	4	0	1	0		6	5	3