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Madison Black 16U Scores Early and Often in Win over Dell Rapids 16U

July 20, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Madison scored in every inning except for one and scored 10 runs before Dell Rapids was able to get on the board in an 18-2 win on Monday, July 19th in Dell Rapids.

Madison got two runs right away in the top of the first. They had back-to-back three-run innings in the second and third innings, and then scored two more times in the top of the fourth for a 10-0 lead. Dell Rapids got their two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Braden Fersdahl had an RBI single, and Aiden Boechler followed with an RBI triple. Madison, however, scored eight more times in the top of the sixth inning and the game ended after six innings on the 10-run rule.

Fersdahl finished with two hits and an RBI. Boechler had the triple and an RBI. Joe Rechtenbaugh, Ethan Kringen, and Evan Nelson all had a single in the game. Will Jaton pitched three innings allowing eight runs, three earned, on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Fersdahl pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing nine runs, three earned, on six hits with three walks and a strikeout. Dylan Mathis pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up an unearned run on three hits.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Madison Black 16U	2	3	3	2	0	8	X	18	15	2
Dell Rapids 16U	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	2	6	10

Canova Rallies to Beat PBR in Final Regular Season League Game

July 19, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Canova Gang overcame a three-run deficit to beat Dell Rapids PBR in the final regular season game for both teams on Sunday, July 18th in Canova.

Carter Gullickson PBR on the board in the top of the first inning after a steal of home. Nate McKee hit into an RBI fielder’s choice scoring Riley Hoffman to give PBR a 2-0 lead. McKee then had an RBI double in the top of the third inning to extend the PBR lead to 3-0.

Canova started their rally in the bottom of the fourth inning. They scored two times in that inning and then tied the game in the bottom of the fifth with a run. The Gang took the lead in the bottom of the seventh. Canova plated four runs in the bottom of the eighth for the win.

McKee had two hits, one double, and two RBIs. Gullickson and Tanner Solberg both had two hits. Hoffman and Beau Behrend both had a single. Matt Gillogly pitched six innings allowing three earned runs on three hits with five walks and five strikeouts. Jake Rechtenbaugh pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing four runs, three earned, on two hits and a walk. Trey Randel pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PBR	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	2
Canova	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	X	7	6	1

Dell Rapids Legion Splits Final Two Regular Season Games

July 19, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Legion baseball team had their final two regular season games at Colton on Friday, July 16th. Dell Rapids split the two games with Colton. Colton won the first game 4-3, but Dell Rapids took the second game 7-4.

Noah Swartwout put Dell Rapids on the board in the top of the first inning in game number one by scoring on an error. The score remained 1-0 until the top of the fifth inning. Swartwout had an RBI ground out to score Ashaun Roach-Valandra to give Dell Rapids a 2-0 lead. Colton got one run back in the bottom of the sixth inning, and then tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with two outs to force extra innings. Brady Larson drove home a run in the top of the 10th inning for Dell Rapids on an RBI single to left field, but Colton scored two times in the bottom of the 10th to take the win.

Larson had two hits and an RBI. Roach-Valandra also had two hits. Swartwout had a triple and an RBI. Riley Peter added a double. Landon Ruesink, Bryce Sommerfeld, and Connor Libis all had a single in the game. Ruesink pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing an earned run on two hits with three walks and eight strikeouts. Larson pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing a run on a hit. Caleb Kittleson pitched 3 2/3 innings allowing two runs on three hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

In the five-inning second game, Colton scored first in the bottom of the first inning. Dell Rapids tied the game in top of the second inning on an RBI single by Sommerfeld. The scored was 1-1 after three innings of play. Dell Rapids then scored four times in the top of the fourth inning. Libis had an RBI double. Riley Peter scored on a wild pitch, and then Swartwout had a two-run single to give Dell Rapids a 5-1 lead. Dell Rapids added two more in the top of the fifth. Both Libis and Roach-Valandra scored on wild pitches to push the lead to 7-1. Colton put together a rally scoring three times in the bottom of the fifth, but Dell Rapids was able to stop the rally to secure the win.

Swartwout had a hit and two RBIs in the second game. Libis had a double and an RBI. Sommerfeld had a single and an RBI. Ruesink and Kittleson also had singles in the game. Andrew Van Dam pitched five innings allowing four runs, one earned, on six hits with seven strikeouts.

Dell Rapids will now play in a regional tournament Monday, July 19th through Thursday, July 22nd in Flandreau. Dell Rapids will play Flandreau on Monday at 6:00 p.m.

Dell Rapids 14U Wins Region 2A Tournament

July 18, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 14U team won all four of their games at the Region 2A tournament in Northville bringing home the region title. The tournament was held Wednesday, July 14th through Friday, July 16th.

In their first game on Wednesday morning, Dell Rapids had no problems with Madison Maroon. Dell Rapids got out to a 7-0 lead after the first four innings. Madison scored two in the top of the fifth inning, but Dell Rapids responded with five runs in the bottom of the inning for a 12-2 win on the 10-run rule.

After a one-game break, Dell Rapids then played Volga in their second game on Wednesday. The game was tied 1-1 after two innings of play. Dell Rapids scored five times in the top of the third inning, but Volga responded with three runs to make the score 6-4. Dell Rapids then had a 10-run fourth inning and added four more in top of the fifth for a 20-4 win on the 10-run rule.

In the semifinal game on Thursday, Dell Rapids played the host team Warner-Ipswich-Northville (WIN). Dell Rapids scored five runs in the first two innings for a 5-0 lead. WIN picked up a run in the top of the third, but Dell Rapids also scored a run to keep the lead at five runs, 6-1. WIN scored three times in the top of the fifth inning, and Dell Rapids held on to a 6-4 lead after five innings. Dell Rapids then scored eight times in the bottom of the sixth inning to end the game on the 10-run rule 14-4.

WIN battled back to make it to the championship game on Friday to play Dell Rapids once again. This time Dell Rapids’ offense scored in every inning. WIN scored the first two runs in the top of the first, but Dell Rapids had six runs in the bottom of the inning and three more in the bottom of the second for a 9-2 lead. Dell Rapids then outscored WIN 9-1 the rest of the game for a 18-3 win in four innings on the 15-run rule to win the region championship.

Cole Ruesink had 12 hits over the four games including five doubles and a triple along with six RBIs. Lincoln Fersdahl had 11 hits, with five doubles and a triple to go with 15 RBIs. Talan Millage had seven hits, one of them a double, and three RBIs. Grady Lamer had five hits, including one double, and one RBI. Tad Tjaden finished with five hits, with two doubles, and two RBIs. Logan Donovan had four singles and three RBIs. Cooper Frost had three hits, one a double, and four RBIs. Kenny Swanson had three hits and four RBIs. Quinn Carr had three singles and five RBIs. Brandon Schmidt had two hits, one double, and an RBI. Ethan Vanderwerf had a hit and an RBI.

Fersdahl also pitched 5 2/3 innings in the tournament allowing one earned run on one hit with six walks and 10 strikeouts. Carr pitched five innings giving up three earned runs on three hits with five walks and 11 strikeouts. Tjaden also pitched five innings allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits with four walks and eight strikeouts. Ruesink had 2 1/3 innings pitched giving up three runs, two earned, on one hit and one walk with three strikeouts. Frost pitched an inning giving up two runs, one earned, on two hits with three walks. Millage pitched an inning giving up one hit and striking out one.

Dell Rapids will now play in the 2021 South Dakota VFW 14U Class A State Tournament in Vermillion Friday, July 23rd through Sunday, July 25th. They will play Vermillion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in their opening game.

PBR Gets League Win over Salem

July 16, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids PBR won for the fourth time in their last five games after an 11-1 win over Salem on Thursday, July 15th.

PBR got three runs in the top of the third inning. Riley Hoffman had an RBI ground out scoring Trey Randel. Carter Gullickson scored on a wild pitch, and David Kirby had an RBI single for an early 3-0 lead. Salem picked up a run in the bottom of the third to cut the lead to 3-1.

The score remained 3-1 until the top of the seventh inning. PBR then scored eight times in the top of the seventh. Weston Hanson had an RBI single. Kirby drove home two with a single. Beau Behrend had an RBI single. Gullickson brought home two more with a double, and Hanson also had two more RBIs in the inning with a double. Salem was held scoreless in the bottom of the seventh, and the game ended on the 10-run rule.

Hanson had four hits, including a double, and three RBIs. Kirby had three hits and three RBIs. Gullickson had two doubles and two RBIs. Hoffman and Behrend both had two hits and an RBI. Riley Calhoon, Tanner Solberg, and Randel all had a single in the game as well. Hoffman pitched seven innings allowing an unearned run on four hits with four walks and six strikeouts.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PBR	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	X	X	11	16	3
Salem	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	X	1	4	2

Four Run Inning Keys Dell Rapids 16U Win over Parker

July 16, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids 16U scored four times in the third inning which was enough to get a 4-1 win over Parker at home on Thursday, July 15th.

The two teams were scoreless through the first two innings of play. Parker scored their run in the top of the third inning on an RBI double. Dell Rapids got all four of their runs in the bottom of the inning with two outs. Will Jaton had an RBI single. CJ Smith reached on an error that also scored Jaton. Sutton Williams then had a two-run single to give Dell Rapids the 4-1 lead.

Williams finished with a hit and two RBIs. Jaton had a hit and an RBI. John Mortrude also had a hit. Joe Rechtenbaugh pitched a complete game allowing an unearned run on just one hit with three walks and six strikeouts.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Parker 16U	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
Dell Rapids 16U	0	0	4	0	0	0	X	4	3	1

Mudcats Win Make-up Game over Colman

July 15, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

Late Score Seals Win for PBR

July 15, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids PBR hosted the Hartford-Humboldt Wood Ducks on Tuesday, July 13th in a make-up game from May 27th. PBR took the lead in the fifth and scored a late run to seal the victory, 5-3.

The Wood Ducks got on the board in the top of the first inning when a run scored on a PBR error. PBR scored two in the bottom of the fourth. Tanner Solberg reached on an error, which also scored Nate McKee. Beau Behrend also reached on an error, and Grant Sweeter scored for the 2-1 lead. The Wood Ducks responded with two runs in the top of the fifth inning, but PBR also scored two more in the bottom of the fifth. Carter Gullickson had a solo home run to lead off the fifth inning for PBR, and Weston Hanson scored on a passed ball. PBR got an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning when Hanson scored again on a passed ball to push the lead to 5-3.

Gullickson had a home run and an RBI. Hanson had a double. Riley Hoffman and McKee both had a single in the game. Behrend and Solberg each had an RBI. Trey Randel pitched 7 2/3 innings allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Hoffman pitched 1 1/3 innings of no-hit baseball while striking out three batters.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
H-H Wood Ducks	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	6	3
PBR	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	X	5	4	1

Dell Rapids Legion Falls to Garretson

July 15, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

After taking nearly a week off between games, Dell Rapids Legion traveled to Garretson on Tuesday, July 13th. The home took the lead in the bottom of the third inning, and Garretson got the 6-4 win.

Dell Rapids struck first when Caleb Kittleson scored on an error of a ground ball by Zeb Schumaker in the top of the second inning. Garretson tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Dell Rapids took the lead again in the top of the third inning. Landon Ruesink had an RBI sacrifice fly, and Kaeden Eastman scored on a wild pitch to give Dell Rapids a 3-1 advantage. Garretson, however, scored three times in the bottom of the third to take a 4-3 lead. Garretson added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth to push the lead to 6-3. Eastman had an RBI sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth, but that was the last score of the game.

Noah Swartwout had two hits, including a triple. Ruesink and Eastman both had a hit and an RBI. Kittleson had a double, and Bryce Sommerfeld had a single. Swartwout pitched three innings allowing four earned runs on five hits with four walks and a strikeout. Jake Steineke pitched three innings allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits with two walks and a strikeout.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dell Rapids	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	X	X	4	6	0
Garretson	0	1	3	2	0	0	X	X	X	6	6	1

Dell Rapids Wins 2021 14U C Division State Title

July 12, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo used with permission

Dell Rapids played a total of eight games at the 2021 South Dakota 14U C Division Fastpitch state tournament at Sherman Park in Sioux Falls and ultimately came home with the state title on Sunday, July 11th.

Dell Rapids played their first game against the Cougars on Friday, July 9th. The Cougars scored two times in the top of the first, but Dell Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the inning for a 4-2 win. The Cougars tied the game in the top of the fifth with two runs, but again Dell Rapids responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning for a 7-4 lead. The Cougars scored twice in the top of the sixth inning, but Dell Rapids hung on for the win. Kya Alderson had a hit with two RBIs. Addy Van’t Hof had a double with an RBI. Abby Timm also had a hit. Alderson pitched six innings allowing six runs, five earned, on nine hits with a walk and eight strikeouts.

Dell Rapids had an easier win in their second game on Friday. They defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 12-0. Dell Rapids scored in every inning, including seven in the top of the fourth, while holding Elk Point-Jefferson to just two hits. Alderson and Makaylah O’Meara both had two hits, and each had a double, with two RBIs. Kaley Rydell also had two hits and two RBIs. Van’t Hof had a triple and double in the game. Elly Olson had a hit and two RBIs. Aubrey Hubers had a hit and an RBI. Brynlee Kriens had a hit, and Timm had an RBI. Alderson pitched all four innings allowing just two hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

In the first game on Saturday, July 10th, Dell Rapids got a game-winning RBI single from Timm for a 7-6 win over the Luverne Blaze. The Blaze scored four in the top of the first inning. Dell Rapids countered with three in the bottom of the inning, and then three more in the second for a 6-4 lead. Luverne tied the game with two runs in the third, before Dell Rapids got the win in the bottom of the fourth inning. Alderson had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Olson and Timm both had a hit and an RBI. Van’t Hof and Haley Rydell each had a single. Megan Lebahn had an RBI. Aldereson allowed six runs, but none of them earned, on seven hits with seven strikeouts.

Dell Rapids earned a 10-0 win over Sturgis in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Sturgis was held to just one hit in the game. O’Meara had three hits, including two triples, with three RBIs. Alderson had two hits, one double, with two RBIs. Hubers had two hits and an RBI. Olson had two hits, including a double. Lebahn had a hit and two RBIs. Timm had a hit and an RBI. Van’t Hof and Rydell each had a double, and Kriens also had a hit. Alderson pitched four innings allowing one hit and one walk with three strikeouts.

Dell Rapids suffered their first setback in the semifinals. Tyndall earned a 6-1 over Dell Rapids on Sunday, July 11th. Dell Rapids was held to just four hits in the game. Olson had two hits. Van’t Hof had a triple and an RBI. Lebahn had a single. Alderson allowed six earned runs on 10 hits with two strikeouts.

In their second game on Sunday, Dell Rapids got to play Elk Point-Jefferson for the second time in the tournament. Dell Rapids again got the win, this time 12-3 by scoring nine runs in the final two innings. Alderson had three doubles and three RBIs. Lebahn had three hits and two RBIs. Olson had three hits, two of them doubles. Timm had two hits and two RBIs. Van’t Hof had a double and two RBIs. Kriens had a hit and an RBI. Hubers had a single. Rydell finished with two RBIs. Alderson allowed three runs, two earned, on five hits with five strikeouts.

With their second win over Elk Point-Jefferson, Dell Rapids earned a trip to the championship against Tyndall. Both teams scored three runs in the first inning. Tyndall got one run in the top of the second, but Dell Rapids scored two times in the bottom of the second. That’s all the scoring that would be done, and Dell Rapids won 5-4 forcing a second championship game. Van’t Hof had two hits and two RBIs. Lebahn had two hits and an RBI. Alderson had a hit and an RBI. Hubers and Olson both had a hit as well. Alderson gave up four earned runs on six hits with three strikeouts.

Now that both Dell Rapids and Tyndall had one loss in the tournament, the final game of the day on Sunday was the winner-take-all championship game. Dell Rapids scored five runs in the first three innings, and then added two more in the top of the fifth for the 7-4 win for the state title. O’Meara had a home run and two RBIs. Alderson had a double and an RBI. Van’t Hof also had a double and an RBI. Humbers had a triple with an RBI. Kriens had a triple, and Olson had a single. Alderson allowed four earned runs on 11 hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

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