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Mudcats Win Big in Last Two Games

July 12, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Mudcats scored two big wins in their last two Cornbelt League games. The Mudcats defeated Salem 12-3 on Thursday, July 8th. Then then clobbered Lennox 21-2 on Sunday, July 11th.

The Mudcats scored five early runs in the first two innings on Thursday. They added another in the third and two more in the fourth for an 8-0 lead. Salem picked up a couple of runs in the bottom of the fourth and another in the fifth, but wouldn’t get any closer the rest of the night.

Ty Hoglund had three hits and an RBI. Landon Ruesink also had three hits. Nate Henry had two home runs and three RBIs. Grant Olson had two hits, including a double, and an RBI. Travis Peters, Trevor Freudenthal, and Dalton Allen all had two hits in the game. Logan Stone had a double. Kris Regas pitched seven innings allowing three runs on six hits with 16 strikeouts for thee win. John Spaeth pitched two innings striking out three batters.

The Mudcats put on an offensive show on Sunday clobbering three grand slams in the five-inning win over the Lennox. The Mudcats scored 10 runs in the first, six more in the second, one in the third, and four in the fourth. Lennox got their two runs in the second inning.

Nine players had at least one hit in the game. Dalton Lehnen had a grand slam in the first inning and a single with five RBIs. Henry had a grand slam in the second inning and four RBIs. Ruesink had his grand slam in the fourth inning and four RBIs. Freudenthal had two doubles and two RBIs. Regas had three hits, one double, and two RBIs. Allen had two hits and an RBI. Logan Stone had a hit and two RBIs. Jimmy Bauer had a hit and an RBI. Mark Abrahamson had a double, and Hoglund had a hit. Lehnen pitched all five innings allowing two runs and two hits with nine strikeouts.

PBR Splits in Last Two League Games

July 12, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids PBR went 1-1 in the last two Cornbelt League games. PBR hosted Madison on Thursday, July 8th, and got a 7-6 com-from-behind victory. PBR then traveled to Colman on Sunday, July 11th and gave up three late runs to fall 5-2.

Madison got on the board first in Thursday’s game. Nick Bird had a solo home run in the top of the first to give Madison a 1-0 lead. PBR tied the game in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single by Clarence Fjellanger. Madison regained the lead in the top of the fifth inning with two runs. They added one more in the sixth and two more in the seventh for a 6-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning.

PBR’s come-from-behind rally started with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. With two runners on and two outs, Carter Gullickson reached on an error which also scored Grant Sweeter and Beau Behrend. Gullickson later scored on a wild pitch. Weston Hanson had an RBI single to pull PBR within a run at 6-5. PBR then took the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. Fjellanger had an RBI single to score Brandon Geraets to tie the game. Tim Wilhelmsen reached on an error that also scored Adrian Juba for the go-ahead run. Madison got two runners on with two outs in the top of the ninth, but David Kirby was able to get a ground ball out to end the game.

Fjellanger had two hits and two RBIs. Hanson had two hits and an RBI. Riley Calhoon had a double. Riley Hoffman, Sweeter, and Behrend all had a single. Trey Randel pitched eight innings allowing six runs, four earned, on nine hits with three walks and eight strikeouts. Kirby pitched the ninth giving up two walks and striking out two.

In Sunday afternoon’s game, Colman got an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. PBR tied the game in the top of the third on an RBI sacrifice fly by Jake Rechtenbaugh. They then took the lead in the top of the fourth when Kirby had an RBI single to left field. Colman tied the game in the bottom fifth. A double in the bottom of the seventh gave Colman a 3-2 lead. Another double later in the inning pushed the lead to 5-2.

Kirby had two hits and an RBI. Gullickson had two hits, including a double. Rechtenbaugh had a single and RBI. Hanson, Behrend, Sweeteer, and Juba all had a hit. Kirby pitched six innings allowing five runs, two earned, on five hits with five walks and nine strikeouts. Rechtenbaugh pitched two innings allowing two hits while striking out five.

Dell Rapids 16U Wins Two Against Tea Gold

July 9, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids 16U won both games of a double-header against Tea Gold at Volunteer Field on Thursday, July 8th. Dell Rapids won the first game 6-3 and took the second game 9-4.

Dell Rapids scored first in the bottom of the first inning when Braden Fersdahl scored on an error for an early 1-0 lead. Tea tied the game in the top of the second, but Dell Rapids added two more runs in the bottom of the inning. John Mortrude brought home two runs with a single to left field for a 3-1 advantage. Tea again tied the game in the top of the third inning with two runs. Dell Rapids scored the final three runs of the game in the bottom of the third when Brayden Pankonen and Will Jaton scored on a fielder’s choice. Joe Rechtenbaugh brought home the final run on a single to left field.

Mortrude had a hit and two RBIs. CJ Smith had a double and two RBIs. Rechtenbaugh had a single and an RBI. Fersdahl and Pankonen also had singles in the game. Rechtenbaugh pitched three innings allowing three earned runs on three hits with eight walks and a strikeout. Smith pitched two innings giving up a hit and striking out one.

Dell Rapids trailed early in game number two. They scored the first run in the top of the first on an RBI single by Dylan Mathis. Tea, however, scored three times in the bottom of the first for a 3-1 lead. Dell Rapids took control in the top of the third scoring six times. Mathis had an RBI ground ball, Aiden Boechler scored on a passed ball, Mortrude drew a bases-loaded walk, Evan Nelson drove home two with a single, and Mortrude stole home to give Dell Rapids a 7-3 lead. Dell Rapids added to the lead in the top of the fourth. Jaton had an RBI double, and Smith added an RBI single for a 9-3 advantage. Tea got their final run in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Mathis and Nelson both had a single and two RBIs. Jaton had a double and an RBI. Smith had a hit and an RBI. Micah Pickard and Boechler both had one hit. Mortrude had an RBI. Sutton Williams pitched all five innings allowing four runs, none of them earned, on five hits with 10 strikeouts.

Dell Rapids Legion Can’t Overcome Early Lead by Humboldt/Hartford

July 8, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Humboldt/Hartford scored two runs in the bottom of the first and never trailed in the game as they defeated Dell Rapids 4-2 in Humboldt on Wednesday, July 7th.

Humboldt/Hartford got two runners on by a walk with two outs in the bottom of the first, and then came a two-run single for an early 2-0 lead. Dell Rapids got a run back in the top of the second on three hits in the inning. Josh Deknikker delivered the RBI hit to cut the lead to 2-1. Humboldt/Hartford got another run in the bottom of the third again taking advantage of two walks and a wild pitch. The fourth run came in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI single to make the score 4-1. Dell Rapids added another run in the top of the sixth inning on an RBI single by Brady Larson, but they couldn’t get a rally going in the seventh.

Larson had two hits and an RBI. Caleb Kittleson also had two hits. Deknikker had a hit and an RBI. Landon Ruesink also had a hit. Noah Swartwout pitched four innings allowing four earned runs on three hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Jake Steineke pitched two innings walking one batter and striking out seven.

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

Five-Run Sixth Inning Lifts Dell Rapids 16U to Victory

July 7, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids 16U scored five times in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift them to an 11-9 victory over Dakota Valley at home on Wednesday, July 7th.

Dakota Valley scored two times in the top of the first inning, but Dell Rapids responded with two of their own in the bottom of the inning. Brayden Pankonen had an RBI double, and Will Jaton had an RBI single to tie the game. Dakota Valley got another run in the top of the third, but Dell Rapids took the lead in the bottom of the inning. Jaton, CJ Smith, and Joe Rechtenbaugh all had RBI singles to give Dell Rapids a 5-3 lead after three innings of play.

Dakota Valley put the pressure on Dell Rapids in the top of the fifth inning. They scored five times to take an 8-5 lead. Smith had an RBI single in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 8-6. Dakota Valley got another run in the top of the sixth to put them back in front by three at 9-6.

Dell Rapids then had their big inning. John Mortrude had a two-run single. Mortude then scored on an error to tie the game 9-9. Pankonen had an RBI single to give Dell Rapids the lead again, and then Dylan Mathis had an RBI single to make a two-run advantage, 11-9, heading into the final inning. Pankonen got three straight outs to save the victory.

Pankonen had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Jaton and Smith both had two hits and two RBIs. Mortrude had a hit and two RBIs. Mathis and Rechtenbaugh both had a hit and RBI.

Jaton pitched five innings allowing eight rights, even earned, on six hits with five walks and seven strikeouts. Smith allowed an earned run on three hits. Pankonen pitched two innings giving up just one hit with three strikeouts.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dakota Valley 16U	2	0	1	0	5	1	0	9	10	5
Dell Rapids 16U	2	0	3	0	1	5	X	11	9	1

Dell Rapids 14U Ends Regular Season with Another Win

July 7, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tanya Schmidt

Dell Rapids 14U ended their regular season with another I-29 League win on Wednesday, July 7th. Dell Rapids defeated Elkton on the road 13-5.

Dell Rapids scored seven times right away in the top of the first inning. Quinn Carr and Lincoln Fersdahl both had RBI singles. Brandon Schmidt had a two-run single, Logan Donovan had an RBI single, and Schmidt scored on an error for the early 7-0 lead. Dell Rapids extended the lead when Donovan had an RBI ground out in the top of the second inning.

Tad Tjaden scored on an error to push the lead to 9-0 in the top of the third inning. Elkton scored their first run in the bottom of the third inning. Kenny Swanson added an RBI ground out in the top of the fifth inning to give Dell Rapids a 10-1 lead. Elkton picked up another run in the bottom of the inning.

Nick Snyder had an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning, and Dell Rapids led 11-2. Cole Ruesink scored on a wild pitch, and Snyder had an RBI single in the top of the seventh to put Dell Rapids ahead 13-2. Elkton scored three times in the bottom of the seventh.

Cooper Frost had three hits, a single, double, and a triple. Donovan had two hits and two RBIs. Snyder had two hits and an RBI. Ruesink had two hits, including a triple. Tjaden had a double and two RBIs. Schmidt had a hit and two RBIs. Fersdahl and Carr both had a hit and an RBI. Noah Larson had a single. Swanson had an RBI.

Tjaden pitched three innings allowing an earned run on a hit with four walks and three strikeouts. Frost pitched an inning walking one and striking out three. Ruesink pitched an inning giving up an unearned run with a walk and three strikeouts. Talan Millage pitched two innings allowing three earned runs on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

Dell Rapids will play in the Region 2A tournament July 14th through 16th in Northville. Dell Rapids’ first game will be against Madison Maroon on Wednesday, July 14th at 11:00 a.m.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dell Rapids 14U	7	1	1	0	1	1	2	13	14	2
Elkton 14U	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	5	4	3

PBR Ends Skid with Late Rally over Lennox

July 7, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids PBR ended a four-game losing streak with a rally late in the game against Lennox. PBR scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to earn a 5-2 win on Tuesday, July 6th at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids.

Lennox’s two runs came in the very first inning on a couple of singles and an error. They were then held to just two more hits the rest of the game.

PBR finally got on the board in the bottom of fifth. Riley Hoffman had an RBI single to score Carter Gullickson to cut the lead to 2-1. PBR then tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. Dell Rapids then grabbed the lead in the bottom of the eighth. Gullickson, Weston Hanson, and Hoffman had back-to-back-to-back RBI singles to give PBR the 5-2 lead. Lennox was able to get two runners on in the top of the ninth, but they were unable to score.

Hanson had four hits and an RBI. Hoffman finished with three hits and two RBIs. Gullickson had two hits and an RBI. Brandon Geraets also had two singles in the game.

Jake Rechtenbaugh pitched seven innings allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits with seven walks and four strikeouts. Hoffman pitched the final two innings allowing two hits and two walks and three strikeouts.

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

Dell Rapids 14U Notches Another League Win

July 6, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 14U team continued their strong run through the I-29 League with another league victory on Tuesday, July 6th. Dell Rapids defeated Flandreau 4-2 at Volunteer Field.

Dell Rapids scored a run in each of the first two innings. Quinn Carr had an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning, and Logan Donovan had an RBI ground out in the bottom of the second for a 2-0 lead. Flandreau cut the lead in half with a run in the top of the fourth, but Dell Rapids got the run back in the bottom of the inning. Lincoln Fersdahl had an RBI single.

Flandreau again got within a run in the top of the sixth inning. A run scored on a passed ball to make the score 3-2, but once again Dell Rapids got the run back. Talan Millage had an RBI single to put Dell Rapids ahead by two, 4-2. Dell Rapids held Flandreau scoreless in the seventh for the win.

Carr had three hits, one a double, and an RBI. Fersdahl and Millage both had a hit and an RBI. Tad Tjaden had two hits. Cooper Frost had a single. Donovan had an RBI.

Carr pitched three innings giving up one walk, two hit batters, and striking out seven batters. Fersdahl pitched four innings allowing two runs, both unearned, on two hits with six walks and eight strikeouts.

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

Dell Rapids 16U Defeats Baltic

July 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids broke a 0-0 tie in the top of the third inning and cruised to an 8-1 victory in Baltic on Thursday, July 1st.

Aiden Boechler plated the first run with an RBI double in the top of the third. Dylan Mathis scored on a wild pitch in the top of the fourth to give Dell Rapids a 2-0 lead. Three more runs scored in the top of the fifth. Brayden Pankonen had a two-run double, and Will Jaton had a sacrifice bunt scoring Pankonen.

CJ Smith scored on a passed ball in the top of the sixth to add another run to the Dell Rapids lead. Baltic got their lone run in the bottom of the sixth when Cooper Goehring scored on an error. Dell Rapids then added two more runs in the top of the seventh. Pankonen had an RBI single, and Mathis had an RBI ground out.

Pankonen was a perfect 4-4 at the plate with a double and three RBIs. Boechler had two hits, including a double, and an RBI. Mathis also had two hits, one a double, and an RBI. Jaton had a hit and an RBI. Smith added a double, and Braden Fersdahl also had a hit.

Pankonen pitched six innings allowing an unearned run on seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. Jaton pitched the final inning walking two and striking out one.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dell Rapids 16U	0	0	1	1	3	1	2	8	11	2
Baltic 16U	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	2

Dell Rapids 14U has No Problem with Tri-Valley White

July 1, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids had no problem with Tri-Valley White as they scored at least one run in six of the seven innings on their way to a 10-1 win in Colton on Wednesday, June 30th. This was the fifth game in four days for Dell Rapids, and they won four of the five.

Dell Rapids scored three runs in the top of the first inning. Logan Donovan scored on an error. Cooper Frost had an RBI double and then scored on a passed ball. Tad Tjaden drove home two more runs with a double in the top of the second inning. Kenny Swanson had an RBI single in the third. Lincoln Fersdahl had his RBI single in the top of the fourth. Talan Millage scored on an error in the top of the fifth inning. Dell Rapids led 8-0 at that point in the game. Tri-Valley scored a run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth, but Dell Rapids scored two more in the top of the sixth. Quinn Carr scored on a passed ball, and Fersdahl stole home.

Tjaden had two hits, both doubles, and two RBIs. Millage had two hits. Cooper Frost had a double and an RBI. Carr had a triple and RBI. Fersdahl and Swanson both had a single and RBI. Ethan Vanderwerf and Nick Snyder both had a hit as well.

Tjaden also pitched 4 2/3 innings allowing one earned run on a hit with four walks and 10 strikeouts. Millage pitched the final 2 1/3 innings without allowing a hit and striking out seven batters.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dell Rapids 14U	3	2	1	1	1	2	0	10	10	2
Tri-Valley White 14U	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	4

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