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Dell Rapids Softball Notches Two More Wins

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The Dell Rapids High School softball team earned two wins at home on Sunday, September 13th.  Dell Rapids defeated Baltic 6-4 in their first game and then defeated Edgerton 5-2 later in the afternoon.

Dell Rapids took an early lead after scoring a run in the bottom of the second inning.  They added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning for a 2-0 lead.  Baltic scored four times in the top of the sixth inning to lead 4-2, but Dell Rapids took the victory after scoring four times themselves in the bottom of the sixth.

Lexi Ingalls and Kenzi Garry both had two hits and two RBIs in the game.  Kylie Lebahn had two hits and an RBI, and Kyra Wajer also had two hits.  Autumn Tomes and Maddy Wilber also had a hit.  Tomes pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three runs, all earned, on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts.  Wajer got the final out, but gave up an earned run on two hits.

Dell Rapids put Edgerton away late in their second game.  Dell Rapids scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning for a 2-0 lead.  Edgerton got a run back in the top of the second inning to cut the lead in half at 2-1.  The score remained 2-1 until the bottom of the sixth inning.  Dell Rapids scored three times to push the lead to 5-1.  Edgerton scored just one run in the top of the seventh.

Seven different players had a hit for Dell Rapids.  Cora Alderson, Haileigh Barnhart, Garry, Kylie Bittner, Kylie Lebahn, Wajer, and Rileigh Foster all had hits.  Alderson, Garry, Bittner, and Wajer each had an RBI.  Bittner pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up two runs, both unearned, on seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts.  Wajer pitched the final 2/3 of an inning striking out one batter.

Dell Rapids (3-1) will host Tri-Valley and West Central on Sunday, September 20th.

Dell Rapids Softball Splits in Season Opener

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The Dell Rapids High School Softball team split their two games to start the 2020 fall season on Sunday, August 30th.  Dell Rapids played Lennox and Tea to start the season.

In the first game against Lennox, Dell Rapids won a slugfest 16-12.  Each team scored a run in the first inning, but Dell Rapids scored six times in the top of the second, and then five more in the top of the third for a 12-1 lead.  Lennox added four runs in the bottom of the third to cut the lead to 12-5.  Dell Rapids scored four more times in the fourth inning to lead 16-5.  Lennox pushed across seven runs in the bottom of the inning before Dell Rapids got the final out to end the game.

Nine different players had hits for Dell Rapids.  Lexi Ingalls had four hits and an RBI.  Cora Alderson had three hits and an RBI.  Kylie Lebahn had three hits and three RBIs.  Haileigh Barnhart and Kyra Wajer both had two hits and three RBIs.  Abigail Greenhoff and Rileigh Foster both had two hits and two RBIs.  Kenzie Garry and Kylie Bittner each had a hit as well.  Bittner pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up five runs, four earned, on seven hits with two strikeouts.  Wajer pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up seven runs, three earned, on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

In the second game of the day, Tea scored three times in the last inning to steal a 10-9 victory from Dell Rapids.  Dell Rapids scored the first three runs in the first two innings, but Tea tied the game in the bottom of the second inning at 3-3.  Tea added two more runs in the bottom of the third to go ahead 5-3.  Dell Rapids then responded with a run in the fourth and four more in the sixth to take an 8-5 lead.  Tea pulled within a run in the bottom of the sixth with two runs to make the score 8-7.  Dell Rapids added a run in the seventh, but Tea scored three times to take the win.

Ingalls collected three hits in the game and drove home four runs.  Foster had two hits and three RBIs.  Alderson had two hits and an RBI.  Barnhart collected two hits.  Greenhoff, Garry, Bittner, and Lebahn all had a hit as well.  Bittner pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five runs, four earned, on seven hits.  Wajer pitched three innings giving up five runs, two earned, on seven hits.

Dell Rapids will play host on Sunday, September 13th when Baltic and Edgerton come to town.  First game will start at 12:30 p.m.

Dell Rapids 14U team wins 1st place at the South Dakota State Youth Fastpitch Tournament

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The South Dakota State Youth Fastpitch tournament was held in Sioux Falls Friday, August 7th through Sunday August 9th.   It was a great weekend for the Dell Rapids 14U team.

In the first round, Dell Rapids defeated the Blue Devils from Watertown by a score of 12-0. Maya Lee had three RBI’s with two hits. Her first hit was with bases loaded bringing in three runs. Makayla O’Meara also had a great bat with a hit for two RBI’s and one triple. The Dells girls scored seven runs in the 2nd inning to make it 12-0. Dell Rapids had six hits during the 3-inning game. Mya Heinitz, Elly Olson, Kya Alderson and O’Meara all had one hit each. Alderson was on the mound. She went three innings with five strikeouts, no walks and no hits.

In the second round of the tournament, Dell Rapids defeated the Luverne Blaze 12-6.  O’Meara would not be denied at the plate when runners were on base, driving in four on three hits to lead Dell Rapids. O’Meara drove in runs on a single in the first, a single in the second, and a double in the third.

Dell Rapids got things started in the first inning when Liz Price scored one run by hitting a triple. Dell Rapids scored six runs in the second inning. Their big bats were led by Price, Alderson, O’Meara, Elly Olson, and Haley Rydell, all driving in runs in the frame.

Dell Rapids saw the ball well racking up 15 hits in the game. Heinitz, O’Meara, Price, Alderson, and Olson each collected multiple hits for the team. O’Meara and Heinitz each collected three hits to lead Dell Rapids.  Price was in the pitcher’s circle. She went four innings, allowing six runs on ten hits and striking out one.

The semifinal game took place right after the Luverne Blaze game Saturday night at 9:30 pm. The Dells girls defeated the Yankton Fury 20–0 to get into the championship game. This was a second match up with Yankton that same week. Dells traveled to Yankton on August 4th for a double header. On Tuesday night when the first game ending in a tie at 4-4 and winning the second game by two runs, the Dells players came out swinging for the rematch.

Lee led Dell Rapids to victory by driving in six runs. She went 3-for-4 at the plate. Lee drove in runs on a double in the first, a single in the first, and a groundout in the second.  Alderson was on the rubber. She surrendered zero runs on one hit over three innings, striking out five and walking zero.

Dell Rapids racked up 17 hits in the game. Lee, Heinitz, O’Meara, Josie Baumberger, Alderson, and Olson each collected multiple hits.  O’Meara, Heinitz, and Lee all had three hits to lead the team.  Heinitz led Dell Rapids with two stolen bases. Dell Rapids had eight stolen bases in total.

In the championship game, the Dells bats were on fire again with a 19–1 win over Sparks06.  Price had three RBI’s with two hits.  O’Meara also had a great bat with two hits and two RBI’s with one triple.  Olson and Alderson had two hits and two RBI’s. Newcomer Abby Timm had a nice bunt that drove in two RBI’s to help with the score in the 2nd inning.

With the big bats, the Dells girls scored 11 runs in the 2nd inning to make it 19-1. Dell Rapids had 15 hits during the 3-inning game. Heinitz, Olson, Alderson, O’Meara, Price, and Timm all had two hits each. Josie Baumberger, Lee, and Rydell each had one hit each.  Alderson was on the mound.  She went three innings with three strikeouts, one walk while allowing two hits and one run.

Mudcats’ State Tourney Ends in Quarterfinals

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The Dell Rapids Mudcats had their trip to the 2020 South Dakota Class B Amateur Baseball Tournament end on Thursday, August 13th in Mitchell.  The Mudcats were defeated by the eventual state champions Alexandria Angels.

The state tournament started on Wednesday, August 5th for the Mudcats.  Dell Rapids opened the tournament against the Plankinton Bankers and moved to the next round with a 14-1 victory.

The Mudcats broke the game open in the fifth and sixth innings.  Leading 1-0, Dell Rapids scored two times in the fifth inning and five more in the sixth to push their lead to 8-0.  They went on to outscore Plankinton 6-1 over the final two innings to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Grant Olson had three hits and two RBIs in the game.  Chad Hunt, Mark Houck, and Trevor Freudenthal all had two hits each.  Jimmy Bauer, Josh Roemen, and Dan Gacke also had a hit.  Bauer and Houck both had three RBIs in the game.  Dalton Allen pitched seven innings giving up one earned run on three hits with one walk and eight strikeouts.  John Spaeth pitched the final inning giving up no hits.

The Mudcats followed that win with another big win in the second round.   Dell Rapids defeated Groton 14-0 on Sunday, August 9th in seven innings.  Nine different players recorded a hit in the game.  Roemen and Houck both had three hits each.  Hunt, Freudenthal, Blake Svoboda, Elijah Story, and Mark Abrahamson all had two hits each.  Bauer and Grant Olson both had a hit.  Bauer, Roemen, Houck, Freudenthal, and Olson all had two RBIs each.  Abrahamson pitched all seven innings giving up just one hit while striking out 11 batters.

Dell Rapids then fell to Alexandria 11-6 on Thursday, August 13th in the quarterfinal round.  Alexandria jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings.  The Mudcats cut the lead to 3-1 after the third inning.  The Angels tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fourth to lead 6-1.  The Mudcats tried to keep it close by getting two runs in the top of the fifth, but Alexandria responded with five in the bottom of the inning to lead 11-3.  Dell Rapids rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth.

Bauer and Roemen both had two hits and two RBIs.  Olson also had two hits.  Houck had a hit with two RBIs.  Hunt and Abrahamson both finished with a hit in the game.  Allen pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up 11 runs, six earned, on nine hits with three strikeouts.  Spaeth pitched 3 1/3 innings giving no hits while striking out five batters.

State Tournament Run Ends for PBR

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Dell Rapids PBR had their time at the 2020 South Dakota Class B Amateur Baseball Tournament end after two games.  The tournament is being held at Cadwell Park in Mitchell through Saturday, August 15th.

PBR opened the state tournament against Milbank on Saturday, August 8th.  They earned a 4-1 victory to advance to the second round.  PBR got two runs in the top of the first inning, and that was all the offense they would need.  The game started with three straight hits with Weston Hansen driving in two runs on a double.  PBR would extend the lead to 3-0 after an RBI single by Aaron Hansen.  W. Hansen drove in another run with an RBI groundout in the top of the seventh to push the lead to 4-0.  Milbank got their only run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Carter Gullickson and Riley Hoffman both had two hits.  W. Hansen had a hit with three RBIs.  A. Hansen had a hit and an RBI.  Tanner Solberg, Trey Randel, and Beau Behrend all had hits.  Brett Mogen pitched the complete game giving up one earned run on four hits with three walks and nine strikeouts.

PBR then met Cornbelt League foe Canova on Tuesday, August 11th.  With the score 2-1 in favor of Canova heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Gang scored nine times in the final four innings.  Canova ended the game on the 10-run rule in the eighth inning at 11-1.

Canova got their first two runs in the bottom of the first inning, but PBR cut that lead in half in the top of the fourth inning.  Nate McKee hit an RBI single to pull PBR within a run at 2-1.  Canova, however, scored five times in the bottom of the fifth inning, one in the sixth inning, and the final three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.

McKee finished with two hits and an RBI.  Gullickson and Matt Gillogly had the other two hits for PBR.  Tanner Olmstead pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two earned runs on four hits with two strikeouts.  Carver Hultgreen pitched an inning giving up five runs, all earned, on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts.  Gillogly tossed 1 2/3 innings giving up an earned run on three hits and a strikeout.  Randel pitched the final 1 1/3 innings giving up three runs, one earned, on three hits with one walk and one strikeout.

PBR finished with an overall record of 10-12, which includes the regular season, district tournament and state tournament.

Dell Rapids Legion Season Ends at Region 2B Tourney

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The 2020 Dell Rapids legion baseball season came to an end on Tuesday, July 28th in Castlewood at the Region 2B Tournament.  Dell Rapids played three games at the tournament that began on Monday, July 27th.

Dell Rapids opened the tournament on Monday against Castlewood/Clear Lake.  Castlewood/Clear Lake handed Dell Rapids a 7-0 setback.  Only three players got a hit.  Kaeden Eastman had two hits.  Logan Stone and Drew Van Regenmorter both had a hit.  Stone pitched three innings giving up six runs, three earned, on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts.  Logan Ellingson pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up an earned run with two strikeouts.  Landon Ruesink pitched the final 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit.

Dell Rapids bounced back with a big win on Tuesday afternoon against Hamlin.  Dell Rapids won 17-2 in three innings to advance to the late game that night.  Eight different players got a hit in the game.  Stone had three hits with two RBIs.  Jake Steineke had two hits and two RBIs.  Eastman and Riley Peter both had a hit and two RBIs.  Ruesink and Mason Goeken had a hit and an RBI.  Brady Larson and Zeb Schumaker also each had a hit.  Ruesink pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up two earned runs on two hits with three walks and a strikeout.  Tyler Wood pitched the final 1/3 of an inning.

Volga ended the season for Dell Rapids later in the night on Tuesday with a walk-off bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh inning for an 8-7 win.  Stone, Steineke, Van Regenmorter, and Schumaker all had two hits each.  Eastman and Brandon Geraets both had a hit.  Steineke had two RBIs.  Stone, Van Regenmorter, Eastman, and Geraets all had an RBI.  Larson pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up six runs, but only two earned, on four hits with one walk and three strikeouts.  Ellingson pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up an earned run on two hits.  Wood pitched the final 4 2/3 innings giving up one earned run on eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids finished the season with a 12-10 record.

Mudcats and PBR in Semifinals of District Tournament

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Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids is playing host to the District 4B Amateur baseball tournament.  The tournament started on Friday, July 24th and will concluded on Saturday, August 1st.  All ten teams in the Cornbelt League are participating in the tournament, and seven of those teams will qualify for the 2020 Class B Amateur Baseball Tournament in Mitchell August 5th – 16th.

Dell Rapids PBR and Dell Rapids Mudcats are both currently in a great spot to qualify for this year’s state tournament.

Dell Rapids PBR entered the tournament as the #8 seed after the Cornbelt League regular season.  PBR was in complete control of both of their games.  They opened the tournament against #9 Colman on Friday, July 24th.  PBR cruised to the next round with a 12-3 win.  They then played the #1 seed, Lennox, on Saturday, July 25th.  PBR had no troubles with Lennox with an 8-0 win to make it to the semifinals.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats entered the district tournament as the #3 seed and have only played one game to this point.  The Mudcats played the #6 seed, Madison, also on Saturday, July 25th.  The Mudcats earned a 4-3 walk-off win in the bottom of the ninth to also advance to the semifinals.

Both teams will play on Tuesday, July 28th.  PBR will get the night started at 6:00 p.m. against #5 seed Flandreau, and the Mudcats will follow at 8:00 p.m. against #2 seed Canova.  The winners of these two games will be the first two teams to qualify for the state tournament from District 4B.  Both PBR and the Mudcats need to win one game before losing four to qualify for the state tournament.

Tournament brackets, scores, and program can be found on our website here:  https://bigsiouxmedia.com/cornbelt-league-baseball/

Dell Rapids Legion Wins Fourth in a Row

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Zeb Schumaker drove in six runs on two doubles to lead Dell Rapids to a 15-5 win over Tea on Monday, July 20th at Rickeman Field in the final regular season game of the season.

Tea starting the game swinging at pitches early in the count.  The strategy worked in the top of the first inning as the first four batters reached putting the ball in play, and three of them scored for an early 3-0 lead.  Dell Rapids took the lead in the bottom of the second inning scoring four times.  Logan Stone had an RBI ground ball, Landon Ruesink had an RBI sacrifice fly. Drew Van Regenmorter was walked with the bases loaded to bring home another run, and Kaeden Eastman added an RBI single.

Tea took the lead again in the top of the fourth inning getting two runs on two outs making the score 5-4.  The Dell Rapids offense came alive from that point in the game.  Dell Rapids scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth on RBI singles by Ruesink and Jake Steineke.  Schumaker hit one of his doubles in the inning driving home three runs to give Dell Rapids a 9-5 lead.  Dell Rapids scored six more times in the bottom of the fifth inning.  Van Regenmorter had an RBI ground ball, Brandon Geraets walked with the bases loaded to score a run, and Schumaker again hit a three-run double.  Schumaker later scored on a wild pitch to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Schumaker had two doubles and six RBIs.  Steineke had two hits and and an RBI.  Noah Swartwout also had two hits.  Ruesink and Van Regenmorter each had a hit and two RBIs, Stone and Eastman both had a hit and an RBI, and Logan Ellingson also had a hit.  Geraets also had an RBI.  Stone pitched all five innings giving up five runs, four earned, on five hits with two walks and nine strikeouts.

Dell Rapids ends their regular season with an 11-8 record.  They will play in the Region 2B tournament starting on Monday, July 27th in Castlewood.  Their first game will be against Castlewood/Clear Lake at 5:00 p.m.

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Dell Rapids Legion Wins Two at Home

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The Dell Rapids Legion team hosted a triangular with Dakota Valley and Pipestone at Rickeman Field on Sunday, July 19th.  Dell Rapids earned a pair of wins after defeating Dakota Valley 4-3 and Pipestone 4-1.

Dell Rapids scored a run in each of the first four innings and held tough defensively for the 4-3 win over Dakota Valley.  Kaeden Eastman drew a bases loaded walk for the first run in the bottom of the first inning.  Logan Ellingson had an RBI double in the second inning to increase the lead to 2-0.  Zeb Schumaker drove an RBI single to center field for the third run of the game in the third inning.  Brandon Geraets added an RBI single in the fourth inning to push the Dell Rapids lead to 4-0. 

Dakota Valley got on the board in the top of the fifth inning after a double to cut the lead to 4-1.  They put together a rally in the top of the sixth.  The first two batters reached by an error, and then a double and single followed to make the score 4-3.  The next three batters were retired as Dell Rapids kept the lead.  Dakota Valley got a lead-off single in the top of the seventh.  A fielder’s choice moved the runner to second with one out.  Drew Van Regenmorter ended the game defensively after snagging a ground ball and getting a tag-out, throw-out double-play.

Geraets, Eastman, Schumaker and Ellingson all had a hit and an RBI in the game.  Brady Larson pitched a complete game giving up three runs, one earned, on six hits and just one walk.

In the final game of the day, Dell Rapids defeated Pipestone by a score of 4-1.  Dell Rapids again scored the first four runs of the game.

Eastman again got the scoring started in the bottom of the first with an RBI single.  Dell Rapids got the next three runs in the bottom of the second inning.  After the first three batters reached, Bryce Sommerfeld hit an RBI sacrifice fly to right field.  Landon Ruesink followed with a two-run double to center to make the score 4-0.  Pipestone scored their lone run in the top of the third on an RBI groundout.  Van Regenmorter ended the second game the same as the first with a tag-out, throw-out double play.

Ruesink had a hit and two RBIs.  Eastman had a hit and an RBI.  Riley Peter and Ellingson had the other two hits in the game for Dell Rapids.  Sommerfeld also had an RBI.  Noah Swartwout earned the win on the mound pitching six innings giving up an earned run on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Jake Steineke earned the save pitching the final inning walking two and striking out one.

Dell Rapids (10-8) will have their final regular season and final home game of the year on Monday, July 20th when they host Tea.  The seniors will be recognized before the game.  The game will also be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

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Dell Rapids 14U Plays at State Tournament

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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.”

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