The Dell Rapids high school club softball team finished as the 2021 South Dakota Class B Runner-Up after seven games on Saturday, October 2nd and Sunday, October 3rd in Sioux Falls.

West Central 11, Dell Rapids 0

Dell Rapids was the fourth seed in the tournament and opened the tournament against West Central on Saturday.   West Central scored four times in the first inning and rolled from there scoring two more in the third inning and five more in the sixth.  Dell Rapids was held to just four hits in the game.   Lexi Ingalls, Claire Wynja, Kenzie Garry, and Jaycee Tebay all had singles in the game.  Katie Kvigne pitched one inning allowing four runs, all unearned, on three hits with one walk and one strikeout.  Kya Alderson pitched five innings allowing seven runs, all unearned, on seven hits with three walks and two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 18, Lennox 2

Having lost the opening game, Dell Rapids had to play through the loser’s bracket the rest of the tournament.  That journey started with an 18-2 win over Lennox.   Dell Rapids scored 10 times in the first inning, two in the second, and six in the third while belting 14 hits.  Ingalls had four hits and an RBI.  Wynja had two hits, a home run and double, and five RBIs.  Katie Scherff had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs.  Alderson had two hits and two RBIs.  Rileigh Foster also had two hits and two RBIs.  Tebay finished with a triple and single with an RBI.  Garry also added an RBI.  Alderson pitched three innings allowing two earned runs on three hits with three walks and a strikeout.

Dell Rapids 14, Baltic 2

The first of five games on Sunday started with a 14-2 win over Baltic.  Baltic had a 2-1 lead after the first inning.  Dell Rapids tied the game top of the third on an RBI single by Garry.  Dell Rapids then exploded for 12 runs in the fourth for the win.  Garry had three hits, one a double, and three RBIs.  Ingalls had three hits, one a home run, and two RBIs.  Wynja had a double and single with two RBIs.  Alderson also had a double and a single with two RBIs.  Kylie Lebahn had a hit and an RBI.  Foster and Scherff both had singles.  Alderson pitched three innings allowing two earned runs on three hits with three strikeouts.  Kvigne pitched an inning striking out one batter.

Dell Rapids 15, Douglas 4

Dell Rapids scored 12 runs over the first two innings for an early 12-0 run on their way to a 15-4 win over Douglas in their second game on Sunday.  Scherff finished with three singles and two RBIs.  Foster had two hits and four RBIs.  Haileigh Barnhart had two hits, one a home run, and three RBIs.  Ingalls had two singles and two RBIs.  Wynja had a double and single and an RBI.  Garry added a single and two RBIs.  Tebay and Alderson both had a hit.  Kvigne pitched four innings allowing four runs, one earned, on six hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 19, Sturgis 8

Dell Rapids and Sturgis combined for 27 runs and 29 hits in a 19-8 win for Dell Rapids.  Strugis led 3-1 after the first inning, but Dell Rapids scored the next 14runs for a 15-3 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth.  Sturgis scored four times in the fourth for a 15-7 score.  Dell Rapids added four runs in the fifth, and Strugis scored once.  Wynja had four hits, two home runs and two doubles, along with 10 RBIs.  Ingalls had three hits, one a double.  Garry finished with a home run and a single with three RBIs.  Foster had two singles and two RBIs.  Scherff had a double and single with two RBIs.  Tebay had two hits, one double, with an RBI.  Alderson had a single and RBI, and Barnhart had a single.  Alderson pitched all five innings allowing eight runs, seven earned, on 12 hits with two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 9, Tea 1

Dell Rapids scored nine straight runs over the first three innings in a 9-1 win over Tea to put them into the championship game.  Tebay had a home run and triple with two RBIs.  Wynja had a double and single with three RBIs.  Scherff finished with two hits.  Foster had a single and two RBIs.  Ingalls added a double and an RBI.  Lebahn had a single, and Barnhart had an RBI.  Alderson earned the win pitching five innings allowing an unearned run on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts.

West Central 10, Dell Rapids 0

In the fifth game of the day, Dell Rapids met West Central for the second time in the tournament, this time for the championship.  West Central scored six first inning runs and added four more in the next two innings.  Dell Rapids was held to just three hits in the game.  Wynja had two of the three hits, while Lebahn had the other.  Alderson pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing nine runs, eight earned, on eight hits with a walk and strikeout.  Kvigne pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing an earned run on three hits with two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids finished the season with a 13-4 overall record.  All four losses on the season were to West Central, two in the regular season and two in the state tournament.

The Dell Rapids high school club softball team had their final two regular season games at home on Sunday, September 26th.  Dell Rapids played Dakota Valley, ending in a 5-5 tie.  They then played West Central losing by a score of 11-1.

Dakota Valley scored a run in the top of the first inning for an early 1-0 lead, but Dell Rapids plated five runs in the bottom of the first inning.  Claire Wynja had a two-run inside-the-park home run.  Kya Alderson had a two-run double, and then scored one batter later on a dropped third strike.  The score remained 5-1 until the top of the fourth.  Dakota Valley scored four times to tie the game 5-5.  The game ended in a 5-5 tie after five complete innings of play.

Wynja had a home run and two RBIs.  Alderson had a double and two RBIs.  Jaycee Tebay had a double, and Lexi Ingalls had a single.  Katie Kvigne pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing five runs, four earned, on eight hits with one walk and four strikeouts.  Alderson pitched the final 2/3 of an inning striking out a batter.

In the second game, West Central scored first with a run in the bottom of the first inning.  Tebay tied the game with an inside-the-park home run in the top of the second inning.  West Central took the lead with another run in the bottom of the third inning, but then scored nine times in the bottom of the fourth to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Tebay had a home run and an RBI.  Wynja had a double, and Ingalls and Alderson each had a single.  Alderson pitched 3 2/3 innings allowing 11 runs, five earned, on seven hits with four walks and three strikeouts.

Dell Rapids end the regular season with a record of 7-2-1.  Their only two loses both came against West Central.