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Summer Baseball on Hold for Now

April 18, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

In a time of year that typically sees the ball fields full of teams practicing for the upcoming season, this year tells a completely different story. The ball fields currently sit empty and sounds of baseball are missing. This is the second straight year the Dell Rapids Baseball Association has been faced with difficult baseball challenges, however, this year’s challenge with the virus could keep baseball from happening at all.

The DRBA has teams that participate in five different leagues. The two amateur teams play in the Cornbelt League/SD Amateur baseball, the high school club baseball teams is part of the South Dakota High School Baseball Association, there is a legion team, the 15/16 and 13/14 teener teams play in the I-29 League, and the 6U, 8U, 10U, and 12U teams play in the MinnDak League.

The Covid-19 virus has already forced the cancellation of the entire high school club baseball season. The team was only able to hold a handful of practices before being forced to stop, and the season was cancelled before one game was played. The other teams are currently in a “wait and see” time frame right now.

Typically coaches of teams are getting their teams together for practices during this time of year, but this year no teams are practicing. Along with the leagues waiting for more information, the city of Dell Rapids has also closed down the parks and ball fields for use, which adds another layer of complexity to the situation.

Currently the I29 League and MinnDak League are going to make a decision about the season in the first week of May. Typically the leagues begin having games in May, but with the virus and needing to wait to see what that situation will be in a couple of weeks, the leagues will, at the very least, be implementing a different plan for the season if they can play. The South Dakota VFW Baseball office posted on their Facebook page that they will be waiting until June to make a determination on the region and state tournaments. Legion baseball for the state of South Dakota is going to wait until at least May 15th before making a decision on the season. The South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association has indicated they are currently planning on having a season this summer. Typically the amateur season doesn’t start until late May or early June, so no official decision has been made about changes to the season or state tournament, but changes are not off the table.

The DRBA has updates on all of the different age groups on the front page of their website, www.dellrapidsbaseball.com.

So like the DRBA, we wait and see, and hope there can be baseball this summer.

Dell Rapids T-Ball Registration!

April 24, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

15-16 Region 2A Teener Baseball Tournament Results

August 6, 2012 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Bracket Print-Out

Friday, August 3rd

Madison 16s 15, Humboldt 16s 9

Thursday, August 2nd

Madison 16s 13, Humboldt 16s 2
Garretson 9, Dell Rapids 8 (8 innings)
Humboldt 16s 6, Garretson 2

Wednesday, August 1st

Garretson 6, Volga 5
Dell Rapids 9, Humboldt 15s 2

Tuesday, July 31st

Humboldt 15s 8, Harrisburg 7
Volga 19, Madison 15s 8
Humboldt 16s 6, Garretson 3
Madison 16s 7, Dell Rapids 6

Monday, July 30th

Garretson 5, Harrisburg 1
Dell Rapids 6, Volga 2
Humboldt 16s 10, Humboldt 15s 0
Madison 16s 13, Madison 15s 3

10u Baseball Team 2nd at Brandon Tournament

July 31, 2012 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids Baseball 10U traveling team had another great showing this past weekend in the final tournament of the year. Dell Rapids ended 1 and 1 in pool play on Friday and Saturday giving them a 3 seed for the semi finals on Sunday. The team won their semi final game 23 to 5. In the championship game Dell Rapids came up a little short losing to the Sioux Falls Express 3 to 1. It was a hard fought game, and the boys ended up with a runner Up finish to end the year.

15-16 Teener Region 2A Tournament Starts Today

July 30, 2012 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The first round of the 15-16 VFW Region baseball tournament begins today. The tournament will finish on Friday, August 3rd. Dell Rapids and Madison will play host to the tournament. Dell Rapids will play Volga in their first round game at 8:00 tonight. Harrisburg will take on Garretson at 6:00 tonight in Dell Rapids. In Madison, Humboldt 15s will take on Humboldt 16s at 6:00, and Madison 15s against Madison 16s at 8:00 tonight.

The top two teams will earn a spot in the State “A” VFW Baseball Tournament in Tabor August 10th – 12th.

Updates throughout the tournament can be found here: https://bigsiouxmedia.com/15-16-region-2a-teener-tournament/

State B Amateur Baseball Tournament Set

July 29, 2012 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The 2012 South Dakota State B Amateur Baseball Tournament field has been set. The tournament will be played in Mitchell at Cadwell Park starting Wednesday, August 1st and wrapping up on Sunday, August 12th. Seven Cornbelt League teams qualified for the state tournament this year, but a familiar team will not be in the tournament for the first time in 26 years. Dell Rapids PBR was disqualified from the District 4B Tournament on Saturday due to the use of a legion pick-up player from Colton during their game against Salem.

Dell Rapids PBR manager Jay Bentz appealed the decision in a special league meeting held Sunday evening in Humboldt, but the decision was upheld.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats will represent the league as the District 4B Champions. They defeated Canova in the championship game 13-2 Saturday evening. Jesse Kuretnbach led the Mudcats with four hits, including a double and three RBI. Travis Peters had three hits with an RBI and Matt Wilber had two hits with three RBI. Nate Henry, Mark Hauck, Gregg Hilmoe and Aaron Johnson all had two hits in the game as well. Johnson took the victory on the mound for the Mudcats.

The seven teams representing the Cornbelt League this year are District Champion Dell Rapids Mudcats, Canova, Madison, Colman, Harrisburg, Salem, and Lennox.

A complete schedule of the state tournament can be found at https://bigsiouxmedia.com/cornbelt-league-scoresstandings/.

*Additional reporting by Matt Hendrickson, KJAM Radio

Mudcats Reach Championship Game

July 27, 2012 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Mudcats reached the championship game of the District 4B Amateur Baseball Tournament with a win over Madison 12-7 last night in Salem. The Mudcats will face Canova as the Gang beat Colman 12-11 in 12 innings to reach the championship game. The Mudcats and Canova split during the regular Cornbelt League season. The Mudcats beat Canova 1-0 on May 31st, and the Gang defeated the Mudcats 5-1 on July 12th. The championship game is at 7:00 p.m. Saturday in Salem.

Dell Rapids PBR will play tonight 8:00 against Salem. If PBR wins they will qualify for the state tournament. If they lose, they will have another chance to make it in the “last chance” game Saturday afternoon at 4:30.

PBR Keeps State Hopes Alive

July 26, 2012 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids PBR kept their chances of qualifying for the State B Amateur Baseball Tournament alive with a win Wednesday night over Humboldt 7-4. The win gives PBR two more chances to make the state tournament. PBR will face Salem Friday night at 8:00. If they win, they will qualify for the state tournament, but if they lose, they will have one last chance in the “last chance” game Saturday afternoon at 4:30.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats, whom have already qualified for the state tournament, will play tonight against Madison at 8:00 as they continue their quest for the District 4B Championship.

Mudcats and 3 Others Qualify for State

July 23, 2012 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Four of the 12 Cornbelt League teams have qualified for the State B Amateur Baseball Tournament in Mitchell on August 1st – 12th already. The Canova Gang, Dell Rapids Mudcats, Colman A’s and Madison Broncos all won quarterfinal games over the weekend in the District 4B Tournament in Salem. Canova defeated Lennox 9-2, Colman defeated Harrisburg 6-4, Madison beat Salem 6-1, and the Mudcats beat PBR 9-7 to qualify. These four teams will play out the winner’s half of the bracket to determine who will go in as the District 4B Champion, Rep #1, Rep #2 and Rep #3. Those games will be held Thursday and Saturday.

The rest of the eight teams are playing out the loser’s half of the bracket for the final three spots in the state tournament from the Cornbelt League. Those games will pick up again Tuesday evening and will also be played Wednesday and Friday evenings along with Saturday afternoon.

A complete list of games and the bracket can be found here: https://bigsiouxmedia.com/cornbelt-league-scoresstandings/

Mudcats Take on PBR in Districts

July 22, 2012 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Mudcats and Dell Rapids PBR teams will do battle for the third time this year as they meet in the final game of today’s District 4B Tournament in Salem. The Mudcats come into the district tournament as the second seed. PBR is the seventh seed and has already posted a win by defeating Tea 3-0 yesterday afternoon. The two teams split during the regular season with PBR winning 5-2 on June 7th and the Mudcats winning 9-4 on June 22nd. Today’s game is scheduled for around 6:00 p.m. in Salem.