Both Dell Rapids Navy 14U and Dell Rapids Red 14U had I-29 League games on Tuesday, June 7th.  Dell Rapids Navy traveled to Tea, and Dell Rapids Red hosted Volga.

Dell Rapids Navy earned a 17-5 win over Tea-P.  Both teams scored four runs in the first inning and another run in the second inning for a 5-5 tie.  Dell Rapids then scored 12 unanswered runs in the next three innings for the win.  Eight different players collected a hit and seven of then had at least one RBI.

Dell Rapids Red gave up nine runs in the top of the first inning, but hung tough the rest of the game in an 11-0 loss at home.  Volga got a run each in the third and fourth innings.  Dell Rapids Red put a threat together in the fifth inning with three walks, a hit batter, and a single, but a caught stealing during the inning kept them off the board.

The two Dell Rapids 14U teams have played a total of seven games between the two of them early in the 2022 season.

Dell Rapids-Navy is currently 3-0 in the I-29 League.  After a season-opening win over West Central-Gold, they have earned two more wins without giving up a run.  Dell Rapids-Navy defeated Tea-D by a score of 20-0 on May 26th and then earned a 6-0 win over Sioux Falls Christian on May 31st.  They will travel to Tea on Tuesday, June 7th for their next game.

Dell Rapids-Red is still looking for their first win of the season.  They lost to Flandreau 16-0 on May 26th, Elkton 29-0 on May 31st, and Tri-Valley White 14-2 on June 1st.  Dell Rapids-Red will host Volga on Tuesday, June 7th.

Both Dell Rapids 14U Navy and Dell Rapids 14U Red held their 2022 season opener on Tuesday, May 24th.  Dell Rapids Navy got a win in their game, but Dell Rapids Red fell to Madison Maroon.

Dell Rapids Navy 7, West Central Gold 6

Dell Rapids Navy played the first game of the night on Volunteer Field and defeated West Central 14U Gold 7-6.  Dell Rapids Navy scored three times in the bottom of the first and one more in the second for an early 4-0 lead.  West Central Gold cut the lead in half with two runs in the top of the fourth, but Dell Rapids Navy responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning.  West Central scored four times in the top of the fifth, but Dell Rapids was able to hold for the win.

Kenny Swanson had two doubles in the game.  Jackson Peppel and Jack Patterson also had a double.

Madison Maroon 19, Dell Rapids Red 0

Dell Rapids Red was held to no hits in the game as Madison Maroon had the bats going to start the season in a 19-0 win. The balls hit by Madison found the gaps all game long, and they ran the bases well.

Ryan Stubbe and Connor Hansen both pitched in the game for Dell Rapids.  Derek Gerlach and Alex Heinemann reached base for Dell Rapids in the game.