Garretson scored six runs in the first two innings on the way to a 9-0 win over Dell Rapids 16U on Thursday, June 24th in Dell Rapids.  The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Dell Rapids.

Garretson scored a run in the top of the first inning, but five more in the top of the second for the 6-0 lead.  They added a run in the fourth, sixth, and seventh innings.

Dell Rapids was held to just two hits in the game.  Ethan Kringen had a triple and Aiden Boechler had a single.

Will Jaton pitched four innings allowing seven runs, but just one earned, on  eight hits with three walks and four strikeouts.  Joe Rechtenbaugh pitched three innings allowing two runs, one earned, on one hit with one walk and one strikeout.

Dell Rapids travels to Tea on Monday, June 28th.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Garretson 16U	1	5	0	1	0	1	1	9	9	0
Dell Rapids 16U	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Once the offense got going for Dell Rapids, it could not be stopped as Dell Rapids took a 13-4 victory over Volga on the road on Thursday, June 17th. 

Dell Rapids didn’t score until the top of the third, but they scored four times in that inning, and then scored at least one run in every subsequent inning while never trailing in the win.

Braden Fersdahl had two doubles and two RBIs.  Dylan Mathis had two hits, one a double, with two RBIs.  Will Jaton also had two hits, including a double.  CJ Smith had a double and two RBIs.  Kade Kemer had a hit and an RBI.  Ethan Kringen had a double, and Sutton Williams had a single.  Joe Rechtenbaugh and Evan Nelson both had an RBI in the game.

Smith pitched four innings allowing two runs, both unearned, on one hit with one walk and one strikeout.  Fersdahl pitched three innings allowing two earned runs on a hit with six walks.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dell Rapids 16U	0	0	4	1	4	2	2	13	10	2
Volga 16U	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	4	2	2

The Dell Rapids 16U teener team took home first place in the I-29 League Tournament.  They played four games from Friday, June 11th to Sunday, June 13th, winning all of them. 

Dell Rapids’ only game on Friday was a 9-0 win over Hamlin.  Dell Rapids got three runs in the bottom of the first inning and cruised from there as the defense held Hamlin to just one hit in the game.

Joe Rechtenbaugh had three hits, including two doubles, and three RBIs. Dylan Mathis had two hits, one a triple, and three RBIs.  Brayden Pankonen and Braden Fersdahl both had a hit and RBI.  Will Jaton and Kade Kremer also had hits in the game.  Rechtenbaugh pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing just one hit with one walk and six strikeouts.  Jaton pitched 1 1/3 innings striking out three batters.  CJ Smith pitched an inning with two strikeouts, and Pankonen pitched an inning with two strikeouts.

In their first game on Saturday, Dell Rapids and Madison White were locked in a tight battle with the score remaining 0-0 through three innings.  Dell Rapids broke through in the fourth inning with a run, added three more in the top of the fifth, and a sixth run in the top of the sixth for a 6-0 lead.  Madison scored a couple of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on a couple of passed balls, but Dell Rapids stopped the rally and won the game 6-2.

Pankonen had two hits, one a triple, and two RBIs.  Jaton had two hits, with a double.  Fersdahl, Sutton Williams, and John Mortrude all had singles in the game.  Jaton pitched five innings of no-hit baseball with four walks and seven strikeouts.  Fersdahl gave up two earned runs on no hits with three walks and a strikeout in one inning of work.

Dell Rapids rode a three-run first inning to a 4-1 win over Elkton in their second game on Saturday.  Dell Rapids added their fourth run in the top of the fourth inning, while Elkton’s lone run came in the bottom of the fifth. 

Smith had a three-hit game along with an RBI.  Jaton had a triple and an RBI.  Mortrude had a hit and RBI.  Micah Pickard had a double, and Pankonen had a hit as well.  Pankonen also pitched a six-inning complete game allowing one run, unearned, on two hits with one walk and 12 strikeouts.

The win over Elkton put Dell Rapids in the championship game on Sunday in Garretson against West Central  Dell Rapids had three big innings and held off a West Central rally to take the tournament title by a score of 12-9.

West Central scored first in the bottom of the first, but Dell Rapids responded with four in the top of the second.  West Central cut the lead in half with a run in the bottom of the second at 4-2.  Dell Rapids then added four runs in the top of the fourth and three more in the top of the fifth for an 11-2 lead.  West Central got two runs in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 11-4.  Both teams got a run in the sixth inning, and Dell Rapids led 12-5 heading into the seventh.  Dell Rapids was held scoreless in the inning while West Central was able to score four runs before an out was recorded, but Dell Rapids was able to regroup and shut down the rally for the win.

Jaton had a hit with two RBIs.  Pankonen, Mathis, Mortrude, and Evan Nelson all had a hit and RBI.  Fersdahl collected two hits.  Pickard, Smith, and Aiden Geraets all had a hit.  Rechtenbaugh pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing four runs, two earned, on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts.  Smith pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing five runs, four earned, on four hits with two strikeouts.

Vermillion held Dell Rapids to just two hits and earned a 9-0 win in Vermillion on Tuesday, June 8th.

Vermillion only scored in two innings, but both were big innings.  They got three runs in the bottom of the second inning and then had a six-run bottom of the fourth inning for the win.

Luke Schoolmeester and Ethan Kringen had the only two hits in the game for Dell Rapids.  Braden Fersdahl pitched two innings allowing three earned runs on three hits with three walks and two strikeouts.  Dylan Mathis pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing six runs, all earned, on three hits with one walk and one strikeout.  CJ Smith pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing just one hit while walking one and striking out two.

The Dell Rapids 16U season started with a double-header win over Flandreau on Thursday, June 3rd.  Dell Rapids won the first game 7-4 and then then second game 9-1.

Dell Rapids scored two times in the bottom of the first on RBI singles by Dylan Mathis and CJ Smith.  They added two more in the bottom of the third after Will Jaton scored on an error and Mathis stole home.  That 4-0 lead was enough to keep them in front the entire game.  Flandreau picked up a run in the top of the fourth, but Dell Rapids added three more in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Mathis and a two-run double by Smith for a 7-1 lead.  Flandreau did pick up a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth.

As the visiting team in the second game, Dell Rapids wasted no time getting on the scoreboard.  Braden Fersdahl scored on a passed ball, Evan Nelson had a two-run single, and Joe Rechtenbaugh had an RBI double to give Dell Rapids a 4-0 lead after the top of the first inning.  Two more runs scored in the top of the second after an RBI single by Pankonen and RBI double by Jaton.  The final three runs came in the top of the fourth inning.  Pankonen had an RBI sacrifce fly, Smith had an RBI single, and Rechtenbaugh drove home another run on a ground out.  Dell Rapids lead 9-0 after four innings and won the five-inning game 9-1.

Game 1: Dell Rapids 7, Flandreau 4

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Flandreau	0	0	0	1	1	2	X	4	7	1
Dell Rapids	2	0	2	3	0	X	X	7	10	1

Lineup	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Braden Fersdahl	2	0	1	0	1	0
Brayden Pankonen	3	2	1	0	0	0
Will Jaton	2	2	1	0	1	0
Dylan Mathis	3	2	3	2	0	0
CJ Smith	3	0	2	3	0	1
Evan Nelson	2	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Rechtenbaugh	3	0	1	0	0	1
Kade Kremer	2	0	0	0	0	2
Sam Schmitt	0	0	0	0	1	0
Braeden Nirva	3	0	0	0	0	3
Jace Entringer	2	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	25	7	10	5	4	8

Batting

2B: CJ Smith
TB: Will Jaton, Brayden Pankonen, CJ Smith 3, Dylan Mathis 3, Jace Entringer, Joe Rechtenbaugh, Braden Fersdahl
RBI: CJ Smith 3, Dylan Mathis 2
FC: Brayden Pankonen
HBP: Jace Entringer
SB: Brayden Pankonen 2, CJ Smith, Dylan Mathis 3, Joe Rechtenbaugh

Totals

Team LOB: 8

Fielding

E: Jace Entringer

 

Pitching	IP	#P	S%	H	R	ER	SO	BB	HR
Will Jaton	3.0	66	.576	3	1	1	4	4	0
CJ Smith	3.0	63	.571	4	3	1	3	3	0
Totals	6.0	129	.574	7	4	1	7	7	0

Pitching

W: Will Jaton
Pitches-Strikes: Will Jaton 66-38, CJ Smith 63-36
Groundouts-Flyouts: Will Jaton 1-4, CJ Smith 4-2
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Will Jaton 13-17, CJ Smith 10-17

 

 

Game 2: Dell Rapids 9, Flandreau 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dell Rapids	4	2	0	3	0	X	X	9	12	1
Flandreau	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	1	3	3

Lineup	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Braden Fersdahl	4	2	2	0	0	1
Brayden Pankonen	3	1	2	2	0	0
Will Jaton	2	2	2	1	1	0
Dylan Mathis	2	1	1	0	0	0
Sam Schmitt	0	1	0	0	1	0
CJ Smith	3	0	1	1	0	2
Evan Nelson	2	1	1	2	1	1
Joe Rechtenbaugh	3	0	2	2	0	0
Kade Kremer	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jace Entringer	3	2	1	0	0	1
Kamren Koster	3	0	0	0	0	0
Braeden Nirva	–	–	–	–	–	–
Totals	28	9	12	8	3	7

Batting

2B: Will Jaton, Joe Rechtenbaugh
3B: Braden Fersdahl
TB: Will Jaton 3, Brayden Pankonen 2, CJ Smith, Dylan Mathis, Evan Nelson, Jace Entringer, Joe Rechtenbaugh 3, Braden Fersdahl 4
RBI: Will Jaton, Brayden Pankonen 2, CJ Smith, Evan Nelson 2, Joe Rechtenbaugh 2
SF: Brayden Pankonen
ROE: Jace Entringer, Kamren Koster
FC: Joe Rechtenbaugh
SB: Will Jaton 3, CJ Smith, Dylan Mathis, Evan Nelson, Joe Rechtenbaugh, Braden Fersdahl
CS: Kamren Koster

Totals

Team LOB: 7

Fielding

E: CJ Smith

 

Pitching	IP	#P	S%	H	R	ER	SO	BB	HR
Brayden Pankonen	1.0	15	.667	0	0	0	3	0	0
Joe Rechtenbaugh	3.0	50	.480	3	1	0	2	2	0
Braden Fersdahl	1.0	26	.423	0	0	0	1	2	0
Totals	5.0	91	.495	3	1	0	6	4	0

Pitching

W: Brayden Pankonen
HBP: Braden Fersdahl
WP: Joe Rechtenbaugh 4, Braden Fersdahl
Pitches-Strikes: Brayden Pankonen 15-10, Joe Rechtenbaugh 50-24, Braden Fersdahl 26-11
Groundouts-Flyouts: Brayden Pankonen 0-0, Joe Rechtenbaugh 3-3, Braden Fersdahl 0-2
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Brayden Pankonen 1-3, Joe Rechtenbaugh 5-14, Braden Fersdahl 3-6