Dell Rapids 16U won three games at the I-29 League Tournament held in Madison Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th.

Dell Rapids 14, Flandreau 2

The tournament started with a big win over Flandreau on Friday afternoon for Dell Rapids.  They scored six times in the bottom of the first and never looked back in their 14-2 win.  Dell Rapids had another run in the bottom of the second and seven more in the bottom of the fourth.  Flandreau scored both of their runs in the third inning.

Tad Tjaden had three hits and two RBIs.  Cole Ruesink also had three hits, one a triple, and an RBI.  Lincoln Fersdahl had a home run and single with three RBIs.  Quinn Carr had two hits and two RBIs.  Talan Millage added two hits and an RBI.  Mason Stubbe finished with a hit, and Cooper Frost had an RBI.

Fersdahl pitched all five innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and six walks with eight strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 12, Parker 2

Dell Rapids earned another big win in their first game on Saturday.  They scored in every inning but one in a 12-2 win that ended on the 10-run rule.  A three-run first inning for Dell Rapids set the tone in the game.  Parker got two runs in the top of the third to cut the lead down to 3-2, but Dell Rapids scored two times in the third, four in the fourth, and three in the third for the win.

Stubbe had three hits, two doubles and a triple, and three RBIs.  Fersdahl had two hits, one a double, and three RBIs.  Millage finished with a double and an RBI.  Ruesink added two hits.  Tjaden, Sutton Williams, and Frost all had singles.  Carr added an RBI.

Tjaden pitched a five-inning complete game and allowed two runs, both unearned, on four hits and two walks with nine strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 5, Tri-Valley 4

A run in the top of the seventh broke a 4-4 tie and gave Dell Rapids 5-4 win over Tri-Valley on Saturday.

Tri-Valley held a lead after the first and second innings.  They got a run in the bottom of the first for a 1-0 lead.  Carr scored on a wild pitch in the top of the second to tie the game 1-1.  Tri-Valley answered with another run in the bottom of the second, and they led 2-1.

Stubbe gave Dell Rapids the lead, 3-2, in the top of the third with a two run triple.  Williams brought Stubbe home on a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2.  Tri-Valley, however, tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the third.  The score remained tied 4-4 until the top of the seventh.

Stubbe drew a one-out walk, and Williams was then hit by a pitch to put two runners on with one out.  After a strikeout, Brandon Schmidt was intentionally walked after Stubbe and Williams stole a base.  Millage worked a bases-loaded walk on a full count to bring home the winning run.

Stubbe had a double and triple with two RBIs.  Millage had two hits and an RBI.  Fersdahl finished with two hits.  Tjaded added a single, and Williams had an RBI.  Williams pitched three innings and allowed four runs, one earned, on two hits and four walks with three strikeouts.  Konrad Richeal pitched four innings and allowed two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts.

Madison Gold broke a 3-3 tie with six runs in the top of the fifth inning and won 10-3 over Dell Rapids on Monday, June 20th.

Dell Rapids took the lead right away in the bottom of the first inning.  Cole Ruesink doubled scoring Sutton Williams for a 1-0 lead.  Madison got their first lead in the top of the third with three runs.  Dell Rapids tied the game with two in the bottom of the fourth.  Quinn Carr brought home both runs with a double.

Madison Gold, however, took control of the game in the fifth.  They scored six runs all with two outs.  Madison added another run in the top of the seventh.

Ruesink had two doubles and an RBI.  Carr finished with a double and two RBIs.   Cooper Frost, Grady Lamer, and Carson Crosby all had singles.  Tad Tjaden pitched four innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on two hits and five walks with eight strikeouts.  Ruesink pitched 1 1/3 innings and walked two with three strikeouts.  Carr pitched an inning and allowed a run on a hit and three walks with two strikeouts.  Mason Stubbe pitched 2/3 of an inning and allowed six earned on five hits and three walks and had one strikeout.

Dell Rapids 16U scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth to break a 3-3 tie and get a 5-3 win over West Central 16U at home on Thursday, June 16th.

Dell Rapids scored the first two runs of the game.  Tad Tjaden scored on a double-play in the bottom of the first inning, and then Tjaden drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the second for a 2-0 lead.  West Central got two runs on an error in the top of the fourth and then got an RBI ground out to take a 3-2 lead.

Lincoln Fersdahl was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the fourth with the bases loaded to tie the game 3-3.  Dell Rapids then took the lead in the bottom of the fifth.  Grady Lamer had an RBI bunt, and Carson Crosby reached on an error that scored Lamer.

Tjaden had two hits and an RBI.  Fersdahl had a hit and RBI.  Cole Ruesink finished with a double.  Sutton Williams, Cooper Frost, and Quinn Carr all had singles.  Lamer and Crosby each had an RBI.  Konrad Richeal pitched four innings and allowed three unearned runs on two hits and three walks with two strikeouts.  Crosby pitched three innings giving up two hits and four walks with five strikeouts.

Baltic scored four straight runs in a 4-2 win over Dell Rapids in an I-29 16U League game in Dell Rapids on Tuesday, June 14th.

Dell Rapids scored first in the bottom of the second inning.  Brandon Schmidt had an RBI ground out that scored Cooper Frost for the first run.  Riley Schultz had an RBI sacrifice fly in the top of the third to tie the game 1-1.  Baltic took the lead in the top of the fourth when Carson Eggert scored on a throw to third after a ground out.

The lead for Baltic grew to 4-1 after two runs in the top of the sixth.  Gunner Schultz had a two-run single with two outs.  Dell Rapids got one run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI ground out by Luke Schoolmeester.

Baltic was led by G. Schultz with two hits and two RBIs.  Tayden Hansen, Jose Valadaz, and Landon Peterson all had hits.  R. Schutlz and Blake Hookie both had RBIs.  Hansen pitched seven innings allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

Lincoln Fersdahl had two hits for Dell Rapids.  Cole Ruesink and Talan Millage both had a single.  Schoolmeester and Schmidt each had an RBI.  Mason Stubbe pitched five innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts.  Fersdahl pitched two innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The Dell Rapids 16U baseball team won two games at home on Sunday, June 12th.  Dell Rapids got a 12-0 win over Hamlin and 8-0 over Madison White 8-0.

Dell Rapids 12, Hamlin 0

Dell Rapids scored in every inning while two pitchers combined to hold Hamlin without a hit in the game.  Things got started in the bottom of the first for Dell Rapids with three runs.  They scored six more in the second, three in the third, and one more in the fourth.

Quinn Carr had two hits, one a triple, and two RBIs.  Lincoln Fersdahl had two doubles and an RBI.  Cooper Frost had a double and two RBIs.  Luke Schoolmeester, Carson Crosby, and Grady Lamer all had a single and an RBI.  Cole Ruesink also had a hit.  Talan Millage pitched three innings and recorded two strikeouts.  Fersdahl pitched two innings and allowed two walks with three strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 8, Madison White 0

A seven run third inning helped Dell Rapids to an 8-0 win over Madison White.  Tad Tjaden held Madison to just three hits and one walk while striking out 11 batters.

Ruesink had two hits and two RBIs.  Mason Stubbe finished with two hits and an RBI.  Brandon Schmidt had a double.  Fersdahl, Millage, and Frost all had a single.  Carr, Tjaden, and Schoolmeester each had an RBI.

Dell Rapids 16U held off Baltic in a back-and-forth game on Monday, June 6th.  It was the first game of the I-29 League season for Dell Rapids.

Lincoln Fersdahl opened the scoring in the top of the first with an RBI single.  Baltic scored three times in their half of the first on three hits.  Baltic extended the lead to 4-1 after an RBI ground out in the bottom of the second inning.

Dell Rapids pulled within a run after a two-run top of the third.  Fersdahl brought home Tad Tjaden for the second time in the game on an RBI sacrifice fly.  Luke Schoolmeester followed with an RBI single.  Dell Rapids then took the lead in the top of the fifth with four runs.  Sutton Williams scored on a wild pitch, Schoolmeester had an RBI single, Frost had an RBI single, and Cole Ruesink scored on an error for a 7-4 lead.

Baltic added a run in the bottom of the fifth.  Both teams scored in the sixth inning.  Fersdahl drove home his third run with a single.  Ruesink also had an RBI single giving Dell Rapids a 9-5 lead.  Baltic also scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 9-7.  Baltic put together a two-our rally in the bottom of the seventh getting one run, but Dell Rapids was able to stop the rally for the win.

Fersdahl finished with three hits and three RBIs.  Schoolmeester had two hits and two RBIs.  Ruesink had two singles and an RBI.  Frost had a single and an RBI.  Tjaden, Williams, Quinn Carr, and Talan Millage all had a hit.  Ruesink pitched three innings allowing four earned runs on five hits and four walks with four strikeouts.  Konrad Richeal pitched four innings and allowed four runs, three earned, on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts.

The Dell Rapids 16U baseball team started their 2022 season at in a tournament in Luverne, MN.  Dell Rapids played three games between Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th, finishing 1-2 in the tournament.

Dell Rapids 5, Luverne 4

Dell Rapids broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the top of the fifth, and then held Luverne for a 5-4 win on Friday.  Brandon Schmidt scored the first run on a wild pitch in the top of the third inning.  Sutton Williams followed with an RBI single for an early 2-0 lead.  Luverne answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning.

Tad Tjaden gave Dell Rapids the lead again with an RBI single in the fifth.  He then stole home later in the inning, and Quinn Carr had an RBI double to push the Dell Rapids lead to 5-2.  Luverne got a run in the bottom of the sixth inning and one more in the seventh, but Dell Rapids held for the win.

Tjaden finished with two hits and an RBI.  Lincoln Fersdahl had two hits.  Carr had a double and an RBI.  Williams finished with a single and an RBI.  Mason Stubbe had a triple.  Schmidt and Matthew Nelson each had a single.  Fersdahl pitched four innings allowing two earned runs on a hit with seven walks and eight strikeouts.  Konrad Richeal pitched the final three innings allowing two runs, both unearned, on two hits while striking out five.

Marshall Orange 3, Dell Rapids 2

Marshall scored single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings to get a 3-2 win over Dell Rapids on Saturday.  Dell Rapids scored first in the bottom of the third inning.  Tjaden had an RBI infield single scoring Cooper Frost.  Dell Rapids was held to just the one run until the bottom of the seventh inning.

After the first two batters reached on errors for Dell Rapids, Marshall pitching was able to get two strikeouts.  Stubbe was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two outs.  Tjaden followed with an RBI single to pull Dell Rapids within a run at 3-2, but Dell Rapids could not get the trying run across home.

Tjaden had two hits and two RBIs.  Stubbe had a double.  Williams and Talan Millage both had a single.  Williams pitched five innings allowing a run, which was unearned, on one hit and four walks with six strikeouts.  Cole Ruesink pitched two innings allowing two earned runs on five hits with one strikeout.

Jackson MN 10, Dell Rapids 6

Dell Rapids a three-run first inning and a three-run seventh inning, but Jackson scored 10 times in between those innings to earn the win on Saturday.

Luke Schoolmeester got the scoring started for Dell Rapids with a two-run single.  Matt Nelson reached on an error that scored Ruesink for an early 3-0 lead.  Jackson got a run in the bottom of the first and then another in the bottom of the third.  Dell Rapids led 3-2 heading into the fourth inning, but Jackson scoured four runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth for a 10-3 lead.

Schoolmeester drove home another run in the seventh with an RBI single.  Both Ruesink and Williams scored on a wild pitch in the inning, but the seventh-inning rally was not enough.

Schoolmeester had three hits and three RBIs.  Stubbe finished the game with two hits.  Tjaden and Carson Crosby both had hits as well.  Stubbe pitched three innings allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits and two walks with six strikeouts.  Millage pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing five runs, none of them earned, on a hit and four walks with two strikeouts.  Frost pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing three earned runs on three walks and a strikeout.  Schmidt threw one inning and struck out two batters.