The four-game winning streak for Dell Rapids came to an end on Tuesday, April 18th. Sioux Falls Roosevelt defeated Dell Rapids Baseball 12-2 at Rickemen Field.
SF Roosevelt scored in the top of the second inning on an RBI fielder’s choice ground out. SF Roosevelt led 1-0 after two innings of play. Dell Rapids tied the game in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Nate McKee to score Josh Roemen. SF Roosevelt scored six times in the fourth inning on three hits and two Dell Rapids errors. SF Roosevelt scored three more times in the fifth on a two-run triple and a wild pitch. They would also score two runs in the sixth. Dell Rapids scored just one run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by Elijah Story.
McKee had two of the three hits in the game for Dell Rapids. Story had the other hit. Both Story and McKee had an RBI in the game. Roemen pitched the first four innings giving up seven runs, but just one earned, on nine hits. Austin Ellingson pitched two innings giving up five runs, three earned, on three hits with four walks and two strikeouts.
Dell Rapids (5-4) will host Wolsey-Wessington on Friday, April 21st. The varsity will play at 5:30 p.m. with the JV to follow.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||
SF Roosevelt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | x | 12 | 12 | 2 | |
Dell Rapids | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 2 | 3 | 5 |