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Dell Rapids Repeats as State Champions!

June 1, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids High School baseball team defended their title and claimed the 2022 South Dakota High School Baseball Association State B championship for the second year in a row.  Dell Rapids defeated Dakota Valley 11-5 on Wednesday, June 1st at Canary Stadium.  The final score does not tell the story of this game.  This year’s championship game was a close, tense battle between the two teams.

Runs Come Fast and Furious in First Two Innings

The two teams combined for nine runs in the first two innings, and it seemed offense might be the story of the game.  Dell Rapids scored four times in the top of the first inning.  Brayden Pankonen reached on an error and then scored  on an error.  Jack Henry had a two-run triple and then scored on an RBI ground out by Aiden Boechler.  Dakota Valley got a run after a fly ball single and diving attempt by Pankonen.  Pankonen was able to recover and throw a runner out at home for the last out of the inning.

After Dell Rapids went down in order in the top of the second, Dakota Valley scored four times in the bottom of the inning with two outs.  The Panthers got a single followed by two walks to load the bases.  A triple cleared the bases to tie the game, and then a double gave Dakota Valley a 5-4 lead.

Pitching and Defense Takes Over

After the nine quick runs in the first two innings, pitching and defense took control of the game for the next few innings.  The two teams combined for just two hits and just four base runners over the next three innings.  The score remained 5-4 in favor of Dakota Valley heading to the top of the sixth inning.

Dylan Mathis started the Dell Rapids sixth inning with a single.  Mathis was able to steal second, and then advanced to third on a sacrifice fly by Henry.  Boechler brought home Mathis on an RBI ground out to first base to tie the game 5-5.

Pitching and defense continued to be the story.  Dakota Valley got two singles in the bottom of the sixth inning, but Pankonen picked off one runner at first and kept the Panthers off the board.  Dell Rapids went down in order in the top of the seventh.  The Panthers got a one-out single, but a caught stealing and strikeout ended a threat, and the game went to extra innings.

Extra Innings

Dell Rapids looked to have a rally started in the top of the eighth inning after a one-out single by Henry, but Henry was caught stealing second.  Boechler drew a two-out walk, but was left at first base.  Pankonen dazzled on the mound striking out five in a row between the eighth and ninth innings.  Dell Rapids got a lead-off single by Will Jaton in their half of the ninth.  CJ  Smith moved him over to second on a sacrifice bunt, but a line out and fly out ended the Dell Rapids threat.

The tenth inning didn’t go the way Dell Rapids would have liked offensively.  They again were retired in order, but the pitching and defense continued to be strong.  After a one-out single, Pankonen got a strikeout and another pick off to end the inning and send the game into the eleventh.

Offense Comes Alive Again

The Dell Rapids offense came alive in the top of the eleventh inning.  Boechler beat out an infield single to start the inning.  Mason Stubbe was hit by a pitch.  After a strikeout, Smith reached on an error by the second baseman that also scored Boechler.  Treyse Eastman popped out to the pitcher for the second out, but Dell Rapids did not let the rally stop.  Pankonen doubled scoring two runs.  Landon Ruesink had an RBI triple, and Mathis added an RBI single for a 10-5 lead.  Henry reached on an error, and Boechler had another infield single that brought home the sixth run of the inning.

Dakota Valley got a lead-off walk to start their half of the eleventh inning, which ended the night on the mound for Pankonen.  Ruesink struck out the first batter he faced, and then got the next batter to ground out in a double play to end the game and win the championship.

Game Stats

Mathis had four hits, one a double, and an RBI.  Boechler had two singles and three RBIs.  Henry had two hits, one a triple, and two RBIs.  Pankonen had a double and two RBIs.  Ruesink finished with a triple and an RBI.  Jaton had two singles, and Mason Stubbe had a hit.

Eastman started the game on the mound pitching 1 2/3 innings allowing five earned runs on three hits and four walks with one strikeout.  Pankonen got the win pitching 8 1/3 innings in relief allowing six hits and one walk while striking out 10.  Ruesink pitched one inning with one strikeout.

Pankonen was named the game’s MVP.

Dell Rapids championship season ends with an 18-2 record.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: AreaSports, Dell Rapids High School Baseball

Dell Rapids Baseball Back in State Title Game

May 31, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids High School baseball team is headed back to the State B title game after a 7-0 win over Madison in the semifinals at Canary Stadium on Tuesday, May 31st.  Another strong performance both offensively and defensively has Dell Rapids one game away from back-to-back championships.

In what’s been a common theme most of the season, Dell Rapids got on the board first.  Brayden Pankonen reached on a walk to start.  He then stole second base and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher.  Landon Ruesink then brought him home on an RBI ground out for an early 1-0 lead.

Dell Rapids added two more runs in the bottom of the third.  Dylan Mathis had an RBI single scoring Ruesink.  Mathis later scored on an error for a 3-0 advantage.  The big blow by Dell Rapids came in the bottom of the fourth.  Treyse Eastman had an RBI single.  Pankonen followed with an RBI single.  Mathis brought home another run with a base hit to left field, and Jack Henry delivered an RBI single to push the lead to 7-0.

Starting pitcher Tad Tjaden gave Dell Rapids everything they hoped for on the mound.  Tjaden pitched six innings allowing just three hits and four walks while striking out nine.  Will Jaton pitched a scoreless seventh inning while walking one and striking out one.

Mathis had two hits and two RBIs.  Henry also had two hits with an RBI.  Ruesink finished with a triple and an RBI.  Pankonen and Eastman both had a single and an RBI.  CJ Smith added a double in the game.

Dell Rapids will play Wednesday, June 1st at 6:05 p.m. against Dakota Valley for the 2022 South Dakota High School Baseball Association State B title at Canary Stadium.

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Timely Hits and Strong Pitching Lift Dell Rapids to State Tournament Win

May 30, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

Dell Rapids took a step closer to defending their 2021 title with an opening round win in the 2022 State B Tournament on Monday, May 30th in Sioux Falls.  They got two big hits in the fourth inning and had a strong day on the mound in a 3-1 win over Parkston.

Dell Rapids put the pressure on Parkston, who was the last team to beat Dell Rapids, right away in the bottom of the first inning.  Brayden Pankonen and Dylan Mathis both had singles.  After Pankonen stole third base, he scored on a balk for a 1-0 lead.

Parkston tied the game in the top of the third inning without a hit, taking four walks in the inning.  Dell Rapids’ big hits came in the bottom of the fourth inning.  Jack Henry started the inning with a walk.  Aiden Boechler hit a double to right field, but didn’t see that Henry was being held at third.  In a bit of confusion for the Parkston defense with Boechler nearing third base, Henry took off for home and scored safely.  Boechler was also safe at third.  Mason Stubbe followed with an RBI single for a 3-1 Dell Rapids lead.

Stubbe had two hits and an RBI.  Boechler finished with a double.  Pankonen, Mathis, Will Jaton, CJ Smith, and Treyse Eastman all had singles in the game.  Henry earned the win on the mound pitching four innings while allowing an earned run on one hit and seven walks with eight strikeouts.  Pankonen pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing two hits and a walk with one strikeout.  Landon Ruesink pitched the final 2/3 of an inning.

Weather Delays Tournament

This was the only opening round game that was able to be played.  The rest of the games were postponed due to weather.  Dell Rapids will play the winner of Madison vs Platte-Geddes at 2:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31st.

Updated Schedule for Tuesday, May 31st:

  • 10:00 a.m. – Ronken Field:  West Central vs Dakota Valley
  • 12:00 p.m. – Ronken Field:  Winner/Colome vs Redfield
  • 12:05 p.m. – Canary Stadium:  Madison vs Platte-Geddes
  • 2:05 p.m. – Canary Stadium:  Dell Rapids vs Winner of Madison/Platte-Geddes
  • 5:35 p.m. – Canary Stadium:  Winners of games at Ronken Field

Wednesday, June 1st – 6:05 p.m.:  Championship game at Canary Stadium

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Dell Rapids Headed Back to State B Tournament

May 24, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids High School club baseball team is headed back to the State B Tournament after winning two games at Rickeman Field on Monday, May 23rd and Tuesday, May 24th in the Region 3B Tournament. 

Dell Rapids 10, McCook Central 0

Dell Rapids defeated McCook Central 10-0 in the opening round of the Region 3B Tournament on Monday, May 23rd.  Dell Rapids scored in every inning and held McCook Central to just four hits.

Dell Rapids scored four times in first inning.  Brayden Pankonen scored on a balk, Aiden Boechler had a two-run single, and Will Jaton added an RBI single.  They scored three more times in the bottom of the second.  Landon Ruesink had an RBI single, and Jack Henry had a two-run double.  The scoring continued with two more in the third.  Ruesink and Dylan Mathis both had RBI doubles.  Jaton drove home the final run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth.

Ruesink had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs.  Boechler had two hits and two RBIs.  Henry had a double and two RBIs.  Mathis had a double and an RBI.  Jaton added a single and two RBIs.  Pankonen also had a hit.  Tad Tjaden pitched all five innings allowing four hits and three walks while striking out three batters.

Dell Rapids 6, Lennox 3

Dell Rapids scored three runs late in the game to secure a 6-3 victory over Lennox to punch their ticket to the state tournament on Tuesday, May 24th.

Lennox got on the board first in the top of the first inning with two innings.  Dell Rapids responded with three runs in the bottom of the first.  Boechler had an RBI sacrifice fly, and Jaton had a two-run double to give Dell Rapids a 3-2 lead after the first inning.  Lennox tied the game on an error in the top of the third.

The score remained 3-3 until the bottom of the fifth.  Henry scored on an error with two outs to give the lead back to Dell Rapids.  Dell Rapids added another run in the fifth when Boechler scored while Mason Stubbe was caught in a run-down.  Pankonen gave Dell Rapids another run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI bunt single.

Jaton finished with a hit and two RBIs.  Pankonen had a hit and an RBI.  Treyse Eastman had a triple, and Mathis had a single.  Henry took the win on the mound pitching six innings allowing three runs, one earned, on two hits and four walks with seven strikeouts.  Pankonen pitched the final inning allowing one hit and striking out two.

Dell Rapids will look to defend their title at the state tournament in Sioux Falls on Monday, May 30th and Tuesday, May 31st.  Dell Rapids will play Parkston in the opening round at 12:00 p.m. on Monday.  Parkston was the last team to beat Dell Rapids, 8-4, on April 27th.

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Dells Baseball Wins Final Two Regular Season Games

May 19, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Henry

The 2022 regular season came to an end for Dell Rapids baseball on Wednesday, May 18th.  Dell Rapids hosted Hanson/Bridgewater/Emery (HBE) and Baltic winning both of those games on a senior night.  The two wins gave Dell Rapids a seven game winning streak.

Dell Rapids 14, Hanson/Bridgewater/Emery 4

In the first game of the night, Dell Rapids scored nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat HBE 14-4 on the 10-run rule.

HBE scored two runs in the top of the first inning, but Dell Rapids scored four runs of their own in the bottom of the inning, all with two outs.  Dylan Mathis hit an RBI sacrifice fly, Aiden Boechler had an RBI single and scored on an error, and Will Jaton scored on an error for a 4-2 lead.  Each team scored a run in the third inning.  CJ Smith had an RBI sacrifice fly for Dell Rapids.

HBE got a run in the top of the sixth inning to pull within a run, 5-4, but Dell Rapids’ offense went to work in the bottom of the inning.  Braden Fersdahl scored on an error.  Landon Ruesink added an RBI double to increase the lead to 7-4.  Then with two outs, Dell Rapids scored seven more runs.  Ruesink scored on an error, Jaton had an RBI single, Boechler scored on a wild pitch, Sutton Williams had a two-run single, and Brayden Pankonen drove home the final two runs on a triple.

Pankonen had two hits, one a triple, and three RBIs.  Boechler had two hits, one a double, and an RBI.  Jaton had two hits and an RBI.  Williams had a hit and two RBIs.  Ruesink had a double and an RBI.  Mathis and Smith each had a single and an RBI.  Joe Rechtenbaugh and Tad Tjaden each had a hit as well.  Ruesink pitched all six innings allowing four runs, all unearned, on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 8, Baltic 1

Dell Rapids scored eight unanswered runs for an 8-1 win over Baltic in the second game of the night.

After a scoreless first inning, Baltic pushed across a run in the top of the second on a single.  Dell Rapids tied the game in the bottom of the second when Smith scored on a wild pitch.  Dell Rapids took the lead in the bottom of the third.  Mathis had a two-run double.  Boechler followed with an RBI ground out, and Jaton had an RBI single for a 5-1 lead.  Two runs came home in the bottom of the fourth.  Williams and Pankonen both scored on wild pitches in the inning.  Pankonen drove home the final run with a single in the bottom of the fifth.

Mathis had a double and two RBIs.  Pankonen and Jaton each had a single and an RBI.  Jack Henry and Williams each had a single.  Boechler also had an RBI.  Tjaden pitched seven innings allowing one earned run on three hits and a walk while striking out 11 batters.

Super Regional – Monday, May 23rd

Dell Rapids ends the regular season with a 13-2 record.  They will host a super regional on Monday, May 23rd and Tuesday, May 24th.  Dell Rapids will play McCook Central at 5:30 p.m.  Mt Vernon-Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney will play Lennox at approximately 7:30 p.m.  The winner of both games will play at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday with the winner of the night advancing to the state tournament Monday, May 30th and Tuesday, May 31st in Sioux Falls.

All three games will be broadcast on Big Sioux Media Sports Network.

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Boechler Hits Three Triples, Drives in Six in Dell Rapids Win

May 17, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Aiden Boechler tore up the base paths for Dell Rapids on Tuesday, May 17th.  Boechler hit three triples in the game and drove home six runs in an 18-4 win over Tri-Valley at Ronken Field in Sioux Falls.

Dell Rapids belted 14 hits.  Will Jaton had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs.  CJ Smith had three singles and an RBI.  Landon Ruesink had two hits and two RBIs.  Dylan Mathis also had two hits.  Brayden Pankonen and Sutton Williams both finished with a hit and an RBI.  Braden Fersdahl had an RBI.

Dell Rapids scored four runs in the top of the first, two in the third, and 12 in the fifth inning.  Tri-Valley got one run in the second, one in the third, and two in the fourth.  The game ended on the 10-run rule after five innings.

Pankonen pitched all five innings allowing four runs, two earned, on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

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Dell Rapids Belts Three Home Runs in Win over Garretson

May 16, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Paula Harvey

Dell Rapids (10-2) belted three home runs, two of them were by Landon Ruesink, in a 12-2 win over Garretson on Monday, May 16th at Rickeman Field.  The win was the fourth in a row for Dell Rapids.

Garretson did have a short-lived lead in the game.  They scored one run in the top of the first, but Treyse Eastman drove home two runs for Dell Rapids on a single for a 2-1 lead.  Neither team scored in the second inning, but Dell Rapids scored in every inning the rest of the game.

Will Jaton had an RBI single in the third inning.  Ruesink hit his first home run of the game, a two-run shot to left field, in the bottom of the fourth inning.  Dylan Mathis followed with a solo home run two batters later to make the score 6-1.  Ruesink added another two-run home run to left field in the bottom of the fifth inning for an 8-1 lead.

Garretson got their second run in the top of the sixth inning.  Aiden Boechler had an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning.  Jaton drove home two more runs with a single, and Sutton Williams drove home the game-ending run on a single for the 12-2 victory in six innings.

Ruesink had three hits, two of them home runs, and four RBIs.  Mathis had two his, one a home run, and an RBI.  Boechler finished with three hits, including a double, and an RBI.  Jaton had two hits and three RBIs.  Williams had two hits, one of them a triple, and an RBI.  Eastman finished with a single and two RBIs.  CJ Smith also had a hit.  Joe Rechtenbaugh pitched all six innings allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.

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Four Run Sixth Inning Lifts Dell Rapids to Win over Tea

May 15, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

With the game tied 2-2, Dell Rapids scored four times in the top of the sixth inning to help them to a 6-2 win at Tea on Saturday, May 14th.  This was the first game for Dell Rapids in almost a week due to weather postponements.

Dell Rapids scored right away in the top of the first inning when Dylan Mathis drove home Jack Henry with a double.  Henry scored again in the top of the third inning after Treyse Eastman grounded into a fielder’s choice.  Tea tied the game in the bottom of the third with two runs.   The score remained 2-2 until the top of the sixth inning.

Will Jaton drove home the first run of the inning on a single to center field.  Jaton and Braeden Fersdahl both scored a couple of batters later on a wild pitch.  Mathis got his second RBI double of the game later in the inning to give Dell Rapids a 6-2 lead.  Tea got the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but Landon Ruesink was able to induce a ground ball to shortstop Henry who flipped the ball to Jaton at second for the final out.

Mathis had four doubles and two RBIs to lead Dell Rapids offensively.  Henry had four singles and scored three times.  Jaton had a single and an RBI.  CJ Smith finished with a double.  Ruesink had a hit, and Eastman had an RBI.  Henry pitched the first 4 2/3 innings allowing two earned runs on four hits with six walks and 11 strikeouts.  Ruesink earned the win pitching 2 1/3 innings allowing no hits and two walks while striking out four.

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Late Runs Secure Win for Dell Rapids

May 9, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Paula Harvey

Leading 2-1 late in the game, Dell Rapids added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth to secure a 5-1 Mother’s Day win over Lennox on Sunday, May 8th at Rickeman Field.

Dylan Mathis put Dell Rapids on the board with an RBI triple in the bottom of the first inning.  Another run was added in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Landon Ruesink.  Lennox scratched a run across the plate in the top of the fourth inning without a hit.  They had a hit battered followed by three straight walks for their run.

With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Dell Rapids scored three times to put the game out of reach.  Aiden Boechler had a two run single to right field, and Treyse Eastman reached on an error that scored Boechler.  The defense shined for Dell Rapids in the top of the sixth.  After a leadoff triple by Lennox, CJ Smith scooped a ground ball and threw a perfect throw to Eastman to get the runner out at home.  Dell Rapids then turned a double play one batter later to get out of the inning.

Ruesink had three of the seven hits for Dell Rapids and an RBI.  Mathis had a triple and an RBI.  Boechler finished with a hit and two RBIs.  Brayden Pankonen and Eastman both had a single.  Jack Henry pitched a complete game throwing seven innings while allowing one run on four hits and four walks with nine strikeouts.

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Dell Rapids Wins Pitcher’s Duel Against Sioux Falls Christian

May 5, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Jodie Jaton

Both pitchers pitched a complete game, but it was Dell Rapids that took a 2-1 victory over Sioux Falls Christian in Renner on Thursday, May 5th.  Both starters were on top of their game combining for 19 strikeouts and just two walks.

Dell Rapids broke a 0-0 tie in the top of the fourth inning.  Landon Ruesink started the inning with a single.  He then advanced to second on a wild pitch and then stole third base.  Jack Henry drove him home with a sacrifice fly to give Dell Rapids a 1-0 lead.  Henry notched his second RBI of the game with a single scoring Brayden Pankonen in the top of the sixth inning for a 2-0 lead.

Sioux Falls Christian got their lone run in the bottom of the sixth.  They got a run with two outs on a single.  The Chargers had the tying run on second base with two outs, but starter Treyse Eastman got a ground out to end the inning.  Eastman sent the Chargers down in order in the bottom of the seventh for the 2-1 win.

CJ Smith had two hits in the game.  Henry had a hit and drove home both runs.  Pankonen, Ruesink, Eastman, Sutton Williams, and Will Jaton all had hits in the game.  Eastman allowed one run, which was unearned, on three hits with one walk while striking out 13 batters in his seven innings of work.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Dell Rapids High School Baseball, DellRapids

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