The 2020 Dell Rapids High School softball season has now come to an end.  Both the varsity and JV teams played in state tournaments this season.

The varsity team had their state tournament Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4th.  Dell Rapids lost both of their games in the tournament.

In the first game, Dell Rapids fell to Vermillion by a score of 6-3.  Dell Rapids scored a run in the top of the first inning, but Vermillion scored two times in the bottom of the first and three more in the bottom of the second for a 5-1 lead.  Dell Rapids scored two times in the top of the fifth inning, but wasn’t enough.  Vermillion added a run in the bottom of the fifth for the 6-3 win.

Lexi Ingalls had two hits, including a home run, and an RBI.  Haileigh Barnhart had two hits, one of them a double, with an RBI.  Cora Alderson had an hit with an RBI.  Abigail Greenhoff, Kyra Wajer, Maddy Wilber, and Rileigh Foster all had hits in the game.  Kylie Bitner pitched three innings giving up five runs, all earned, on eight hits with three walks and four strikeouts.  Wajer pitched the final three innings giving up an earned run on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts.

Dell Rapids then played Pierre later in the day and fell by a score of 8-5.  Dell Rapids, again, scored first with two runs in the bottom of the first inning for a 2-0 lead.  Pierre then scored a run in the top of the third inning and then five more in the top of the fourth inning.  Pierre then plated two runs in the top of the sixth inning for an 8-2 lead.  Dell Rapids scored three times in the bottom of the seventh, but the rally fell short.

Wajer had two hits and an RBI in the game.  Alderson had a double with an RBI.  Foster had a hit with two RBIs.  Greenhoff had a hit and an RBI.  Kylie Lebahn, Ingalls, and Wilber also all had a hit.  Autumn Tomes pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six earned runs on six hits with five walks and a strikeout.  Bittner pitched two innings giving up two earned runs on four hits with three walks and a strikeout.  Wajer pitched the final 1 2/3 innings striking out a batter.

Dell Rapids had three seniors on this year’s team.  They are Maddie Wilber, Cora Alderson, and Kyra Wajer.

The Dell Rapids JV team played their state tournament on Saturday, September 26th and Sunday, September 27th.  The Dell Rapids JV team finished second in the tournament.

On Saturday, September 26th, Dell Rapid JV earned a 10-5 win over Edgerton.  They followed that with a 12-1 win over Sturgis.  Dell Rapids JV then beat Lennox 12-5 to finish the first day undefeated.

Dell Rapid JV lost their first game of the day on Sunday, September 27th to West Central 13-4.  The team then had to fight their way through the loser’s bracket.  They rebounded against Pierre for a 12-5 win.  Dell Rapids JV kept the momentum rolling with a 12-4 win over Rapid City.  They played a close game against Madison, coming out victorious 9-8 to get into the championship game against West Central.  West Central again defeated Dell Rapids JV 7-2, giving the team second place in the tournament.

Playing in their final weekend of home games, the Dell Rapids High School softball team earned a split in their two games on Sunday, September 20th.  Dell Rapids beat Tri-Valley 16-0 in three innings and then lost 8-0 to West Central.

All facets of the game were working well for Dell Rapids against Tri-Valley.  Starting pitcher Autumn Tomes pitched all three innings while only allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.  The defense was solid behind her committing just one error, and the offense scored plenty of runs in the win.

Lexi Ingalls collected three hits, including a double, and three RBIs in the game.  Cora Alderson had two hits and five RBIs.  Kylie Lebahn had two hits and three RBIs.  Haileigh Barnhart had a triple with three RBIs.  Kenzie Garry also had a hit with an RBI.

In the second game of the day, West Central pulled away late in the game for the 8-0 win.  They scored a run in the top of the first to lead 1-0.  They added two more in the top of the fourth inning, and then another run in the top of the fifth to push the lead to 4-0.  West Central then added four runs in the top of the sixth to put the game out of reach for Dell Rapids.

Dell Rapids was limited to just three hits in the game.  Ingalls, Abigail Greenhoff, and Kylie Bittner each had a hit.  Bittner also pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up four runs, all earned, on 10 hits with one walk and one strikeout.  Kyra Wajer pitched the final 1 1/3 innings allowing four runs, all earned, on five hits and one strikeout.

Dell Rapids (4-2) will play in their final regular season games on Sunday, September 27th, hosted by Tri-Valley.  Dell Rapids will play Tea and Edgerton.

The Dell Rapids High School softball team earned two wins at home on Sunday, September 13th.  Dell Rapids defeated Baltic 6-4 in their first game and then defeated Edgerton 5-2 later in the afternoon.

Dell Rapids took an early lead after scoring a run in the bottom of the second inning.  They added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning for a 2-0 lead.  Baltic scored four times in the top of the sixth inning to lead 4-2, but Dell Rapids took the victory after scoring four times themselves in the bottom of the sixth.

Lexi Ingalls and Kenzi Garry both had two hits and two RBIs in the game.  Kylie Lebahn had two hits and an RBI, and Kyra Wajer also had two hits.  Autumn Tomes and Maddy Wilber also had a hit.  Tomes pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three runs, all earned, on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts.  Wajer got the final out, but gave up an earned run on two hits.

Dell Rapids put Edgerton away late in their second game.  Dell Rapids scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning for a 2-0 lead.  Edgerton got a run back in the top of the second inning to cut the lead in half at 2-1.  The score remained 2-1 until the bottom of the sixth inning.  Dell Rapids scored three times to push the lead to 5-1.  Edgerton scored just one run in the top of the seventh.

Seven different players had a hit for Dell Rapids.  Cora Alderson, Haileigh Barnhart, Garry, Kylie Bittner, Kylie Lebahn, Wajer, and Rileigh Foster all had hits.  Alderson, Garry, Bittner, and Wajer each had an RBI.  Bittner pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up two runs, both unearned, on seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts.  Wajer pitched the final 2/3 of an inning striking out one batter.

Dell Rapids (3-1) will host Tri-Valley and West Central on Sunday, September 20th.

The Dell Rapids High School Softball team split their two games to start the 2020 fall season on Sunday, August 30th.  Dell Rapids played Lennox and Tea to start the season.

In the first game against Lennox, Dell Rapids won a slugfest 16-12.  Each team scored a run in the first inning, but Dell Rapids scored six times in the top of the second, and then five more in the top of the third for a 12-1 lead.  Lennox added four runs in the bottom of the third to cut the lead to 12-5.  Dell Rapids scored four more times in the fourth inning to lead 16-5.  Lennox pushed across seven runs in the bottom of the inning before Dell Rapids got the final out to end the game.

Nine different players had hits for Dell Rapids.  Lexi Ingalls had four hits and an RBI.  Cora Alderson had three hits and an RBI.  Kylie Lebahn had three hits and three RBIs.  Haileigh Barnhart and Kyra Wajer both had two hits and three RBIs.  Abigail Greenhoff and Rileigh Foster both had two hits and two RBIs.  Kenzie Garry and Kylie Bittner each had a hit as well.  Bittner pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up five runs, four earned, on seven hits with two strikeouts.  Wajer pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up seven runs, three earned, on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

In the second game of the day, Tea scored three times in the last inning to steal a 10-9 victory from Dell Rapids.  Dell Rapids scored the first three runs in the first two innings, but Tea tied the game in the bottom of the second inning at 3-3.  Tea added two more runs in the bottom of the third to go ahead 5-3.  Dell Rapids then responded with a run in the fourth and four more in the sixth to take an 8-5 lead.  Tea pulled within a run in the bottom of the sixth with two runs to make the score 8-7.  Dell Rapids added a run in the seventh, but Tea scored three times to take the win.

Ingalls collected three hits in the game and drove home four runs.  Foster had two hits and three RBIs.  Alderson had two hits and an RBI.  Barnhart collected two hits.  Greenhoff, Garry, Bittner, and Lebahn all had a hit as well.  Bittner pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up five runs, four earned, on seven hits.  Wajer pitched three innings giving up five runs, two earned, on seven hits.

Dell Rapids will play host on Sunday, September 13th when Baltic and Edgerton come to town.  First game will start at 12:30 p.m.