Madison defeated the Dell Rapids legion baseball team for the second time this season on Monday, June 29th in Madison.  After a 19-3 win in the first game of the year, Madison earned a 13-3 win on the 10-run rule in five innings.

Madison scored 12 of their 13 runs in the first three innings of the game.  They put four runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning.  Madison then followed with six runs before recording an out in the bottom of the second inning.  They then scored two more runs in the bottom of the third to take a 12-0 lead.

Dell Rapids got three runs in the top of the fourth inning.  Drew Van Regenmorter had a two-run triple in the inning, and then later scored on an RBI groundout by Ty Wood.  The game ended on the 10-run rule in the bottom of the fifth inning after one run scored for Madison.

Along with the RBI triple by Van Regenmorter, Noah Swartwout, Jake Steineke, Riley Peter, and Logan Ellingson all had hits in the game.  Swartwout pitched the first inning giving up six runs, four earned, on three hits with three walks and a strikeout.  Bryce Sommerfeld came into the game in the second inning giving up four runs, all earned, on five hits.  Kaeden Eastemen pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up three runs, one earned, on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (4-6) will travel to Tea on Tuesday, June 30th.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Dell Rapids	0	0	0	3	0	X	X		3	5	2
Madison	4	6	2	0	1	X	X		13	11	0

The Dell Rapids Legion baseball team scored two times and had the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, but the late inning rally was not enough to make the comeback against McCook/Miner on Friday, June 26th.  McCook/Miner held on for a 5-2 win at Rickeman Field.

McCook/Miner rallied for a big first inning.  After two of the first three hitters were retired, McCook/Miner followed with a double and two singles to score three runs for an early 3-0 lead.  Another run was added in the top of the third inning after a triple and an overthrow to make the score 4-0.  McCook/Miner added one more run in the top of the fifth inning to push their lead to 5-0.

Dell Rapids made the game interesting in the bottom of the seventh inning.  Jake Steineke starting the inning with a single, but the next two batters were retired on fly balls.  Ty Wood kept the inning alive with a single.  Riley Peter brought home the first run on an RBI single.  Mason Goeken added a single to load the bases with two outs for Dell Rapids.  Logon Stone added an RBI single to score another run and keep the bases loaded with two outs, but the final out was recorded on a strikeout to stop the comeback.

Stone had two hits and an RBI.  Goeken also had two hits in the game.  Peter finished with one hit and an RBI.  Steineke and Wood each had one hit.  Stone started the game pitching going four innings while giving up five runs, two earned, on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts.  Brandon Kubly pitched the final three innings giving up no runs and no hits with four strikeouts.

Dell Rapid (4-5) will travel to Madison on Monday, June 29th, then head to Tea on Tuesday, June 30th, and finish a three-straight day stretch with a home game against Volga on Wednesday, July 1st.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
McCook/Miner	3	0	1	0	1	0	0		5	6	1
Dell Rapids	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		2	7	3

After dropping two games against Humboldt/Hartford, Dell Rapids got back into the win column with a home win on Wednesday, June 24th.  Dell Rapids defeated Beresford for the second time after a 10-3 win at Rickeman Field.

Beresford scored the first run of the game in the top of the second inning after getting runners to second and third with no outs.  It was the only run they would get in the inning, and their lead would be short-lived.  Dell Rapids scored three times in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Landon Ruesink, a run on a passed ball, and an RBI single by Noah Swartwout.

Dell Rapids would add three more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on a two-run single by Brandon Geraets, and a run-scoring sacrifice fly by Jake Steineke.  Dell Rapids led 6-1 after the fourth inning.  Beresford cut the lead in half at 6-3 in the top of the fifth inning on three hits, but that would be as close as they would get.  Dell Rapids added four more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.  Logan Stone had a two-run single, Geraets added another RBI hit, and Steineke drove home another run with a single.

Ruesink finished the game with three hits and an RBI.  Four players had two hits each in the game.  Geraets had two hits and three RBIs, Stone and Steineke both had two hits and two RBIs each, and Mason Goeken also had two hits.  Swartwout had a hit and an RBI.  Drew Van Regenmorter and Ty Wood also had hits in the game.

Brady Larson pitched all seven innings for the complete-game win, which is the second win of the season for him.  Larson gave up three runs, two earned, on six hits with no walks and six strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (4-4) will host McCook Central/Montrose on Friday, June 26th.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Beresford	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		3	6	3
Dell Rapids	0	3	0	3	4	0	X		10	14	1

The Dell Rapids legion baseball team hosted Humboldt/Hartford on Friday, June 19th in a double-header at Rickeman Field.  Humboldt/Hartford won both games, winning the first game 13-9 and the second game 11-0.

Dell Rapids scored first in the bottom of the first in an RBI single by Brandon Geraets.  After Humboldt/Hartford tied the game 1-1, Dell Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the third.  Logan Ruesink had an RBI groundout, Drew Van Regenmorter had an RBI double, and Noah Swartwout drove home two with a double.  Dell Rapids led 5-1 after three innings.  Humboldt/Hartford then scored the next twelve runs over the next four innings taking advantage of four Dell Rapids errors in that stretch.  They scored three in the fourth inning, six runs in the fifth, one run in the sixth, and two more in the top of the seventh.  Dell Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Riley Peter and a three-run double by Swartwout, but the rally was not enough for Dell Rapids.

Swartwout finished with three hits and five RBIs in the game.  Geraets and Peter both had two hits and an RBI each.  Logan Stone, Kaeden Eastman, Ruesink, Van Regenmorter, and Ty Wood all had a hit.

Stone pitched the first four innings giving up nine runs, but just one earned, on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts.  Swartwout pitched the final three innings giving up four runs, two earned, on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts.

Humboldt/Hartford continued the momentum into the second game.  The scored one run in the top of the first inning, added three more runs in the top of the third inning, and then the final seven in the top of the fourth inning while holding Dell Rapids hitless in the second game.

Gabe Skonseng pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six runs, five earned, on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts.  Logan Ellingson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five runs, one earned, on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (3-4) will host Beresford on Wednesday, June 24th.  First pitch will be about 7:45 p.m.  The legion game will take place after a 15/16 teener game between Dell Rapids and Beresford 16s.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Humboldt/Hartford	0	1	0	3	6	1	2		13	9	3
Dell Rapids	1	0	4	0	0	0	4		9	12	7

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Humboldt/Hartford	1	0	3	7	X	X	X		11	8	1
Dell Rapids	0	0	0	0	X	X	X		0	0	4

The Dell Rapids Legion baseball team split two road games played earlier in the week.  On Monday, June 15th, Dell Rapids traveled to Vermillion and fell by a score of 6-2.  Dell Rapids bounced back for a big 12-0 win in Volga on Wednesday, June 17th.

Vermillion scored the first six runs by scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the first, third, and fifth innings.  Dell Rapids was able to get a couple of runs in the top of the sixth inning on an RBI groundout by Brandon Geraets and an RBI single by Jake Steineke.

Logan Stone and Noah Swartwout both had two hits in the game.  Ty Wood, Steineke, and Kaeden Eastman also collected a hit.

Swartwout took the loss pitching the first four innings.  He gave up five runs, three earned, on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts.  Stone pitched the final two innings giving up an unearned run on three hits with a strikeout.

Dell Rapids’ offense was on fire in Volga on Wednesday.  After a scoreless first inning, Dell Rapids erupted for six runs in the top of the second inning, added four more runs in the top of the fourth, and two runs in the top of the fifth inning.  The game ended on the 10-run rule after the fifth inning.

Ten different players had hits in the game for Dell Rapids.  Stone, Eastman, and Drew Van Regenmorter all had two hits each.  Geraets, Steineke, Brady Larson, Bryce Sommerfeld, Logan Ellingson, Riley Peter, and Mason Goeken all had a hit.  Peter finished with three RBIs.  Ellingson had two RBIs.  Eastman, Geraets, Larson, Swartwout, Van Regenmorter, and Sommerfeld all had one RBI each.

Steineke started on the mound pitching one inning giving up no hits and had three strikeouts.  Larson pitched the final four innings to earn the win giving up no runs on five hits with one walk and six strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (3-2) will host Humboldt/Hartford on Friday, June 19th.  There will be two games starting at 5:30 p.m. at Rickemand Field.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Dell Rapids	0	6	0	4	2	X	X		12	13	0
Volga	0	0	0	0	0	X	X		0	5	2

The Dell Rapids Legion baseball team took to the road for the second game in a row on Wednesday, June 10th.  They traveled to Beresford for the second game of a double-header after the 15/16 teener game.

Beresford scored first in the bottom of the first inning on a Dell Rapids error for an early 1-0 lead.  Dell Rapids tied the game in the top of the second on an RBI single by Logan Ellingson scoring Kaeden Eastman.  Dell Rapids took the lead for good in the top of the third inning.  Logan Stone hit an RBI single scoring Landon Ruesink.  Stone later scored on an RBI groundout by Noah Swartwout.  Drew Van Regenmorter added an RBI single scoring Brandon Geraets for a 4-1 lead.  Beresford cut the lead to one in the bottom of the fourth inning after scoring two runs to make the score 4-3.  The score remained 4-3 until the top of the seventh.  Dell Rapids added three more runs on an RBI walk to Swartwout, an RBI walk to Ty Wood, and Eastman scoring on an wild pitch.  Dell Rapids held Beresford scoreless in the seventh for the 7-3 victory.

Logan Stone finished with two hits, two runs scored, and an RBI.  Geraets also had two hits and two runs scored.  Ellingson also collected two hits and an RBI.  Van Regenmorter and Wood both had a hit and RBI.  Jake Steineke also had a hit.

Stone also pitched five innings in a great game on the mound to earn the win.  He gave up three runs, two earned, on four hits with one walk and three strikeouts.  Steineke pitched the final two innings giving up just one hit and striking out three.

Dell Rapids (2-1) travels to Vermillion on Monday, June 15th for their next game.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Dell Rapids	0	1	3	0	0	0	3		7	9	2
Beresford	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		3	5	2

The Dell Rapids Legion baseball team scored eight times in the final two innings for a 12-10 come-from-behind win against Colton on Friday, June 5th in Colton.

It was another rough start for Dell Rapids.  Colton took advantage of six Dell Rapids errors in the first three innings, scoring seven runs, only one of which was earned, for an early 7-0 lead after three innings of play.  Dell Rapids was able to scratch across a couple of runs in the top of the fourth on a couple of miscues by Colton.  With the bases loaded and two outs, Noah Swartwout scored on a balk, and Mason Goeken scored moments later on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 7-2.  Colton got one of the runs back in the bottom of the fourth on a passed ball to lead 8-2 after four innings.

Dell Rapids added two more runs in the top of the fifth on RBI singles by Kaeden Eastman and Swartwout to cut the lead to 8-4.  Colton again answered with a two-run inside-the-park homerun by M. Mathieu to push the lead back to six at 10-4 after five innings of play.

Dell Rapids then took advantage of some defensive errors by Colton to swing the game in their favor.  With two on base and two out in the top of the sixth inning, Dell Rapids scored five runs in the top of the sixth inning.  Logan Stone had an RBI single.  Brandon Geraets followed with a two-run double.  Jake Steineke and Eastman both walked to load the bases before Swartwout hit a two-run single to left to cut the lead to 10-9.  After a 1-2-3 defensive inning for Dell Rapids, they kept the offensive momentum going in the top of the seventh.  Ty Wood opened the inning with a walk.  Drew Van Regenmorter followed with an RBI triple.  Landon Ruesink drove home Van Regenmorter with a double to left field.  Ruesink would score the third run of the inning on an error to give Dell Rapids a 12-10 lead.  The defense again retired Colton in order to get the come-from-behind win.

Swartwout finished the game 2-4 with three RBIs.  Van Regenmorter also had two hits and an RBI.  Geraets finished with a hit and three RBIs.  Ruesink, Stone, and Eastman all had a hit and RBI.  Wood starting the game on the mound for Dell Rapids pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up seven runs, one earned, on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts.  Swartwout got the win pitching the final 4 2/3 innings giving up three earned runs on four hits with one walk and eight strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (1-1) will travel to Beresford on Wednesday, June 10th.  First pitch is scheduled for about 7:30 p.m.   The legion game will be played after a 15/16 Teener game, which is also Dell Rapids at Beresford.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Dell Rapids	0	0	0	2	2	5	3		12	9	6
Colton	1	3	3	1	2	0	0		10	8	8

After nearly three months of no live sports for high school aged kids, the Dell Rapids Legion baseball team was able to step foot on the field on Wednesday, June 3rd.  Dell Rapids hosted Madison at Rickeman to start the 2020 baseball season.  Unfortunately for Dell Rapids, Madison took the win 19-3 in seven innings.

Madison scored the first nine runs in the game taking advantage of Dell Rapids miscues in the field.  Madison scored three runs in the first, four runs in the second, and two more in top of the third for a 9-0 lead.  Dell Rapids was able to get two runs across the plate in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Brandon Geraets and and RBI triple by Jake Steineke.  Logan Stone added an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to cut the Madison lead down to 9-3, but Madison scored 10 more times in the next two innings, three in the sixth and seven in the seventh, to end the game at 19-3.

Stone had two hits and an RBI.  Steineke had one hit and an RBI.  Geraets had a hit and an RBI, and Landon Ruesink and Kaeden Eastman both had hits in the game as well.  Steinke started the game on the mound for Dell Rapids pitching 1 1/3 innings giving up six runs, two earned, on one with with three walks and four strikeouts.  Stone pitched the next 4 1/3 innings giving up six runs, three earned, on seven hits with three walks and six strikeouts.  Geraets pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing four runs, three earned on one hit and three walks.  Eastman finished the game pitching an inning giving up three runs, one earned, on one hit with two walks and a strikeout.

Dell Rapids (0-1) will travel to Colton on Friday, June 5th for a 7:00 p.m. game.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Madison	3	4	2	0	0	3	7		19	10	2
Dell Rapids	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		3	7	7