The Dell Rapids Mudcats have dropped their last two Cornbelt League games.  They fell to Lennox 5-1 on Thursday, June 2nd.  They also lost a 5-2 game to the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks on Tuesday, June 7th.  Their game on Sunday, June 5th against Madison was suspended in the third inning due to rain.

Lennox 5, Dell Rapids Mudcats 1

The Mudcats and Lennox were locked in a close battle for seven innings.  Lennox scored in the first inning for an early 1-0 lead.  Dell Rapids tied the game in the second when Jimmy Bauer scored.  The game remained tied 1-1 until the seventh inning.  Lennox scored four times in the inning to take the 5-1 win.

Trevor Freudenthal had a double.  Logan Stone had two hits as well.  Mark Abrahamson took the loss for the Mudcats on the mound.

Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks 5, Dell Rapids Mudcats 2

The Gamecocks got out to an early 2-0 lead after the first three innings on Tuesday.  The Mudcats got one run in the top of the fifth inning.  John Spaeth had an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1.  The Gamecocks got two runs, however, in the bottom of the inning for a 4-1 lead.  They added another run in the bottom of the seventh.  Spaeth added another RBI in the top of the ninth on a fielder’s choice ground out.

Elijah Story had two hits, including a double, and scored both runs . Spaeth had a hit and two RBIs.  Landon Ruesink, Freudenthal, and Stone all had a single.  Kris Regas pitched all eight innings giving up five runs, three earned, on eight hits and three walks, but recorded 17 strikeouts.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats dropped their first Cornbelt League game of the season on Thursday, May 26th in Flandreau.  The Flandreau Cardinals took sole position of first place in the standings after a 7-3 win.

Flandreau scored three times right away in the bottom of the first inning and then another run in the second for an early 4-0 lead.  The Mudcats got on the board in the top of the third inning and then cut the lead in half, 4-2, with a run in the top of the fourth.  Flandreau got another run in the bottom of the fourth inning.  The score remained 5-2 until the top of the seventh.  Ty Hoglund had a home run to pull the Mudcats within two, 5-3.  Flandreau, however, scored twice in the bottom of the inning to secure the win.

Hoglund finished with the home run and an RBI.  Dalton Allen had two hits, including a double.  Chad Hunt, Mark Abrahamson, Dalton Lehnen, Kris Regas, and Jimmy Bauer all had one hit each.  Abrahamson took the loss on the mound.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats earned a 12-2 win against the Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks on Sunday, May 22nd.  Dell Rapids pounded out 14 hits in the seven-inning win.

Dell Rapids got three runs in the first inning.  They added another run in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Ty Hoglund for a 4-0 lead.  The Wood Ducks got a run in the top of the third and then another in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 4-2. 

Chad Hunt had an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth inning to extend the Mudcat lead to 5-2.  Dell Rapids then had six hits and scored seven times in the bottom of the seventh inning to end the game 12-2 on the 10-run rule.

Hoglund had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs.  Hunt had three hits, with a double, and an RBI.  Dalton Lehnen had two hits, one double, and two RBIs.  Kris Reges had a double and two RBIs.  Elijah Story and Trevor Freudenthal both had a single and an RBI.  Dalton Allen had two hits, and Grant Olson had one hit.

Lehnen pitched five innings giving up two runs on five hits with 11 strikeouts.  Allen pitched two innings giving up three hits while striking out three batters.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats broke a 2-2 tie and scored five runs in a row in a 7-2 win over the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks on Thursday, May 19th at Rickeman Field.

Humboldt/Hartford scored right away in the top of the first on a passed ball.  Ty Hoglund and Chad Hunt scored, and Josh Roemen had an RBI to give Dell Rapids a 2-1 lead after the first inning.  The Gamecocks tied the game in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI single by Broc Haldeman.

The Mudcats regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth.  Hunt had an RBI triple, and Dalton Lehnen had an RBI double as Dell Rapids scored three times in the inning.  The Mudcats added two more runs in the bottom of the seventh on a two-run single by Trevor Freudenthal.

Ty Hoglund had three singles in the game.  Lehnen had two hits, one a double, and an RBI.  Mark Abrahamson also had two hits, including a double.  Hunt finished with a triple and an RBI.  Freudenthal finished with a hit and two RBIs.  Roemen had a single and an RBI.  Jimmy Bauer had two singles in the game.  Logan Stone and Elijah Story each had a hit as well.

Abrahamson got the win on the mound pitching five innings while allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts.  Kris Regas got a four-inning save by not allowing a hit and striking out 11 batters.

The Mudcats will host the Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks on Sunday, May 22nd at 5:00 p.m.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats won their 2022 Cornbelt League season opener on Sunday, May 15th at Rickeman Field.  The Mudcats held off a rally by the Colman A’s for a 7-5 victory.

The Mudcats got on the board early with two runs in the bottom of the first inning.  Mark Abrahamson had an RBI double and Dalton Lehnen followed with an RBI single.  Kris Regas added to the Mudcat lead with a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning.

Colman got a run in the top of the fourth inning, but the Mudcats answered with two more runs in their half of the fourth.  Grant Olson had an RBI single, and Trevor Freudenthal scored on a wild pitch.  Both teams scored two runs in the fifth inning.  Josh Roemen and Lehnen each had RBI doubles in the inning, and the Mudcats led 7-3.  Colman scored two more times in the top of the eighth inning, but couldn’t get any rally started in the ninth.

Lehnen had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs.  Ty Hoglund had three singles.  Regas had a home run and an RBI.  Roemen and Abrahamson each had a double and an RBI.  Olson finished with a single and an RBI.  Freudenthal also had a hit. Lehnen pitched three innings allowing just one hit while striking out six to earn the win.  Dalton Allen pitched three innings and allowed three runs on three hits with five strikeouts.  John Speath pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing two runs on three hits with a strikeout.  Regas pitched 1 2/3 innings striking out four batters.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats claimed the 2021 South Dakota Class B Amateur Baseball state title for the first time since 2008 with a 16-1 win over Flandreau in the title game on Sunday, August 15th at Cadwell Park in Mitchell.  Prior to the title game, the Mudcats had a 7-1 win over Larchwood and a 6-0 win over Winner/Colome.

The Mudcats scored first in the bottom of the first inning.  Matt Burpee, pickup player from Madison, reached on an error scoring Chad Hunt.  Flandreau tied the game in the top of the second on a home run by Brett Severtson, but the game then belonged to the Mudcats.

Dell Rapids had a four-run bottom of the third inning.  Josh Roemen had a two-run double.  Trevor Freudenthal added an RBI single, and Dalton Lehnen had an RBI double to give the Mudcats a 5-1 lead.  The Mudcats delivered the big blow in the bottom of the fourth inning.  Hunt scored after Mark Abrahamson reached on a catcher’s interference call.  Freudenthal added an RBI single, and then Lehnen hit a grand slam home run to push the lead to 11-1. 

The Mudcats continued to pour on the runs.  Abrahamson had a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to extend the lead to 14-1.  The game ended in the bottom of the sixth inning on the 15-run rule after Ty Hoglund had an RBI ground out and Hunt had an RBI single.

Lehnen finished with three hits, including a home run and double, and five RBIs.  Roemen had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs.  Freudenthal also had two hits and two RBIs.  Hunt had two hits, including a double, and an RBI.  Abrahamson had a home run and four RBIs.  Hoglund had a hit and an RBI, and Dalton Allen and Grant Olson both had a hit.  Kris Regas pitched all six innings allowing one earned run on six hits with eight strikeouts.

Lehnen and Regas were named Co-MVPs of the tournament.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Flandreau	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	1	6	5
Dell Rapids Mudcats	1	0	4	6	3	2	X	X	X	16	13	0

The Dell Rapids Mudcats took another step closer to a state title with a 13-5 second round win over Wynot at the 2021 South Dakota Class B Amateur Baseball Tournament in Mitchell on Tuesday, August 10th.

Wynot jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but Mark Abrahamson sparked the Mudcat offense with a three-run home run in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 4-3.  Abrahamson struck again in the bottom of the fourth inning with a solo home run to tie the game 4-4.  The Mudcats rallied from there scoring nine more times while holding Wynot to just one more run for the win to advance to the quarterfinals.

Abrahamson finished with three hits and five RBIs in the game.  Grant Olson also had three hits along with an RBI.  Nate Henry, Matt Burpee (pickup player from Madison), and Josh Roemen all had two hits and an RBI each.  Dalton Allen had a hit and two RBIs.  Ty Hoglund had a hit and an RBI.  Chad Hunt and Trevor Freudenthal both had a hit.  The Mudcats had a total of 16 hits in the game.

Dalton Lehnen pitched eight innings allowing five runs, three earned, on eight hits with two walks and 11 strikeouts.  John Spaeth pitched an inning of scoreless relief striking out two batters.

The Mudcats will play Larchwood in the quarterfinals on Friday, August 13th at 5:30 p.m. in Mitchell.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats had no trouble in the opening round of the 2021 South Dakota State B Amateur Baseball Tournament in Mitchell on Friday, August 6th.  The Mudcats scored in every inning but one in a 15-0 victory over the Lake Norden Lakers. 

Dell Rapids had a total of 17 hits in the game while Kris Regas held Lake Norden to just two hits with 13 strikeouts while pitching all six innings of the game.

Chad Hunt had four hits and an RBI.  Trevor Freudenthal had three hits while driving home six runs.  Mark Abrahamson had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs.  Josh Roemen had two hits and two RBIs.  Nate Henry and Ty Hoglund both had two hits in the game.  Matt Burpee (Madison pick-up player) and Grant Olson each collected a hit.

The Mudcats will play Wynot in the second round on Tuesday, August 10th at 5:30 p.m. in Mitchell.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats took second at the District 4B tournament in Colman on Saturday, July 31st, falling to the Flandreau Cardinals 10-6 in the championship game.

Flandreau grabbed the early lead in the game.  They scored two times in the first inning and then two more in third for a 4-0 lead.  The Mudcats cut the lead in half with two in the fourth inning.  Chad Hunt drove home both runs to make the score 4-2.  Flandreau, however, broke the game open in the seventh with four runs for an 8-2 lead.  The Mudcats got three runs in the eighth inning.  Ty Hoglund, Nate Henry, and Mark Abrahamson all had RBI hits.  Flandreau scored two times, and the Cardinals led 10-5 after eight innings.  Josh Roemen had a solo home run in the ninth, but that was the only run Dell Rapids would get in the inning.

Travis Peters had three hits in the game.  Hunt had two hits, a double and single, and two RBIs.  Grant Olson had two hits, including a double.  Roemen had a home run and an RBI.  Abrahamson had a double and an RBI.  Hoglund and Henry both had a single and an RBI.  Jimmy Bauer and Trevor Freudenthal both had a single.

Dalton Allen pitched one inning allowing two runs on two hits with two strikeouts.  John Spaeth pitched four innings allowing two runs on two hits with one strikeout.  Abrahamson pitched four innings and gave up six runs on four hits.

The Mudcats will play the Lake Norden Lakers on Friday, August 6th at 7:30 p.m. in the opening round of the South Dakota Amateur State B Tournament in Mitchell.