Dell Rapids PBR got back in the win column with a 13-3 win in eight innings over Colman on Thursday, June 10th at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids. 

Both teams scored a run in the opening inning, but PBR took the lead for good in the bottom of the second inning, scoring four runs with two outs.  Brandon Geraets had an RBI single and Riley Hoffman had a three-run triple to give PBR a 5-1 lead.  Colman had a run in the top of the third, but Riley Calhoon put PBR back in front by four with a home run in the bottom of the inning.  Matt Gillogly added a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to give Dell Rapids an 8-2 lead. 

Colman picked up their third run in the top of the sixth inning.  PBR responded with four runs in the bottom of the inning.  Geraets had an RBI fielder’s choice ground ball, Keegan Miller scored on an error, Carter Gullickson had an RBI double, and Hoffman had an RBI single.  Grant Sweeter drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the eighth to score the 13th run to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Gillogly finished with a home run and two RBIs.  Calhoon had a home run and RBI.  Hoffman finished with three hits, including a triple and double, and four RBIs.  Hanson and Gullickson both had a double and RBI.  Geraets had a hit with two RBIs in the game.  Miller had two hits, and Tanner Solberg had a hit.  David Kirby pitched six innings allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits with four walks and six strikeouts.  Jake Rechtenbaugh pitched two innings allowing two hits and had three strikeouts.

Dell Rapids PBR scored three times in the top of the ninth inning, and then scored the game-winning run in the top of the tenth for a 6-5 win over Lennox on Thursday, May 20th.

Lennox took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning, but PBR responded with two runs in the top of the third inning for a 2-1 lead.  Lennox added two runs in the bottom of the fifth and one in the seventh for a 4-2 lead.  The score remained 4-2 heading to the ninth inning.

Carter Gullickson drove home the first run on a single for PBR in their half of the ninth inning.  Adrian Juba and Gullickson scored on an error on a ground ball hit by Weston Hanson to give PBR a 5-4 lead.  Lennox tied the game in the bottom of the ninth with one out on a PBR error to tie the game 5-5.  Gullickson delivered the game-winning RBI single in the top of the tenth inning with two outs to lift PBR to victory.

Gullickson led the offense with four hits, including a double and home run, along with three RBIs.  Hanson had two hits and two RBIs.  Tanner Solberg had two hits and an RBI.  Nate McKee and Beau Behrend both had a hit as well in the game.

David Kirby pitched five innings giving up three runs, none earned, on two hits with five walks and eight strikeouts.  Matt Gillogly pitched four innings giving up two earned runs on three hits with five walks and nine strikeouts.  McKee pitched one inning with a walk and a strikeout.

Despite having to move the game from Dell Rapids to Flandreau due to wet field conditions on Sunday, May 16th, PBR and the Flandreau Cardinals were able to play their Cornbelt League opener.  Flandreau scored three times in the bottom of the eighth inning for an 8-7 win over PBR.

Flandreau did have the lead early in the game.  The Cardinals got two runs in the bottom of the first inning an two more in the bottom of the third for a 4-0 lead.

PBR scored five times in the top of the fifth inning.  The first five batters for Dell Rapids reached base safely.  Riley Hoffman had an RBI on a bases loaded walk.  Weston Hanson drove home two with a single to cut the lead to 4-3.  Matt Gillogly had an RBI double to right field to tie the game 4-4.  Riley Calhoon added an RBI sacrifice fly to give PBR a 5-4 lead.

Flandreau tied the game in the bottom of the fifth inning, but Dell Rapids took the lead after a two-run single by Hoffman.  Dell Rapids led 7-5 after seven complete innings.  The Cardinals, though, scored three times in the bottom of the eighth after the first five batters reached safely.

Hoffman had two hits and three RBIs in the game.  Hanson had a hit with two RBIs.  Gillogly had two hits, including a double, and an RBI.  Calhoon also had a hit with an RBI.  Carter Gullickson collected three hits in the game, and Trey Randel had a double.

Hoffman pitched the first four innings giving up four runs, two earned, on seven hits with one walk and five strikeouts.  Randel took the loss giving up four runs, all earned, on four hits with five walks and five strikeouts.

PBR (0-1) will travel to Lennox on Thursday, May 20th.

Dell Rapids PBR had their time at the 2020 South Dakota Class B Amateur Baseball Tournament end after two games.  The tournament is being held at Cadwell Park in Mitchell through Saturday, August 15th.

PBR opened the state tournament against Milbank on Saturday, August 8th.  They earned a 4-1 victory to advance to the second round.  PBR got two runs in the top of the first inning, and that was all the offense they would need.  The game started with three straight hits with Weston Hansen driving in two runs on a double.  PBR would extend the lead to 3-0 after an RBI single by Aaron Hansen.  W. Hansen drove in another run with an RBI groundout in the top of the seventh to push the lead to 4-0.  Milbank got their only run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Carter Gullickson and Riley Hoffman both had two hits.  W. Hansen had a hit with three RBIs.  A. Hansen had a hit and an RBI.  Tanner Solberg, Trey Randel, and Beau Behrend all had hits.  Brett Mogen pitched the complete game giving up one earned run on four hits with three walks and nine strikeouts.

PBR then met Cornbelt League foe Canova on Tuesday, August 11th.  With the score 2-1 in favor of Canova heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Gang scored nine times in the final four innings.  Canova ended the game on the 10-run rule in the eighth inning at 11-1.

Canova got their first two runs in the bottom of the first inning, but PBR cut that lead in half in the top of the fourth inning.  Nate McKee hit an RBI single to pull PBR within a run at 2-1.  Canova, however, scored five times in the bottom of the fifth inning, one in the sixth inning, and the final three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.

McKee finished with two hits and an RBI.  Gullickson and Matt Gillogly had the other two hits for PBR.  Tanner Olmstead pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up two earned runs on four hits with two strikeouts.  Carver Hultgreen pitched an inning giving up five runs, all earned, on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts.  Gillogly tossed 1 2/3 innings giving up an earned run on three hits and a strikeout.  Randel pitched the final 1 1/3 innings giving up three runs, one earned, on three hits with one walk and one strikeout.

PBR finished with an overall record of 10-12, which includes the regular season, district tournament and state tournament.

Dell Rapids PBR is still in search of their first win since a 6-5 victory against Madison on July 2nd.  After a loss to the Dell Rapids Mudcats on July 5th, PBR has dropped games to Salem, the Renner Bullets, and Lennox.

PBR traveled to Salem and dropped a close one 10-9 on Thursday, July 9th.  Salem scored four times in the bottom of the first inning for a 4-0 lead.  PBR got three runs back in the top of the third only to see Salem score three in the bottom of the inning.  PBR added four runs of their own in the top of the fifth inning, and the game remained tied at 7-7 until the final inning.  PBR scored two runs in the top of the ninth for a 9-7 lead, but Salem score three times with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to steal the victory.

Aaron Hansen, Nate McKee, and Casey Hansen all had two hits.  Riley Hoffman, Tanner Solberg, and Beau Behrend also had hits.  Solberg also had two RBIs.

PBR then hosted the Renner Bullets on Friday, July 10th with Renner earning an 11-4 win.  Renner scored six times in the top of the first inning and never trailed in the game.  PBR score three runs in the bottom of the third to cut the lead in half at 6-3, but Renner outscored PBR 5-1 the rest of the game for the win.

Jake Rechtenbaugh and Clarence Fjellanger both had two hits each.  Hoffman had a hit and RBI, and Behrend, Trey Randel, and Keegan Miller all had a hit in the game.

PBR’s most recent game was a Cornbelt League game at Rickeman Field against Lennox on Tuesday, July 14th.  Lennox exploded for 10 runs in the top of the ninth inning to take a 15-9 victory over PBR.

PBR scored in the bottom of the first when Carter Gullickson scored on a passed ball.  Lennox got two runs in the top of the third inning, but PBR scored for times in the bottom of the inning.  Weston Hansen hit a two-run double and later scored on an RBI ground out by A. Hansen.  Behrend hit an RBI single three batters later, and Dell Rapids PBR led 5-2 after three innings of play.  W. Hansen hit another RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning to extend the PBR lead to 6-2.  Lennox got a run in the top of the seventh, but PBR responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning after Behrend and Randel scored on wild pitches to extend the lead to 8-3.  Lennox picked up two more runs in the top of the eighth to cut the lead to 8-5, and then put together a 10-run ninth inning to take a 15-8 lead.  W. Hansen notched another RBI in the bottom of the ninth inning.

W. Hansen had two hits and four RBIs in the game.   Carter Gullickson finished with three hits in the game.  Matt Gillogly and Randel both had two hits each.  Behrend had a hit and and RBI, and Solberg also had a hit.

PBR (6-8) will travel to Humboldt to play the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks on Thursday, July 16th.

Dell Rapids PBR had a five-run second inning and held on to defeat the Madison Broncos 6-5 on Thursday, July 2nd in Madison.

PBR got their first three hitters on base with singles to start the game in top of the first inning.  Carter Gullickson drove home a run on a groundout, but that was the only run PBR could get in the inning.  Madison used the momentum of getting out of the jam defensively and score two times in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead.

PBR rallied again in the second inning.  With one running on base and two outs, PBR drew two walks to load the bases again.  This time, Matt Gillogly cleared the bases with a three-run double.  He later scored on a double by Gullickson.  Teigen Lindner followed with a double of his own bringing home another run to give PBR a 6-2 lead.  Madison chipped away at the lead scoring two runs in the fifth inning and one more in the sixth, but PBR was able to held them scoreless over the last three innings for the win.

Gillogly finished the game with three hits and three RBIs.  Gullickson had two hits and two RBIs.  Lindner had a hit and RBI.  Riley Hoffman, Tanner Solberg, Adrian Juba, and Trey Randel all had hits in the game as well.  Hoffman pitched eight innings giving up five runs, four earned, on 11 hits with three walks and six strikeouts to earn the win.  Gillogly pitched the final inning striking out two batters for the save.

PBR (6-4) will play the Dell Rapids Mudcats on Sunday, July 5th at Rickeman Field.  First pitch is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

Playing in a make-up game that was supposed to be held on Thursday, June 25th, the Colman A’s defeated Dell Rapids PBR 7-4 on Tuesday, June 30th in Colman.

PBR scored first in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Weston Hanson.  Colman tied the game in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by J Sehr.  Colman would take the lead 3-1 in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI hit-by-pitch of Tim Kuphal and RBI single by Adam Fritz.

PBR cut the lead to 3-2 in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI groundout by Beau Behrend.  Colman responded with a run in the bottom of the inning off of a PBR error.  Again Dell Rapids cut the lead to one run in the top of the fifth on an RBI sacrifice flyout by Tanner Solberg, but Colman extended the lead again after getting a run on a wild pitch.  Colman led 5-3 after the fifth inning.

Colman picked up two more runs in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Colt Hawkins and RBI walk to Hemmer.  PBR’s final run came in the top of the eighth inning on an RBI single by Teigen Lindor.

Lindor had three hits and an RBI in the game for PBR.  Hanson had a hit and RBI.  Trey Randel picked up two hits.  Riley Hoffman and Carter Gullickson each had a hit.  Tanner Olmstead pitched five innings giving up five runs, three earned, on six hits with four walks and seven strikeouts.  Randel pitched two innings giving up two runs, both unearned, on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts.  Tanner Solberg pitched one inning striking out one.

PBR (5-4) will travel to Madison on Thursday, July 2nd, and then play the Dell Rapids Mudcats at Rickeman Field on Sunday, July 5th at 8:00 p.m.