The final score will read 11-3 in favor of Dell Rapids PBR, but the game took 17 innings to get to that point in Colman on Thursday, June 16th.  Both Dell Rapids PBR and Colman scored two runs each late in the game, and then remained tied 3-3 four eight innings.

Beau Behrend had an RBI single in the top of the second to give PBR an early 1-0 lead.  Colman tied the game in the bottom of the fourth.  The score remained 1-1 until the top of the eighth.  Teagan Schlimgen scored on a passed ball, and Behrend scored on an error to give the lead back to PBR, 3-1.  Colman got one run back on an RBI groundout, and then the tying run with two outs to send the game into extra innings.

Colman put together many threats in extra innings.  They had a runner on second with two outs in the 11th and 13th innings, but were unable to score.  Colman then loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 14th, but Trey Randel got a strikeout to leave the bases full and keep the game going.

PBR finally broke through in the top of the 17th.  Back-to-back singles, and walk, and an RBI single by Conner Spindler broke the 3-3 tie.  Dell Rapids continued to ride the momentum and the next three batters reached pushing the score to 8-3.  They would score three more times before their half of the inning was done.

Riley Calhoon had three hits.  Behrend had two hits and two RBIs.  Weston Hanson, Spindler, and Randel all had two singles and an RBI.  Grant Sweeter had two hits, one a double.  Riley Hoffman also had two hits.  Schlimgen and Tim Wilhelmson both had a single.

Hoffman pitched the first seven innings and allowed an unearned run on four hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Randel pitched the final 10 innings and allowed two runs, both unearned, on five hits and six walks while recording 12 strikeouts.

Dell Rapids PBR dropped their last two Cornbelt League games.  PBR lost to Canova 11-1 on Thursday, June 2nd.  They also fell to Salem 10-3 on Sunday, June 5th.

Canova 11, Dell Rapids PBR 1

Canova took an early lead and scored in six of the eight innings in their 11-1 win on June 2nd.  The Gang scored a run in the top of the first and two more in the top of the second.  PBR cut the lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the third.  Riley Hoffman had an RBI single scoring Riley Calhoon.  The Gang then scored a run in the fourth, two in the sixth, one in the seventh, and then four more in the eighth to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Hoffman had a single and RBI.  Calhoon, Weston Hanson, and Tanner Solberg also had singles.  Hoffman pitched six innings allowing six runs, four earned, on 10 hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  Grant Sweeter pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing five runs, three earned, on three hits and two walks with one strikeout.

Salem 10, Dell Rapids PBR 3

The Salem Cubs scored three runs in the first two innings and kept rolling to a 10-3 win over PBR on Sunday, June 5th. 

PBR scored their first run in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI ground out by Beau Behrend.  After Salem scored two more runs in the bottom of the fifth, Hoffman had a solo home run in the top of the sixth.  Behrend had an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning.  Salem had a single run in the sixth, and two runs each in the seventh and eighth innings.

Hoffman had a home run and an RBI.  Behrend had a single and two RBIs.  Connor Spindler had two hits, and Calhoon had a hit.  Trey Randel pitched five innings allowing five runs, three earned, on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts.  Behrend pitched the final three innings allowing five earned runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

Madison scored early and often in a 12-5 win over Dell Rapids PBR on Thursday, May 26th at Rickeman Field.

Madison scored two runs in the top of the first and three more in the top of the second.  The Broncos then scored two more times in the top of the fourth for a 7-0 lead.  Dell Rapids PBR got on the board in the bottom of the fifth.  Connor Spindler singled to left field scoring Weston Hanson.  Madison got another two runs in the top of the sixth for a 9-1 advantage.

PBR had a big inning in the bottom of the sixth.  Riley Calhoon and Hanson both had bases-loaded walks.  Keegan Miller scored on a fielder’s choice, and Calhoon later scored on an error to pull PBR within four runs, 9-5.  Madison got another run in the eighth and two more in the ninth.

Spindler had two hits, including a double, and an RBI.  Teagan Schlimgen also had two hits, one of them a double.  Calhoon had a hit and an RBI.  Beau Behrend and Sheldon Davis each had a single.  Hanson and Andrew Barr had an RBI.  Grant Sweeter pitched two innings allowing five runs, one earned, on two hits and two walks.  Behrend pitched seven innings allowing seven runs, six earned, on 10 hits and four walks with two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids PBR couldn’t hold an early lead and fell to the Lennox Alpacas 10-9 in extra innings on Sunday, May 22nd in Lennox.

Both teams scored right away in the first inning.  Weston Hanson had an RBI sacrifice fly for PBR.  Lennox tied the game with an RBI double in the bottom of the inning.  PBR added three more runs in the top of the second.  Riley Calhoon reached on an error scoring Grant Sweeter.  Hanson brought home another run with a single, and Andrew Barr had an RBI double to give PBR a 4-1 lead.

Lennox took the lead for the first time after five unanswered runs in the fourth and fifth innings.  The Alpacas scored two times in the bottom of the fourth and three more in the fifth for a 6-4 lead.  PBR tied the game after their half of the seventh inning.  Tim Wilhelmsen had an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning, and Tanner Solberg scored on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh for a 6-6 score.

The Alpacas took the lead again in the bottom of the eighth inning on a double, but PBR put some pressure on Lennox in the ninth inning.  Sweeter scored on a passed ball to tie the game 7-7.  Trey Randel scored on a wild pitch, and Hanson drove home another run with a single to give PBR a 9-7 advantage.  Lennox, however, tied the game with two runs on two outs in the bottom of the ninth.  The Alpacas then won on a two-out bases loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning.

Hanson had two hits and three RBIs.  Barr had two hits, including a double, and an RBI.  Calhoon also had two hits, one of them a double.  Wilhelmsen had a single and an RBI.  Sweeter finished with a hit as well.  Randel pitched six innings allowing seven runs, four earned, on eight hits with five walks and five strikeouts.  Solberg took the loss pitching 3 2/3 innings allowing four runs, two earned, on five hits and five walks with four strikeouts.

Dell Rapids PBR fell to the Flandreau Cardinals on the road on Thursday, May 19th by a score of 13-3.

Flandreau broke a 0-0 tie in the bottom of third inning with four runs.  PBR got one run in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI ground out by Riley Calhoon.  PBR then pulled within a run, 4-3, after scoring twice in the top of the fifth.  Calhoon drove home two more runs with a double to left field.  Flandreau, however, scored nine unanswered runs.  The Cardinals got a run in the fifth, four in the sixth, three in the seventh, and one more in the eighth to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Calhoon had two hits, one a double, and three RBIs.  Weston Hanson also had two hits.  Sheldon Davis had the other hit for PBR.  Grant Sweeter pitched six innings and allowed nine runs, four earned, on nine hits and four walks while striking out four.  Dale Solberg pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed four earned runs on seven hits with two strikeouts.

PBR will travel to Lennox on Sunday, May 22nd.

Dell Rapids PBR punched their ticket to the 2021 State B Amateur Baseball Tournament with a 12-2 win over Colman on Thursday, July 29th in Colman at the District 4B tournament. 

PBR broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third inning and went to score six straight runs over three innings.  Weston Hanson scored on an error in the bottom of the third.  Beau Behrend reached on an error in the bottom of the fourth scoring Riley Calhoon.  Hanson had an RBI single later in the inning.  Nate McKee had an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth.  Behrend also had an RBI single, and McKee later scored on a wild pitch to give PBR a 7-1 lead after five innings of play.

Colman picked up a run in the top of the sixth inning, but PBR scored the final five runs.  Hanson reached on an error in the bottom of the seventh that scored both Calhoon and Trey Randal.  Riley Hoffman added an RBI single in the inning to push the lead to 10-2.  The game ended in the bottom of the eighth on the 10-run rule after a two-run home run by McKee.

McKee had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs.  Hanson had two hits and an RBI.  Calhoon and Carter Gullickson both finished with two hits.  Hoffman and Behrend both had a hit and an RBI, and Tanner Solberg also had a hit.  Hoffman pitched all eight innings allowing two runs, on earned, on six hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

PBR is the fourth of seven Cornbelt teams to qualify for the state tournament joining Dell Rapids Mudcats, Flandreau, and Canova.  Three more teams will qualify from the Cornbelt League on Friday, July 30th and Saturday, July 31st.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colman	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	2	6	6
PBR	1	0	1	2	3	0	3	2	X	12	11	2

Dell Rapids PBR won their opening round game of the District 4B tournament in Colman on Saturday, July 24th. PBR entered the tournament as the sixth seed and played third-seeded Lennox. And just as they had done two other times this year, PBR got the best of Lennox with a 9-3 win.

It was a big seven-run top of the second inning that set the tone for PBR.  Tanner Solberg got things going with a two-run single.  Beau Behrend added an RBI single.  Riley Calhoon reached on an error as both Solberg and Behrend scored on the play.  Riley Hoffman followed with an RBI double, and Matt Gillogly had an RBI single to give PBR the 7-0 lead.

Lennox got two runs in the bottom of the third to cut the lead to 7-2.  The score remained 7-2 until the bottom of the sixth inning.  Lennox picked up another run, but Dell Rapids added a run in the eighth when Carter Gullickson stole home, and then they got one more run in the ninth when David Kirby scored on a wild pitch.

Gullickson finished with three hits in the game.  Solberg had two hits and two RBIs.  Gillogly had two hits and an RBI.  Kirby finished with two hits, one of them a double.  Hoffman had a double and an RBI, and Behrend had a single and an RBI.

Trey Randel pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits with five walks and six strikeouts.  Kirby pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing three walks while striking out three batters.  Hoffman pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

PBR will play the Dell Rapids Mudcats in the semifinals on Tuesday, July 27th.  First pitch is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.  The winner will advance to the championship game and qualify for the state tournament.  The loser will have three more chances to win one game to qualify for state as well.

The Canova Gang overcame a three-run deficit to beat Dell Rapids PBR in the final regular season game for both teams on Sunday, July 18th in Canova.

Carter Gullickson PBR on the board in the top of the first inning after a steal of home.  Nate McKee hit into an RBI fielder’s choice scoring Riley Hoffman to give PBR a 2-0 lead.  McKee then had an RBI double in the top of the third inning to extend the PBR lead to 3-0.

Canova started their rally in the bottom of the fourth inning.  They scored two times in that inning and then tied the game in the bottom of the fifth with a run.  The Gang took the lead in the bottom of the seventh.  Canova plated four runs in the bottom of the eighth for the win.

McKee had two hits, one double, and two RBIs.  Gullickson and Tanner Solberg both had two hits.  Hoffman and Beau Behrend both had a single.  Matt Gillogly pitched six innings allowing three earned runs on three hits with five walks and five strikeouts.  Jake Rechtenbaugh pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing four runs, three earned, on two hits and a walk.  Trey Randel pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PBR	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	2
Canova	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	X	7	6	1

Dell Rapids PBR won for the fourth time in their last five games after an 11-1 win over Salem on Thursday, July 15th.

PBR got three runs in the top of the third inning.  Riley Hoffman had an RBI ground out scoring Trey Randel.  Carter Gullickson scored on a wild pitch, and David Kirby had an RBI single for an early 3-0 lead.  Salem picked up a run in the bottom of the third to cut the lead to 3-1.

The score remained 3-1 until the top of the seventh inning.  PBR then scored eight times in the top of the seventh.  Weston Hanson had an RBI single.  Kirby drove home two with a single.  Beau Behrend had an RBI single.  Gullickson brought home two more with a double, and Hanson also had two more RBIs in the inning with a double.  Salem was held scoreless in the bottom of the seventh, and the game ended on the 10-run rule.

Hanson had four hits, including a double, and three RBIs.  Kirby had three hits and three RBIs.  Gullickson had two doubles and two RBIs.  Hoffman and Behrend both had two hits and an RBI.  Riley Calhoon, Tanner Solberg, and Randel all had a single in the game as well.   Hoffman pitched seven innings allowing an unearned run on four hits with four walks and six strikeouts.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PBR	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	X	X	11	16	3
Salem	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	X	1	4	2