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.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Dell Rapids PBR used two big innings to earn a Cornbelt League win over Flandreau on Sunday, June 28th at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids.

Flandreau put together a big first inning getting their first five hitters on base with four of them scoring to start the game.  Flandreau extended the lead to 6-0 with two more runs in the top half of the fifth inning.

PBR rallied to take the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning scoring seven times.  PBR took advantage of four Flandreau errors and got hits from Beau Behrend, Riley Hoffman, and Aaron Hansen in the inning.  Flandreau regained the lead in the top of the seventh by scoring two runs for an 8-7 advantage.  PBR took the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth inning scoring four times on RBIs from Hansen, Nate McKee, and Carter Gullickson.

Hansen finished the game with three hits and two RBIs.  Gullickson had two hits and three RBIs.  Matt Gillogly had a hit with two RBIs.  Tanner Solberg had a hit and RBI.  Hoffman, Behrend, and Trey Randel also all had a hit in the game. 

Brett Mogen pitched five innings giving up six runs, five earned, on eight hits with one walk and four strikeouts.  Randel pitched three innings giving up two earned runs on three hits with a walk and four strikeouts.  Gillogly pitched the final inning for the save giving up a hit and a walk and earning one strikeout.

PBR (5-3) will travel to Colman on Tuesday, June 30th and travel to Madison on Thursday, July 2nd.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Dell Rapids PBR hosted a make-up game with Madison on Tuesday, June 23rd at Rickeman Field.  PBR rallied late in the game, but ultimately fell to Madison by a score of 6-5.

Neither team scored until the bottom of the fourth inning when PBR got a run on an RBI single from Tanner Solberg for a 1-0 lead.  Madison took the lead in the top of the fifth on an RBI double by Heath Williams and an RBI groundout by Jon Waba to lead 2-1.  Madison added two more runs in the top of the sixth for a 4-1 lead after an RBI double by Brian Miller and RBI double by Josh Giles.

PBR tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning after a two-run double by Solberg and an RBI single by Clarence Fjellanger.  PBR regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning at 5-4 after an RBI single by Aaron Hansen.  Madison tied the game in the top of the eighth inning when Greg Biagi scored on a wild pitch.  The game-winning run for Madison came in the top of the ninth on an RBI double by Mitch McNary.

Solberg finished the game with two hits and three RBIs for PBR.  Hanson and Fjellanger both had a hit with an RBI.  Beau Behrend, Matt Gillogly, Teigen Lindner, and Adrian Juba also had hits in the game.

Riley Hoffman pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four earned runs on 10 hits with two walks and four strikeouts.  Gillogly pitched the final 2 1/3 innings, taking the loss, giving up two earned runs on three hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

PBR (4-3) will travel to Colman on Thursday, June 25th for their next Cornbelt League game.

Dell Rapids PBR suffered their first Cornbelt League loss on Sunday, June 19th.  Lennox Only One defeated PBR 4-2 in Lennox.

The first six batters reached for Lennox in the bottom of the first inning, with three of them scoring, to give Lennox a 3-0 lead after the first inning.  Neither offense could get much going through the next five innings as the score remained 3-0 after six innings of play.  Lennox added another run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI double by Drew Sweeter to push the lead to 4-0.  PBR rallied for two runs in the top of the eighth inning on an RBI sacrifice fly by Carter Gullickson and and RBI single by Riley Hoffman.  PBR tried to get a rally going in the top of the ninth by getting two men on base, but Sweeter struck out the side to preserve the win for Lennox.

Aaron Hansen led PBR with two hits on the night.  Hoffman had a hit and an RBI.  Weston Hanson, Tanner Solberg, Teigen Lindner, and Nate McKee also had hits in the game.  Tanner Olmstead pitched four innings giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits with four walks and seven strikeouts.  Trey Randel also pitched four innings giving up an earned run on two hits with four strikeouts.

PBR (4-2) will host Madison in a make-up game on Tuesday, June 23rd, and then travel to Colman on Thursday, June 25th.