Tri-Valley White 14U had a hard time shutting down Dell Rapids as Dell Rapids scored in every inning but the last in a 10-1 win over Tri-Valley in Colton on Wednesday, June 30th.

Dell Rapids scored three runs right away in the top of the first.  They added two more in the second, single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings, and then two more in the sixth.  Tri-Valley’s run came in the bottom of the fifth when Levi Kretzschmar scored on a passed ball.

Tri-Valley was held to just two hits in the game.  Parker Hemme and Gage Egger had the two hits.  Benjamin Myhre pitched four innings allowing seven runs, but only one earned, on six hits with one walk and one strikeout.  Egger pitched three innings allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits with four walks and three strikeouts.

Tri-Valley White 14U scored six times in the final two innings, but Hamlin built a large enough lead early in the game.  Hamlin defeated Tri-Valley 16-6 in five innings.

Hamlin scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and then two more in the second for a 7-0 lead.  Tri-Valley got on the board in top of the fourth inning.  Landon Schenkel scored on a passed ball, L Kretzschmar scored on a passed ball, and M Cypher scored on an error to cut the lead to 7-3.  Hamlin, however, scored eight times in the bottom of the fourth to extend the lead to 15-3. 

Tri-Valley got three more runs in the top of the fifth inning.  P Hemme stole home.  Cypher drew a bases-loaded walk for an RBI, and Schenkel scored on a wild pitch.  Hamlin scored one time in the bottom of the fifth to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Gage Egger had the only hit for Tri-Valley.  Cypher had the only RBI.  Schenkel pitched two innings allowing seven runs, four earned, on four hits with four walks and four strikeouts.  Dylan Christensen pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing five earned runs on two hits with five walks and two strikeouts.  Brenner Struiksma pitched one inning allowing four runs, three earned, on three hits with three walks and a strikeout.

Parker scored in every inning, including scoring 10 runs in the fifth inning, in a 21-2 win over Tri-Valley White 14U on Friday, June 25th.

Parker had scored 11 runs in the first four innings before Tri-Valley was able to get on the board.  Tri-Valley got a run in the bottom of the fourth in an RBI ground out by Matthew Cypher.  Tri-Valley’s other run came in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI ground out by Dylan Christensen.

Denton Bicknase had two hits for Tri-Valley.  Gage Egger had a triple.  Parker Hemme finished with a double, and Grant Schlueter had a single.

Bicknase pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing nine runs, four earned, on four hits with one walk and three strikeouts.  Levi Kretzschmar pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing one earned run on one hit and one walk.  Christensen pitched two innings allowing 11 runs, six earned, on five hits with five walks and two strikeouts.

Tri-Valley White 14U scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth to win a back-and-forth game against Garretson on Friday, June 18th.

Garretson scored four times in the top of the first inning.  Tri-Valley answered with four of their own in the bottom of the inning for a 4-4 score.  Both teams scored a run in the second inning.  Tri-Valley took their first lead in the bottom of the third when Denton Bicknase scored on a wild pitch.

Garretson tied the game 6-6 in the top of the fourth inning, but Tri-Valley scored three more in the bottom of the inning.  Parker Hemme scored on a wild pitch, Grant Schlueter had an RBI sacrifice fly, and Gage Egger scored on a passed ball for a 9-6 lead.  Garretson tied the game, 9-9, in the top of the sixth with three runs.  Tri-Valley then had a five-run sixth inning to take the lead for good.  Egger scored again on a passed ball after a lead-off triple.  Schlueter had an RBI ground out, Bicknase had a two-run single, and Hemme had a bases-loaded walk for the fifth run.

Bicknase had three hits and three RBIs.  Egger had a triple and an RBI.  Dylan Christensen had a hit and an RBI.  Landon Schenkel had a double.  Schlueter had two RBIs, and Hemme and Levi Kretzschmar both had an RBI.

Schenkel pitched four innings allowing six runs, five earned, on eight hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.  Bicknase pitched an inning getting two strikeouts, and Egger pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing four runs, one earned, on three hits with one walk and three strikeouts.

Tri-Valley White 14U scored the first run of the game in the top of the first, but it was all Hills-Beaver-Creek Red after that point.  HBC scored six in the bottom of the first, three in the second, and 10 more in the fourth to win the game 19-4 on Tuesday, June 15th.

Parker Hemme scored the first run for Tri-Valley in the top of the first.  Gage Egger had a steal of home in the top of the third inning.  Landon McGill had a bases-loaded walk for an RBI in the top of the fourth, and Dylan Christensen scored on a passed ball for the fourth run.

Tri-Valley was held to only two hits in the game.  Hemme and Egger both had a single. McGill had the lone RBI in the game.

Benjamin Myhre pitched an inning allowing six runs, four earned, on three hits with three walks.  Egger pitched two innings allowing 10 runs, nine earned, on seven hits with four walks and two strikeouts.  Christensen pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing three runs, all unearned, with four walks and two strikeouts.

Tri-Valley White 14U held a short-lived 1-0 lead against Flandreau on Wednesday, June 9th.  Tri-Valley led 1-0 after their half of the first inning, but Flandreau then scored 14 straight runs to get the 14-1 win.

Tri-Valley’s run was scored on back-to-back two-out singles.  Gage Egger hit the first single and then stole second.  Landon Schenkel brought home Egger on a single to give Tri-Valley their 1-0 lead.  They were then held to just two more hits the rest of the game, both in the second inning.  Brenner Struiksma and Levi Kretzshmar both had two-out singles in the inning, but were unable to score.

Struiksma pitched one inning allowing four runs, one earned, on two hits with one walk and one strikeout.  Egger pitched an inning as well allowing four runs, two earned, on three hits with a walk and strikeout.  Denton Bicknase pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing five runs on four hits and three walks.  Benjamin Myhre pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing an earned run on a hit with one walk and one strikeout.  Schenkel pitched an inning without giving up a hit.

The Tri-Valley White 14U team played in two games in Flandreau at the I-29 League Tournament.  They played one game on Friday, June 4th, and one game on Saturday, June 5th.

Tri-Valley faced Tea Navy in the game on Friday.  Tea scored eight runs in the first two innings and eventually held on for the 10-4 victory.

Gage Egger had two hits and an RBI.  Benjamin Myhre had a double and an RBI.  Grant Schlueter had a hit and an RBI.  Landon Schenkel had a triple, Parker Hemme had a double, and Levi Kretzschmar had a hit.  Denton Bicknase pitched two innings allowing eight runs, two earned, on four hits with two walks.  Egger pitched three innings allowing two runs, both unearned, on two hits with two walks and a strikeout.

Tri-Valley then played Madison Gold, but fell by a score of 11-6.  Madison scored a run in the first inning and the second inning for a 2-0 lead.  Egger had an RBI single in the top of the third inning to cut the lead in half, but Madison scored four more runs in the bottom of the third for a 6-1.

Tri-Valley put together a rally in the top of the fourth inning.  Dylan Christensen and Matthew Cypher both had an RBI single.  Egger drove home two with a single, and Myhre was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring home another run as Tri-Valley scored five times to tie the game 6-6.  Madison, however, scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth and then held Tri-Valley scoreless in the fifth for the 11-6 win.

Egger had two hits and three RBIs in the game.  Christensen had a hit and an RBI.  Cypher had a hit with an RBI as well.  Myhre had an RBI.  Kretzschmar had a double.  Schlueter had a hit.

Myhre pitched three innings giving up six runs, three earned, on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.  Christensen pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing five runs on three hits with two walks.  Schenkel pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing a hit with one strikeout.