Dell Rapids traveled to Dakota Valley for a high school baseball make-up game on Monday, April 5th. Dakota Valley used two big innings to earn an 8-1 victory in the game.
Dell Rapids got on the board first taking advantage of three straight walks. Brayden Pankonen, Jack Henry, and Landon Ruesink all drew a walk to start the game. Kaeden Eastman drove home Pankonen on an RBI groundout to give Dell Rapids a 1-0 lead.
Dakota Valley scored three times in the bottom of the third inning after Dell Rapids made two errors in the inning. Dakota Valley led 3-1 after three innings. They would add four more runs in the bottom fifth. Three walks, two hits, a hit batter, and an error given up by Dell Rapids led to the four runs. The final run was scored in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Landon Ruesink had the only hit in the game for Dell Rapids. Pankonen started the game on the mound pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up two runs, neither of them earned, on one hit with three strikeouts. Austin Henry pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up four runs, none earned, on one hit with four walks and four strikeouts. J. Henry finished the game throwing two innings giving up two runs, one earned, on two hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
Jake Pruchniak was dominate on the mound for Dakota Valley. He threw six innings giving up one earned run on one hit with three walks and 14 strikeouts. Paul Bruns pitched the final inning striking out two batters.