PRESS RELEASE

The Dell Rapids Mudcats (Class B) and the Sioux Falls Flying Squirrels (Class A), the defending state champions, continue to lead their respective classes in this week’s South Dakota amateur baseball poll.

There will be no poll next week. The final poll will be released the week of July 17-23.

The complete rankings include:

Class B: 1. Dell Rapids Mudcats; 2. Winner-Colome Pheasants; 3. (Tie) Garretson Bluejays and Canova Gang; 5. Larchwood (Iowa) Diamonds; 6. (Tie) Lennox Only One Alpacas and Alexandria Angels; 8. Humboldt-Hartford Gamecocks; 9. Mount Vernon Mustangs; 10. Lake Norden Lakers. Others receiving votes: Dell Rapids PBR, Dimock-Emery Raptors, Tabor Bluebirds and Flandreau Cardinals.

Class A: 1. Sioux Falls Flying Squirrels; 2. Brookings Cubs; 3. Renner Monarchs; 4. Sioux Falls Brewers; 5. (Tie) Tea Steam and Castlewood Ravens. Others receiving votes: Aberdeen Circus Sports Bar and Yankton Tappers.