VALLEY SPRINGS – The Rats used a combination of 11 walks, six hits and three Brookings errors to beat the Cubs, 10-2, on Sunday night.

The Rats put up three runs in the bottom of the first without getting a base hit to set the tone.

Brookings got one run back in the top of the first when Skyler Cary reached on an error; moved to second on Tanner Swets’ base on balls; and then, Cary scored on Austin Koenig’s base hit.

Valley Springs used two singles and two walks to plate three more runs in the fifth to make it 6-1.

JaColby Anderson led off the sixth with a single and eventually scored when Sam Froehlich drew a base on balls with the bases loaded to force Anderson in to pull the Cubs within four, 6-2.

But the Rats responded with four in the bottom of the frame on three hits and two walks for the final margin.

Kyle Krogman suffered the loss after giving up nine runs – eight earned – on six hits and three walks with seven strikeouts. Caleb Stratmoen allowed one unearned run in the sixth after walking three and striking out one.

Anderson finished with two hits, including a double while Todd Standish added a single as Brookings totaled five hits on the night.

Brookings, 10-3 on the season, plays two home games in a row, starting with a 7:30 p.m. showdown against Renner on Thursday at Bob Shelden Field.

On Sunday, the Cubs welcome the Sioux Falls Brewers to town. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.

VALLEY SPRINGS 10, BROOKINGS 2

Brookings         010 001 0 –   2  5  3

Valley Springs  300 034 x –  10  6  1

Kyle Krogman, Caleb Stratmoen (6) and Austin Koenig; Nic Peterson, Unknown (6) and Jacob Mulder. W – Peterson. L – Krogman. 2B: B, JaColby Anderson; VS, Marcos Alvarez.