Baseball Recap: West Deptford Now 4-1 over Last Five Games

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2025, 10:05am

Baseball Recap: West Deptford Eagles vs. Cumberland Colts

While West Deptford didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against the Cumberland Colts by a score of 7-3 on Saturday. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Colts, too.

Landon Delaney made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Cole McKenna was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Josh Panetta was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI.

Eagles

Batting Average

04/26/25 vs Cumberland42.9%
04/10/25 vs Gateway Regional33.3%
04/08/25 @ Collingswood32.3%
04/18/25 @ Decatur32%
04/22/25 @ Gloucester City31%

West Deptford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

West Deptford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cumberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.

Coming up, West Deptford will face off against Clearview at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Cumberland, they will square off against Deptford at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.

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