Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Delta

Panthers

Previous Games

04/24/25 vs Rifle	7-4
04/15/25 vs Aspen	15-0
04/15/25 vs Aspen	11-4
04/11/25 vs Roaring Fork	18-6
04/11/25 vs Roaring Fork	14-11
+ 3 more games

Delta came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Rifle Bears. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2024.

Landon Kennell and Ty Reed made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Kennell pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Reed didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. At bat, Kennell got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, while Reed went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Jhett Ryan was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Delta is 10-2 when Ryan posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise.

Delta pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs over those games. As for Rifle, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.

Delta wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, an 8-6 win against Gunnison on the 29th. As for Rifle, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-1 defeat against Basalt on the 29th.