Baseball Recap: Delta Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

After losing to Elliot Christian the last time they met, Delta decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Saints blew past the Eagles 14-4 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.

Spencer Buckley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Delta is undefeated when Buckley allows three or fewer hits, but 4-6 otherwise. Buckley was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.

Chase Parkinson

Stolen Base

04/10/25 vs Leroy Greene Academy	4
04/07/25 vs Esparto	4
02/26/25 vs Buckingham Charter	4
02/28/25 vs Foresthill	3
04/29/25 vs Elliot Christian	2
+ 5 more games

In other batting news, Chase Parkinson was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He has become a key player for Delta: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-5 otherwise. Grayson Friend was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

Delta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elliot Christian only posted a batting average of .217.

Delta pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Elliot Christian, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Coming up, Delta will face off against Rio Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Saints' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season. Elliot Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.