Baseball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Delta

Panthers

Previous Games

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
04/08/25 @ Moffat County	15-0
+ 2 more games

Delta waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Aspen Skiers get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-4 on Tuesday.

Ripp Lockhart was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Lockhart was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Davion Lopez, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Rylan Cryer was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one double.

Delta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in seven consecutive contests.

Delta's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Aspen, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Delta will square off against Gunnison at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cowboys will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Aspen, they will challenge Glenwood Springs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.