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Deltas trounce defending champs

Deltaville Deltas outfielder Tyler West makes a running catch on the line in Saturday night’s win. (Photo by Stephen Blue)

The Deltaville Deltas avenged their last meeting with the Richmond El Heaters on Saturday night, jumping out to a seven-run lead and rolling to a 15-2 victory in a rain-shortened game.

The last time the two teams met was in the August 2020 Richmond NABA championship, where the Heaters jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and went on to defeat Deltaville 10-4 for the league title. Eleven months later, the Deltas turned the table in definitive fashion.

After holding the Heaters scoreless in the top of the first, Deltaville’s first two batters were retired on groundouts. Jacob Houston started a two-out rally, blasting a double off the right field wall, and the next nine Deltas reached base on a series of hits and defensive errors.

Richmond fired back with a pair….

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Stephen Blue
Stephen Blue
Stephen Blue is assistant coach of the Deltaville Deltas, and manages the team's statistics and media. He first played at Deltaville Ballpark as a Little Leaguer in 1991, and joined the Deltas as a player in 2004.