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Deltas rally for opening night win

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Deltaville Deltas first baseman Braden Enoch dives to snag a line drive in Saturday night’s win. (Photo by Stephen Blue)

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Saturday night’s Deltaville Deltas home opener was an exhibition of tremendous defensive plays, and was punctuated by a three-run fifth inning rally that gave the sold out home crowd an exciting 5-3 win over the Norfolk Benchwarmers.

Facing an undefeated Norfolk team that had started play in the Hampton Roads NABA earlier in the month, the Deltas found themselves in an early hole. Right fielder Travis Crump stole an extra-base hit away by leaping up against the outfield wall to make a web-gem catch. Norfolk would manage to score the first run two batters later on a two-out RBI double, however an outfield relay from left fielder Noah Wright and third baseman Caleb Ammons cut down a Norfolk runner at the plate for the third out of the inning.

The Deltas responded in the bottom half of the inning with a two-run single by Alexander Crittenden; however the Benchwarmers countered in the next inning by taking advantage of a two-out throwing error to score a pair of unearned runs to take the lead 3-2.

After scoreless third and fourth innings, Deltaville broke through to take the lead in the fifth…

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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.

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