Deltaville Deltas use rematch to take out the Trash Pandas

Matt Kleinfelter
Deltaville Deltas’ Matt Kleinfelter was once again dominant on the mound. He earned his fifth win in five starts, tossing seven shutout innings. On the season, Kleinfelter has allowed just one earned run in 33 1/3 innings pitched. (Photo by Stephen Blue)

Strong pitching, timely offense, and error-free defense were the key to a 9-0 Deltaville Deltas victory over the Richmond Trash Pandas on Sunday afternoon in Richmond.

Nathan Vaughan got the Deltas on the board in the third inning with an RBI single, which scored Travis Crump, giving Deltaville a 1-0 lead. The tightly contested matchup continued into the sixth, when Jett Bristow lined a double into the gap to score Jacob Houston and Colton Smith. Benny Walker drove in Bristow two batters later, and the Deltas held a 4-0 lead.

Two more runs driven in by Walker in the eighth and a three-run ninth allowed the Deltas to pull away late in the game…

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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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