Delco Baseball Now

Fresh off of a fifth straight Inter-Ac Championship and third straight State Championship, Brady Abate, Jackson Melconian, Stephen Postek and Head Coach Freddy Hilliard join the show to talk about the winning culture of Malvern Prep and what makes them so successful as they look to defend their titles.

After a bit of a down year in 2025, The Haverford School has a lot of confidence that a quick turnaround is coming as Jacob Horwitz, Caleb Siever, and Gabe Danisi join the show to talk about what to expect from the Fords this season with a ton of promising arms on the rise.

Wrapping up the PCL portion of the previews, we welcome in Sean Vaughn, Jack Quinn, Adam Schreiber and Head Coach Rob Benedict of Cardinal O'Hara to talk about their upcoming season as they return three senior pitchers but have some spots to fill on offense

As we continue to make our way through the PCL, we welcome in John Thomson, Nick Gilroy, Gavin Moore, Cole Tancredi and Head Coach Pat Dunn from Archbishop Carroll as they talk about what to expect this season including two very promising pitching additions.

To continue our season previews in the PCL we welcome in Devon Prep Tide players Liam Jung, Caleb Flannery, and Johnny Doogan alongside coaches Mike Palumbo and Joe Martin to talk about how they can build off a hot end to the season from last year. Devon Prep may fall just outside of Delco borders... but all five of these guys hail from Delco

Kicking off our preseason interviews we welcome in HC Steve DeBarberie, LHP Danny Buckton, C Cole Romano and OF Ryan Friel from the 2025 PCL Champion Bonner Friars as they preview their 2026 season and how they plan to defend the plaque.

Media native and Archbishop Carroll Dan Crossan joins the show to talk about his professional baseball career that has seen him traveling the world. After two years in the Pecos League in California, Dan has spent time playing in Japan and France for the last two years and talks about his experiences there and what is next to come.

We are joined this week by Eric Genther, a Drexel Hill native and Haverford School alum who was signed by the New York Yankees as an undrafted free-agent this summer. Eric talks about the story behind him getting signed, what he learned in his first taste of pro ball, and of course, his time playing ball in Delco.

Andrew Austen has been beating the odds his whole life after being born without his right forearm/hand. The Radnor Baseball alum has turned into a golf content creator, and he joins us this week to talk about his time playing in the Barstool + Bob Does Sports "Internet Invitational" Golf Tournament this past summer as well as talking some baseball.

You may know Alex "Say Burm" Burman for his sketch comedy on social media, but before that, he was just another one of us growing up playing baseball in Delco. Hear Alex talk about his baseball playing days at Episcopal and Media Little League, how he has turned content creation into a career, and a couple of legendary chaotic tangents.

Joe Marra, founder of the Delaware County chapter of the Miracle League, joins the show on the field at MapleZone Sports Institute before a doubleheader to talk about the league. The league was created as a way to allow children and adults with special needs to play baseball and Joe talks about what inspired the idea, all the work that went into getting the league off the ground, and what is to co...

Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe are joined by LENZ Sports Group founders and Delco Baseball Now co-owners Matt Wray and Mike Palumbo as we debut our new studio in Berwyn and also have a conversation about the youth baseball industry and what their company is doing to help assist players, families, and programs through the process.

Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe recap the three Delco summer ball leagues that all came to an end recently with Clifton winning the Mid-County League, Drexel Hill winning the MSBL, and Upper Darby winning the Delco League. We also take a look at the last Delco team remaining as the Broomall-Newtown 13's will play in the Babe Ruth World Series starting this weekend.

The 2025 Delco League Finals are here, and Upper Darby will face Wayne for the third time in the last four seasons starting on Sunday at O’Hara. Upper Darby’s Joey Suppa and Wayne’s Tommy Bradley join the show to preview what should be a great series. We also talk Mid-County and MSBL Finals as well as the MLB Trade Deadline.

Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe break down everything going on in the Delco Baseball world including the Delco League semifinals. Wayne 1B Steven Wells joins the show followed by Alex and Sammy Burman from the Upper Darby Blue Sox to preview the semifinal matchups. We wrap up the show with Cardinal O’Hara alum Joe Sperone joining the show to talk about his new role in the Savannah Bananas organiz...

It’s playoff time in the oldest semi-professional baseball league in the country, and we have a loaded episode as we welcome in a representative from each of the four teams playing in the first round. Aston Valley outfielder Vinny Proietto, Springfield Head Coach Steve Trainor, Drexel Hill Head Coach Sean Mohollen and Chester catcher Ben Ettien all come on to talk about their respective teams and...

Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe are back with some summer ball updates after the Little League District tournaments and Cal Ripken Southeastern State Tournaments came to an end. We also discuss the upcoming Babe Ruth State Tournament, the Main Line Senior Legion Tournament, the Delco League playoff race heating up, and the Phillies heading into the All-Star break.

Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe are back for year two of the Delco Baseball Now Teams/Awards show. Join us as we hand out some awards to our local high school players and coaches as well as announce our First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention All-Delco selections.

We have just two Delco teams remaining as Bonner won the PCL and District 12 titles to qualify for the 6A bracket, while Radnor won the District 1 title to qualify for the 5A bracket. Tune into hear how they got it done and take a look at who they will have next in the state tournament starting on Monday. We also give some shoutouts to our local guys who became National Champions last week

Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe go live on Monday night recapping all of the action from the first day of districts as well as sharing updates from the PCL and PAISAA Tournaments as well

It was our most chaotic week yet so far this season, and Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thope are here to break it down for you. We start with our game of the week and talk about the Central League race as Radnor and Haverford are now both 12-1. We also talk the hot streak from Episcopal, break down the district playoff races, and give out our awards at the end of the show.

We have a ton of action this week including Bonner taking down O’Hara in our game of the week, Conestoga’s Luke Hunter firing the second solo no-hitter of the season, and Haverford/Radnor giving us a Central League race for the ages as we head into the final month of the regular season and get ready for the playoff push.

It was a shorter week with many teams on spring break but we still had plenty of action including Conestoga winning their fifth straight game, O'Hara beating Ryan in extras to get to 5-1 in the PCL, and Chichester winning their 57th straight Del Val game in our game of the week vs Interboro.

The rain may have wiped away some games this week, but we still have plenty to talk about including Jimmy Boyle striking out 15 to keep Haverford undefeated. We also talk about the crowded middle of the Central League, Carroll’s quick turnaround, and hand out our player of the week awards with our power rankings at the end.

We've hit the 70 show mark and we had another great week of action around Delco. Cardinal O'Hara stole the show both on the field as they are 3-0 in the PCL and off the field with their great team interviews. We also talk about some Central League storylines, Jack Redding's no-hitter, and end with our power rankings and players of the week before unveiling our game of the week.