Delco Baseball Now

Brendan Ricciardi is on a solo mission this week as we had some craziness around the Central League including back-to-back no-hitters by Strath Haven. We take a look around the area as we see Radnor/Haverford stay perfect, O'Hara rally from eight down, and plenty more as we start off with storylines, head to players of the week, talk some power rankings, and even give some college shoutouts at...

The first week of Central League action has arrived as we had a jampacked Wednesday slate with every team playing. Brendan and Ben breakdown those matchups as well as some fascinating non-conference games from around the area as the high school season has officially gotten rolling.

Back for our third year of covering Delco High School baseball, Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe are live at Dick's House of Sport in Wilmington to preview the 2025 season and what to expect from the area this season. We wrap up the show by unveiling our first game of the week, and also the first installment of the weekly "Starting 9" power rankings.

Brendan and Ben share their thoughts on the 2025 Philadelphia Phillies season and what could be in store after a disappointing exit vs the Mets last season. Talking starting lineup, rotation, bullpen, new additions, and some bold predictions for both the Phillies as well as the rest of Major League Baseball.

Brendan and Ben breakdown all of our local guys that are playing professional baseball this season, including MLB's #23 prospect Kevin McGonigle of Bonner and Ridley's Ethan Pecko, the Houston Astros Minor League Pitcher of The Year last season. We take a look back at all of their respective seasons in 2024, and what their future looks like in 2025 as well.

Brendan and Ben breakdown all of our local guys around the country playing college baseball from the D1 level down to the JUCO level and take a look at who is ready for a big year, and whose teams are in position to bring home a National Championship.

Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe are back for Season 3 of Delco Baseball Now, breaking down all things baseball related in the Delaware County area. To kick off this year, we take a look back at the Delco Baseball landscape from 2024 from the little league level all the way up to the big leagues. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Sunday at 7:00 PM.

In our first ever live episode, we take a look at the upcoming District 1 5A Championship game between Marple Newtown and Radnor and what to expect in what should be a thrilling game. We also talk Strath Haven/Upper Dublin in the play-in game, give a final farewell to teams whose seasons ended last week, and talk some college baseball playoffs at the end as well

After an action packed first day of the PIAA District 1 playoffs, Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe recap all of the action from around the area including a thrilling Haverford win in eleven innings, as well as a late Penncrest rally. We take a look at all of those games, as well as some updates from around the PCL and the PAISAA State Playoffs. We wrap up the show with some college baseball region...

Back in studio this week to break down all of the local baseball action, including Lower Merion taking a thriller from Strath Haven to take over first place in the Central League. We also saw Haverford go 3-0, and Irv Fisher with a walk-off single. Stick around for some college and minor league baseball updates at the end.

A very entertaining episode here as Penncrest comes in to talk about how we've been sleeping on them all off-season and that they're out to prove us wrong. We also have Garnet Valley on to talk about one of the most electric offenses in the league, and our shared love of dollar dog day. We wrap up with some Minor League talk about our Delco guys around the county.

The rain wiped out a lot of this week, but we still had some great action both in PA and in Florida as some of Delco's best have been performing well to start the season. Strath Haven winning two massive road games and Episcopal going 6-0 in Florida lead our storylines from this week.

This week on the show, we are joined by Andrew Pellicciotta, Tague Davis, Brady Abate, and Head Coach Freddy Hilliard of the 2023 PAISAA State Champion Malvern Prep Friars to talk about their title last season, and what needs to happen for them to repeat. We also recap some of the early season high school games we have seen so far, and highlight some of the best collegiate performances from Delco...

The episode you all have been waiting for is here as we take a look at every High School baseball team in the area and what to expect in this upcoming season. We take a look at key players that left, returning impact players, and some new faces. We wrap it up with our first set of power rankings that surely no one will disagree with.

Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe kick off 2024 with our first in studio episode at INR Studios in Garnet Valley. We kick off 2024 by ranking the top ten Delco Baseball moments from the year 2023, and also catch up on some recent college baseball commitments. We’ll wrap things up with some Phillies/MLB off-season updates.

Red October is officially BACK. Join Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe as they breakdown the Phillies opening round matchup as they welcome in their NL East rival Miami Marlins, as well as make their predictions for the rest of the MLB postseason bracket.

For the second consecutive year, the Philadelphia Phillies are heading to the postseason. Join Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe as they talk about how they got there, and take a look at who the Phils might be playing in the first round. We also take a look around the rest of the MLB world, and also give some shoutouts to our Delco guys who have recently committed to play college baseball.

An unforgettable season for Media Little League has come to an end in Williamsport as they fell to Rhode Island 7-2. Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe talk about the amazing journey that they took us on, and also about what an incredible environment it was when the Phillies players all showed up in Williamsport to watch them play. We also have some updates on our Delco Baseball alums that are playi...

A rare emergency podcast has been called as there is so much going on in the Delco Baseball world right now. Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe have you covered for the latest around the area that includes Media Little League one win away from Williamsport, the Delco League Finals heating up going into Game 4, and Michael Lorenzen throwing a no-hitter for the Phillies in his home debut.

Brendan Ricciardi and Ben Thorpe talk about the latest news around Delco Baseball, and it was a busy last two weeks. That includes four Delco Baseball players getting drafted, three little league district tournaments, the Delco League season winding down, and as always, the Phillies second half push

We are just three weeks away from the opening round of the PIAA District 1 tournament, and we a look around the area to see how things are shaping up. We also look at The Haverford School winning two big games over EA and Malvern, and also Bonner and O’Hara both going 2-0 last week.

The Delco high school baseball season is back underway, and we have you covered on all the latest from around the county. We take a look at each conference individually so far, looking at the standings and also what the most recent storylines are so far heading into spring break.

As the high school season is now underway, we are joined by Ryan Getz of The Haverford School (31:30-44:52), who has had a great start to the 2023 season. Ryan is coming off of a torn ACL, and he talks with Brendan Ricciardi about what the recovery was like, and how excited he is to be back on the field as Haverford looks to win back-to-back state championships.

West Chester's Johnny DeMucci (Bonner) joins the show as the player of the week, and talks about how he's been feeling at the plate, what it was like to play in the Division II World Series, and how the Golden Rams plan to make it back (18:07-25:57). We also talk a little high school baseball, Phillies and World Baseball Classic to wrap things up.

This week we debut the inaugural Delco Baseball Now Player of The Week award, with Rhode Island’s Michael Anderson (Bonner) joining the show after hitting three homers against Mercer (23:53-31:21). We also take a look around the rest of the nation at what went down in week two of College Baseball, and talk a little Phillies.