Delco Baseball Now

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 playing minor league baseball and how they have done so far this year. We’ll wrap up with some Phillies talk as they take a series from San Francisco and now await the Cardinals.

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.