Baseball Game Preview: Aspen Skiers vs. Delta Panthers

Skiers

Runs

04/12/25 @ Coal Ridge	0
04/12/25 @ Coal Ridge	3
04/09/25 vs Rifle	8
04/02/25 @ Basalt	10
04/02/25 vs Basalt	2
+ 3 more games

Aspen hasn't had much luck against Delta recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Skiers will venture away from home to take on the Panthers at 3:00 p.m. Aspen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.

Saturday just wasn't the day for Aspen's offense. They lost 10-0 to Coal Ridge on Saturday. The game marked the first time this season in which the Skiers were not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, Delta entered their tilt with Roaring Fork on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victors by an 18-6 margin over the Rams. Considering the Panthers have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Ty Reed spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Delta let Rhett Miramontes and Jhett Ryan run wild. Miramontes scored three runs while going 4-for-4, while Ryan scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Ryan is becoming a predictor of Delta's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 8-2 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Deacon Shean, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Delta always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .722. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Delta's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Aspen, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Aspen suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Delta when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Skiers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.