Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Delgado defeated Eastern Oklahoma State College and Maple Woods Community College Saturday to open the NJCAA South Central District Championship at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium.

In the first game, Robbie Podorsky scored Delgado's first run on Spencer Miller's RBI single in the first inning. Daniel Lahare opened the third inning with a triple and scored on Owen Magee's homerun the next at-bat. JP LaGreco singled and scored later in the inning on a single by Brandt Broussard as Delgado took a 4-0 lead.

Eastern Oklahoma answered with a four run fifth inning, capitalizing on three hit batters and two Dolphin errors to tie the game 4-4. The Mountaineers took the lead in the seventh on a double. Daniel Lahare led off the Delgado seventh with another triple, scoring on Owen Magee's sacrifice fly to tie the game 5-5. A five-run, four hit eighth inning expanded the Delgado lead following singles by Robbie Podorsky and Daniel Lahare, and a walk by Owen Magee to load the bases before JP LaGreco's bases-clearing double. LaGreco scored on a single by Spencer Miller.

Eastern added a run in the ninth on an RBI single by Akins but the Mountaineers were cut short enroute to Delgado's 10-6 win. Jace Nini earned the win, pitching the complete game on the mound for Delgado to earn his eighth win of the season.

With the loss, Eastern Oklahoma was eliminated from the tournament after an earlier 6-2 loss to Maple Woods.

In game two, Dylan Weston opened the Delgado second with a double, later scoring on a groundout by Brandt Broussard. Christian Clayton, Ty Thompson, Robbie Podorsky, Daniel Lahare, and JP LaGreco all reached on doubles. Podorsky scored on a sacrifice fly by Owen Magee. The six hit inning gave Delgado a comfortable 5-0 lead. In the third, Podorsky singled to score Broussard, who reached on an error. Back-to-back singles by Owen Magee and JP LaGreco added a seventh Delgado run in the fifth.

Maple Woods plated two runs in the fifth following back-to-back doubles and an infield error.

Delgado added two runs in the seventh following a single by Christian Clayton, who advanced when Ty Thompson was hit by pitch. Both scored when Robbie Podorsky reached on a Maple Woods error. In the eighth, Owen Magee's homerun lifted Delgado to a 10-2 lead and the eventual eight run, mercy rule win.

Dolphin starter Evan Hileman pitched into the seventh inning, allowing two runs (1 earned), five hits, and two walks while striking out fourteen. Hayden Adams pitched one inning in relief.

With the wins, Delgado advances to the Championship round. The Dolphins will face Maple Woods at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium. A win secures the title and berth in the JUCO World Series. A loss would force an If-Necessary game on Monday.