Murray State University Racers are the home team today in Game 2 of the series.
Miller and Gracia hits back to back bombs 💣 in the top of the first, giving Duke a 2-0 lead (12:15)
Racers get one back on a first pitch laser shot over the left field fence.
Bases loaded, no outs for Racers here in the 1st. Five runs 🏃♂️ scored in first inning, 3-2 Racers
Top of 2nd – Duke gets a walk 🚶♂️ but that’s it (12:39). Headed to bottom of 2nd
Racers add a 2-run homer in B2.
12:49 – MSU 5, Duke 2 – top of 3rd
Clark sends one to the 🌳Tops in Right field, now down 5-3. Off to the bottom of the 3rd now. Five Home Runs already.
Three innings in the books 📚, still 5-3 (1:08)
No Luck for Duke in the top of the fourth inning. Blue Devils will change pitchers now for the first time.
Three straight Racers reach base, now 6-3 with no outs. 1 out double makes it 8-3 now. 10-3 after 4th…
Duke answers with their own five spot in the top of the 6th, trail 10-8.
The Racers raced around the bases in the bottom of the seventh, to the tune of 9 runs 🏃♂️. Duke trying hard to preserve any quality arm for the winner 🏆 take all game tomorrow at this point.
3 and 1/2 hours after the first pitch, the Racers prevailed 19-9 in a good ole fashioned pitchers duel..
Jon Delp – equal parts Dad and Coach!Corrie, Sarah and Emily
Congratulations 👏👏👏 to Corrie Delp finishing 4th in the State Long Jump competition and to Brenden Fariss for both winning the District and qualifying for State.
Thank You to both Shawn Montgomery and Jon Delp for leading the way for our Track 👣 and Field Student Athletes.
Lynchburg, Virginia – For the third straight meet Corrie Delp landed with a PR effort of 17-7.75. The first time it made the Carroll County High School Junior the Three Rivers District Champion.
The following week in Christiansburg, Delp nailed one of her early attempts with the end result being a Regional Champion.
On Saturday afternoon at Liberty University, Delp under the watchful eye of her Father / Coach, had three more chances. If one of those opportunities went well it would provide another three in the finals.
At 1:10 pm Delp launched for the first time with a solid effort but it was red flagged due to stepping a quarter inch past the cutoff. One quarter of an inch will come into play once again later in the story.
Attempt #2 took place at 1:16 and it turned out to be the Money 💰 Jump of the afternoon. For the third straight time Delp posted a jump of 17-7.75 and that was strong enough to advance our Cavalier to the finals. This trip to Lynchburg was the third straight season on the biggest of stages but this time Delp was going to leave town with a medal 🏅 around her neck.
Proud Moment
The fifth of her six jumps would have landed Delp in second place overall and would have given her the rather elusive Carroll County High School record that she manages to miss by one quarter of an inch. Sadly, the best jump of her career was also red flagged.
Realizing that his daughter had once again performed at a top shelf level, Dad decided to have a little fun with his middle of five daughters.
1/4 of an Inch
Holding up an ink pen, Coach Delp asked the lighthearted question, ” What is it with you and a quarter of an inch ?[“
Everything about the third daughter of a former Track and Field star 🌟 back in his prime, came in threes. Third trip to State and third straight performance in which Delp managed to reach her career best.
The best part of the Delp story is the fact that they are the First Family 👪 of Carroll County Track 👣 and Field. While all six jump attempts took place in a 38 minute window, the day itself began with an 8:00 am breakfast, ahead of a 10:00 am check in.
Family Breakfast
The bond between Corrie Delp and Jon Delp is matched by the family as a whole. Even when it came time to order her pre-meet meal, Corrie looked to her Coach and Mom for some advice. The answer turned out to be scrambled eggs 🥚 for protein, bacon 🥓 and two chocolate chip Pancakes for fun. The second pancake 🥞 went uneaten and hindsight says the second Pancake could have been the missing piece in regards to that final quarter inch ??
There are other Parents who coach their children in Carroll County, just not sure if its to the degree that Jon coaches Corrie, with Shawn Montgomery by their side.
Carroll County dents the scoreboard !
Delp will return with the goals for next season to include that 1/4 of an inch ➕ finishing up with a fourth straight trip to Liberty University.
Also returning is fellow State qualifier, Brenden Fariss. Fariss just finished up his Sophomore year and enjoyed his time in Lynchburg.
Nathanael ” Rambo ” Dalton and Brayden Smoot are the two Seniors that graduated 🎓 this year. Everyone else on both the Boys and Girls teams should return next Spring.
Recapping, Corrie Delp placed fourth and that earned Carroll County High School 5 points ! Great way to end the 2024-2025 School year for CCHS.
In regards to Delp and Fariss, how ’bout them Cavaliers !!!
From here, our dear 🦌 friend Allen Worrell will take my story and make it read all grown up for The Carroll News!
Three years of joining the Delp Family 👪 in Lynchburg = PRICELESS
A.S.P.N on The Hill 