With the spring semester starting that means that some sports are over and new sports are starting.
Upcoming men’s sports are baseball, golf, swimming and track and field.
Upcoming women’s sports are beach volleyball, softball, swimming and diving, wrestling and track and field.
While swimming and diving are both women’s and men’s sports, Delta has no male divers for the 2025 season.
Men’s and women’s Basketball are also ongoing as they are Winter sports.
Delta women’s basketball is currently on a 5-win streak putting them at 14-7 overall and 8-1 in conference, tying them for first with Folsom Lake. Delta is averaging a 38.7 percent field goal percentage, 26.8 percent Three-Point percentage and 70.9 points per game.
“Through November and December we had a lot of injured and sick players while we played the best teams in California,” said women’s basketball coach Gina Johnson.
The men’s basketball team is currently 7-14 overall and 3-6 in conference, putting them at 7th in the Conference. Delta is averaging a 41 percent field goal percentage with a 27.5 three-point percentage and 68 points per game.
The baseball and softball fields are currently undergoing maintenance, however, that should change this semester.
“I’m excited, we should be back on campus in March and April for softball and baseball,” said Athletic Director Tony Espinoza.
If you want to catch a Delta softball or baseball game before then, they are currently played at the University of the Pacific.
The baseball team in specific is going through major change.
After finishing second in state, Elite Head Coach Reed Peters left for University of Pacific after 17 years at Delta and the baseball team saw 23 transfers.
Delta named Bob Kittle as interim head coach for this season. Kittle was the pitching coach last year and his pitching staff ranked fourth best in terms of ERA. (Earned Run Average).
Kittle says that being pitching coach prepared him to take over the helm and praises Peters.
“Coach Peters is the Nick Saban of CA JC baseball, so you don’t replace someone like that. I was fortunate to work with him and get an understanding on why Delta baseball is so elite,” he said “We will always maintain and keep the core principles of D Squad as it is a tried- and-true system. Its a great honor to take over this machine Delta College Athletics and Coach Peters manufactured”.
Kittle also speaks on not having a home field on campus and the teams goals for the season.
“We have been on the road for 3 years now and it’s not even a factor as evidenced by last year’s run. We are excited to be the 1st team to play on the re-done field, but in the time being we are happy to be able to compete and play wherever,” Kittle said “As always. Delta Baseball has the exception to win a state championship and this years team is more then capable of accomplishing that goal.”
