(Episcopal Alum Brad Johnston had 9 HR’s this season for Swarthmore including seven in his last nine games)

*note: only regular season games are included here.

Now presenting, your champions of the first ever DBN Delco D3 Baseball Championship, Swarthmore College!

Swarthmore went undefeated against all in-county competition. They clinched the title by outscoring Centennial Conference rival and fellow Delco team, Haverford College, 41-12 across two games in the regular season.

The Garnet finished the year 5-0 against other Delco teams, just ahead of also-undefeated Neumann. The Knights had a late push for the title; they took both games of a doubleheader against Rosemont to put the pressure on, but Swarthmore did not falter.

Also finishing close to the title was Widener, who went 4-2 in the competition. The Pride were sitting in first place the last time we visited these standings, but a 15-9 loss to Neumann derailed their chances of finishing in first place.

Swarthmore used a good amount of pitchers across the five games, but a few guys saw a lot of action against other Delco opponents.

Ian Born pitched in all but one of Swarthmore’s games in the competition. He earned two wins and pitched eight innings, highlighted by striking out three in two scoreless innings in the Garnet’s 5-2 win over Widener. Steven Jungers also picked up two saves.

Playing one of the largest roles in Swarthmore’s title clinching wins was Delco’s own, Brad Johnston. The Episcopal Academy grad was in and out of the lineup to start the year, but earned regular playing time and caught fire down the stretch.

In the doubleheader against Haverford, Johnston went an insane 5/7 with three home runs and TEN RBI. He also drew three walks in a dominant offensive performance.

Aidan Sullivan led the offense through the entirety of the competition. In five starts, the Connecticut native picked up twelve hits, including four doubles and a triple. He hit .600 in the competition and picked up four RBIs as well.

There were plenty of great moments this spring. Swarthmore and Eastern gave us an 11-10 thriller in the first Delco vs Delco game of the year.

Neumann went 4-0 but were not without some crazy finishes. JerVal Shuler made one of the best plays we’ve seen across any level this year, robbing a potential go-ahead home run for the last out of Neumann’s 6-5 win over Eastern. Later in the year, AJ Nardo played the hero, hitting a walk-off home run for a 3-2 win over Rosemont.

Widener also gave us some games to remember. Ryan Madden drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk off walk in their 9-8 win over Eastern during their Conference series. Down 12-3 against Haverford College, the Pride offense scored 10 unanswered, winning an incredible 13-12 ball game.

Even Penn State Brandywine, who played only two games against Delco teams, had a fun moment. Tommy Zotollo pinch hit in extra innings and singled home the winning run in their 8-7 victory over Rosemont. Rosemont then turned around in the second game of this doubleheader and won 6-5.

Haverford’s Harry Genth was not only one of the best college players in this area, but the entire country. The Baltimore native hit .428 in total this year, finishing with numbers would make guys playing 162 games happy. On the year, he hit 23 home runs, had 77 RBI, and stole 31 bases.

Genth won the Centennial Conference Player of the Year and has put his name in the conversation for Division Three Player of the Year and potentially some professional opportunities.

Of our seven Delco teams, two remain “alive”. Swarthmore was knocked out of the Centennial Conference tournament by Haverford (we decided on not counting postseason games because some teams do not have other Delco teams in their conference for playoffs), but has an outside chance at an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As of April 27th, the Garnet are ranked fifth in the Region V standings.

Neumann began their quest for an Atlantic East tournament title on Wednesday against Centenary with a walk-off win. The Knights are the second seed in the tournament and would need to win it all in order to play in the NCAA regionals.

It has been a fun spring tracking how all the Delco D3 Teams did against each other, and we look forward to doing it in even more depth next year. For now, here’s a look at the final standings from 2025.

Team	In-Delco Record	Overall Record	Points
Swarthmore	5-0	23-16	5
Neumann	4-0	25-11	4
Widener	4-2	20-19	2.667
Haverford	2-3	22-14	0.8
PSU Brandywine	1-1	8-26	0.5
Rosemont	1-5	13-25	0.167
Eastern	1-7	17-23	0.125