Colin Delome is glad to be playing on the Texas coast again. The Lamar product was interviewed by the Beaumont Enterprise.
“It’s close to the coast, and the wind is always blowing in,” the 23-year-old DeLome said by phone last week. “That helps you to not think about hitting home runs. You’ll stay in your swing and make solid contact. That’s what (Lamar coach Jim) Gilligan preached at Lamar.
“He said, ‘Vincent-Beck will make you a great hitter because you won’t swing for the fences.’ When we leave Corpus for road games, I won’t focus on hitting it out of the park. I’ll hit line drives, and balls that are supposed to leave the park will.”
He also talked about his experience playing against the big club last week:
DeLome admits to being a bit wide-eyed at seeing big leaguers Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee. DeLome said “Hey, Pudge,” to Astros catcher Ivan Rodriguez before batting for the first time Thursday.
“To be playing against people you watch on TV; you think they’re from a totally different world,” DeLome said. “That made it special, knowing it was against them.”
Baseball America has released it’s ranking of minor league ball parks and the Dell Diamond is ranked #2.