Hempfield Black burns Solanco to claim LNP Midget title

By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent

The simplicity of baseball has never been explained better than the manager’s shower room soliloquy in that great baseball film, Bull Durham.

“You throw the ball. You hit the ball. You catch the ball.”

Solanco did none of that well Thursday night. Hempfield did.

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White Sox win LNP battle of Willow Street

By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent

The sleepy village of Willow Street must have been a ghost town Wednesday evening.

It seemed as if every citizen of that south suburban hamlet was in Mount Joy to witness the cream of its junior midget youth battle for the LNP Tournament championship.

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Mountville once again reigns as LNP Midget-Midget champ

By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent

Keith Dowell used a different grip on the baseball and the Mountville Indians put a familiar grip on the Midget-Midget championship trophy of the 52nd LNP Tournament.

The Indians (26-13) used a big first inning to defeat the Safe Harbor Cubs 7-4 Tuesday night …

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Mount Joy and Ephrata cruise in their LNP Tourney openers

By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent

Mount Joy Blue and the Ephrata Phillies came out firing Saturday, as the LNP Midget Baseball Tournament opened with a preliminary doubleheader in the Junior-Midget division.

The Phils overcame a slow start to beat Solanco Gold II, 9-1, while Mount Joy Blue hammered the …

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Manheim VFW, Hempfield Black reach LNP Midget semifinals

By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent

Little things can mean a lot.

On Saturday, Manheim VFW and Hempfield Black found out just how quickly the little things can add up in a LNP Midget Baseball Tournament quarterfinal doubleheader at Lampeter-Strasburg.

Lanco Blue champion Manheim VFW rapped nine hits, but only …

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Mountville Indians scalp Terre Hill to reach semis

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

Exiting the dugout after a loss to the defending New Era Midget-Midget champion Mountville Indians Wednesday night at Kunkle Field, one Terre Hill player was overheard telling a teammate, “They’re the best team ever!”

The youngster in the Terre Hill uniform could be …

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Township, Manheim VFW play for Midget title Tuesday

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

It’s a tale of two pitchers who arrived at the same destination by entirely different methods.

It’s a tale of two managers, and two teams. One could write a book on how to win the New Era Tournament . The other is looking …

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