By Jeff Rice
New Era Staff Writer
Who ever said playing “little ball” can’t get you a bunch of runs?
Hempfield Black stayed patient and manufactured a five-run fifth inning to defeat Strasburg/Willow Street Red 7-0 Wednesday night and defend its New Era Tournament Midget Division title.
Hempfield (20-5-1) …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Safe Harbor put the shoe on the other foot and booted the Manheim Lions in the 57th New Era Tournament’s Junior-Midget championship game.
The Lions (33-5), a team notorious this year for scoring in one big inning, got a taste of their own …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
The Team That Wouldn’t Die remained true to its reputation. But this time its opponent, well versed in the art of victory, also lived up to its reputation.
The Mountville Indians won the Midget-Midget Division championship of the 57th New Era Tournament Monday …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Lititz Oddfellows and Hempfield Black will join Ephrata Pride and the Strasburg//Willow Street Storm in the New Era Tournament Midget semifinals. Ephrata and SWS, Thursday night’s winners, will meet in the first game of a doubleheader Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Ephrata’s War …
By Jason Guarente
New Era Sports Writer
All Safe Harbor coach Jamie Roak could do at this point was watch.
Nervously.
He’d taken his chance. Either the best-case or worst-case scenario was going to unfold. There was no in-between.
Safe Harbor’s once-comfortable lead had been whittled to one run …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
It was a perfect defensive play that swamped the playoff hopes of the Strasburg-Willow Street Cardinals while lifting Mt. Joy Blue to the Midget-Midget semifinals of the New Era Tournament.
Rightfielder Derek Miller gunned down the tying run at the plate in the …
By Kevin M. Benedict
New Era Staff Writer
Like The Hulk on a liberal dose of angst, Chris Shehan only got stronger.
The Strasburg/Willow Street Storm pitcher struck out the Comet Blue side in the top of the seventh inning to safeguard an offensive outpouring from his teammates and …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
It was the Night of the Long Fly Ball as competition in the Junior-Midget Division of the 58th New Era Baseball Tournament got under way Thursday.
Conestoga Valley launched three home runs into the Mount Joy night to subdue Lititz VFW 13-8 in …
By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent
Experiencing tournament baseball success has been a 50-50 proposition for the Warwick Phillies this year. The Mountville Indians, on the other hand, are victory personified. In any venue.
The Phillies and Indians stepped off on the right foot Thursday, the opening night of the …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Glenn Gallagher got his wish.
In a conversation Tuesday following his team’s victory in the New Era Tournament Junior-Midget semifinals, Manheim Township Black’s coach bemoaned having to face opponents his team had already defeated repeatedly — such as Solanco Black, Conestoga Valley and, …
