Small ball pays big dividends for Ephrata Pride, 4-3

By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff

Playing “small ball” baseball is much like a chess match.

And certain plays from the “small ball” catalogue are much like the sacrifices offered and taken on the chess board.

Take the old first-third play, for example.

The base runner will drift off first, …

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Hempfield Black edges Angels for J-M crown

By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff

In two years or so they will be competing for positions on Hempfield’s varsity and JV baseball squads.

But Tuesday night the stakes were more immediate and personal for the members of Hempfield Black and the Mountville Angels.

Going toe-to-toe for the right to …

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Warwick Phillies run wild, steal M-M crown

By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff

It would not be an insult to state that the Warwick Phillies stole the New Era Tournament Midget-Midget title.

On a night when hits were at a premium, the Phillies stole ten bases, pacing a 9-8 victory Tuesday over Manheim VFW Maroon and the …

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Midget teams next up in LNP Tourney

By Dave Bryne
Sports Staff

The 65th LNP Tournament enters the home stretch tonight as play in the Midget Division get underway.

Over the next four nights, weather permitting, Clipper Magazine Stadium will host the cream of the local 16-and-under baseball crop.

The tournament opens at 5:15 tonight with …

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Junior Midgets take the tournament stage

By Dave Bryne
Sports Staff

Last year’s integration of wood bats into the Junior-Midget division of the New Era Tournament was an unqualified success and the sweet sound of hickory meeting horsehide (OK, maple mashing cowhide) will once again resound from Mt. Joy’s Kunkle Field.

The Junior-Midget division of …

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LNP Tournament returns with M-M action

By Dave Bryne
Sports Staff

While the LNP Baseball Tournament of Champions is now eligible to collect Social Security, there is little talk of retiring this annual gathering of Lancaster’s baseball best.

Ever refreshed by a constant infusion of youth, the NET stays relevant even as it kicks off …

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Game-changers: SWS Blue, Manheim VFW advance

By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff

In baseball, one play can make the difference between a win and a loss.

In baseball, one play can get buried in a deluge of plays.

Both axioms held true Monday evening as the Midget Division of the 65th New Era Tournament got underway …

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SWS, Lititz throw shutouts in openers

By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff

Back in the sluggin’ ’70s, a simpler time when 35 homers or so would lead the major leagues, when a batter hit a home run it was said he “dialed 8”.

Dialing eight being the way a hotel guest would access long distance.

Homers. …

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Manheim, Warwick to LNP Tournament semis

By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff

For a team that couldn’t buy a victory in the early going, Manheim VFW has certainly found its winning ways.

The latest example, for a team that started the season 0-for-8, was an exciting 7-6 victory over the Mountville Indians, Thursday night in the …

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