Category: 1998
1998 Tournament Results
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 …
Hempfield wins with 12-run third; Mount Joy cruises past Denver
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Over the course of this season Hempfield Black has earned the reputation for scoring one big knockout inning, usually at a do-or-die time.
Tuesday night at Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field they took the knockout inning to another level.
Hempfield scored 12 runs in …
Steal of home, no-hitter spice Era Tourney games; Safe Harbor, Warwick advance to semifinals
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Tyler Duschl’s steal of home capped yet another incredible defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory rally for the Safe Harbor Cubs, bringing them a 9-8 victory over the Ephrata Tigers Thursday in the Midget-Midget quarterfinals of the New Era Tournament .
The win advances Harbor (27-8) to a …
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 …
Pitching and power: Berkey stars on mound for Lititz, then Pioneers smash 6 homers
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Mike Berkey opened Monday night’s New Era Midget Baseball Tournament Junior-Midget quarterfinal doubleheader at Kunkle Field in Mount Joy by striking out 12 batters to lead Lititz VFW to a 15-1 victory over the Warwick White Sox.
But the West Lampeter Pioneers stole …
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 …
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 …
W. Lampeter, Hempfield in Finals
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Coronation ceremonies for the champs of the Junior-Midget Division of the New Era tournament will be held next Monday night at Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field.
That is when the West Lampeter Pioneers probably will receive their long-awaited recognition as the Big Dog of …