Category: 2001
2001 Tournament Results
Hempfield Black, Lititz win in LNP Midget Baseball 2001 Tournament
By Jeffrey Reinhart
LNP Sports Writer
The semifinal round in the midget division of the 56th annual LNP Tournament is set, and thanks to solid pitching performances by Austin Hinkle and Eric Wagner, Hempfield Black and the Lititz Oddfellows will join Bears Blue and Lancaster Red in the final …
Harnick’s no-hitter carries Hempfield; Lititz VFW nips Township in 7th inning in 2nd game of thrilling doubleheader
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
And on the fourth day, the New Era Tournament delivered a Classic.
Hempfield Black’s Phil Harnick threw a no-hitter in the first game of Tuesday’s Junior-Midget quarterfinal doubleheader at Mt. Joy’s Kunkle Field, only to be upstaged by a pair of hard-throwing lefties …
Mountville, Maytown/Marietta advance
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Nobody coaches “little ball” like Mountville’s Bob Sauders.
He’s the Gene Mauch of Lancaster County baseball, with one notable exception. Sauders wins when it really counts.
Sauders spun gold out of straw again Thursday night at Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field, when his Mountville …
56th annual LNP Tournament opens with Bears Blue, Lancaster Red scoring wins
By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent
If you like scoring, lots of scoring, and if you like your baseball a little on the wild side, Ephrata’s War Memorial Field was where you wanted to be Friday night for the opening games of the 56th annual LNP Midget Baseball Tournament .
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Safe Harbor, SWS reach J-M semis
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
There is no substitute for experience.
Monday night’s junior-midget doubleheader at Mt. Joy’s Kunkle Field proved that.
Two of the New Era Tournament ‘s most savvy teams — the Strasburg/Willow Street White Sox and the Safe Harbor Lions — advanced to the J-M …
Township Black, Safe Harbor roll into Midget-Midget semis
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Manheim Township Black was the perfect storm.
Hempfield Black was the fishing boat.
Hempfield could find no shelter from Township’s 15-hit attack and was swamped, 18-1, in the nightcap of New Era Tournament ‘s Midget-Midget quarterfinal opener at Mt.Joy’s Kunkle Field.
It was …
Hempfield, Bears Blue advance to Midget final
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Like the hypnotic repetition in an episode of Sesame Street, Saturday’s New Era Tournament Midget semifinal showcased the number three.
Hempfield Black picked up its first win over Lititz Oddfellows in three years, 6-3, in the second game of a doubleheader at Manheim’s …
Strasburg/Willow Street, Hempfield reach finals
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
The dream of every junior-midget-age boy in Lancaster County — to play in the New Era Tournament championship game — has become a reality for the members of Hempfield Black and the Strasburg/Willow Street White Sox.
Those two teams will meet Monday at …