Category: 2003
2003 Tournament Results
Enoch, Harnick star in Hempfield victory
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 …
Safe Harbor, E-town win, thanks to Adams, Baker
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 …
Stellar defensive play in final frame lifts Mt. Joy; Hempfield rips Solanco
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 …
SWS and Ephrata open with wins
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 …
Manheim Township, CV win slugfests to advance
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 …
Mountville Indians and Warwick Phillies earn midget-midget victories as the 58th LNP Tournament gets under way
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 …
E-town’s Nate is great on mound and at plate
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, …
SWS, Hempfield reach final
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
For the second year in a row, Hempfield Black and Strasburg/Willow Street will meet to decide the Midget Division championship of the New Era Baseball Tournament.
The familiar foes will take the field tonight at 7 at Ephrata’s War Memorial Field.
Hempfield Black …