BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
For five innings it looked like another night of struggling at the plate for the Lititz Oddfellows.
Then the bats came to life.
Limited to a run on three hits by Cocalico’s Austin Harven, the Oddfellows (16-2) exploded for six runs in the bottom … Continue reading
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
They have no fear, despite their relative youth. And partly because of that, Cocalico is in the Midget finals of the LNP Tournament.
Feeding on the opportunity as it presented itself helped a bit, too.
Scoring all its runs in the second inning, Cocalico … Continue reading
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
Having walked through the valley of the shadow of death — or, at least, the valley of the shadow of losing — Garden Spot found a new lease on life.
In the bottom of the sixth inning Thursday night, the Spartans rallied to put … Continue reading
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
What is believed to be the longest game played in the history of the LNP —formerly New Era — Tournament’s Midget division saw top-seeded Hempfield Black survive the upset bid of SWS Blue, 4-3 in 10 innings Wednesday at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
SWS first … Continue reading
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
As Bullwinkle would constantly reassure Rocky, “This time for sure!”
It’s far from sure that top-seeded Hempfield Black will win the Midget division of the 70th LNP Tournament — there are seven other teams that will have a say, after all.
But Black can’t … Continue reading
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
The Mountville Angels changed their shirts and changed their lineup, changing the tempo of the LNP Junior-Midget championship game No. 2.
Scoring five runs in the first two innings, the Angels rolled to an 8-5 victory over Elizabethtown Navy, Tuesday night at Mount Joy’s … Continue reading
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
Long-time Donegal baseball coach Al Brooks often opined that more baseball games were lost than won.
Whether the Mountville Angels (26-5) lost Monday night’s LNP Junior-Midget championship game No. 1, or E-town Navy won it will be left for debate years down … Continue reading
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
The LNP Tournament can often turn history on its ear, upsetting the assumed order of things.
Such was the case Friday night at Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field, as one night after ousting No. 2-seeded Lititz VFW, E-town Navy eliminated the top-seeded Strasburg/Willow Street White … Continue reading
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
Buttressed by a three-homer outburst and shutdown — albeit not without drama — relief, Ty Vaughn pitched, and hit, the Mountville Angels into the Junior-Midget championship of the 70th LNP Tournament.
Vaughn pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two runs, both coming on solo … Continue reading
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
The Mountville Angels scored a titanic victory in their LNP Junior-Midget opener Wednesday night at Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field.
Titanic in that yes, winning a 13-11 marathon over Lititz VFW was a huge victory. Also, Titanic in that VFW was sailing along, hit an … Continue reading
