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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
It’s déjà vu all over again in the Midget-Midget Division championship game of the New Era Midget Baseball Tournament.
For the second straight year the Mountville Indians and the Safe Harbor Cubs will meet for the title, currently held in Mountville’s firm grasp …
By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent
And the beat goes on.
The Boys from Baronville did it again Tuesday night as Manheim VFW defeated Manheim Township 7-2 to win the Midget Division championship game at Lampeter-Strasburg High School.
It was the fifth LNP title in six years for Manheim teams …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Perhaps all that pre-final press about the elevation of the Pioneer Baseball Club to Cooperstown was a little premature.
Let the record show that, regardless of past history, this is why you play baseball games.
Hempfield Black 6, West Lampeter Pioneers 5.
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