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 …
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 …
By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent
While his brother Casey was pitching Manheim Township into the American Legion District 10 finals, Cory Pfautz was rewarding Glenn Gallagher’s confidence in him.
Gallagher and Manheim Township’s other coaches were huddled behind the backstop prior to the first game of last night’s LNP …
By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent
One is a savvy veteran of multiple LNP Tournament wars. The other, by comparision, is still wet behind the ears.
Austin Hinkle and Jason Enoch pitched Hempfield Black to the Midget Division championship of the LNP Tournament , defeating defending champion Bears Blue 2-1 …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Two years ago they were known as the Cardiac Cardinals and their late-inning, come-from-behind victory in the Midget-Midget championship game of the New Era Tournament put an exclamation point on a breathtaking season.
This year, their second as junior-midgets, the Strasburg/Willow Street White …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
It started way back in late January, early February.
Small groups of kids meeting in elementary school gyms, in empty warehouses all across Lancaster County. Hitting in the cage, taking grounders, getting a head start on the baseball season.
It ended last …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
They won it all as midget-midgets, dramaticly defeating Safe Harbor for the 2000 New Era Tournament title in a tightly played game.
Two years later, Manheim appears to be on a collision course with its old rival, this time for the junior-midget crown.
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By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Still searching for their first taste of victory in their fourth career New Era Tournament appearance, the members of the Ephrata Pride made really sure they got it.
Looking to continue the successes they experienced as midget-midgets and junior-midgets, the members of Strasburg/Willow …
By Keith Schweigert
New Era Correspondent
Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field is to the New Era Tournament what Colorado’s Coors Field is to Major League Baseball — a launching pad.
Considering the short porch all the way around the outfield, keeping balls inside the park can be a daunting task.
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By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Yogi Berra would have had to say, “I told you so.”
One of the New York Yankee legend’s most famous quotes was played out in the New Era Midget Baseball Tournament Tuesday night.
“It ain’t over until it’s over” was proven anew as …
