By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
This New Era Tournament moment has been a long time in the making for the Hempfield Midgets. From being shut out of qualification in the ’80’s and early ’90’s, to early round elimination two and three years ago to last year’s semifinal loss …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
One of the hottest local kid-baseball rivalries of recent years will be renewed Monday at 6:15 p.m. at Mount Joy when Safe Harbor and Manheim vie for the Junior-Midget championship of the 51st New Era Tournament.
Both teams earned their appointments with destiny …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
It’s a story as old as sport itself. The veteran against the rookie, winner take all.
In their first New Era Tournament Midget-Midget appearance since 1992 the Warwick Phillies will play the Willow Street Cardinals for the M-M championship next Tuesday in Mount …
By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent
Solanco manager Dave Aument won the coin flip prior to Thursday night’s LNP Midget division championship game and chose visitor.
Visitor?
He looked like a genius when Solanco (26-3) put up a four spot in the top of the first inning.
“I always take …
By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent
What did your kids get you for your 30th birthday? Jeff Mummau’s kids, all 14 of them, gave him a couple of real nice presents for his milestone day Monday night at Mt. Joy’s Kunkle Field.
His Manheim Lions baseball team delivered Mummau a …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Charles Austin can’t hold a High Jump candle to the Willow Street Cardinals.
As the last out was recorded at Kunkle Field and their championship turned from dream to reality with a 5-2 victory over the Warwick Phillies, the new New Era Midget-Midget …
By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent
The 52nd annual LNP Midget Baseball Tournament of Champions opened on Saturday with five teams advancing in the Junior-Midget Division.
The winners were the Willow Street Yankees, the Gap Indians of Salisbury Township, Mount Joy Blue, the Akron A’s, and the Lancaster Township White …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
There’s something special about an unbeaten season, and there is something special about the season the Hempfield Black midget baseball team is having.
The Rohrerstown Indians were the 31st team to test Hempfield’s mettle Wednesday evening in a New Era Tournament Midget quarterfinal …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Justice delayed is justice denied.
But victory delayed is not necessarily victory denied, as the Willow Street Yankees and the Lancaster Township White Sox proved Friday night.
Those two teams shook off the effects of weather-related stoppages to win their respective New Era …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Tyler Hostetter survived a rocky inning and his battery-mate, Trevor Rodriguez, gave him the margin he needed as Rheems Gray (18-7) advanced to the midget-midget semifinals of the 52nd New Era Baseball Tournament.
They will play the Mountville Indians next Monday night at …
