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Entries Tagged as 'Baseball'

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Black Knights romp into PIAA semifinals

HEMPFIELD HOLDS OFF FRANKFORD 3-2 IN STATE QUARTERFINALS 
JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Another trip to Spring-Ford in Royersford for me on Thursday. Loving that 15-minute drive. And what a great baseball game — Hempfield rallies past (and then holds off) Frankford 3-2 in a PIAA Quad-A quarterfinal. Awesome, awesome game. Here’s my recap from Friday’s New Era:
ROYERSFORD – The […]

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Catholic ousted from PIAA baseball playoffs

CRUSADERS FALL TO DISTRICT 4 CHAMP LOYALSOCK 3-2 IN STATE QUARTERFINALS 
Harold Zeigler made the trip to Pine Grove on Thursday for the PIAA Double-A baseball quarterfinals. It was not a good day for District 3 champ Lancaster Catholic, which fell to Loyalsock and was eliminated from the state tournament. But what a ride for the Crusaders. […]

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Hempfield survives, advances to state semis

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
ROYERSFORD – I’m still not quite sure how they pulled it off, but Hempfield’s baseball team squeaked past District 12 champ Frankford 3-2 in a PIAA Quad-A quarterfinal game Thursday afternoon at Spring-Ford High School.
All I can say is – wow.
One game after Hempfield scored five runs in the seventh to force extra […]

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Lancaster Catholic, Hempfield moving on

Dave Byrne was on the baseball beat Monday afternoon, when two of the three Lancaster County teams who made the PIAA Tournament advanced — that would be Hempfield in Quad-A and Lancaster Catholic (the district champ) in Double-A. Warwick, the Quad-A district champ, was bounced in the first round. Here’s Dave’s recap from Tuesday’s New […]

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Spring sports season finish line is upon us

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
First, a friendly reminder: Vacation next week (June 9-14). Yeah, yeah, I know: We just got back from a two-week cross-country excursion. This time we’re going to the beach for a week. More on that, plus my diet, later.
Holy cow – The finish line is upon us.
We’re down to just a few teams […]

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Catholic wears District 3 Double-A crown

CRUSADERS ROUT BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS 15-5, WIN FIRST BASEBALL TITLE
Harold Zeigler was in Hershey on Thursday for the District 3 Double-A baseball title game, won in dominating fashion by Lancaster Catholic — giving the L-L League a pair of district baseball champs (Warwick won in Quad-A). Here’s Zig’s story from Friday’s New Era:
HERSHEY — Thursday was […]

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Warwick wins District 3 Quad-A baseball title

WARRIORS TOP RED LAND 7-1, WIN FIRST CROWN IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Dave Byrne was in Hershey on Thursday for the District 3 Quad-A baseball title game. And when the dust settled (dust, baseball field, get it?) Warwick’s players hoisted the trophy high. Here’s Dave’s story from Friday’s New Era:
HERSHEY — Sometimes a perceived calamity can be a […]

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Warwick topples Township, will take on Red Land in District 3 Quad-A baseball title game

Old friend Harold Ziegler was back on the baseball beat Wednesday at Wenger Field near Northern Lebanon High School, where Warwick took on Manheim Township and Hempfield squared off against Red Land in District 3 Quad-A baseball semifinal games. One Lancaster County team broke through to the finals — Warwick, which outslugged Township. Here’s Zig’s […]

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Helm handcuffs Kutztown, helps send Lancaster Catholic to district title game

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
I pulled a double-dipper on Tuesday, and thankfully, both of my stops were in Berks County, just minutes from my driveway. Gotta love that. My first stop was at Muhlenberg High School for the District 3 Double-A baseball semifinal pitting Lancaster Catholic against Kutztown in a rematch of last year’s semifinal game — […]

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

District 3 baseball, softball slate

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
What a busy week ahead.
Here’s where we stand in the District 3 baseball and softball playoffs:
BASEBALL SEMIFINALS
QUAD-A
No. 1 seed Manheim Township vs. No. 4 seed Warwick, Tuesday at Ephrata War Memorial, 6:30 p.m.
No. 2 seed Red Land vs. No. 3 seed Hempfield, Tuesday at Wenger Field, Fredericksburg, 7 p.m.
TRIPLE-A
No. 9 seed Lampeter-Strasburg vs. […]

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

5 alive in district baseball; coverage here

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Looking for more coverage of the District 3 baseball playoffs? You’ve stumbled across the right post.
For Dave Byrne’s story on Manheim Township and Warwick setting up a semifinal showdown, click here.
For Harold Zeigler’s story (and photos) on Hempfield and Lampeter-Strasburg’s victories, click here.

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

District 3 baseball coverage galore

Looking for more coverage of the District 3 baseball playoffs?
You can find Dave Byrne’s story about Manheim Township and Elizabethtown advancing here.
And you can find Harold Zeigler’s story about Hempfield and Warwick advancing here.

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Two titles for Hempfield

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
BLACK KNIGHTS WIN LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE BASEBALL, BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
It was quite a night for Hempfield on Thursday. The Black Knights captured a pair of league titles, and nearly pulled off the trifecta: Hempfield’s girls’ lacrosse team was in the L-L final but fell to Penn Manor.
Here’s where you can find our coverage from […]

Monday, May 12th, 2008

L-L League alums aplenty on Messiah College’s MAC baseball title team - and NCAA qualifier

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Messiah College won the MAC baseball championship a few weeks back. And the Falcons are heading to the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time since 2005 later this week. Betcha didn’t know 11 former L-L League players are on Messiah’s roster — and that a 12th L-L League product is the […]

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Garden Spot’s Tyler Horst picks Temple

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Garden Spot senior ace Tyler Horst has picked a college.
The Spartans’ pitcher (and four-year letter-winning quarterback) will continue his baseball career at Division 1 Temple University.
He did not receive any scholarship money up front, but he said scholarship money should be available after his first season with the Owls.
“Overall, it was just a […]

Friday, May 9th, 2008

L-L League baseball playoff preview capsule

Our baseball guru, Dave Byrne, put together this L-L League baseball playoff preview capsule for your reading pleasure …
LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
WHEN: Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday.
WHERE: Ephrata’s War Memorial Field, Wenger Field in Fredericksburg and Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster.
SCHEDULE: Saturday at War Memorial Field — Manheim Township vs. Donegal, 10 a.m.; Lancaster Catholic vs. Ephrata, […]

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

L-L League baseball playoff bracket

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
The L-L League baseball playoff bracket is out.
And if you know me, you know I love brackets.
So here is your official L-L League baseball playoff bracket, with records through Monday’s games:
QUARTERFINALS
Saturday, May 10
Section 1 champ Manheim Township (15-1, 18-1) vs. Section 3 runner-up Donegal (12-4, 12-7) at Ephrata War Memorial, 10 a.m.
Section 3 […]

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Catholic blanks Mennonite, wins L-L League Section 4 baseball crown

Dave Byrne was at Lancaster Mennonite on Monday for a Section 4 showdown featuring the host Blazers and Lancaster Catholic. The Crusaders got a great pitching performance from Jeff Helm, and walked away towing the section championship. Here’s Dave’s story from Tuesday’s New Era:
The walls of Lancaster Catholic’s Berger Gymnasium are draped with so much […]

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

‘Long’ ball helps E-town overtake Hempfield

Our very own Dave Byrne was in Landisville on Monday for some L-L League baseball action. In a Section 1-2 crossover game, Hempfield hosted Elizabethtown. Here’s Dave’s story from Tuesday’s New Era:
Hempfield hit the long ball Monday afternoon.
But Elizabethtown had a hit by Long, and that made all the difference.
First baseman Shane Long’s two-run single […]

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Lancaster Mennonite, Lancaster Catholic will vie for Section 4 baseball crown

Final L-L League baseball preview for you, as Dave Byrne breaks down Section 4:
New coach. New home. New result.
New was the key word for the 2007 baseball season at Lancaster Mennonite, where head coach Jim Langley, in his first year at the helm, took the Blazers to their first Section 4 title after several years […]