5A District 3 Baseball – First Round: Mechanicsburg vs. Manheim Central (5-25-21)

Ephrata opened up the 2025 High School Baseball Season with a 12-2 Win over cross-town rival Warwick! Mounts Junior pitcher Camryn Simes (1-0) struck out 10 Warwick batters thru 6 innings, giving up 1 hit & 2 runs! Leadoff hitter Ethan Hunt reached base ALL 5 at-bats, scored 4 times (4 BB, 1b, 4 runs, 2 RBI)... The Warriors’ 4 pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts of their own, but gave up 9 walks & hit 4 batters!

🔹Both teams are back at it this week… Ephrata (1-0) hosts Donegal on Wednesday, March 19 at War Memorial Field (7pm)… Warwick (0-1) goes to Hempfield on Friday, March 21 (4:15pm)

Manheim Central narrowly escaped Ephrata with a 30-29 victory that came down to the Final bout of the night! After a hard fought, back & forth match that saw Central lead early and Ephrata fight all the way back to take the lead… Barons Brodie Daugherty (189lbs) won by tech fall (19-4) to seal the Win!

-- Manheim Central moved to 3-0 & stayed atop the Section 2 standings!

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Warwick girls picked up a much needed win on the road against Garden Spot... 56-20! Warriors jumped out fast in the game 11-0 & finished strong to even up their record at 10-10! Bella Smithson led the scoring with 16 points! Warwick is right in contention for the Final District 3 Playoff spot... #13 in 5A!

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