Ephrata won their FIRST State Playoff game in program History in a wild, come from behind victory over Peters Township… 9-7! Mounts trailed 4-2 Bottom of the 4th… then rattled off 7 straight runs in that inning… took a 9-4 lead & held on for the 9-7 WIN!
Mounts move onto the 5A State Quarterfinals vs. Donegal on Thursday, June 9! It’ll be the 2nd time these teams face off in the past 2 weeks… Ephrata got the win 11-1 over Donegal in the District 3 Semifinals!
Mounts WALKED IT OFF 3-2 over Manheim Central in a WILD ending to a fast-paced, close game! Barons took the early lead with 2 runs in the 3rd inning, but the Mounts answered back with 2 runs in the 4th inning! After 7 full innings, the game was tied 2-2... so we went extra innings! Ephrata loaded the bases bottom of the 8th inning & on a full count, Ethan Hunt took off for home... the pitch hit JD Muhr and Ephrata Won in dramatic fashion! -- Camryn Simes (7-0) came away with the Win in relief for Ephrata!
In a wild & wacky, run-scoring palooza… Warwick took down Section 1 foe JP McCaskey... 10-7! Warriors scored 6 runs in the 2nd inning, sending 11 hitters to the plate! Tommy Wainman (2-1) picked up the Win for Warwick! Alex Fair went 3-3, 2 RBI, 3-1b, 1 R! Michael Valudes also blasted a HR in the 5th inning!
-- Busy week for Warwick! Tuesday vs. Cedar Crest... Wednesday at Man. Twp... Friday at Cedar Crest!
Hempfield kept their PERFECT season (21-0) alive, knocking off Ephrata 2-1 in the L-L League Baseball Championship Game! It’s Hempfield’s 1st League ⚾️🏆 since 2014 & their 10th overall! Black Knights starting pitcher Brody Gebhard got the Win (6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 6 K, 4 BB)… Mounts starting pitcher Collin Miller went toe to toe with Hempfield’s hitter but got the loss (5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 6 K, 2 BB)
▪️Hempfield has beaten Ephrata 3 times this season!
Lancaster waited until late in the game to pounce on Hagerstown, scoring all 5 runs in the 7th inning, thanks to a 3 run homer from Mason Martin (12th of the season)! Stormers beat the Flying Boxcars 5-2, Adam Wibert got the Win... Stephen Nogosek earned the save!
-- Tune in Wednesday Night at 6:40pm for Game #2 between Hagerstown & Lancaster!
