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!
Cocalico picked up a hard-fought, nail-biting 6-4 Win over Section 2 foe Warwick! Eagles had 6 different players score in the game… Carson Maharg, Tucker Stoltzfus; Tate Renaud, Brady Gallagher, Sawyer Belknap & Jackson Dietrich! Warriors were led by Anthony Hummel with 2 goals, which gave him a team-leading 30 Goals on the season! Cocalico took the season series 2-0 vs. Warwick with a 19-6 Goal differential for the Eagles!
#1 seed Cocalico showed they meant business in the AA District 3 Quarterfinals… winning convincingly 19-9 over #8 Hershey! Eagles advanced to the AA Semis in back to back years!
🔹Cocalico Goal Scorers -- Cole Barnes: 5 -- Zach Belknap: 4 -- Evan Youndt: 3 -- Bryce Nash: 3 -- Tate Renaud: 2 -- Kaden Martin: 1 -- Carter Getz: 1
-- Eagles went on to beat #5 Trinity 19-9 in the Semis! It's also back to back years qualifying for the PIAA State Playoffs for this Cocalico program, which had NEVER been to States prior to last season!
In the final Barnstormers broadcast on Blue Ridge 11 TV this Summer... Lancaster helped out their 1st place crusade with a 7-2 WIN over Spire City! Stormers got a solid outting on the mound from Brent Teller (6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER) & a 4-4 day at the plate from Shawon Dunston Jr.!
Good luck to the Lancaster Barnstormers as they make a "Push for the Playoffs" this Fall!
