5A District 3 Softball Playoffs: 1st Rd. – Ephrata vs. Manheim Central (5-22-23)

Stormers blank BEST team in Atlantic League! In front of a packed Clipper Magazine Stadium... 7,069 strong... the Lancaster Barnstormers shutout the Gastonia Honey Hunters 6-0 on the strength of the bats & a stellar pitching effort from Brent Teller 💪⚾️ Stormers are back on Blue Ridge 11 📺 Wednesday Night at 6:30pm!

Warwick & Cocalico played to a 1-1 draw… AGAIN! Ella Shirk scored in the 4th minute, giving the Warriors a brief 1-0 lead! But Kira Lehman tied it up for Cocalico just minutes later on a header off a corner kick! Both teams spent the next 90 minutes, thru 2OT’s trying to net the game winner! ** (This is now twice this season these teams have played to a 1-1 tie)

🔹Cocalico finishes 8-0-2 & captures their FIRST Section 2 Title in program history

▪️Warwick is 6-1-2 in Section 2 & has clinched a berth in the League Playoffs! They have one game left in League play against Solanco on Monday, October 7!

Spring Sports are back and in full swing in the Lancaster-Lebanon League! Over the past few weeks, Blue Ridge 11 Sports has covered plenty of baseball, softball, lacrosse and volleyball games! Here's a recap of the best plays and performances so far in the 2021 Spring Sports Season!

Garden Spot knocked off Cocalico 8-0… earning a much needed win for their League playoff hopes, which kept them in pace with Manheim Central for the 2nd spot in Section 3! Spartans also won the season series 2-1 vs. the Eagles!

🔹Spartan pitcher Ryder Hertzler threw 6 scoreless innings... with 2 hits & 11 K’s! He had a no-hit bid busted up in the 5th! Teammate Connor Manning came in to preserve the shutout!