Manheim Township won the 2022 L-L League Baseball Championship… their first since 2006! Blue Streaks knocked off Ephrata 11-2! JT Weaver throws a 3-hitter, gets the Win!
Ephrata is back in action next week in the 5A District 3 Playoffs facing off against #13 Waynesboro in the 1st Rd. on Monday, May 23 at 5:30pm!
Northern Lebanon picked up a 13-2 win over Cocalico in non-league action! Vikings Senior pitcher Brian Bicksler (2-1) was strong on the mound (5.1 IP, 3H, 2 R, 7 K) in the Win! Northern Lebanon's 2-3-4 hitters (Adrian Gonzalez, Connor Stoltz, Riley Messinger) were a combined 7-9 at the plate with 6 RBI, 7 runs scored, 2 doubles & 2 walks! Cocalico pushed across to runs late in the 6th inning, but could not hold off the Vikings offensive attack!
Northern Lebanon improved to 4-1, while Cocalico dropped to 1-4!
Penn Manor jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but Ephrata made it a 3-2 ballgame in the 4th! That's when the Comets hung 5 runs on the board in the top of the 6th and cruised to an 8-2 victory! Ephrata and Penn Manor are both battling for the #2 spot in Section 1 play along with Manheim Township, who are all chasing Hempfield!
Manheim Central baseball ended their week with a 9-0 WIN over Lancaster Mennonite! Ace Pitcher Jared Murray was superb on the mound... 5 IP, 12 K, 0 BB, 1 H, 0 Runs
Barons improved to 10-1; will begin Round 2 thru Section 3 play (April 25 at Garden Spot; April 27 at Cocalico)
It's a special year for L-L Football as all 13 Berks County teams are merging into the League! On the latest episode of Sportstalk, we broke down who's in all the new Sections & talked about title contenders! Check out our discussion on Section 1 & see if anyone can knock off powerhouse Wilson from the top of the mountain!
