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!

It's a Senior Night victory for Ephrata, who beat Conestoga Valley 16-5! Lady Mounts woke the bats up in the 2nd inning, scoring 7 runs and NEVER looked back! Hot bat of the night belonged to Senior Maddie Russell... 5-5, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 single, 5 RBI, 2 runs scored... as well as 4+ shutdown innings in the circle!

-- Ephrata swept the season series 3-0 against CV, with games against JP McCaskey, Lebanon, Elizabethtown & Dallastown still left on the schedule!

Ephrata completed the season sweep of Lampeter-Strasburg, knocking off the Pioneers 7-1! Camryn Simes threw 6.2 strong innings, 11 K’s, 4 H, 1 R! Trent Wolf had a 3 hit day, including a crucial 3 RBI triple in the 5th! Ephrata is 10-1 in Section 2, closing in on another Title & home Playoff game!

Manheim Central looked every bit a Top 3 AA team in the state of PA against Cocalico! Barons won 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-17)... handing the Eagles their only 2 losses in Section 2 play this year! Central also has yet to drop a game in a match this season (30-0 vs. opponents)! Barons improved to 8-0!

Ephrata wins Round #2 against Conestoga Valley in a tight one… 6-3! Nathan Savage went the distance for the Mounts for the W & had 4 K’s, 2 BB! Top 3 Ephrata hitters (Hunt, Prange, Wolf) scored 5 of the 6 Mounts runs… Custer added the 6th run!

🔸Ephrata is 8-1 atop Section 2 with a BIG game coming up Friday Night against 2nd Place Lampeter-Strasburg (Blue Ridge 11 TV game - 7pm)

Cocalico & Manheim Central got themselves into a “Hitters Duel” AND it was Highly Entertaining 🤩👏👏 Lady Eagles took the early 6-1 lead, but Central stormed back on an 11-1 spurt… eventually winning 17-10! Riley Hostetter got the Win & had 8 K’s for the Lady Barons, who made it 5 wins in a row!

For the 2nd time this season, Conestoga Valley pushed Warwick to their limits! BUT the Warriors came away with the Win AGAIN… 3-1! Warwick stayed atop the Section 1 standings at 6-1 with a HUGE matchup against Cedar Crest (their only loss in 2024) looming next Tuesday, April 23!

Warwick avenged their ONLY Loss of the season, beating Manheim Township 3-1 in a Section 1 showdown! Warriors LHP Kate Shaak was dealing in the circle… 12 K’s, 3 H, 1 R! Madisen Minney, Sam Shaak & Marlee Martin all drove in runs! Warwick has won 5 Section 1 games in a row! They are 7-1 overall, 5-1 in Section 1!

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!

Manheim Central rallied late in the game to take Round 1 against Cocalico… 4-3! Barons exploded for 3 runs in the 6th inning, capped off by Ky Watson’s RBI 1b! Trevor Lowe picked up the Win! Trent Dickson threw 6 solid innings with 7 K's, but was chased in the 6th! Nolan Book also blasted a solo home run for the Barons! Central has now won 3 straight Section 3 games!

-- There will be 2 more meetings this year on April 19 & May 6 (on Blue Ridge 11 TV)!