Softball: Manheim Township vs. Warwick (4-17-24)

Warwick Softball kicks off the League Playoffs with a STATEMENT WIN! The Warriors beat Lancaster Catholic 13-0 (5 inn.) on the strength of their bats & Katelyn Minney’s #NoHitter... Warwick advanced to Tuesday’s League Semifinals against Elizabethtown at Millersville University! Here are the highlights...

Round 1 of the “Backyard Brawl” went to Ephrata (4-1 Sec. 2) who knocked off rival Cocalico (3-3 Sec. 2) 58-43! Mounts used a 17-4 advantage in the 4th quarter to pull away! Ephrata’s Marqus Hardin led all scorers with 22 points! Landry Kopp & Grayson Shellhammer each added 11! Cocalico’s Timmy Hambright had 19 points, including 5 three-pointers!

🔹the rematch is February 5... Ephrata AT Cocalico… ON Blue Ridge 11 📺

EPIC comeback for Manheim Central, who trailed Warwick by 15pts in the 2nd quarter & again by 14pts in the 3rd… BUT the Barons posted 45 points in the 2nd half to pull out the victory 69-65! Central’s Mason Rodgers led all scorers with 21 points (5-3pters), Ryan Kenneff has 16 points (10-11 FT)! Ya’Majesty Washington led the Warriors with 19 points (3-3pters), Caleb Johnsen added 16!

Hagerstown mounted a 9th inning comeback against Lancaster & won it 9-8 in 10 innings to avoid a sweep by the Stormers! Lancaster had taken the lead in the 8th inning by scoring 4 runs, sparked by a 2 RBI double by Isan Diaz & a 2 run homer by Mason Martin! But a bench-clearing brawl halted all Stormers momentum & the Flying Boxcars get out of town with a win!