Atlantic League Baseball: Spire City vs. Lancaster (8-13-23)

The Ephrata Mounts are headed to the L-L League Baseball Championship Game after knocking off Section 1 Champ Warwick… 3-1 in 8 innings! Brody Martin pitched a gem for Ephrata, 7 strong innings, 8 K’s, 1 run allowed!

Mounts will face Manheim Township in the League Finals at Clipper Magazine Stadium on Thursday, May 19!

Ephrata & Warwick traded runs & the lead several times in their showdown, but it was Warwick with 5 runs in the final 2 innings to win 10-6! Warriors 7-8-9 hitters (Loraw, Meck & Valudes) reached base 11 times, scoring 7 runs!

▪️Michael Valudes (Warwick): 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 1B, 2B

Manheim Central and Cocalico wrestled a WHOPPER of a match as the Section 2 Title was on the line for the Barons! It was back & forth all night... but Central sent out their Hammer, Brett Barbush to seal it with a pin at 160lbs! Barons won 32-30 & moved to 6-0 in Section 2 with one match remaining against Donegal on January 25!

Cocalico got a big win Wednesday night in the District 3 Playoffs over Fleetwood 38-33! A team win for the Lady Eagles, as Senior Hannah Custer led Cocalico with 13 points & one major defensive assignment on Fleetwood’s Alexis Hess... a Division 1 recruit! Hess led all scorers with 17 points! Check out the highlights now...