Baseball

Here are my final high school baseball rankings for the Berks League in 2022. Remember that no matter where your favorite team is ranked, the sun will come out tomorrow! I hope you enjoyed getting to know many of the top players and coaches through the interviews on my website. …

If you knock a team’s starting pitcher out of the game in the second inning, usually you’re in good shape. Unfortunately for Gov. Mifflin, Manheim Township could turn to Fisher Druck. The PSU-Harrisburg commit tossed 5.1 innings of scoreless relief as the fourth-seeded Blue Streaks beat the top-seeded Mustangs 7-6 …

Seven Berks County baseball teams were in action on Thursday in the District 3 playoffs. They went (2-5). #1 Gov. Mifflin blew out #9 Hempfield 12-2 in six innings. The (20-2) Mustangs are headed to the Class 6A semifinals on Tuesday. They will host Manheim Township. #12 Wilson lost 3-1 …

Here are the scores from Monday’s District 3 playoff baseball games involving teams from Berks County: Wilson upset Dallastown 1-0. Muhlenberg lost to Gettysburg 8-7 in ten innings. Exeter came back to top Twin Valley 3-2. Fleetwood defeated Octorara 3-1. Berks Catholic blew out Bermudian Springs 10-0. Kutztown fell at …

As more and more Major League Baseball players become obsessed with launch angle, the value of making contact has been diminished. The strikeout rate continues to soar in MLB, but managers don’t seem concerned. Exeter showed the importance of being able to put the ball in play during Monday’s District …

The coaches in the Berks League selected the All-County baseball team on Sunday. Tyler Minick was voted the Player of the Year. The Gov. Mifflin junior is hitting .500 with 28 runs, 21 RBI, and an on-base percentage of .616. Minick has 14 extra base hits including six home runs. …

Sometimes the first inning can be the most important. Momentum certainly shifted in the first frame of the Berks County championship at FirstEnergy Stadium. Brad Coley walked a batter, hit another, and allowed a single to eighth-seeded Oley Valley. The Lynx couldn’t take advantage, however, as Coley struck out Ty …

Cam Burr won’t forget the past 48 hours for a long time. The sophomore third baseman was the winning pitcher and drove in three runs in the Berks County semifinals against Exeter. Burr came up big again in the BCIAA championship versus Oley Valley on Wednesday night. He went 2-for-3 …

Cam Burr had only thrown 16.2 innings all season entering Tuesday. Brian Kopetsky, Muhlenberg’s longtime head coach, gave the ball to the sophomore right-hander in the Berks County semifinals at FirstEnergy Stadium. Burr made his manager look very good with a solid outing against an Exeter ball club that had …

After Garet Blankenbiller graduated and moved on to play at Millersville University, many were wondering who would become the ace of Oley Valley’s pitching staff. The 6’5 right-hander threw a 2-hitter in the District 3-3A championship game against Trinity. Blankenbiller led the Lynx to 21 wins and an appearance in …