Cam Burr-Muhlenberg

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 with a walk. The speedy leadoff hitter scored three runs and knocked in another as the second-seeded Muhls defeated the eighth-seeded Lynx 11-3. It’s Muhlenberg’s second county title since 2018 and 13th overall. Seven different players in the Muhls’ lineup had at least one RBI for the second straight day. They put up 30 runs in three playoff games. Burr explained why they’re such a dangerous offensive ball club. He loves setting the tone at the top of the order. Oley Valley had a chance to strike first, but Brad Coley struck out Ty Yerger with the bases loaded to end the top of the first. Burr scored on a sacrifice fly by Luis Beato and Jacob Rodriguez provided a 2-out, RBI single to left in the bottom of the first. The (19-2) Muhls erupted for five more runs in the second frame off of Yerger. He replaced Luke Macdonald who was taken out after one inning. Macdonald had allowed just two earned runs and 18 hits over 38 innings entering Wednesday. Yerger was charged with seven runs on six hits and three walks in two innings. Burr added an RBI single in the third to give Muhlenberg an 8-2 advantage. The Muhls scored in each of the first four innings. They’re averaging 7.6 runs. Beato had 3RBI including a 2-run single in the second that made it 5-0. Sean Levan was on base all three times with a single, walk, and hit by pitch. He drove in a pair of runs. Sophomore catcher Shane Rosenberry finished 2-for-2 with a walk. Coley limited the (13-8) Lynx to two runs on three hits in five innings. The Alvernia commit struck out six and walked three. The senior southpaw is (4-0) with 70K over 39 innings. Coley has only given up 12 hits all season. Levan tossed the final two innings. Oley Valley picked up an unearned run in the seventh when Muhlenberg made three errors. The Lynx, who had won nine of their last eleven contests, managed only four hits. The Muhls had six seniors in their starting lineup. Burr said, “I love those guys. They’re my brothers for life. I don’t know what we would do without them.” Burr told me that he really enjoys playing at FirstEnergy Stadium. He thanked head coach Brian Kopetsky for having faith in him on Tuesday when Muhlenberg faced #3 seed Exeter. Burr kept the Eagles to three runs in 5.1 innings, and the Muhls prevailed 10-7. Burr talked about what he likes to do in his free time, and who the best video game players are on the team. Muhlenberg will be the top seed in the District 3-5A tournament. Burr noted that they’re a very confident group.