District 3 Baseball Scoreboard

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 at #4 Manheim Township in the Class 6A quarterfinals. The Bulldogs left the bases loaded in the seventh inning. Wilson finishes (11-11). Eight of the Bulldogs’ losses were by two runs or less.

#5 Exeter fell at #4 Ephrata 14-7 in the Class 5A quarterfinals. The (16-7) Eagles will meet #16 Gettysburg in Reiffton on Tuesday in the consolation round. The top five teams in 5A qualify for the state tournament.

#9 Fleetwood upset #1 West Perry 2-0 in the Class 4A quarterfinals. Jake Karnish threw 5.1 innings for the (9-12) Tigers. They travel to Littlestown on Tuesday.

#4 Hamburg came up short versus #5 Littlestown 6-4 in the Class 4A quarterfinals. Tristan Baer hit a 3-run HR for the Hawks in the first inning. Hamburg ends up (14-8).

#2 Oley Valley saw its season come to a close with a 10-6 loss against #3 Trinity in the Class 3A semifinals. Trinity scored five runs to take the lead for good in the fifth inning. The Lynx went (13-9) this year.

#1 Lancaster Catholic outlasted #4 Berks Catholic 2-1 in eight innings in the Class 3A semifinals. The Saints wrap up 2022 with a (13-9) record.