Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
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. …
Read More »Brian Kopetsky-Muhlenberg
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Burr leads Muhls over Eagles
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 …
Read More »Luke Macdonald-Oley Valley
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 …
Read More »Rueben Livingston-Wilson
Twin Valley battled Wilson in the Berks County quarterfinals on Thursday night at Muhlenberg. All of the numbers added up to this being a very competitive matchup. #4 seed Twin Valley was averaging 5.7 runs and allowing 3.1 per game. #5 seed Wilson was putting up 5.9 runs and giving …
Read More »Brandon Shurr-Berks Catholic
Experience is a great teacher. Berks Catholic only had two seniors on its baseball roster last year. Head coach Brandon Shurr started five freshman and a sophomore. While the 2021 season was a difficult one for the Saints, that experience is now paying dividends. Berks Catholic has gone from (5-15, …
Read More »RJ Emrich-Berks Catholic
The 2021 season wasn’t a fun one for the Berks Catholic baseball team. The Saints started five freshman and a sophomore, and finished the year with just five wins. They went (2-10) in league play. RJ Emrich told me that the lopsided losses from a season ago resulted in the …
Read More »Justin Freese-Exeter
Gov. Mifflin was three outs away from an undefeated regular season, but Exeter wasn’t going to go down without a fight. The Eagles tied the game at 10-10 with three runs in the seventh and went on to win 16-10 in nine innings on Thursday. Head coach Justin Freese said, …
Read More »Brady Hannahoe-Exeter
Brady Hannahoe admitted that he wasn’t thrilled when he was first moved into the leadoff spot. On Thursday afternoon at Shillington, the senior second baseman came up at exactly the right time. Hannahoe ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the seventh inning to get Exeter within 10-9 of …
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