Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
Wilson held off Daniel Boone 9-8. The Bulldogs trailed 8-5 in the fourth. Sophomore Logan Pettit tossed four scoreless innings of relief and allowed just one hit. Aidan Incledon had two hits and knocked in four runs. Chase Yenser finished with three hits and two runs for the Blazers. Muhlenberg …
Read More »Baseball Scoreboard-April 8th
Muhlenberg defeated Exeter 10-0 in five innings in Laureldale. Cole Moody went the distance. He allowed four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. Moody helped himself by knocking in a pair of runs. Cooper Burr went 3-for-3 with a walk and 2 RBI. Gavin Moody drove in three runs …
Read More »Zander Westwood-Wyomissing
When Wyomissing and Kutztown met in the regular season, the Cougars won 4-1. They squared off again in the District 3-3A quarterfinals, but this turned into a shootout. Monday’s game included 25 runs, 24 hits, and 19 runners left on base. When the dust cleared, the fourth-seeded Spartans defeated Kutztown …
Read More »Chris Bergstrom-Kutztown
Kutztown and Reading combined for 16 runs when they met in the winner’s bracket final of the Berks County Legion playoffs on Saturday. The second-seeded Cougars and top-seeded Groundhogs squared off again on Monday for the championship, but this time runs were at a premium. Chris Bergstrom’s two-out, RBI single …
Read More »Tim Mertz-Kutztown
Denver Ostrum’s pitching statistics didn’t jump off the page this season. The Delone Catholic senior had a 4.28 ERA entering the District 3-2A championship at Wenger Field in Fredericksburg. Kutztown wasn’t able to figure out the right-hander on Thursday night. Ostrum hurled a complete game four-hitter in a 7-1 victory …
Read More »Brandon Shurr-Berks Catholic
Berks Catholic got production up and down its batting order in a 12-8 win over Kutztown. The Saints piled up 15 hits in a battle of division leaders on Monday. Head coach Brandon Shurr likes the depth in his lineup. “I think it’s one of our strengths as a team. …
Read More »Brenden Ackley-Kutztown
Last fall was Brenden Ackley’s first season with the Kutztown football team. He previously attended St. Marys Memorial High School in Ohio. Ackley made a great first impression in Kutztown. The 5’8, 195-pound fullback rumbled for a team-high 963 yards and eight touchdowns. Ackley averaged 6.7 yards per carry. The …
Read More »Kutztown falls to Mount Union
Kutztown’s postseason ride came to an end on Tuesday at Big Spring High School. Perennial power Mount Union beat the Cougars 5-2 in the PIAA-2A semifinals. The (25-2) Trojans entered the game with a lofty team batting average of .371. Eight players in their lineup had at least one hit. …
Read More »Schafer Throws Another Gem-Kutztown
Bryce Schafer tossed a complete game 5-hitter in Kutztown’s win over Halifax in the District 3-2A championship. The senior right-hander was back at work in the state quarterfinals on Thursday night at Pine Grove. Schafer threw six scoreless innings in a 9-0 victory over District 4 runner-up South Williamsport. The …
Read More »PIAA Baseball Playoffs
Three Berks County baseball teams qualified for the state playoffs. Congratulations to Wilson, Muhlenberg, and Kutztown for advancing to the PIAA tournament. The action begins on Monday all across Pennsylvania. Here are the first round matchups involving the Bulldogs, Muhls, and Cougars. Class 6A District 3 runner-up Wilson meets District …
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