Berks Sports Report Paul Roberts
Three teams from Berks County have qualified for the state baseball playoffs. Gov. Mifflin, Fleetwood, and Berks Catholic will be in action on Monday, June 2. The (25-1) Mustangs and (18-7) Saints both won District 3 championships. The (15-7) Tigers advanced to the PIAA tournament by finishing in third place. …
Read More »Dylan Barrett-Gov. Mifflin
When you heard the crack of the bat, you knew it was gone. Ethan Grim hammered a solo homer to center field in the 2nd inning of Friday’s District 3-6A semifinal against Ephrata. “That was the farthest ball I’ve ever seen,” stated Mustangs’ outfielder Dylan Barrett. Top-seeded Gov. Mifflin cruised …
Read More »District 3 Baseball Playoff Picture
Only four Berks County baseball teams are still standing in the District 3 playoffs. The season can come to an end quickly this time of year. Wilson and Exeter both suffered gut-wrenching losses in the quarterfinals on Monday. The (14-8) Bulldogs were one out away from advancing to the Class …
Read More »District 3 Baseball Brackets
The District 3 baseball brackets were released today for all six classifications. The tournament begins on Friday. Ten teams from the Berks League qualified for the playoffs. High Point Baptist Academy is also in the field. Here’s a look at the matchups. Class 6A: #4 Wilson hosts #13 Central York …
Read More »Brandon Shurr-Berks Catholic
It all started with a one-out single by No. 6 hitter Victor Mejia. When the 7th inning rally was over, Berks Catholic had put six runs on the board and taken a 11-6 lead over rival Wyomissing at FirstEnergy Stadium. That would be the final score as the seventh-seeded Saints …
Read More »Mustangs hold off Eagles in Semifinals
Gov. Mifflin outscored Exeter 16-2 in their two regular season meetings. The fifth-seeded Eagles put up a much tougher fight on Monday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. The top-seeded Mustangs took advantage of four errors to beat Exeter 2-1 in the BCIAA semifinals. Ethan Grim allowed one run on just four …
Read More »Dennys Rodriguez-Berks Catholic
Dennys Rodriguez was facing one of the top pitchers in Berks County with the score tied 1-1 in the top of the 7th. The Berks Catholic catcher was sitting on a split-finger fastball from Wilson ace Ben Kulp, and that’s what he got. Rodriguez drilled a sinking line drive to …
Read More »Gavin Miller-Exeter
Exeter started this month with a 8-1 loss to Fleetwood. “We were kind of dead. It was the end of the year. We were really tired, but we had a little break and got our get back,” said Gavin Miller. The Eagles were motivated for their BCIAA quarterfinal against the …
Read More »BCIAA Baseball Tournament Update
The rain has led to several changes in the BCIAA baseball playoffs. The two remaining quarterfinals will now be held on Saturday at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Exeter and Fleetwood game will resume at 3pm. They’re scoreless in the second inning. The Wilson and Berks Catholic matchup will follow. They’re scoreless …
Read More »BCIAA Baseball Quarterfinals
The Berks County baseball playoffs got underway on Thursday. Sixth-seeded Wyomissing beat third-seeded Twin Valley 8-7 in a wild quarterfinal at Muhlenberg. The Raiders had runners on the corners with one out in the bottom of the 7th. Grant Moser hit a fly ball to shallow right field. Teddy White …
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