Baseball

Joe Crist hit the first pitch he saw Saturday for a home run. It was a good omen for the Brandywine Heights shortstop and catalyst. He followed with homers in his next two trips, giving him four home runs for the week…

If was tough not to pick Gov. Mifflin’s Bryce Detwiler as Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of the Week since no one was able to get him out last week. The sophomore third baseman/pitcher went 5-for-5 at the plate…

Gov. Mifflin’s No. 2 is better than many team’s No. 1. That’s just one of the reasons the Mustangs are off to a 9-1 start, ranked No . 2 in the District 3 Class 5A power rankings and a top contender to win Berks League and…

Can a team make the playoffs by collecting more walks than hits? Muhlenberg might. The Muhls don’t have the stacked lineup that carried them to the Berks League championship last season but they’re still scoring runs – lots…

Shane Rosenberry has been catching Dalton Follweiler since they were 9 and 10 years old, respectively, and teammates in the MTAA program. The Muhlenberg right-hander hasn’t changed much since those Little League days, his catcher…

With three all-division picks returning from a winning team, including one of the Berks Baseball League’s most dominating pitchers, Twin Valley looked like the clear favorite in the preseason to win the Division II title. It’s not…

His Kutztown teammates call him “Matty Ice” because he’s cool under pressure but Matt Remick admits the situation got to him a little in the final inning Tuesday at Twin Valley when the Raiders had the tying and go-ahead runners in…

Is everyone other than Gov. Mifflin playing for second place in the Berks Baseball League? Based on another terrific start by the Mustangs, who are 7-1 with five straight 10-run victories, it may appear that way. “The real…

Alex Kelsey bats leadoff for Exeter but his numbers make him look like a cleanup hitter. They did last week when he blasted a pair of home runs, including a walk-off shot as the Eagles beat Central York 11-10. “Alex…

The Wilson Bulldogs saw late last season they’d have a true No. 1 on the mound coming into this season. Matt VanOstenbridge, then a sophomore, threw a four-hit shutout in the opening round of the District 3 Class 6A…