Baseball

"I've got this." That's what Oley Valley right-hander Luke Macdonald told his coach, Jeff Pinder, before taking the mound in the seventh inning Thursday in a Berks League quarterfinal against top-seeded Gov. Mifflin. Macdonald…

Luke Weller pitched the final inning of Exeter's 6-3 Berks League quarterfinal over Hamburg Thursday, and earned a save: Not on the mound, but at shortstop. Four innings earlier, with the bases loaded in a scoreless tie, Weller…

After nearly sweeping through the regular season without a loss and earning the top seed in the Berks Baseball League Tournament it would seem Gov. Mifflin should be the overwhelming favorite to bring home a second straight…

Wednesday's game Fleetwood2Annville-Cleona1AJ Knoll six-hitter for Tigers (7-12). Jake Karnish 2 hits; Aiden Soumas 2 RBIs. Tuesday's results Pottsville7Reading High4Joelion Zapata 3 hits for the Red Knights…

Defending champ Gov. Mifflin will open the Berks League playoffs Thursday as the top seed and favorite to win its fourth championship over the last seven tournaments. The Berks I champ Mustangs (19-1) will open against Berks III…

Ethan Grim admits he was a little nervous the first time Chris Hole handed him the baseball, in Gov. Mifflin's third game, in late March. The freshman right-hander entered with his team trailing at Hempfield 3-0; the butterflies were…

Defending champ Gov. Mifflin will open the Berks League playoffs Thursday as the top seed and favorite to win its fourth championship over the last seven tournaments. The eight-team field was finalized last week, with the Mustangs,…

Tuesday's results Pottsville7Reading High4Joelion Zapata 3 hits for the Red Knights (2-16).Pequea Valley8Brandywine Heights7Jesse Breuning 3 hits, 3 runs for Bullets (8-9); Carson Renner 2 hits, 2 RBIs. Dylan Knott 4 RBIs…

Jeff Pinder saw good things on the mound from Luke Macdonald early in the season but the Oley Valley baseball coach couldn't have imagined what the senior right-hander was about to do. McDonald has pitched three consecutive…

Exeter's been flying a little under the Berks baseball radar this season, but it's been tough to miss what Luke Weller's done. The senior shortstop and pitcher has been one of the league's top two-way players and last week, in the…