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Berks Catholic didn't have much need for the squeeze bunt last season. The Saints were rarely close enough to utilize such a play: They lost six times by nine runs or more in finishing a program-worst 5-15. They continued their big…

Exeter right-hander Devin Sheerin remembers a tough loss last year at Twin Valley when he took a shutout into the seventh inning only to lose it, and the game, on a squeeze bunt. Sheerin found himself in another pitcher's duel…

It was the spring of 1995, when ballyards in Arizona and Florida usually were bustling with big league players and worshipping fans, both eager for the start of a new baseball season. Not this year. At least not…

Brad Hoffman, the first Wilson quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, has been selected to play in the annual Tri-County All-Star game, which features the top senior football players in the Lancaster-Lebanon League. The…

Not even the rain can stop Tristan Baer right now. While the rest of the teams in the Berks League were shut down because of the weather Wednesday the Hamburg right-hander unfurled another dominant effort. He threw a one-hitter as…

Wilson's Rueben Livingston watches after driving the ball to right-center for a double. (Susan L. Angstadt photo) Rueben Livingston heads to second on a double. (Susan L. Angstadt photo) Mifflin shortstop Tyler Minick set to…

Xander Velez didn't get a chance to pitch against Wilson last season but he learned a lot watching Connor Maryniak and Matt Gehris throw big games for Gov. Mifflin. The scouting report he compiled for the Bulldogs: Throw…

Twin Valley grad A.J. Alexy will open the season in the minor leagues after being sent to Triple-A Round Rock by the Texas Rangers Monday. Alexy, 23, had been in spring training camp in Surprise, Ariz., battling for a spot in the…

Tristan Baer was a pretty good pitcher last season for Hamburg, though he often got overshadowed by teammate Hunter Shuey. There's no over-looking Baer now. He's the Hawks' unquestioned ace and one of the best pitchers in the Berks…

Every time Berks Catholic wins a baseball game this year it'll distance itself from last season, the worst in program history. The Saints went 5-15; catcher RJ Emrich cringes thinking about it. "We hated losing," he said. "Quite…