As
a steady rain began falling around him, Mechanicsburg
Area High School baseball coach Clay McAllister took a
moment to reflect.
“It’s
really exciting,” McAllister, in his fourth year as
head coach, said following his team’s 9-4 win over
Lower Dauphin on a gray Wednesday afternoon that secured
Mechanicsburg its first Mid-Penn division title since
2003.
Russell
Woleslagle belted a three-run home run in the third
inning and Jake Burkholder was a triple shy of the cycle
in a 3-for-3 effort as Mechanicsburg knocked off Lower
Dauphin, 9-4, at Rickenbach-Shirley Field on Wednesday
in a Mid-Penn Keystone Division clash. Read
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April 22
Mechanicsburg
5, Lower Dauphin 3 (5 inn.)
Mechanicsburg
defeated Lower Dauphin 5-2 Tuesday in a
rain-shortened game.
Ryan Mentzer had a two-run home run and winning
pitcher Andy Nauss didn’t give up an earned runs
to the Falcons
April 20
Mechanicsburg
clips Tribe
Matt
Koveleski scattered seven hits and Ben Anderson
provided the difference with a third-inning home run
as Mechanicsburg edged Susquehanna Twp. 2-1. Aaron
Jones added two hits behind Koveleski, who struck
out five and walked none.
April 17
Mechanicsburg
10, Middletown 2
Ben Anderson ripped a
two-run home run and pocketed three RBIs while Matt
Koveleski knocked in two runs to help Mechanicsburg
rout Middletown at Memorial Park.
April 7, 2009
Cats
Fall to Hershey
Form
the Patriot News
Despite
home runs by Matt Koveleski and Ben Anderson,
Mechanicsburg fell to hurler Joe Gunkel and Hershey,
12-4. Gunkel, backed by Ben Mersky (2-for-4), Kevin
Mulvey (2-for-3) and Derik Wilson (2-for-3), sat
down four in a complete game.
April
6, 2009
Errors
kill Wildcats
Shippensburg
baseball stays perfect with win over Mechanicsburg
For five innings Monday afternoon,
the Mechanicsburg Area High School baseball team
passed the eyeball test.
The Wildcats used smart base running, timely
hitting, solid defense and lights-out pitching to
take a 3-0 lead on Shippensburg heading to the sixth
inning of a Mid-Penn Conference non-division clash
on Rickenbach Shirley Field at Memorial Park on a
gusty afternoon. Read
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April 1, 2009
Cats
Fall to T-High
Form
the Patriot News
Trinity handled
its business defensively Tuesday at Yetter Memorial
Field. And 'Rocks hurler A.J. Weaver handled
Mechanicsburg's offense when it mattered most.
Read
more...
The
big picture: While last season's district loop was
brief, the 'Cats took an important step. And while it
won't get easier in the Quad-A ranks here, the 1-2 punch
of Anderson and Mentzer gives Mechanicsburg a solid set
of field generals. If there's a division dark horse,
here it is.
Key
players: Ben Anderson (sr CF), Ryan Mentzer (sr IF),
Matt Koveleski (sr OF-RHP), Aaron Jones (sr RHP), Devon
Hensel (sr OF), Jimmy Spanos (so C-IF), Noah Michaliszyn
(sr IF).
PLAYERS
TO WATCH
Dylan
Woodworth,
Lower
Dauphin, senior outfielder-pitcher
Ben
Anderson,
Mechanicsburg,
senior outfielder
Luke
Drayer,
Hershey,
junior pitcher-first baseman
Jordan
Martin,
Gettysburg,
senior pitcher
Zach
Speece,
Palmyra,
senior shortstop
Aaron
Lupia,
Middletown,
junior catcher
Kyle
Hollingsworth,
Susquehanna
Twp., senior catcher
Ben
Mersky, Hershey,
senior
outfielder
Joe
Leo, Susquehanna Twp.,
senior
pitcher-first baseman
Evan
Graci,
Bishop
McDevitt, junior outfielder
ERIC
F. EPLER'S KEYSTONE PICKS
1.
Hershey: Trojans' repeat DVD available in stores soon.
2.
Susquehanna Twp.: Will Indians finally walk the walk?
3.
Mechanicsburg: Sleeper looks like a bona fide winner.
4.
Lower Dauphin: Can Kulina push the right buttons?
5.
Palmyra: Not a blip, but Cougars must prove they want
it.
6.
Middletown: Cinderella can seriously wreck this ball.
7.
Bishop McDevitt: Will search for pitching and new
identity.
8.
Gettysburg: Stripped clean, must reorganize
March 17, 2009
Carolina
Trip Cut Short
The
MASH baseball team drove 7 hours to Durham, NC over the
past weekend and woke up to find cold weather &
heavy rain. After looking at the forecast for
Saturday & speaking the Sr's on the team, we cut our
losses and headed right back home on Friday to nice
weather.
We
were able to scrimmage Northern & Cedar Cliff over
the long weekend ~ both scrums were very
competitive. Game 1 ~ FRIDAY!
