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Softball Teams Scores 55 Runs In Four Games

BY ERIC PYLES

In the sports world there are various levels of hot and typically a 3-1 stretch would not qualify for any of them but when you outscore your opponents 55-10, as the softball team has, it falls somewhere on the ‘hot’ spectrum.

Manheim kicked off the run by walloping Columbia 23-2 on the 20th. Gabby Wettig earned the win after recording all four outs via strikeout while also driving in seven runs on three hits, including a first inning grand slam that helped fuel a 13-run frame. Miranda Ober and Kayleigh Detz combined for six singles and eight RBIs in a supporting role. Riley Hostetter covered the final five outs in relief.

Manheim continued to roll on the 22nd, throttling Lancaster Mennonite 19-0 in five innings. Wettig covered the first three innings to earn the win with Hostetter finishing. Hostetter helped at the plate with a two-hit, three RBI day but it was Detz leading the way with four RBI on two singles.

The Lady Barons hit a bump on the 23rd, suffering a 4-1 loss to Conestoga Valley. Wettig allowed just seven hits, but the Buckskins were able to produce four runs to steal the win. The Lady Barons were unable to solve CV ace Rhiannon Henry leaving Mickey Lauver’s double as the lone hit.

Central went back to dominating on the 25th, topping Garden Spot 12-4. Wettig rang up six Lady Spartans over her seven innings, scattering eight hits on her way to the win. Emma Damon produced another seven RBI game, falling a single short of the cycle. Hostetter added one-hit and two-RBI. BASEBALL

The wins keep coming for the Manheim Central baseball team, with four more upping the Baron’s overall record to 13-1. Manheim needed four innings to roll by Columbia 230 on the 20th. Connor Rohrer and Cole Lawhorne combined for the one-hit shutout with Rhorer getting the start and the win thanks to eight strikeouts. Mason Weaver fronted the offense with four RBI. Ky Watson and Collin Neiles both enjoyed one-hit, three-RBI games.

The Barons’ shutout streak reached 12 innings with 9-0 win over Lancaster Mennonite on the 22nd. Jared Murray got the win for five innings on the mound while Lawhorne finished with two shoutout innings. The pair combined for 15 strikeouts with Murray responsible for 12. Watson and Brady Harbach plated two runs each. Andrew Harrison chipped in with an RBI single in the fourth.

Central finally allowed a run in their April 23rd game but still posted a 9-1 victory over Conestoga Valley. The run was the lone pockmark on winning pitcher Cayde Connelly’s stat line. He finished with eight strikeouts over six innings with Rohrer finishing the final three outs. Dylan Yoder broke out the big bat with two hits and five RBI. Harrison added two RBIs on two hits.

Things were closer in Manheim’s April 25th contest where the Barons survived a late Garden Spot rally to post a 4-2 win. Rohrer tallied 10 strikeouts but only picked up the win thanks to the relief work of Lawhorne and Murray who secured the final two outs. Collin Thompson drove in two runs with his first inning single while Harbach pushed across an insurance run with a sac fly in the third. VOLLEYBALL

The boys’ volleyball team inched closer to a postseason berth with wins over Lebanon and Cocalico. Manheim had little trouble with the Cedars on the 21st, posting wins of 25-5, 25-13 and 25-12 in their sweep. Trent Groff (eight digs, seven kills) led the way with help from Josh Dippel’s nine kills.

Things were more difficult on the 26th as Manheim needed all five games to get by Cocalico 3-2. After taking the opening game 27-25, the Barons dropped two straight, 25-21 and 25-20, to sit on the brink of defeat. Manheim evened the match with a 25-9 victory before earning the win with a 15-9 game five. Musser dished out 56 assists, Barend Oostdam helped with 12 kills and John Wenger added 14 digs.

TENNIS

The boy’s tennis team wrapped up their regular season with losses to Ephrata and Central York. It was a near miss against Ephrata on the 22nd with the Mountaineers posting a 4-3 win. Luke Horst and Rodney Sauder picked up the lone doubles win while Horst and Owen Patten added singles victories.

The regular season ended on the 25th with a 6-1 loss to Central York. Ben Ginder managed the lone victory, needing three sets to take the number one singles match. TRACK

It may not have been ‘A Tale of Two Cites’ but it was the best of times and the worst of times for the Central track teams in their April 25th tango with Solanco. The boys had to deal with the worst of times courtesy of a 95-55 loss while the Lady Barons enjoyed the best of times via a 92-58 win.

Four different Lady Barons produced nine of Manheim’s 10 individual event wins while also lending their service in the three relay wins. Madison Knier picked up four wins (javelin, high, long, and triple jumps), with Sarah Forry (800m, 1600m) and Malea Stoner (100H, 300H) adding two each. All three were joined by Abigail Reed for a 1600m relay win. Reed and Rachel Nolt joined Snell and Stoner for a 4x100 win. Forry picked up another relay win in the 3200m relay with help from Julianna Lindberg, Grace Haldeman, and Emma Herman. Snell added a 400m win to her two-relay wins while Nolt (200m) accounted for the final win.

The boy’s earned nine wins on the day. Kahlen Watt commanded the 100m, 200m and javelin, while also taking part in the 4x100 along with Larry Marley, Landon McGallicher and Bode Sipel. McGallicher won in the 110H and 300H with another relay win coming in the 1600m with help from Cam Evans, Michael Greenwalt and Gabe Redcay. Redcay picked up the final win on the track, taking the 800m while Tyler Fahnestock posted a discus win to close thigs out.

Manheim spent April 22nd at the Twin Valley Invitational collecting serious hardware. The Barons posted 13 topthree performances with another six fourth place finishes. The Lady Barons led the way with nine of those 13 including golds from Stoner (300H) and Laci Nelson (discus). The pair also picked up bronze for their work in the 100H (Stoner) and the shot put (Nelson). Snell (400m) and Reed (300H) both enjoyed silver as did the 1600m relay team. Nolt (high jump) and the 400m relay team rounded out the top-three performances with Reed adding a fourth in the 100H.

McGallicher earned the lone gold for the boys in the 110H, pairing it with his silver in the 300H. Watt added a bronze in the javelin with Fahnestock doing the same in the discus. The pair also accounted for two fourth place finishes with Watt in the high jump and Fahnestock the shot put.

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