The old saying goes that all good things must end and that proved to be true for the Manheim Central baseball team. Their stellar 2022 season saw the curtain close on June 9th when the Barons dropped their PIAA-5A quarterfinal tilt opposite Archbishop Wood by a 7-0 final.
"We just didn't execute when we needed to early on at the plate to get a couple of runs across and change the feeling of that game," said head coach Jason Thompson. "Their pitcher did a nice job."
The nice job Thompson referenced was a combined no-hitter by two Vikings hurlers. Starter Justin MacCain covered the initial six innings to get the win while Connor Woodson covered the final inning to close things out. The pair combined for 13 strikeouts and four walks in their no-hit bid, leaving little room for Central to get anything going. Mason Weaver and Cayde Connelly split those four walks to cover the Baron offense.
Connelly also saw time on the hill, tossing three innings of relief after taking over for Connor Rohrer who got the start. Rohrer was tagged for five of the seven runs, giving him the loss with the pair combining for four strikeouts and four walks.
With the 2022 season officially in the books Thompson looked back on his squad's 22-4 run to the PIAA-5A quarters, "Great season for these young men, super proud of all of them and they put their names in the history books at Manheim Central as the 1st team to win a District 3-5A title, which is pretty darn special."
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