The Manheim Central baseball team remained undefeated at 6-0, after getting another solid pitching and hitting performance early in the season. The Barons beat Donegal 10-2 Tuesday April 6.
Connor Rohrer was strong on the mound, pitching five solid innings in giving up only one hit and two earned runs, while striking out three and walking one.
Manheim, which has had some hot bats lately, exploded for four runs in the top of the first inning. Cam Eberly was 3-for-5 with an RBI and Riley McGallicher was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Dylan Yoder was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Riley McGallicher and Dylan Yoder at the plate are swinging it well, Central head coach Jason Thompson said. Brady Harbach has been getting on base a lot. His on base percentage is .600.
As well as the Barons are swinging the bats, Thompson sees room for improvement.
"We still really haven't hit our stride offensively yet," he said, "which is a good thing. There is something to continue to work on."
Speaking of offense, on April 9, MC beat Northern Lebanon 16-2. Wyatt Becker earned the win on the mound, striking out seven and walking two. Manheim was actually losing 2-0 after five innings, as the Vikings scored two in the first inning, but the Barons exploded for16 runs in the sixth inning to end the game early on the 10-run rule.
The sixth inning was highlighted by Malakai Zilinski, who pinch hit and had two bases-clearing triples in the inning. Riley McGallicher was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and Harbach was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
TRACK
MC boys beat Cocalico 114-36 Monday, April 5. Instead of multiple winners, as in past meets, the scoring was spread out for the boys, showing their depth. Michael Greenwalt captured the 1600m and Brady Knier took first in the 3200m. The Barons swept the 800m, with Gabe Redcay taking first. The relay team of Reccay, Knier, Luke Redcay, and Greenwalt won the 4x800.
Nate Reed was first in the 300 hurdles and the high hurdles went to Landon McGallicher, who edged out Reed 15.8 to 15.9. Josh Moore won the 400 and teamed with Reed, Nicholas Bair and Logan Burkholder to take the 4x400.
In the field events, Zach Witmer and Kade Kegarise were multiple winners. Witmer was first in the triple and high jumps and Kegarise the pole vault and javelin. Landon Watson and Tyler Fahnestock flipped between first and second in the shot and discus, with Watson taking the shot put and Fahnestock the discus.
The Lady Barons defeated Cocalico 92-58. Malea Stoner, a junior, won the high hurdles and 300 hurdles. Sarah Forry, a freshman, captured the 800m and 1600m. Forry was also part of the winning 4x800 relay with Halie Mayfield, Jenna Miller and Elizabeth Voegele. Julianna Linburg was first in the 3200.
In the field events, Madison Knier, a sophomore, won the long, triple and high jumps as well as the javelin. Freshman Bella Sensenig gained first in the pole vault and junior Summer Bates took the discus.
TENNIS
Manheim Central beat Red Lion 4-3 on Saturday, April 10 in Manheim.
In doubles, David Graff and Tyler Snavely won 8-3 and Hunter Shoenfelt and Andrew Donmoyer cruised, 8-2. In singles, Snavely posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory and Ben Ginder won 6-4, 6-1.
The Barons lost to Penn Manor 5-2 last Monday.
Ginder had a big day, winning in singles 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 and in doubles with Donmoyer, 8-2. Penn Manor's top three helped win five of the seven points available.
"We're happy with how we competed against a strong team," Barons' coach Ryan Jeckel said. "Andrew (Rajaratnam) and Tyler (Snavely) played well on Court One doubles, but were up against too much firepower. Ben Ginder and Andrew Donmoyer played great on Court Three doubles for the win. And Ben Ginder played smart tennis to win Court Four."
SOFTBALL
The Lady Barons suffered their first two loses on the season. Northern Lebanon posted a 10-2 victory on the Barons on April 9. Gabby Wettig pitched six innings and had six strikeouts, while walking five batters. Marianda Ober pitched the seventh and struck out one.
The Barons scored first in the game, but the Vikings posted three runs in the second and combined for seven runs in between the fourth through six innings to pull away.
MC looked to bounce back against Donegal, scoring four runs early, but the Indians shut down the Barons' offense, handing Central an 8-4 loss last Monday. Donegal scored one run in the first, but three in the third to tie the game. They posted the winning run in the fourth inning and then tacked on some insurance.
Emma Damon went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and sophomore Brynn Lehman was 1-for-2 with one RBI. Wettig had one strike out and one walk for the Barons.
"We came out strong, four in the first," Barons assistant coach John VanBlargan said, "and then the bats went dead."
VOLLEYBALL
The Barons lost 3-1 to York Suburban Wednesday, April 14 in Manheim. It was Central's first loss this season, dropping the Barons record to 3-1. After losing the first game 25-15, MC bounced back to take game two 25-19.
They were down 9-1 in the third game and put up a good fight before losing 25-17. The fourth game was nip and tuck. Central led 18-15 and it looked like the Barons could force a fifth and final game, but three straight unforced errors turned the tide. They missed a serve and then hit two balls out of bounds.
Barons' coach Craig Dietrich took a timeout with this team trailing 21-19, but he could not stop the momentum and Suburban pulled away for the win, 25-19.
Manheim beat York Suburban during a weekend tournament, but Suburban seemed more focused and played stronger defense in this second meeting, Deitrich said. Blake Wagner led the team in kills, Jeremiah Zimmerman paced the squad in blocks and Barend Oostdam was good in the middle, but overall, Dietrich said his squad was not as focused as he'd like to see.
"I just stressed being consistent," he said. "We feel like we are making strides. I'm not disappointed. We are not where I want to be, but we keep moving forward. We need a third producer. Between Logan Groff, Trent Groff and Jacob Moyer we need someone to step up."
The Barons competed very well in the Northeastern Tournament in York County on April 10, finishing third in their pool behind Conestoga Valley and Hempfield. MC also split with traditional powers Dallastown (lost) and York Suburban (won). Manheim lost to Warwick in the play-in round.
The Northeastern tourney was a good way for the Barons' young team to gain more experience and the strong showing should help Manheim later this season.
"I am very pleased," Dietrich said. "It's vital for all of our guys to get the extra touches, especially being young and inexperienced at this level."
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