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In the first of many exciting games on day one of the tournament, region two champion Pennridge held on and staved off a late Danville rally to win 5-4.

Danville was down two entering the ninth, when they rallied four two runs.  Despite having the tying run in scoring position with nobody out, they were unable to push the runner across for the equalizer.  

The first day of the 2010 PA State Tournament commences in just a few hours.  Eight teams, seven regional champions and a host, will take part in four games through the day.  The matchups are as follows.

Game 1: Pennridge (Region 2) vs. Danville (Region 5)

Game 2: Hopewell (Region 6) vs. Upper Dauphin (Region 4)

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Before the state tournament begins this week, we thought it'd be interesting to look back at the somewhat recent past and how the regions across the state faired in the state tournament.  Here's what region claimed the title in each year.

'75: 2

'76: 2

'77: 2

'78: 2

Region: 8

League: Erie County, postseason champions

Millcreek will have the farthest trip of any team to this week’s state tournament, over four hundred miles to be exact.  They’ll embark from Erie County in northwestern PA, and travel over seven hours to Boyertown in the southeastern part...

Region: 7

League: Central-Penn, postseason champions

Record: 34-8

State College, the Central-Penn League champion commenced their region seven tournament run by putting up their first of many crooked digits, with a 19-10 victory over Bushy Run fr...

Region: 6

League: Beaver County, postseason champions

Record: 24-2

No team in the state has stormed onto the scene as quickly as Hopewell has.  Western Pennsylvania’s top team throughout the year, they have...

Region: 5

League:  Susquehanna Valley, postseason champion

Danville is just having one of those seasons.  What seemed like just a dream some months ago has become a reality, and then some.  The Susquehanna Valley League champions were trying to make a name for themselves in the PA Region 5 To...

Region: 4

League: Dauphin County, postseason champion

Record: 22-2

Upper Dauphin won south-central Pennsylvania’s Dauphin County League championship, earning a berth in the Region 4 Tournament.  Once there...

Region: 3

League: Chester County, second place regular season,postseason champions

Record: 31-6

Spring City made its way through the hotly contested Region 3 Tournament in Warminster.  It was no easy path to get there for the Red Sox, who finished second to rival NorChesterin the Chester County regula...

Part two of the eight part state preview series.  We'll post the rest in the days leading up to the tournament.

Region: 2

League: Bux-Mont League, second place regular season, postseason champion

Record: 25-7-1

Pennridge heads to Boyertown aft...

This is the first of a series of previews and articles we have planned leading up to the 2010 state tournament.  Check back here for previews on all eight teams and much more!  Please leave a comment and let us know what you think!

Region: 2

League: Berks County, regular season champion

Record: 31-6

The 2010 Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball State Championship begins Tuesday morning at Bear Stadium in Boyertown.  We've uploaded the tournament page which includes regional representatives and the all important bracket, as well.

All matchups are now set.

To view the page, scroll over 'news' at the t...

Seven regional championships were played today around the state, we'll post the outcomes of the games here.

Region 2: Pennridge 13, Kutztown 2

Region 3: Spring City 13, Newtown 6

Region 4: Upper Dauphin 11, Campbelltown 3

Region 5: Danville 16, Valley View 6

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Several games from across the state have concluded so far, most notably a crazy one in Region 2.

Kutztown forced a pivotal game 15 with Pennridge after trailing by three runs heading into the eighth inning.  The Cougars rallied for thirteen runs, and actually ended up invoking the mercy rule in that game.  The two teams are in the midst of their rematch.

The season began a few short months ago with hundreds of PA teams vying for a coveted spot in the 2010 PA State Tournament that will be played next week in Boyertown.

Down to 56 as this week began, by the end of the night we'll be down to eight.  Seven region champions will be crowned today, some of them having gone unscathed through their respective tournaments.

The Region 8 Tournament page has been completely updated.  Thanks again to site member Elk County Fan 1 for his help getting the scores.

Even after a surprising loss yesterday, NorChester still had one more loss between themselves and a painfully early ending to their season.  Their matchup tonight was none other than their longtime rival, the Spring City Red Sox.  NorChester got the best of the Chester County League in southeastern PA in the regular season, claiming the league's first berth to the regional tournament by finishing first.

In game 9, the first game of the day, Southwestern York ended Enola's season with a 9-2 victory.  SW York went on the offensive for the win, hitting four home runs to move to (20-3) on the season.

The next loser's bracket game pitted the host, Hanover, against Campbelltown.  Campbelltown was able to erase a 3-0 deficit to storm back and out Hanover from the tournament, 6-3. ...

The expectations for NorChester have been incredibly high all season.  For much of the year, the Bulldogs were undefeated and laying waste to their fellow Chester County League competitors.  From our vantage point, many considered NorChester to not only be one of the top teams in the state, but the team to beat in Pennsylvania this year.

After a few near misses at the PA Legion State To...