Pennsylvania

American Legion Baseball

Though information on PA Region 5 is hard to come by, the site is lucky to have a contributor from the area.  Nate, from Plymouth, has supplied us with a plethora of scores from many of the leagues in the region.  We thank him for his help and ask that if you think you could be of assistance to us to please send me a message or an email.

Thanks again for stopping by!

Hatfield and Nor-Gwyn are separated by just a few short miles, and the rivalry has developed into one of the most intense around in recent years.  Hatfield took the regular season Bux-Mont title last year before Nor-Gwyn stormed back to take the co-championship with Boyertown while Hatfield's season ended early.

This year, both teams were quick out of the gate, Nor-Gwyn undefeated and Hatfield near the top of the standings in the league.  Tonight's game was a thriller... though it didn't appear that's how it would turn out from the onset.  Nor-Gwyn jumped out as well as they could have possibly hoped, to say the least, with eleven runs in the top of the first inning.  

But no lead in legion baseball is ever safe.  Hatfield rallied back for ten runs of their own throughout the course of the game, and had the tying run ninty feet away when the Hawks iced the game with a strikeout.  Nor-Gwyn stayed undefeated in league play with this victory.

Final Score: Nor-Gwyn 11, Hatfield 10

The season is still in its early stages, but New Oxford couldn't be happier with the way they have jumped out of the gate.  The team from Region 4's York County is already 4-0 in league play, with several shutouts to their credit.  

Over the past several weeks, New Oxford has defeated Stewartstown 7-1, Dover 7-0, and Pleasureville 2-0.

Region 4 and York County appear to be wide open races this year, so New Oxford has certainly positioned themselves well to make a run at the league and region championships.

Philadelphia's legion teams haven't enjoyed a great deal of success in the recent past, but are certainly poised to create a name for themselves in the area this year.  The Olney Redbirds and the league's perennial power, Ivy Ridge Panthers, are both undefeated so far in Region 3's Philadelphia County League.

Olney is 3-0 and atop their division while Ivy Ridge is 2-0 and in first place in theirs.  Ivy Ridge has done pretty well in recent years but hasn't always had the opportunity to play in the postseason for one reason or another.  NorChester has had a strangle-hold on Region 3 for a while, so whatever team ends up making it out of Philadelphia will surely have a tough route to the State Tournament in Boyertown later this summer.

Chester County's 10 run mercy rule was in effect Monday night when Pottsgrove traveled to Royersford to take on longtime league power Spring City.  The Red Sox jumped on the visitors early and often, invoking the run rule after just six at-bats.

Pat Medley, Kenny Pierson, and Mike Ocyzpok led the way for Spring City behind the plate, while pitcher Sean Larkin got the win on the mound.

The game was stopped after six and a half innings.

Final score: Spring City 11, Pottsgrove 1

For pictures from the game, please click here.

Bradford has displayed some dominance in Elk County and PA's Region 8 in recent years.  And if their early results are any indication, they'll be a force to be reckoned with again this summer. 

Bradford is currently 3-0 in the Elk County League, with recent two-run wins over Kane and Fox Township.

St. Mary's also is undefeated in the young season, with a current record of 2-0 in the league.

Many of the scores and standings updates from the last several days have now been posted.  Scores are listed on the pages for their respective regions, and the standings for each league can be found in the drop-down menus for each region.  Please let us know if there are any scores or standings that are missing or incorrect.  Thanks for visiting!

Looking for a score you can't seem to find? It's quite possible the game you're looking for was postponed due to the ongoing PIAA state playoffs.  Legion teams from across the state have delayed some of their scheduled games so they don't interfere with the current high school season.

We'll find out when the games have been rescheduled to and post the results as soon as they happen.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Updated scores and news stories are now being posted in the region news sections located in the navigation bar at the top of the page.

As we get the scores and stories we'll post them under their respective region!

There were several games slated for this past week in the Fayette County league in southwestern PA.  It appears as though those games have been postponed to a later date due to the ongoing state high school baseball playoffs.

We'll post results of games from across the state as they become available both here and in the corresponding region results page.

We've added yet another feature, results pages for each of the seven regions in PA!  These pages are accessible by hovering over the main region links at the top of the page and simply clicking on the standings link that pops up.

We'll be updating these pages as often as possible as soon as the season gears up around the state.  The pages, as you can see now, will be divided by league name so it will be easy to find the game you're looking for!