Pennsylvania

American Legion Baseball

Please note that we're in the process of updating standings for leagues throughout the state.  Most in Regions 2 and 3 have been completed and we're currently working through the rest.  If you don't see your league's standings updated, please send the most updated information you have to us at [email protected] and we will upload it as soon as possible.  We appreciate your help!

Standings pages can be accessed individually for each league by scrolling over the region navigation for your region at the top of the page and clicking on the league name.  Scores and other information will be posted to the front of the site for the time being.

Host Brooklawn eliminated Twin Valley this afternoon by a score of 12-6.  As a result, Brooklawn will move on to the final day of the Mid-Atlantic Regional undefeated.  The Brookers will play West Seneca, NY at 1pm.  A Brooklawn win will give the New Jersey champs their third straight trip to the American Legion World Series.  West Seneca must win to force a decisive final game.

Twin Valley ends its most succesful campaign with a 2-2 record in the regional tournament.  The Raiders won the Berks County and Region 2 Championships and finished second at the State Tournament to league rival Boyertown.

Twin Valley and Boyertown will meet for the eighth and final time this season on Saturday afternoon, as they both try to remain alive in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament.  Twin Valley elminated Gibbsboro, NJ on Friday morning by a 12-2 score.  In the day's delayed nightcap, Boyertown lost to host Brooklawn 6-4.  Twin Valley and Boyertown will play at 3:30pm in Game 10, the second game scheduled for Saturday.  In other action, West Seneca, NY will play South Charleston, WV in Game 9, also a Loser's Bracket game.  Saturday night, Brooklawn will play Stahl Post in the Winner's Bracket Final, Game 11.

For an updated bracket, click here.  Live stats for the games can be accessed here.

Twin Valley and Boyertown will be back in action on the second day of the MId-Atlantic Regional in Camden, NJ.  Twin Valley, a 3-1 loser to Stahl Post on Thursday, will begin the day with a matchup against Gibbsboro, NJ in Game 5.  The game is set to begin at 9:30am.  Boyertown defeated West Seneca, NY 6-2 behind the strong pitching of Tyler Bauman.  The Bears meet host team and long time rival Brooklawn, NJ in Friday's nightcap.

Click here for an updated tournament bracket.  Stay tuned to the https://twitter.com/palegionball" target="_blank">PA Legion Ball Twitter feed for updates on both games.  Live stats/play by play provided by the national Legion organization can be found here.

Boyertown and Twin Valley will begin play in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament on Thursday.  The tournament is hosted by Brooklawn and will be contested at Campbell's Field in Camden, NJ.  Twin Valley will play Delaware champ Stahl Post at 9:30am in Game 1.  Boyertown will meet up with West Seneca, the New York champion, in Game 2.  That game will begin at approximately 12:30pm.

Live stats of the tournament, and all eight regionals, will be provided on the national American Legion website.  Click here to links for all of the games.  For an updated tournament bracket, click here.

Also be sure to check out the PA Legion Baseball twitter feed for updates on both Pennsylvania entries.

The 2013 Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball State Championship Tournament commences on Tuesday morning at Bear Stadium. The tournament will feature seven regional champions, and the host Boyertown, a regional runner-up.

We will be at the stadium to provide live audio coverage for each pitch of the tournament, as well as Twitter updates throughout each game. If you can't make it out to Boyertown, tune in to the live audio feed which will be available on the front page of the site tomorrow morning. Twitter updates will be available through the live coverage page as well as on the right side of the site.

If you'd like to follow all of the action but can't be near a computer, a smartphone will work just as well.  Spreaker, the website through which we'll be broadcasting, has an iPhone and Android app which will allow you to listen to the coverage anywhere.  Twitter updates can be followed in a similar fashion with any number of Twitter based apps.  If you don't have a smartphone or computer at your disposal, it is still possible to get live Twitter updates texted to your phone.  You can sign up for a Twitter account, if you don't already have one, and follow 'palegionball'. Then you can click on our logo to head to our account and click on the silhouette of a person on the upper right side of the screen. From this menu, simply choose 'turn on mobile notifications' and you will receive a text update of everything we post to Twitter.  Standard texting rates may apply based on your carrier and you must set up your account with your cell number in order for this option to work.

Without further ado, the first day's schedule is:

Game 1: Spring Grove vs. Blackhawk, 9:30am

Game 2: Millcreek vs. Downingtown, doubleheader

Game 3: Twin Valley vs. Greater Pittston, 4pm

Game 4: Latrobe vs. Boyertown, doubleheader

The youth legion state regional tournaments begin this weekend at four sites in eastern PA and one in western PA.  The champion of each eastern regional will meet three representatives from the west, in addition to host Homer City, in this year's state tournament.

Northampton Regional

Phoenixville vs. Doylestown

West Scranton vs. Wayne

Beech Creek vs. Plains

Downingtown vs. Northampton

South Scranton Regional

Bloomsburg vs. Jersey Shore

Jonestown vs. Yardley-Morrisville

Oley/Topton vs. South Lehigh

Swoyersville vs. South Scranton

West Lawn Regional

Upper Perkiomen vs. Newmanstown

Central York vs. Moscow

Selinsgrove vs. Whitemarsh

Delaware Valley vs. West Lawn

Pottstown Regional

Norriton vs. Boyertown Bear Cubs

Springfield vs. New Oxford

Newtown vs. Freemansburg

Oxford vs. Pottstown

Homer City Regional Teams

Murrysville

Hempfield East

Millcreek

West County

Farmington

Meyersdale

Medical

Homer City

A series of powerful storms moved through the state today, postponing or suspending games in nearly every region.  The following games will be made up or continued tomorrow.

Region 2: Game 9 suspended in the 8th inning, Games 10 and 11 to be made up before Games 12 and 13

Region 3: Games 10 and 11 will continue before the regularly scheduled Games 12 and 13

Region 4: No postponements, Games 12 and 13 to be held as scheduled

Region 5: Game 11 to be played before Games 12 and 13

Region 6: Game 11 to be played before Games 12 and 13

Region 7: Game 11 to be played before Games 12 and 13

Region 8: Game 11 to be played before Games 12 and 13

Five of the seven winner's bracket finals matchups will take place between two teams in the same league.  

Region 2: Boyertown vs. Twin Valley (Berks)

Region 4: Hampden Township vs. Red Land (Cumberland)

Region 5: Swoyersville vs. Greater Pittston (Wyoming Valley)

Region 6: Blackhawk vs. Ambridge-Baden (Beaver)

Region 8: Fox Township vs. Wilcox (Elk)

The rest of the winner's bracket finals matchups are as follows.

Region 3: Mt. Carmel (Greater Norristown) vs. Morelanders (Lower MontCo)/ Downington (Chester)

Region 7: Mifflin County (Central Penn) vs. Unity (District 31)

Tournament brackets will be updated in the separate regional tournament pages, located under the 'postseason' tab at the top of the page, throughout the day.  In addition, be sure to follow our Twitter feed on the right side of the page for the very latest updates.  Scores will be posted there before the site is updated.

Zach Eddinger was not charged with a run in nine innings of work, and rode a big four-run first inning to a 6-3 win over North Parkland in the first round of the Region 2 American Legion playoffs.

“All of my pitches were kind of on today,” said Eddinger. “My fastball had a little pop today. It was nice to see.”

Eddinger helped himself, starting it off with a double and Hunter Renninger stayed hot, lacing a triple to the right field gap to knock in two runs, fueling the Patriots first inning, which they batted around.

“I knew he was going to try to come back for a strike,” said Renninger. “It was a fastball a little low. I went after it and took it far.”

North Parkland second baseman Alex Flynn made a diving play in the hole to save two more runs, denying Oley/Topson’s bid to break it wide open.

With a four run cushion to work with, he faced the minimum through three innings with the help of a line-drive double play and a perfect throw from catcher Kevin Sell to gun down Flynn attempting to steal second.

“Getting ahead was a huge part of this game,” said Eddinger. “It allowed me to relax on the mound and throw strikes and go at their hitters.”

The Patriots tacked on another one in the fourth to make it 5-0 when Nick Distasio’s sacrifice fly to left scored Zach Tiongson, who reached on an error.

North Parkland threatened in the top of the sixth when they got two singles to put runners on first and second with two outs.

Eddinger got Jordan Tones to ground into a fielder’s choice to end the inning unscathed.

Oley/Topson added another run in the bottom of the 8th on Zach Eddinger’s infield single.

Eddinger had two hits on the day at the plate and pitched eight shutout innings, striking out six North Parkland batters along the way during his first appearance of the day.

Distasio came in and walked the bases loaded before being removed with no outs in the 9th.

With thoughts of last year’s regional where North Parkland scored eight ninth inning runs and came back to win it, Eddinger then returned to the mound, gave up two singles and a sacrifice fly before he struck out Brett Kosciolek to end the game.

“It was a little nerve-racking,” said Eddinger. “It was our key to stay calm and play good defense and we did.

He finished the day with going nine innings surrendering four hits and striking out eight and was also able to navigate around four errors behind him to earn the win.

“We pick each other up all the time,” said Eddinger. “Whether you make an error or have a bad at bat, our team is about picking each other up.”

Eddinger definitely accomplished that.

After innings of inactivity, something finally happened for Nazareth.

Something Nazareth pitch Brad Frase has never seen.

Things turned around for Nazareth, who beat Salisbury 4-3 at Boyertown High School in the first round of the Region 2 playoffs when Jake Suarez hit what looked like a routine fly ball to right field and the Salisbury right fielder Zach Seitz couldn’t make a one-hand catch.

That play was the first of five errors in the inning for Salisbury that lead to three runs in the inning to take a 3-1 lead.

“Not really, no, I haven’t seen anything like it,” said Frase. “You can’t just play baseball all the time. You’re gonna make some errors eventually.”

Five in one inning though.

Frase gave up two hits, a walk and his only run of the day in seven innings of work in the first, but he was able to overcome it.

“Just a little bit of jitters at the beginning,” said Frase. “It got better and better.”

Suarez stole second before Anthony Gaetoniello laid down a sacrifice bunt to get Suarez to third.

The Salisbury catcher threw the ball away and Suarez came around to score and tie the game at 1-1.

After three errors by the Salisbury shortstop, one on a dropped throw on a double-steal attempt, one on a throw and another on a bobble.

Salisbury removed starter Nic Ampietro in favor of Tyler Cooperman.

After the final error of the inning to put runners on first and second with still one out, Cooperman got a strike’em out, throw’em out double play to stop the bleeding.

Salisbury got back-to-back singles in the bottom of the seventh, but Nazareth pitcher Brad Frase got two flyouts to end the threat and keep it 3-1.

Frase, who was cut twice in high school and didn’t play until his senior year, wouldn’t let a few hits,or really anything, get to him.

“I didn’t let it get to me,” said Frase. “You just gotta get through it.”

Frase ended up going seven innings, giving up just the first inning run while surrendering five hits and striking out three to get the win.

Salisbury made another blunder in the top of the ninth when new shortstop Justin Aungst booted a ground ball.

Nazareth made them pay again when Tanner Buss tripled to left to score Tyler Snyder who got on via the error, giving them a 4-1 lead to take to the bottom half of the ninth.

The insurance run in the ninth proved pivotal when Carty gave up two in the ninth en route to the save.

Hundreds of legion baseball teams began play this spring with the hope of competing for a regional and state championship.  For fifty-six teams, that dream remains alive.  Here are the final teams playing in your region, and across thte state.

Region 2

Boyertown (Host, Berks County)
Twin Valley (Berks County)
North Parkland (Lehigh Valley)
Salisbury (Lehigh Valley)
Nazareth (Northampton County)
Easton (Northampton County)
Pottstown (Bux-Mont)
Oley/Topton (Schuylkill-Berks)

Region 3

Falls (Host, Lower Bucks)
Bristol (Lower Bucks)
Downingtown (Chester County)
Spring City (Chester County)
Mt. Carmel (Greater Norristown)
Loudenslager (Philadelphia)
Wayne (Main Line)
Morelanders (Lower MontCo)

Region 4

Hanover (Host, York County)
Spring Grove (York County)
Hampden Township (Cumberland County)
Red Land (Cumberland County)
Ephrata (Lancaster County)
McConnellsburg (Franklin County)
Campbelltown (Lebanon County)
Hershey (Dauphin County)

Region 5

Swoyersville (Host spot, Wyoming Valley)
Greater Pittston (Wyoming Valley)
Mansfield-Wellsboro (Bradford-Tioga)
South Scranton (District 11)
West Scranton (District 11)
Berwick (Susquehanna Valley)
Jersey Shore (West Branch)
Milton (West Branch)

Region 6

Blackhawk (Host, Beaver County)
Ambridge-Baden (Beaver County)
Uniontown (Fayette County)
Connellsville (Fayette County)
Monroeville (Allegheny East)
Springdale (Allegheny East)
Bethel Park (Allegheny South)
West Mifflin (Allegheny South)

Region 7

Somerset (Host, Cambria County)
Bedford (Cambria County)
Mifflin County (Central Penn)
Philipsburg (Central Penn)
Blairsville (Indiana County)
Marion Center (Indiana County)
Latrobe (District 31)
Unity (District 31)

Region 8

Albion (Host, Erie County)
Millcreek (Erie County)
Warren (Warren County)
Youngsville (Warren County)
Fox Township (Elk County)
Wilcox (Elk County)
Franklin (Crawford-Venango)
French Creek Valley (Crawford-Venango)

The tentative Region 6 Tournament matchups are as follows:

Game 1: Ambridge-Baden vs. Bethel Park, 10am at Chippewa Park

Game 2: Uniontown vs. Monroeville, 12pm at Beaver Falls High School

Game 3: West Mifflin vs. Connellsville, 1pm at Chippewa Park

Game 4: Blackhawk vs. Springdale, 4:30pm at Chippewa Park

Please note that Ambridge-Baden has replaced River City and West Mifflin has replaced Upper St. Clair.  Both teams will not play due to a lack of players.

The state announced a slight update to the Region 7 bracket this afternoon.

Essentially, Unity (District 31 #1) and Bedford (Cambria) switched spots.  The first day's matchups are as follows.

Game 1: Mifflin County vs. Latrobe, 10am in Somerset

Game 2: Philipsburg vs. Unity, 12pm in Shanksville

Game 3: Bedford vs. Blairsville, 1pm in Somerset

Game 4: Somerset vs. Marion Center, 4pm in Somerset

The Region 3 Tournament will begin Saturday morning at two fields and is hosted by Falls.

In Game 1, to be played at Cairn University, Bristol will take on Mt. Carmel.  Bristol won the 2011 state championship and qualified for the tournament by way of claiming the Lower Bucks League's second spot.  Mt. Carmel, the Greater Norristown champion, won it's first league tournament in thirty-three years.

Game 2 will feature a matchup between the Philadelphia champion, Loudenslager, and Morelanders.  Morelanders won the Lower MontCo League championship.  This game will be the first played on the campus of Pennsbury High School, also at 9:45am like Game 1.

In the third game of the day, regional power Spring City will take on the Main Line champion, Wayne.  Spring City, which claimed the 2010 state championship beat Lionville and Phoenixville on Wednesday to qualify for the tournament.

The host, Falls, will take on the Chester County regular season champions, Downingtown, in the day's final game at Pennsbury.  Falls will also represent the Lower Bucks League as it's champion.  This game is slated for 4pm.

The Region 5 Tournament will begin Saturday with four games being hosted by the Wyoming Valley League.

Mansfield-Wellsboro, the Bradford-Tioga champion will open up their tournament play in the first game of the day against West Scranton, the second representative from District 11.  That game will take place on the campus of Hanover High School.

Swoyersville, the Wyoming Valley regular season champion, will take the host spot and play the day's only game at Spartan Stadium in Kingston against the defending regional champion, Milton.  Milton qualified for the tournament by way of a one game playoff against the Susquehanna Valley League runner-up.

South Scranton and Jersey Shore will meet in the day's second game in Hanover.  South Scranton is the District 11 champion while Jersey Shore made the tournament by winning the West Branch League.

The final game of the day will feature Greater Pittston, a team that has enjoyed great success in recent years in the region, going up against Berwick.  Greater Pittston will be representing the Wyoming Valley League as it's champion, while Berwick took the title for the Susquehanna Valley League.

**Per the state director, this is the official bracket being used for this weekend's tournament.

Game 1: Schuylkill-Berks vs. Lehigh Valley #1, 9:30am

Game 2: Northampton #1 vs. Lehigh Valley #2, doubleheader

Game 3: Berks vs. Northampton #2, 4pm

Game 4: Host vs. Bux-Mont, doubleheader

The 2013 PA Region 2 tournament will commence Saturday morning at Bear Stadium in Boyertown with a strong field of teams looking to continue southeastern PA's dominance in the state playoffs.

Boyertown, the host of the tournament, won the Berks County League regular season before going 2-2 in the league playoffs.  The Bears will open up their tournament in game four against Lehigh Valley representative Salisbury.

Twin Valley will join Boyertown as the other Berks County representative by way of topping Exeter twice this evening en route to the postseason league championship.  They will begin their tournament play in the third game of the day as they take on Nazareth or Easton of the Northampton County League.

North Parkland returns to regionals as the regular and postseason champion of the Lehigh Valley League where they topped the league's other representative, Salisbury, in the final.  The Buffaloes begin play early on Saturday in game one against Pottstown of the Bux-Mont League.

Salisbury will make their first regional appearance in quite some time as they take on the host Boyertown in the first day's nightcap.  The team's only losses of the league playoffs came at the hands of North Parkland.

Nazareth and Easton will both represent the Northampton County League this weekend.  The teams are currently locked in a tied three game series, each team taking a game so far.  The league title will be decided on Wednesday evening.  The winner of the game will take on Oley/Topton in the second game of the tournament while the loser will take on Twin Valley in the third game of the day.

Pottstown won the Bux-Mont League title in dramatic fashion as they topped Plumstead on Tuesday evening.  The Steelers will make the short journey up to Bear Stadium where they will take on North Parkland in the opening contest of the tournament.

Oley/Topton clinched the Schuylkill-Berks crown by taking a best of three series over Pine Grove, two games to none.  The team, which is comprised of two Berks county towns, will take on the Northampton County champion in the day's second game.

The tournament brackets for Regions 2 and 5 have been updated, please note the changes.  The remaining tournament brackets will be posted as soon as possible.