High School Softball

Sad news to pass on today. Northern Lebanon softball coach Ed Spittle died Saturday morning after a brief illness.

On the third pitch she saw Wednesday, Chloe Blantz ripped a rocket off the right-field fence, a good five feet foul. It was the best-hit ball of the day off Warwick ace Katelyn Minney.

When you’re not the lead dog in the pack, you’re often nipping at the leader’s heels, and the jowls of those who might have an idea to pass you.

LNP sportswriters Dave Byrne, Jeff Reinhart and Mike Gross welcome Lampeter-Strasburg softball coach Gene Charles to the L-L sports sports roundtable. Charles coached his team to the Class 5A state championship in 2018, and the Pioneers reached the state final in 2019. 

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A matchup of two undefeated teams turned into the softball equivalent of last team with the ball wins on Wednesday afternoon in Neffsville.

The summer game was Summer’s game Monday afternoon in Denver.

What did we learn from Wednesday's Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One softball nail-biter? We learned that Hempfield can take a punch. And deliver one.

Sometimes the softball gods have a bizarre sense of humor. Monday was one of those times.