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Werner named 2011 SPL Outstanding Young Player
November 25, 2011 —
The 2011 South Penn League season awards were voted on at a recent meeting of league representatives, and a member of the New Oxford Twins was among the major award winners. Charlie Werner was named the 2011 SPL Outstanding Young Player. Werner edged Biglerville's Tyrel Taughinbaugh by a single vote to win the award, while Cashtown's Zach Michael finished third in the voting. Werner's versatility was rewarded, as he finished among the league's statistical leaders in several batting and pitching categories. Werner tied for 7th in the league in RBIs (16), tied for 3rd in doubles (8), and tied for 7th in home runs with 2. He also was 5th in ERA (1.40), 7th in win percentage (.750), 5th in WHIP (1.04), and tied for third in saves with 2. The Twins' Micah Fleming also garnered votes for the award, finishing tied for fifth in votes.
In other league awards, Biglerville's Kyle Knouse won the league MVP award. Cashtown's Chris Schachle finished second, and New Oxford's Larry Baumgardner finished 3rd. Baumgardner finished the season ranked 5th in hits (29), 2nd in runs (24), tied for 7th in RBIs (16), tied for 5th in doubles (6), and tied for 2nd in stolen bases (12).
Cashtown's Brendan Reinert won his second straight Pitcher of the Year award, barely edging Elijah Wingate (2nd) and Jerp Rinehart (3rd) in a close vote. New Oxford's Brandon Renoll finished 5th in the voting, and Fleming was sixth.
The league Sportsmanship Award, named after long-time Twins coach Dick Meckley and voted on by the leagues umpires, was once again awarded to the Cashtown Pirates.
SPL adds new team for 2012 season
November 25, 2011 —
With the status of the South Penn League's existing 8 teams seemingly in doubt year after year, the league voted this week to accept a new member for the 2012 season. The Lurgan Americans, based out of Roxbury, Franklin County, were accepted into the league by a 7-1 vote. Assuming the other 8 league teams return, the 2012 SPL season will feature a 9-team, single division format with each team playing 32 games (4 against each opponent). The playoff format will be decided in the spring. The use of lights at Lurgan's home park, along with an agreement to play as many weekend doubleheaders as possible, helped allay some of the league's travel concerns. In addition, Lurgan agreed to the possiblility of playing some games at a neutral site if travel and time issues make it necessary.
The Americans played the past two seasons as members of the West Shore Twilight Baseball League.
UPDATED...New Oxford Twins Career Stats and Team Records
August 21, 2011 —
New Oxford Twins team records, career pitching and batting statistics, and complete list of past players have been updated. Check them out on our history page.
Turn out the lights, the party's over
August 16, 2011 —
Congratulations to the Cashtown Pirates, who defeated the New Oxford Twins 7-1 Monday at the Brushtown Athletic Association, earning the Pirates the 2011 South Penn League title. Cashtown led 1-0 entering the fifth before a 5-run rally sealed their win. The Twins avoided the shutout when Dustin Green doubled home Charlie Werner in the sixth inning.
Despite the loss, 2011 was a very successful year for the New Oxford Twins. The Twins sat atop the SPL standings for the entire season, racing out to a 13-1 start before settling for a 20-8 regular season record. New Oxford's pitching staff set a team record with a regular season ERA of 1.98. And the Twins reached the South Penn finals for the fourth consecutive year, only to fall short in the Championship series. Many laughs were had, many beers were consumed, and many memories were made.
4th Annual Busch Cup goes to Shafer
August 8, 2011 —
The 4th Annual Micah J. Aumen Invitational Race For the Cure Busch Cup Memorial Open lived up to its billing as 11 brave souls vied for eternal glory. But in the end it was a newcomer to the series who took home the top prize as Dan Shafer swept both the prelim and the main event Monday night. In the opening race, Shafer moved past front row starters Scott Meckley and Kevin Tracey early in the event. Meckley caught up to Shafer in lapped traffic but could not get past him. Meckley settled for second, with Jeremiah Gillin and Tracey completing the top four. The rest of the finishing order could not be determined as the other seven drivers never made it back to the finish line and instead parked their cars near the water slide. After a brief hiatus for repairs to the cars and the track, the drivers headed out for the main event. As most of the drivers walked calmly onto the track while waiving to their adoring fans, Shafer instead made a b-line for the same car he had in the opener, running faster than he ever has while running the bases for the New Oxford Twins and nearly trampling poor Jordan Arnold in the process. "I may not be smart, but I ain't dumb," said Shafer later about his strategy. Despite starting near the back of the field Shafer quickly maneuvered his way to the front. Gillin and fellow front row starter Kevin Green looked like a modern day Malachi Brothers (google it), but they were no match for Shafer in his Tucks Medicated Pads sponsored number 5. Davey Zaminski, who dominated the field in each of the first two weeks of racing, wasn't much of a factor on this night, as he wanted to set a good example for all the young children and baseball trainers in the crowd. Tracey was looking at a solid finish, but he wrecked violently in turn one, leaving him sitting amid a smoldering pile of utter destruction. Alex Emlet, piloting the Mike and Ike's number 24, was also making his way through the field, but he was struck down when Matt Martin threw his hat at him. Charlie Werner, driving the Spandex Tuxedo number 33, couldn't find the gas at the start and gave a frustrated Larry Baumgardner no other choice but to try to ram him out of the way. The move backfired on Baumgardner, who instead was relegated to next-to-last place. Meckley brought up the rear in his Nik-L-Nip (google it) number 26, as his second-place run in the prelim just took too much out of the octogenarian racer. Both Meckley and Baumgardner tried last-ditch efforts at wrecking Shafer, but he just laughed at their feeble attempts to slow him down. At the finish line it was Shafer by a lengthy margin over Green, with Gillin grabbing third place again and Arnold settling for fourth. Post-race video replays showed Shafer leaving his car holding an allen wrench, which is illegal under current MJAIRFtCBCMO rules. But since race director Aumen was half a world away, there was no one there to levy a fine or otherwise dole out an appropriate ass-kicking.
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