Glen Rock outfielder Ryan Poff was awarded the 2nd annual Tom Kerrigan Scholarship at the Glen Rock Athletic Association's December Board Meeting and Holiday Dinner. GRAA President Kim McCullough, along with the help of Maxine Kerrigan, the wife of the late Tom Kerrigan, and their daughter Deb Kerrigan presented the check to Poff. The GRAA voted to award Poff the $800 scholarship. Poff is a senior at York College where he plays for the Spartan Baseball team. He has been named to the All-CAC team in each of his first three seasons at YCP, including the Conference Player of the Year his freshman year. In the 2008 season for Glen Rock, Poff led the Rock in doubles with 16, was second on the team in batting average and fourth in RBI's en route to being named an All-Star.
Glen Rock shortstop Tim Frisch was awarded the first Tom Kerrigan scholarship in 2007.

Also at the GRAA's December meeting the board members voted on officers for the upcoming year. Kim McCullough was again voted in as President, Jeff Heyne is Vice-President and Rick Goebeler is the Secretary/Treasurer. The board also voted in three new directors. Bonnie Nicholas, Frank Thompson and Ray Pesta were all voted in to three year terms.

Richard B. “Dick” Edsall, long-time supporter of Glen Rock athletics, died on February 16th. Edsall, 73, formerly of Glen Rock, was the husband of Barbara C. (Benson) Edsall, with whom he celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary December 19, 2008.Dick was instrumental in re-organizing the Glen Rock baseball team in 1975. Active in the community, he played baseball and managed the Legion, Youth, and Town Baseball Teams in Glen Rock for many years. He was also a long-time member and past president of the Glen Rock Athletic Association. He was also one of the founders and a past president of the Southern York County Boy's Club. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, York, and enjoyed going to and watching all types of sporting events.
In addition to his wife, he leaves a daughter, Diane Winter of Palmyra; two sons, Duke Edsall of Roanoke, Va., and Randy D. Edsall of Glastonbury, Conn.; six grandchildren; two greatgranddaughters; two sisters, Lillie Cain of Dover and Connie Greer of Glen Rock; and a brother, George Edsall of Manchester.
The condolences, thoughts and prayers from the Glen Rock family go out to the Edsall family.

EAST PROSPECT -- It may be called the Susquehanna Baseball League Early Bird Tournament, but everything seemed in midseason form for the York Township/Glen Rock team.
Managed by Glen Rock's Kim McCullough and assisted by Township's new skipper, Brad Chambers, there was no stopping the strong lineup and pitching depth that the two managers put on the field.

In Sunday's championship of the three-day event played at East Prospect, the Township/Rock team clubbed 17 hits and rode the solid pitching performances of Brad McCullough and Casey Markey to a 12-7 victory over a combination team from Red Lion/East Prospect/Conrads of the Susquehanna League. That team went by the Red Lion name in the tournament program.

"We played some pretty good baseball for this early in the year," Kim McCullough said. "This was two nice ballclubs joining together and it made a pretty nice batting lineup."
The majority of the team was comprised of the Township club, with a handful of Rock regulars, such as Fritz Allison, Tim Hare, Tim Frisch and Brad McCullough, thrown into the mix. The result was four victories over the three days and a nice trophy.

After earning a 2-0 victory over Jacobus on Friday, the Township/Rock club routed Cly 12-2 and earned it way into the championship game of the 10-team field by defeating Gildea's Raiders 8-2.

The fortunate thing for Kim McCullough was that he had his best pitcher, his nephew Brad, available Sunday. That was because Brad McCullough, who's also the varsity baseball coach for Kennard-Dale High School, was busy coaching on Friday and Saturday.
"Whenever you have one of your better pitchers available for the championship game, that makes it all that much easier for me as a manger," Kim McCullough said.

Brad McCullough got off to a bit of a rocky start. He walked Jimi Nomikos to lead off the game and gave up an RBI single to Conrads shortstop Travis Hake that made it 1-0. Hake is a former member of the York Revolution and Lancaster Barnstormers.

The deficit didn't last long. Township's Jared Frey clubbed a tape-measure home run to lead off the game for the hosts off Conrads' Justin Cunningham. John Jamison followed with a double and scored on Scott Hart's single to put Township/Rock ahead for good at 2-1. An inning later, the lead grew to 5-1 when Jamison, who drove in Frey with a single, scored on a Hart sac fly and Hare plated Allison with a two-out single.

Hake cut the lead to 5-3 with a two-run blast off of McCullough in the third, but Township/Rock got one back in the bottom of the inning when Drew Kelley singled in Scott Stevens, who doubled to lead off the inning.

The home team put the game away with a six spot in the fifth when they collected four straight singles and got a little help from some sloppy defense that allowed a couple more runs to score.

Red Lion got to Township reliever Jay Dimler for four runs in the seventh, two of which came on Greg Rhodes' two-run home run, but it wasn't enough.

It proved to be a very good start for Frey, who finished with four hits to go along with three runs and an RBI from the leadoff spot. Last year, Frey was more of a middle-of-the-lineup, guy so the move to the top of the order took a bit of getting used to.

"This felt pretty good," he said. "I was on base a lot and I hit the ball OK (Friday and Saturday), but nothing like I did today."

The idea to bring the teams together was the idea of both McCullough and former Township skipper Steve Gergle. Glen Rock has a number of college players that are unavailable this early in the season, but they still wanted to get some work in for the veterans, so it was a marriage that worked out well.

"Steve and I decided to team up last year and we had a good time so we decided to do it again this year," McCullough said. "Plus Brad (Chambers) and I are best friends so this works out real nice."

The Glen Rock Athletic Association sponsored the team, "The Rock," that participated in the Southern York County Relay for Life by the American Cancer Society. The Rock raised more than $4,000. The event raised more than $50,000 with most of the money going to help fund research to find a cure for cancer. The Relay took place between 4 pm on Friday, June 19th and 4 pm on Saturday, June 20th. Shrewsbury Elementary School hosted the event.
The official team members for the Relay were Dan Goebeler (men's league team), Rick Goebeler (men's league team), Amy Goebeler, Tom Goebeler (men's league team), Darla Heyne, Dan McNew (Jr. Legion Team), Dawn Black, Wendy Flowers, Tana Brooks, Zack Morris (Jr. Legion team), Diane Lear, Ethan Lear (Sr. Legion team), Brad McCullough (men's league team), Kellin DeMaster, Sarah Rever and team captain Tim Hare (men's league team).
The Relay team also received help from several other volunteers. Denny Black, Molly Flowers, Hannah Flowers, Brooke Morris, Deborah Morris, Jake Attig, Marty Heyne, and Scott Stevens (men's league team) helped in the efforts to make sure a team member was on the track for the entire 24 hours of the event.
This is the second year The Rock has had a team in the SYC Relay for Life. This year, Dan Goebeler was the honorary chairperson for the event. He was asked to share his story of his fight with cancer led the Survivor's lap with his two aunt's.
A very huge THANK YOU to all those that helped with this event and those who made donations to our cause.

SEVEN Rock players were named the 2009 Central League All-Star game. The annual game vs.the Susquehanna League All-stars will be played on Sunday, July 19th at Sovereign Bank Stadium starting at 4 pm. Tickets for the game are $4 each and will be available at the door.
Fritz Allison will start at 3rd base, Tim Frisch gets the nod at shortstop, Tim Hare will start at 1st base and Ryan Poff will open the game in the outfield for the Central All-stars. Dan Rhodes was also selected as a DH/Utility player. Matt Gonzalez, Brad McCullough and Andy Rosenzweig were named to the pitching staff. Gonzalez will be the starting pitcher for the Central League All-Stars.
The Central League All-stars will be managed by Rock skipper Kim McCullough.

(From YDR Article on 7/20/09)
A weird thing happened to Glen Rock's Dan Rhodes as he walked toward the plate at Sovereign Bank Stadium in the bottom of the 11th inning of Sunday's Townball All-Star Game.
Frank Skehan, an 11-year-old bat boy, stopped Rhodes shy of the batter's box and told him, "I foresee a game-winning walk-off right there," and he pointed at the right field pavilion area.
Wouldn't you know, whatever foresight Skehan had, worked, as Rhodes drilled Jason Christenberry's (Jacobus) first offering of the frame just inside the foul pole in right. With the blast, the Central League All-Stars scored a dramatic 6-5 victory over the Susquehanna League All-Stars.
"I just reacted and got my hands through somehow," Rhodes said.
But the buzz around the dugout area following the game was that called shot by Skehan.
"He's my favorite player in the Central League," Skehan said of Rhodes. "My first time watching a Central League game, five or six years ago, he hit the first home run I saw."
The dramatic walk-off ended a well-played, back-and-forth contest.
After both teams squandered chances -- the Susquehanna League stranded runners in the ninth and 11th, while the Central Stars wasted opportunities in the ninth and 10th -- it was a boy with a vision that brought the game to an end.
"I was ready to get the game over with," Skehan said. "I thought I could see someone hitting a home run to end it."
The Central Stars rallied for a run to tie the game at five in the eighth on Corey Eisenhart's (Dover, 2-for-3) rocket up the middle that ricocheted off of Christenberry's glove and into centerfield.
"The boys played hard and we were able to come out on top," Central League manager Kim McCullough said. "Both sides played well and there were very few mistakes. They hit early and we hit late."
The Susquehanna Stars wasted no time getting on the board scoring four times in the first.
Two of those runs came courtesy of a homer by Rick Thompson (Conrads), who drilled a Matt Gonzalez (Glen Rock) offering over the centerfield wall roughly 405 feet away.
"That ball was hit on the button," Susquehanna manager Clint Workinger said.
Two innings later, the Central Stars answered with four runs of their own. Run-scoring hits by Joe Jasinski (Jefferson), Matt Meyer (Pleasureville), Tim Hare (Glen Rock) and an RBI groundout by Ryan Poff (Glen Rock) tied the game.
The Susquehanna Stars regained the lead in the fourth on an RBI single by Mark Schauren (Columbia), plating Ferrell with the team's final run.
"York County has some good baseball," Workinger said. "Both leagues are pretty solid."

With the victory in a completed game on August 1st the Rock claimed its second straight Central League Regular Season Championship. The Rock finished the regular season with a record of 30-5. The win earned the Rock a spot in the county championship series vs. the Susquehanna League champion, Red Lion. However, the Rock lost the County Championship 2 games to none.
This is the 4th regular season title for the Rock since 2004. In that time they have also won 3 Central League Playoff titles, a county championship and TWO Tom Kerrigan Memorial (Colonial) Torunament Championships.

When Red Lion and Glen Rock meet in this year's County Championship it will feature two similar teams. But it will also have a different feel to it.
The two clubs will clash in the York County Baseball Championship Series this weekend at Sovereign Bank Stadium.
The first game in the best-of-3 series is set for 1 p.m. Saturday. Game 2 is listed for 1 p.m. Sunday, and if a third game is necessary, it will begin a half-hour after the conclusion of the second game.
Shawn Hedrick, Jason Enoch, Eric Lau and Josh Hildebrand all contributed on the mound for Red Lion, the Susquehanna League champion.
Hedrick, one of the all-time greats on the sandlots, won't be available for this year's matchup with the Central League champion. He was signed by the York Revolution on Monday and will pitch on Wednesday night against the Newark Bears in an Atlantic League game.
"It was in the back of my mind for a while, why don't they give him (Hedrick) a chance," Red Lion Manager Clint Workinger said. "I hope he goes in there and does well."
Hedrick will be missed, for sure. But the defending champions aren't conceding anything.
"We're not going to roll over," Workinger said. "Eric Lau will pitch for us on Saturday, and Jason Enoch will pitch on Sunday. And Jay (Enoch) said if he has to, he'll throw two games."
Glen Rock, meanwhile, will use Brad McCullough and Matt Gonzalez in the first two games, with manager Kim McCullough leaning toward Gonzalez for the first game.
"Gonzo" had a fabulous year, finishing 13-1 with a 0.55 earned-run average. McCullough was 5-4, but he recorded a 1.78 earned-run average. Andy Rosenzweig went 8-1 with a 1.94 ERA, and could also pitch in the series if he isn't experiencing any pain in his arm.
"We had 12 shutouts which is pretty phenomenal," Kim McCullough said. "Pitching definitely carries us this year. Our hitting wasn't up to par with some of the other seasons."
Red Lion held Glen Rock to one run in the two county playoff games last year.
"Our bats were dead, and I gave a lot of the credit for that to Red Lion," McCullough said. "When we did hit the ball hard, they made the plays."
Ryan Poff and Tim Hare led the Rock hitters this season with .347 and .322 averages, respectively. Veteran Fritz Allison was the team leader in home runs (10) and RBIs (37). Mason Heyne, who plays NCAA Division I college baseball at Rider University, will be available after spending most of the summer competing in a New England collegiate wooden bat league.
Workinger said that Eric McNeil, Kirk Reichard and Marc Keller were the leading hitters for his team this year.
Hedrick and Enoch won 10 games each, and Lau earned seven victories.
The York County title will be decided at the downtown stadium for the first time.
The teams will clash in the title series for the third time in six seasons. Red Lion won the previous two encounters in 2004 and 2008.
"They got us the other two times," McCullough said. "We definitely owe them one."
(adapted from York Dispatch article from 8/26/09)

The Rock fell short in their attempt to be only the second team to ever win three Tom Kerrigan Memorial Tournament championships in a row.
On the first day of the tournament the Rock posted two big wins, both by a score of 10-0.
In round one, the Rock beat Brooklyn Mill Basin (New York) behind a strong pitching performance by Brad McCullough and homeruns by pickup Mike Wokulich (York Township) and Tim Hare.
In the second round, Matt Gonzalez pitched five innings of perfect ball to lead the Rock over Verdero (New York).
On Sunday morning the Rock was unable to repeat their offensive output from the previous day and lost in round three of winners bracket to Delran.
In their first game in the loser's bracket the Rock played Delco at Pleasureville. The Rock gave up 2 unearned runs in the first inning. The score remained 2-0 until Tim Hare's 2-run, pinch-hit homerun to tie the game. Five innings later the Rock pushed across the game winning run on a wild pitch, scoring Rod Anderson. Brad McCullough pitched all 12 innings of the game and was outstanding.
The Rock's tournament came to an end in the next round, when they were shutout by Gildea's Raiders, losing 5-0.
The Rock would like to extend a huge thank you to all the families, friends and fans for their loyal support this past season.

Glen Rock’s Travis Lear was one of three Central League players to receive a college scholarship from the league. Lear received a $1,000 scholarship to help offset college expenses. Central League president Mark Skeehan and Kerrigan Tournament Director Beth Senft presented a check to Lear prior to the Championship Game of the Tom Kerrigan Memorial Tournament on Labor Day.
Lear is a junior at Clarion University as a secondary education/English major. He has made Dean’s List every semester of college and currently carries a 4.0 GPA.
Lear has played on the men’s league team for the past two years. He previously played on championship teams for Glen Rock’s junior and senior legion teams. This past season he had a breakout year finishing the season with a .292 batting average, good for 5th best on the team. He also had clutch hits leading the Rock to a late-season win at Manchester.
Other players receiving scholarships from the Central League this year was Kyle Cook (plays for Mount Wolf and attends York College) and Julian Destephano (plays for Jefferson).
Current Rock players Rick Goebeler and Brad McCullough were also Central League recipients in 1993 and 2003, respectively.

The 2009 Glen Rock Athletic Association Golf Outing was a big success in spite of the rainy weather. The event was held on September 12th at Hickory Heights Golf Course in Spring Grove. 88 golfers braved the elements to participate in this year’s event. The winner for the event was the foursome of DAVE SCHMUCK, JOHN REICHARD, BRAD SPRENKLE and BRAD BENNETT with a score of 57.
There were also several others involved in helping to set up for the event, cater the meal, and deliver beverages. Monster Energy gave out samples to our golfers this year, as well as, provided a case of energy drinks to each of the winners. All at no cost to the GRAA.
Steve Smith Catering from Hanover handled the post match meal.
Thank you to everyone who participated to make this year’s event another great tournament.
Also a very special thank you goes to Jeff Beaverson for organizing this event for the GRAA.

At the December 21st meeting, the GRAA awarded Glen Rock players Andy Rosenzweig and Travis Lear with this year's Tom Kerrigan Memorial Scholarship. GRAA President Kim McCullough presented Lear and Rosenzweig each a $500 check. The scholarship is in honor of the late Tom Kerrigan, a longtime educator and member of the GRAA. On hand to help present the scholarship awards was Kerrigan's wife, Mrs. Maxine Kerrigan and their daughter, Deb Kerrigan. Rosenzweig and Lear were joined by their families.
This is the third year the GRAA has given out the award. Tim Frisch won the scholarship in 2007 and Ryan Poff received it in 2008. The scholarship is awarded to a member of the Glen Rock Baseball teams who is currently at a college or university.
Rosenzweig is a junior at York College, where he also plays baseball for the Spartans. He has been a member of the Rock's Central League team for the past four seasons. He is also a graduate of Susquehannock High School.
Lear is a junior at Clarion University. He has been a member of the Rock for the past two seasons. Lear is a also a graduate of Susquehannock High School.

For the second straight year Glen Rock's Matt Gonzalez was named the Central League's Pitcher of the Year. The award is based on best winning percentage. In 2009, "Gonzo" went 12-1 for a winning percentage of .923. His ERA was an impressive 0.61. The award was given out during the league's annual banquet held on January 9th.
Also at this year's banquet, manager Kim McCullough accepted the team trophy for winning the regular season title with a record of 30-5. It's the Rock's fourth regular season title since 2004.
Other awards around the league, Pleasureville's Matt Wagner was 2009's batting champ with a .410 average. All-star pitcher Dan Dierdorff from Mount Wolf was voted Outstanding Young Player. Dierdorff's teaammate Steve Pokopec was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and their manager, Tim Brenner, was voted Manager of the Year. For the third staright year the Sportsmanship Award, given by the York County Umpire's Association, was given to Dover. A special recognition award was given to Marlon "Curley" Holtzapple for his many dedicated years of service to the Stoverstown Athletic Association. And Stoverstown's Eric Dowling was given special recognition in honor of his 1,000 games played in the York Central League.

GLEN ROCK Janet S. (Steedle) McCullough, 52, died unexpectedly from natural causes, Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the York Hospital. She was the wife of Kim L. McCullough, with whom she celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary October 13, 2009. Janet was born on December 26, 1957, in Fort Wayne, Ind., a daughter of the Rev. Edgar H. Steedle of Millersville, and the late Ruth Ann (Yocum) Steedle. She was a stepdaughter of Carolyn "Lynn" (Nye) Steedle of Millersville. She was the office manager and co-owner, along with her husband, of Kim McCullough Contractor, Inc., Glen Rock. She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, where she taught Sunday School and had been active with the Youth Group. She was also an active member of the Glen Rock Women's Club and the former Young Community Women's Club. Janet was an avid supporter of her family in their local sporting endeavors and dearly loved her family, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grand-nephews, and her many friends. In addition to her husband, she leaves two sons, Matt R. McCullough and his fiance, Yvonne Brunson of Lexington, S.C., and Mark R. McCullough of Glen Rock; a brother, William H. Steedle and his wife, Denise of Philadelphia; a stepsister, Cathy Heisey and her husband, Barry of Peoria, Ill.; and two stepbrothers, Tim Nye and his partner, Chris Kouklis of Pittsburgh, and Brad Nye and his wife, Lisa of Parker, Colo. She was predeceased by her sister, Ruth Ann Cuthrell.(from York Daily Record)

In memory of Cannon Goebeler (4/23/09 - 8/9/09), Cindy Burchette (Cannon's great aunt) donated $100 to sponsor a Jr Legion player so he may play baseball this season. The donation will help cover his player's fee. Since Cannon never got the chance to play, Cindy hoped this donation would give someone else that chance and honor Cannon at the same time. We are proud to have found the perfect recipient for this sponsorship.

The Rock season came to an end with a 2-1, extra-inning loss to Staten Island in the losers bracket of the Tom Kerrigan Colonial Tournament.
The Rock had a successful season after winning the trifecta of Central League Regular Season and Playoff Championships and the York County Championship.
The Rock won the 2010 York County title after beating Red Lion two games to one. The Rock last won the county championship in 2006. The Rock had previously lost the last two county championships to Red Lion.
The Rock finished the 2010 regular season with a 30-5 record en route to winning their THIRD straight Central League Regular Season title. This is the fifth regular season championship for the Rock in the last seven seasons. During the three-peat the Rock has a regular season record of 87 wins and only 18 losses. Manager Kim McCullough has skippered the Rock during it's impressive seven year run. This year he was assisted by player/coach Scott Stevens.
The Rock won the league playoff title beating Stoverstown 3-1 in the best-of-five series.
A Special thank you to all of the fan support for the Rock this year.

2008 Central League Schedule
The final 2008 season schedule has been distributed to the coaches. An electronic version is available through this link.

This season Glen Rock will be looking to win it's third league title in 5 years, after capturing the pennant in 2004 and 2006. The Rock won the Playoff title in 2004 and 2007, while also winning the Colonial Tournament in 2007. The Rock returns much of the nucleus of their championship teams, including perenial All-Stars, third baseman Fritz Allison and catcher Dan Rhodes. Also returning are starters Tim Hare, Matt Gonzalez, Brad McCullough, Scott Stevens, Tim Frisch, and Rick Goebeler. Returning after two years off is infielder Rod Anderson. The Rock will also be supported by several young college players including Ryan Poff, Josh Heyne, Travis Lear, Mason Heyne and Andy Rosenzweig. Also helping out the Rock this year will be long time Glen Rock player John Devilbiss and York College's All-Time winningest pitcher, Chris Brower. Also returning to the fold as a player/coach is Brian Copp. Kim McCullough returns for his sixth season as the Rock's skipper. He is also assisted by Tom Goebeler.

Congratulations to Rock ourfielder Ryan Poff for being named first team All-Conference during this past college season. Poff plays for the York College Spartans.
Poff makes his third appearance on the All-CAC squad. He was the conference’s Rookie-of-the-Year, Player-of-the-Year and a first team pick in 2006 while he was a second team selection in 2007. Poff had an outstanding season in a what was a tough year for the green and white. Poff finished the season hitting .367 with a team-high 16 doubles and four home runs. Poff scored 31 runs and drove in 21 as he owned a .558 slugging percentage.

For his three-year career, Poff has hit .369 with 126 runs scored, 99 RBI, 41 doubles, 10 triples, and 11 home runs. Poff has banged out 191 hits while he has posted a .551 slugging percentage. He has notched a .412 on-base percentage and stolen 15 bases in 20 attempts.

Spartan head coach Paul Saikia was happy to see Poff get rewarded for his season.

“Ryan continued his excellence and his standing as one of the top players in our conference. He played the entire season with a shoulder that was not completely healed from the surgery he had last summer. He showed a great deal of toughness and persistence,” states Saikia.

From all if his teammates at the Rock, Congrats Ryan!

(Portions of this report came from the YCP press release)

Mason Heyne and the Rider Broncs won the 2008 MAAC Tournament, beating Siena in the championship game on May 24th. In that game, Mason went 2-for-4 with a homerun and 4 RBI’s. He finished the tournament 5-17 with two doubles, a homerun and 7 RBI’s and was named to the All-tournament team. This is the first MAAC title for Rider. They also earned a trip to regionals. Their first game will be Friday, May 30th vs. Cal-State Fullerton.

LAWRENCEVILLE—Rider University third baseman Mason Heyne was named to the Collegiate Baseball’s Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team, it was announced Wednesday.
“Mason had an outstanding freshman year,” said Rider head coach Barry Davis. “He was one of the most consistent players we had in all phases of the game.”
Heyne (Shrewsbury, Pa./Susquehannock) was one of nine third basemen named to the national freshman team.
Heyne batted .332 for the Broncs, second highest on the team, with 63 hits in 51 starts at third base. Heyne led the Broncs with 18 doubles and was second on the team in runs batted in with 44. He also hit six home runs.
Heyne helped Rider win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship tournament and was named to the all-tournament team. In the MAAC tournament Heyne had a slugging percentage of .588 with five hits and seven RBI in four tournament games.
“The award is well deserved and adds to the success of our baseball program in 2008,” Davis said.
A member of the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball All-Rookie team, Heyne was twice named the MAAC Rookie of the Week during the regular season.
At the NCAA Regional, hosted by Cal State Fullerton, Heyne hit an RBI double against the University of Virginia to cut the lead to 4-1.

The Rock participated in the 1st Annual Southern York County Relay for Life sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Our team was sponsored by the Glen Rock Athletic Association. We finished as the 3rd highest fundraising team of the event by raising nearly $2800. The event raised a total of more than $52,000, with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Team members consisted of Darla Heyne, Cari Heyne, Dan Goebeler, Heather Goebeler, Tim Hare, Sarah Rever, Amy Goebeler and Rick Goebeler, with support from Tom and Becky Goebeler. Congratualtions to the Rock and thank you to all those who contributed to our efforts.

When the annual All-Star game between the Central League and Susquehanna League is played, seven Rock players will take the field. Catcher Dan Rhodes, first baseman Tim Hare, and outfielder Ryan Poff were voted in as starters by the league's managers. Tim Frisch was second highest vote-getter at shortstop and was also selected as a pitcher. Brad McCullough and Matt Gonzalez were named to the pitching staff, while Rick Goebeler was picked up as a utility player. Rock Manager Kim McCullough will skipper the Central League squad. The game will be played on Saturday, July 19th. The game is being played at Red Lion's Horn Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7 pm.

Taking a page from the MLB, the Central League and Susquehanna League All-Stars battled to tie under the lights in Red Lion. The All-star game went into extra innings after the Central League All-stars scored two runs in the top of the 9th to tie the game at 6-6. Neither team was able to score for the next 3 innings before the game was called. Rock catcher Dan Rhodes helped lead the Central League offense going 2-for-3 with two runs scored. First baseman Tim Hare added an RBI single. Shortstop/pitcher Tim Frisch earned "Pitcher of Game" honors by shutting down the Susquehanna League in FOUR innings shutout relief. He also had a base hit and scored the game tying run in the 9th inning. Rick Goebeler pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief and shut down a Susquehanna League rally in the 6th. A local ordinance in Red Lion says an inning can not be started after 10:45 pm. As a result the game was called after the 12th inning and the clock approached the deadline.

Front Row (L to R): Coach Tom Goebeler, Brad McCullough, Tim Hare, Dan Goebeler, Andy Rosenzweig, Rod Anderson, Travis Lear and Josh Heyne.
Back Row (L to R): Tim Frisch, Scott Stevens, Fritz Allison, Dan Rhodes, Matt Gonzalez, Rick Goebeler, Mgr. Kim McCullough.
(Not Pictured: Ryan Poff, Mason Heyne, John Devilbiss, Brian Copp)

The Rock claimed its third Regular Season Central League title in five years with an overall record of 28-8.
By winning the Central League pennant, the Rock played Red Lion from the Susquehanna League for the County Championship the weekend of August 23rd & 24th.
However, their efforts came up short, losing the series two games to none.
The Rock won the Central League regular season and playoff title in 2004.
In 2006, they won the Central League regular season title and County Championship.
They also won the Central League Playoff title in 2007 on their way to winning the Colonial Tournament.

GLEN ROCK -- Andy Rosenzweig knew he needed more than his fastball to check Mount Wolf's hard-hitting Wolves.
The Glen Rock right-hander used everything in his repertoire in the Central League Playoff Championship Series game Thursday evening.
Rosenzweig, mixing his fastball with a changeup, curveball, split-fingered pitch and a slider, was outstanding for 61/3 innings as he held the visitors to three hits and no runs.
But Mount Wolf, down to its final two outs and trailing by two runs, rallied with three straight hits, the last of which, a run-scoring double by Aaron Myers, drove Rosenzweig from the mound.
Enter Matt Gonzalez, the winning pitcher in Tuesday's second game of the best-of-three series.
With the tying run on third and go-ahead run at second, Gonzalez saved the Rock and clinched the title by retiring two straight batters.
The first went down on a chopper that Gonzalez fielded and threw to first for the out. The second out came on a ground ball to shortstop. The throw wasn't right on the mark, but first baseman Fritz Allison put the tag on the sliding runner to end the game.
Glen Rock 2, Mount Wolf 1.
Sweet sweep: The Rock completed the sweep of league honors by adding the playoff crown to the regular-season title it won earlier.
"It's awesome to win them both," Gonzalez said. "We did it in 2004, but we lost the county championship that year. This year, we're trying to do it all (win the regular season, playoffs and county title)."
Glen Rock captured this year's playoffs after losing the first game in the best-of-three final series. The
Rock relied on its strengths all season, pitching and defense, to pull off the comeback.
Pitching duel: Rosenzweig took the ball for Game Three and engaged in a tense, pitching duel with Mount Wolf starter and York College teammate, Steve Pokopec.
The two matched zeroes until the bottom of the fifth inning when Glen Rock broke through for both of its runs.
Scott Stevens drew a leadoff walk, and Rick Goebeler then laid down a bunt on the grass between home plate and first base that he beat out for a base hit.
Josh Heyne nearly followed with another bunt hit, but a terrific pickup and throw by Wolves' third baseman Andy Srebroski retired Heyne at first with the runners moving to second and third.
Dan Rhodes then stepped up and drove the second pitch into the left-center field gap for a double to score both runners.
"Dan, he's been getting big hits all season," Rosenzweig said. "He done a lot of things for us. He's really helped me by being behind the plate. (Rhodes is the starting catcher)."
Running out of gas: Rosenzweig felt comfortable on the mound until the seventh inning, when he tired.
"I was on vacation for two weeks and I hadn't been throwing for a while," he said. "Thank God, Matt (Gonzalez) came in and saved my butt."
Rosenzweig's pitching plan worked almost perfectly until the last inning.
"My fastball is OK, but these guys (Mount Wolf) hit fastballs really well," he said. "I knew I had to change speeds to keep them off balance."
Glen Rock manager Kim McCullough praised the performance of Rosenzweig, who struck out eight and walked just two.
"Andy pitched tremendous. He was mixing speeds and buckling knees with his slider," McCullough said.
The former Susquehannock High School star sympathized with Pokopec, who was tagged with a tough loss.
"He matched me pitch for pitch. I feel bad for him. He would win most games the way he pitched tonight," he said.

(Article from YDR, Sept. 2, 2008)
After it was over, in the gathering darkness at Manchester, they all posed for a team photograph.
There was Fritz Allison on the left end, bending down, hands on his knees and a huge smile on his face. Tim Hare grinning like a Cheshire cat. Pickup Brad Lloyd from York Township, a champion for the first time in 19 seasons. A huge, gleaning gold-plated trophy in the center. A snapshot, frozen in time.
And that's why they do it -- to create these kinds of moments. The kind of moment that, when they're all old and gray, they'll be able to look back and say "remember when ..."
Glen Rock entered the pantheon of great York County townball teams Monday by beating the Long Island Storm, 8-4, in the championship game of the Tom Kerrigan Memorial Baseball Tournament.
With the victory, the Rock became only the fourth repeat champion in the tournament's 44 year history and just the second from York County. Millersburg repeated in 1967-68, Mechanicsburg from 1976 through 1978 and Mount Wolf in 1989-90.
Glen Rock, on an 11-0 run, navigated the tourney field undefeated for the second consecutive year. The Rock, which also beat the Storm on Sunday, faced the squad for the second straight year with the title on the line.
A potent collection of professional travel team players, Long Island has now appeared in three consecutive championship games but has gone home empty-handed each time. That fact was not lost on Glen Rock manager Kim McCullough.
"That makes it all the more special. You know, we're all a bunch of country bumpkins that just love the game, play hard and play to win," the skipper said with a grin.
"Some of the plays we made on the field defensively were just fantastic. Fritz Allison put us on his shoulders for two or three games (Sunday). There's only two or three players from York County that when other teams from Long Island or Virginia or wherever come here, they say 'hey, there's this guy from York County, Fritz Allison, and you're really got to watch him.' "
Allison was named Most Outstanding Hitter with a 7-for-16 performance, including two home runs and 11 runs batted in. He was credited with only 16 official at-bats because he may have set a record for intentional walks during the weekend.
After delivering a deep double in the bottom of the first inning against the Storm to halve an early 2-0 deficit, Allison walked three times, two of them intentional.
"To win one feels great, to win back-to-back feels awesome," he said, "especially since we did not have an easy draw this year."
A critical factor in Glen Rock's repeat was the pitching of Brad McCullough, Dan Goebeler and Matt Gonzalez, a trio which won nine of the 11 games during the current run.
"They had a strong team, but we battled through it," Gonzalez said. "It was special to be here and have the honor to be on the mound."
Gonzalez gave up two unearned runs in the first but rebounded to keep Long Island -- a team that tore through the field 40-6 over its previous six games -- off the board until Storm starter Matt Restivo unraveled in the fifth.
Living dangerously, Restivo had surrendered six walks to that point but escaped unscathed. That changed during the fifth, when Glen Rock sent 10 batters to the plate and scored four runs on a mix of four walks, a double, an error and a hit batter. A bases-loaded free pass gave Glen Rock a 3-2 lead before Scott Stevens ripped a double into the gap in right to give his club a little breathing room at 5-2. The Storm changed pitchers three times during the frame.
Tim Frisch clubbed a two-run homer to help extend the lead in the sixth. A sacrifice fly by the Storm made it 8-3 in the seventh.
Long Island scored another run in the ninth and actually brought the tying run to plate, but reliever Andy Clemens got Hector Dupree on a groundout to end the game.

On September 13th the Glen Rock Athletic Association held it's annual Golf Outing at Hickory Heights Golf Course. This was the 15th year the GRAA has hosted this fundraiser. The winning foursome with a score of 60 was posted by Sam Becker (former Rock player), Brad Becker, Keith Smith and Tim Hyde. More than 80 golfers participated in the event which raised more than $2100 for the GRAA.
A very special thank you to Jeff Beaverson for his tireless efforts in organizing this event. The Golf outing for next year will be held on September 12, 2009.
If you are interested in playing, please contact Beav or a member of the GRAA board.

Championship T-shirts
T-shirts are now on sale to commemorate the Rock's Back-to-Back Tom Kerrigan Colonial Tournament Championships. They are navy blue shirts with a "Glen Rock Baseball" logo on the front (see right)and the back says "Back-to-Back Tom Kerrigan Tournament Champs, 2007-2008." The cost is $15 each. If you would like to order a shirt, please contact a member of the Glen Rock Athletic Association. To see a picture of the full shirt design, click on the link.

Glen Rock manager Kim McCullough was awarded the Manager of the Year trophy at the Central League's annual awards banquet held on January 10th. In 2008, KMac managed the Rock for the seventh season in a row. It was a season in which the Rock won the regular season, playoff and Tom Kerrigan Colonial tournament titles. This is the first time KMac has been named the league's top manager. The award is voted on by the league's managers. KMac also accepted trophies for the league and playoff titles on behalf of the team at the banquet.
Also at the banquet, Glen Rock starting pitcher Matt Gonzalez was awarded the trophy for Pitcher of the Year. The award is based on statistical supremacy. According to the league stats, Gonzo posted a 9-2 regular season record with a 1.83 ERA.
Notes: Dover's Dustin Kuhn won the league batting title with a .406 average and was named the league's MVP by the managers. Dover won the league's Sportsmanship Award for the third straight year. That is voted on the league's umpires. Pleasurville's Matt Wagner was presented with the President's Award. That award is given by league president Mike Skeehan to a player he deems deserving based on contributions to the league and community.

(Part of this story are from the York Revolution web site)

Rock players Brad McCullough, Matt Gonzalez, Fritz Allison, Tim Frisch, Dan Rhodes and Tim Hare have been asked to play for a team that will play the York Revoultion in April.

A team of All-Stars combined from the Susquehanna and Central League square off against the 2009 York Revolution at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 at Sovereign Bank Stadium. Gates for the game that day will open at Noon, as a part of the Revolution’s Fan Fest celebration to officially kick off the 2009 season. The game against the Susquehanna/Central League All-Stars will be one of five exhibitions the Revolution play as a part of moving spring training from Lakeland, Florida to York.

“Not every team in our league stays up north for spring training, and we need the competition to prepare for the season,” said Revolution Director of Baseball Operations Adam Gladstone. “It’s great that these two leagues are combining to play us. I look forward to seeing how competitive this game can be.”

Because the local leagues do not start their season until the beginning of May, the Susquehanna/Central League All-Stars will have use of Sovereign Bank Stadium to workout and practice twice, in anticipation of the showdown against the Revolution. It will be the Revolution’s third exhibition game of the spring.

Admission to the game will be four dollars. Two dollars from every ticket will go to the two leagues’ York County Baseball Scholarship Fund. Tickets may be purchased online at YorkRevolution.com or by visiting the Apple Chevrolet Ticket office at Sovereign Bank Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the box office the day of the game.

Stoverstown manager Curly Holtzapple will manage the All-Star team and be assisted by Glen Rock manager Kim McCullough and Red Lion manager Clint Workinger.

“We’re all looking forward to playing the Revolution, all the players are. I hope we can be competitive and have a fun day, to show York County how good these leagues are. We’re proud of all of our players,” said Holtzapple.

The Members of the All-Star team are:

Susquehanna League

1b- Nate Neuman
2b-Anthony Ferrell
SS- Jason Seitz
3b- Shawn Wilson
C- Justin Seitz & Nate Kopp
OF- Shawn MccLeary, Jim Nomikos & Mike Wokulich
DH-Kirk Reichard & Thompson
Pitchers- Shawn Hedrick, Jason Enoch, Drew Kelley & Casey Markey

Central League

1B- Tim Hare (GR)
2B- Dan Weigle
3B- Fritz Allison (GR), Dustin Kuhn
SS- Eric Bonds
C- Dan Rhodes
OF- Kyle Wildasin, Chris Bubb, Austin Rickrode
DH- Jaysyn Kitner
Pitchers- Matt Gonzalez (GR), Brad McCullough (GR), Chris Powl
P/SS- Tim Frisch (GR)
INF/OF- Todd Meyer


For the full story from the York Revolution Website use the link below.
(http://yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=1612)

College Baseball

Rider’s Heyne MAAC Rookie of Week

LAWRENCEVILLE—Rider University freshman Mason Heyne was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for all games played April 21-27. “Congratulations to Mason,” said Rider head coach Barry Davis. “He works hard.”
This marks the second consecutive week that Heyne was honored by the MAAC. “When you compare him with freshmen in the conference the last couple of weeks he’s been one of the better ones,” Davis said. “Hopefully he can do it again.”
In a 4-1 week for Rider, Heyne (Shrewsbury, Pa./Susquehannock) batted .333 with six hits, seven runs scored, six runs batted in and possessed a slugging percentage of .722. “Mason had another great week,” Davis said. “He’s hot. He’s playing well.”
Heyne hit a home run to tie the score at 2-2 in the ninth inning of a 3-2 MAAC win over Niagara. In the second game of the Niagara doubleheader Heyne was three for three at the plate with another home run, his fifth of the season and third in five games.
In a victory over Long Island University Heyne hit a two-run double to give Rider a 3-2 lead and had three RBI in the game.
In the three MAAC games last week, all victories, Heyne had a slugging percentage of 1.111.
At third base Heyne compiled 10 assists and six put outs last week while committing just one error.
For the season Heyne is batting .356 with 32 hits in 39 starts at third base for the 24-16 Broncs, who are currently in second place (12-6) in the MAAC. “It’s tough for a young guy to come in and start and be consistent, and he’s doing that,” Davis said.

Rider’s Heyne MAAC Rookie of Week

LAWRENCEVILLE—Mason Heyne, a freshman third baseman on the Rider University baseball team, was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for all games played April 14-20.
Heyne (Shrewsbury, Pa./Susquehannock) batted .636 last week with 14 hits and six RBI in five games. With a home run and a double his slugging percentage for the week was .818.
In the three-game MAAC series at Fairfield, Heyne batted .500 with seven hits and four runs batted in.
In the third game of the Fairfield series his two-run home run in the eighth inning tied the score at 10-10, and he collected his third hit of the game in the 10th inning.
In the first game of the Fairfield series his two-run single gave Rider a 3-2 lead.
In a non-conference win over NJIT Heyne was four for four with a double and a walk.
For the season Heyne is batting a team-high .359 with 47 hits in 33 starts at third base and leads the team with 13 doubles. His 26 RBI ranks second on the team and his .527 slugging percentage is second on the 20-15 squad.

College Baseball

Rider University 8, NJIT 1



LAWRENCEVILLE— Junior Sean Olson (Vineland, N.J./St. Augustine Prep) collected five hits and freshman pitcher Patrick Devlin (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock North) won his first collegiate start as the Broncs defeated the New Jersey Institute of Technology Wednesday. “It was a good, solid game,” said Rider head coach Barry Davis. “We played pretty good defense, we pitched well, we hit the ball with two outs and with two strikes. A fairly complete game.”
The three, four and five hitters in the Rider (18-14) line up were a combined 12 for 14, led by Olson’s three doubles, giving him 10 doubles on the season. “That’s what you want out of your three-four-five hitters,” Davis said. “We would certainly like to carry that into the weekend.”
“Maybe high school, maybe I had five hits in a game then,” Olson said. “I’m starting to hit the off speed pitch a little better. I think that is what’s been helping me out. I don’t see too many fastballs and I’m starting to hit the off speed pitches harder.”
“Five hits, that’s pretty good,” Davis said. “Five for five is a pretty good day. He hit the ball hard every time up. You do that good things will happen.”
Freshman Mason Heyne (Shrewsbury, Pa./Susquehannock) stayed hot (13 hits, 6 doubles in last six games) with four hits and two RBI, while junior Maurice Williams (Ocean, N.J./Monmouth Regional) added three hits.
Devlin pitched six innings and struck out eight, allowing just one first-inning run on five hits and a pair of walks. “I felt good today,” said Devlin, who pitched a two-hitter in the second round of the Pennsylvania High School State playoffs last year for Council Rock North. “The fastball was working nicely today, spotting up. I found out last week I was starting today and have been pumped up ever since.”
“Devlin was good today,” Davis said. “He settled in and pitched better as the game went on. His stuff was good and he threw strikes today. Hopefully this is something he can build on next time he goes out.”
The Broncs supported Devlin with 16 hits. “That helped a lot,” Devlin said. “He was a bit looser today once we got him some runs,” Davis said.
NJIT (2-30) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a pair of infield hits and a stolen base.
The Broncs tied the score at 1-1 in the first inning on an RBI single by Henye, took a 2-1 lead in the third inning on two hits and two Highlander errors, and made it 5-1 in the fourth inning on Olson’s RBI double.
Olson also stole a base, his fourth in four attempts this season. “All delayed steals,” said Olson, who is not known best for his blazing speed. “I try to catch them off guard. I don’t straight steal too much.”
Junior James Hayes (Sunrise, Fla./Piper) had two hits, scored two runs , stole two bases and threw a runner out at the plate to end the fourth inning.
“It was good to play a home game,” Davis said. “We haven’t been home in a while (nine games on the road since playing home on April 1).
The Broncs came out strong after losing at Monmouth on Tuesday. “Yesterday’s loss was tough, so we knew today coming in that we had to get some momentum going for this weekend,” Olson said.
“It’s important to come out and play well after any loss you have,” Davis said.
Rider travels to Fairfield CT for a three-game series with the Stags Saturday and Sunday. “I think Fairfield’s second in the conference so we have to play our best up there,” Olson said.
“It’s going to be tough up there,” Davis said. “Fairfield is playing well.”
Rider will just have to play another ‘complete game.’

Rider University 14, Temple University 8

AMBLER, PA-- Sophomore Matt McCollum (Tabernacle, N.J./Shawnee) had three hits, four RBI, scored three runs and stole two bases to lead Rider to victory at Temple Wednesday. “It was nice to get out and score some runs, so we know we can score,” said Rider head coach Barry Davis.
The 14 runs is the most Rider (12-11) has scored since defeating Temple 18-7 last year.
Freshman Mason Heyne (Shrewsbury, Pa./Susquehannock) collected two hits in one inning, including his first collegiate home run, and finished the day with three hits and three RBI. “That home run was a big hit,” Davis said. “He was the four hitter so we hope the four hitter keeps driving them in.”
Rider scored eight runs in the second inning on five hits and a Temple error, the biggest hits being a three-run home run by Heyne and a three-run double by McCollum. “They made an error that opened the door but we got some big hits that inning and it took off from there,” Davis said. “It was good to get some separation. We haven’t built a lead like that in a long time.”
Heyne led off the second inning with a single and scored on a sacrifice fly. Junior James Hayes (Sunrise, Fla./Piper) also hit an RBI single in the second inning and finished with three hits and two runs scored, and pitched a scoreless ninth to preserve the victory after Temple loaded the bases.
Junior Dan Sasso (Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown) pitched five innings for the win, his second of the year, and struck out three. “We pitched well enough and played good enough defense where they never brought the tying run to the plate,” Davis said.
Junior Maurice Williams (Ocean, N.J./Monmouth Regional) also had three hits and is now batting a team-high .380 (27-71). “Mo again swung the bat well,” Davis said. “The top of the order did very well today.”
With two outs in the seventh inning, Rider scored three runs on three hits, including an RBI single by McCollum and an RBI double by junior Sean Olson (Vineland, N.J./St. Augustine Prep).
Temple (13-11) got on the board in the third inning on a bases loaded hit batsman, cutting the Rider lead to 9-1, and scored three runs in the fourth inning on four hits, another hit batsman and a sacrifice fly, cutting the lead to 11-4. The Owls scored two runs in the eighth inning and one in the ninth for the final score. “Temple swung the bat and stayed close enough where we had to keep playing,” Davis said.
Rider travels to Canisius for a three-game MAAC series this weekend, beginning with a 3pm doubleheader Saturday. “This is a big weekend,” Davis said. “Right now I would say they are the best team in the league. We have our hands full and we need to bring our ‘A’ game all weekend to walk out of there with any type of success at all.”

Frosh stars on big stage
Daily Record/Sunday News
Article Last Updated: 04/03/2008 08:32:06 AM EDT

York College pitcher Andy Rosenzweig looked around at Sovereign Bank Stadium before his start against Wesley College.
"It is amazing," he said. "It is probably the best field in York County by far. We have a real good one, but this one is real nice. I don't even know how to explain it."

Yet, the freshman didn't let the big park intimidate him.

In fact, playing on the big stage that is normally home to the York Revolution, Rosenzweig put the struggling Spartans on his shoulders.

The 2007 Susquehannock grad tossed a nine-inning complete game, allowing just seven hits and one run in the process as York defeated the Wolverines, 6-1.

Amazingly, in only his third start of the season, Rosenzweig exceeded his and most others expectations for sure. But once he was out there in complete command, he certainly didn't want to leave the game.
"I was just hoping to get a win and get through five innings," he said. "Especially as a freshman, it was completely amazing. I wanted to be able to finish what I started."

And the Spartans (6-18, 5-8 Capital Athletic Conference) needed it -- badly.

"I think Andy showed what you need to do in order to be effective," York College coach Paul Saikia said. "He's got three pitches, and he threw them all for strikes. (He) managed their base-runners and kept a cool head."

It made playing in the big ballpark all the more fun.

"We had a nice crowd," Saikia said. "I think a lot of people were anticipating the day. The reason we won the game was we played well, and that is satisfying for everybody who came here to see us. It is nice to come to a facility like this and perform to expectation."

The Spartans have something to build on with six CAC games remaining.

"We needed a win real bad," Rosen-
zweig said. "We need to keep it rolling now."

Not only did Rosenzweig perform well in the big park, but York left-fielder Mike Connolly got a taste of playing the 38-foot wall in left when Wesley's Dan Bunnion's double took a low hop off the wall.

Connolly played it perfectly and nearly nailed Bunnion at second.

"It felt like Fenway. It was a good experience," Connolly said. "During BP I was playing it like how I would play in a game. If it hit off the wall, I would back up just to get a good feel of it."

On Tuesday May 22, 2007, Josh Heyne (class of '07) was named Susquehannock High School's Most Outstanding Male Athlete. The honor was voted on by the head varsity coaches at Susquehannock and is presented each year to a senior ahtlete. During his senior year Josh was the starting QB for the football team, which picked up the first district playoff win in school history. Josh was also a starting guard on the basketball team and an All-County shortstop for the Warrior Baseball team. Josh has earned 8 varsity letters during his high school career.

Eight players from the defending champs were named to the 2007 Central League All-Star team. Dan Rhodes (C), Fritz Allison (3B), Brad McCullough (OF), Tim Hare (1B) and Dan Goebeler (P) were voted in as starters; while Tim Frisch (SS), Matt Gonzalez (P) and Brian Sweitzer (P) were voted on as reserves. Rock manager Kim McCullough was the skipper for the Central League Stars.

Jul 22, 2007 — It's just an exhibition baseball game, but don't tell that to the players. Pride can be a powerful motivator.
Perhaps that's why when the Central and Susquehanna leagues get together for their annual All-Star Game, it's usually a good show.

That trend continued Saturday afternoon at Dover, as the host Central Leaguers overcame a five-run deficit to defeat their Susquehanna League brethren, 7-6.

It is the Central League's first win in the annual series since 2004.

“I played in both leagues, I've managed in this one,” winning manager Kim McCullough of Glen Rock said. “The best players have the mentality that they don't want to get beat at anything. That's what makes these guys all-stars.

“I want to win every game I manage, and I'd hope every player would want to win every game he plays in.”

For losing manager Rod Seitz, the balancing act of getting everyone in the game - and still trying to win it - was tempered by the fact he had his pitching lined up just how he wanted for the stretch.

“I had Sam Heaps, Drew Kelley and Kellen Taylor, who was to close in the ninth, all ready to go,” Seitz said. “Thought I had the pitching lined up pretty good. We needed to get a run back there, and it didn't happen.”
Andy Clemens of Manchester tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning on a crazy two-hop, two-run double to center field. He was driven home by Nate Brodbeck's single, and then held the Susky stars in check from the hill during the eighth inning to earn a hold and the Most Valuable Player honors.

Just 21 years old, but in his fifth year at Manchester and playing in his second All-Star Game, Clemens came to bat in the bottom of the sixth with two on and two out, his team trailing 6-4.

Clemens drove a fastball from Windsor's Luke Keeney up the middle on Dover's parched, rock-hard outfield.

Hallam's Shawn McCleary and York Township's Mike Wokulich - playing center and right field, respectively - converged on the ball, which took a crazy hop to the left away from McCleary. It then bounced right and eluded Wokulich's grasp.

“I was surprised to see that, yeah,” Clemens said. “Luckily, it found a hole and took a good hop for me.”

Shawn Hedrick relieved for the Central League in the fifth and sixth innings and was throwing gas, striking out four of the seven batters he faced to earn the win and the Most Valuable Pitcher award.

The Susquehanna League jumped out to a 6-1 lead through 3½ innings.

The visitors jumped on Central League starter Dan Goebeler for three runs in the first, powered by Jacobus players Mike Austin, who hit a solo home run, and Nate Kopp, who delivered a two-run triple to deep center.

Goebeler - who wasn't expected to pitch very long anyway - was relieved by Adam Hoff of Mount Wolf.

The Central League got a run back on a solo home run by Dover's Dustin Kuhn in the third, but coughed up three more runs in the top of the fourth.

Four consecutive one-out singles, with two errors by Pleasureville's Matt Meyer in right field complicating matters, led to the outburst.

The Central squad began chipping away in its next at-bat off Windsor's Cole Runkle.

Glen Rock's Tim Hare led off the frame with a single, then Chris Langley of Manchester was plunked with a pitch.

Meyer atoned for his misadventures in right field by lacing an RBI single to left, and took second on the throw in. Eric Bonds of Mount Wolf walked to load the bases. Kuhn followed by hitting into a 6-4-3 double play that plated a second run, and sent Meyer to third.

Runkle and battery mate Kopp then crossed each other up for a passed ball, which scored Meyer to make it 6-4. Brad McCullough flew out to end the inning.

Two innings later, Glen Rock's Tim Frisch hit a two-out single to put runners on the corners for Clemens, and set up his crazy-hop heroics.

Jul 22, 2007 — The county's American Legion tournament trophy finally arrived in Glen Rock, courtesy of one of the little guys.
Glen Rock center fielder Dan Boliek is the team's No. 8 hitter. One of the “other guys” in a lineup filled with standouts.

But his hit helped decide the game.

Boliek hit a two-out, bases-loaded double to help Glen Rock defeat Pleasureville, 10-2, in the championship game of the York County American Legion Playoff Tournament.

Glen Rock advances to the double-elimination Region 4 Tournament and will play at 10 a.m. next Sunday at Hanover's Diller Park.

“The kid can hit,” Glen Rock pitcher Andy Rosenzweig said of Boliek. “We probably don't give him enough credit, but he came through when we needed him.”

Boliek slugged a 1-1 offering to the left-center field gap, and he proved to be a handful on the base paths as well. Rounding second base, he feigned a move to third, causing the Pleasureville cut-off man to pivot and rifle the ball to third.

But Pleasureville had one big problem: nobody covered third on the play. The ball bounced out of play, allowing Boliek to walk home on the two-base error. The play accounted for all four of Glen Rock's runs in the fifth and gave the Rock an 8-0 lead.
That was more than enough for Rosenzweig.

Despite pitching on a hot day, the right-hander showed no signs of tiring until the seventh inning. He struck out eight and walked two.

He had a one-hitter through four innings and at one point had retired 11 straight batters. He earned the tournament's most outstanding pitcher award, and teammate Mason Heyne went 2-for-4 with a run batted in and a run scored to win the most outstanding player award.

It's believed to be Glen Rock's first tournament championship. Records dating back to 1972 verified the club has not won the tournament in at least 35 years.

“They deserved it - absolutely,” Pleasureville manager Mike Valencik said. “They just outplayed us. Man-against-man, they're just a better team than us.

“They have some stars, but they have a lot of other parts that make them go.”

Glen Rock entered the final day of the double-elimination tournament undefeated, so Pleasureville would have needed two victories Saturday to pry a championship away from the home team.

“We have guys that have been playing together since they were 7 or 8 years old,” Glen Rock manager Jeff Heyne said. “They know exactly what their teammates are going to do.”

Heyne illustrated his point by talking about Pleasureville's failed double-steal attempt in the fifth inning. With runners on first and third, Glen Rock catcher Travis Lear fired to second in an attempt to catch Pleasureville's Zach Martz stealing.

But shortstop Josh Heyne noticed Pleasureville's Derek McMaster breaking for home. Heyne ran in front of second base to snatch Lear's throw and fired the ball home to pick off McMaster by a stride.

“We've played together so long, it's almost like we expect to win,” Rosenzweig said.

Glen Rock wrapped up the 2007 season with a second place finish in the Central League with an overall record of 27-8. They finished 2 games behind league champion Mt. Wolf.
Glen Rock opens the playoffs with a best-of-three series versus the #7 seed Jefferson on Tuesday, August 7. Daan Goebeler will be the starting pitcher for the Rock. Game 2 of the series with be on Thursday at Jefferson.
The Rock needs to win the playoff tournament in order to earn a berth to the Tom Kerrigan Colonial Tournament during LAbor Day weekend.
League champion Mt. Wolf will host the #8 seed Vikings.

The Central League superpowers are headed for another showdown.
Mount Wolf and Glen Rock, who finished well ahead of the competition in the Central League regular season, have now navigated their way through the league's postseason.

Both teams won their best-of-3 semifinal playoff series last night and will begin the best-of-3 Central League Championship Series at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mount Wolf.

Glen Rock, powered by a big effort from Fritz Allison, downed Dover, 3-1, while Mount Wolf, led by Nate Ebbert, defeated Pleasureville, 5-1. Both "The Rock" and the Wolves rallied to win their best-of-3 semifinal series, 2-1, after dropping the series openers on Sunday.

At Glen Rock, Allison made several good plays at third base and then doubled in the third inning to drive in Glen Rock's first two runs.

"Fritz is a good ball player, but he had a rough year, then he had to have this break-out game against me," said Dover ace Shawn Hedrick, who had pitched a one-hitter against Glen Rock on Sunday.

Glen Rock's scoring started after two were out in the third. Brad McCullough and Dan Rhodes each singled, then Allison hit a vicious line drive in the left-center gap to score both runners.
"He threw the pitch I was looking for and it felt good to get those hits against quality pitching," Allison said.

Hedrick pitched with only three days' rest. Allison also hit a sharp line drive single over the mound.

Dover got a run back in the top of the fourth after two were out. Glen Rock pitcher Dan Goebeler walked Willie Kitts, yielded a single to Corey Eisenhart, walked Kory Raber and then hit Shane Melhorn, forcing in Dover's only run. Goebeler struck out Eric McNeil to end the threat.

Matt Gonzalez provided an insurance run leading off the bottom of the fifth with a triple to the fence in left-center field. He trotted home when center fielder Melhorn threw wild to third base and the ball bounded into the Dover dugout area.

"That insurance run was important. It gave Goebeler more confidence," Glen Rock manager Kim McCullough said.

However, Glen Rock still had to survive a rocky top of the seventh to win.

McNeil walked to open the inning, and after Chris Bubb struck out, Brandon Reinert singled. Manager McCullough then replaced Goebeler with Tim Frisch.

"I love those situations," Frish said. "My adrenaline is pumping. I would rather close than start."

Frisch walked Ryan Reinert to load the bases, but then struck out Dustin Kuhn.

Dover manager Bruce Reinert then sent up 46-year-old Kelly Raber to pinch hit for Kitts.

"I thought Kelly could handle the situation," Bruce Reinert said. "He's a line-drive hitter."

Kelly Raber ran the count to 3 and 2, then swung and missed at a ball that may have been high.

"I thought he would throw me a curve," Kelly Raber said. "I wanted one."

"I spent the last few days at the beach," Frisch said. "I was just trying to throw strikes."

The win also earns Glen Rock a birth in the Tom Kerrigan Colonial Tournament during Labor Day weekend.

Aug 24, 2007 — Life has a way of evening itself out, and for Glen Rock's Dan Goebeler, it came by winning a baseball game on Thursday night.
It wasn't just any game, though. It was the third and deciding game of the Central League championship series against Mount Wolf.

The Rock - behind a stellar relief pitching performance from Goebeler - won, 11-2, with the game being called because of darkness after the fifth inning.

Glen Rock captured its first playoff championship since 2004.

"This is more than I could have ever asked for," Goebeler said of allowing just four hits while striking out four and walking just one after coming in the game in the first inning.

Last year at this time, Goebeler could've never imagined the situation, which would allow him to win a pivotal game for the Rock, even at less than 100 percent.

Goebeler missed the entire 2006 season as he battled throat cancer.

First there was a surgery in November 2005 to remove both tonsils and clear out his throat area of any possible cancer, followed by more than 30 doses of chemotherapy and three radiation treatments.
Goebeler thought that if the 2005 season had been his last, he could walk away from the game and be OK with it.

But he showed up at every game last season, sat in the dugout and watched as his Glen Rock teammates captured the Central League regular-season title.

"I said to myself, 'If my last game was in 2005, I'd be alright with that,'" Goebeler said. "I had a good career and if I couldn't come back, I wouldn't have any regrets.

"I'm lucky I was able to fulfill this."

So there was Goebeler, taking the mound with his team trailing, 2-1, only five batters into the home half of the first. He replaced an ineffective Brian Sweitzer, who did not record an out.

The right-hander inherited the bases loaded with nobody out in and was able to get Andy Srebroski to hit into a fielder's choice to catcher Dan Rhodes, as Rhodes stepped on the plate for the first out of the inning.

He followed with a strikeout of Aaron Myers and got a 6-4 groundout of Dan Weigle to end the inning.

The Rock tied the game in the third when Tim Frisch's single to left field scored Tim Hare. But for the second time in the first three innings, Glen Rock left the bases loaded.

In the fourth, Mount Wolf's Craig Ricks replaced Tyler Brunk on the mound and lasted only three batters.

A walk to Rhodes and singles by Fritz Allison and Tim Hare loaded the bases for Mason Heyne and ended Ricks' night.

Steve Pokopec came in relief and was greeted by a two-run double to right-center by Heyne, giving the Rock a 4-2 lead.

"We were bound to score some runs," Glen Rock manager Kim McCullough said. "We knew they didn't throw their best pitchers against us, but we finally started doing what we can do."

A sacrifice fly by Scott Stevens two batters later gave the Rock a 5-2 advantage, which was plenty of support for Goebeler, who went the distance after replacing Sweitzer.

"Dan's been great," McCullough said. "He's been gutting it out all year. He's not at full strength, we all know that, but he pitched fantastic."

The Rock padded their lead in the fifth by scoring six more runs, four of which came off the bat of Heyne, who blasted a grand slam to right-center field.

"He's something special," Goebeler said of the young slugger who finished 2-for-4 with six RBIs. "For him to bat fifth and sixth in this lineup for a kid who's going to be a freshman at college is impressive."

Mount Wolf manager Brad Chambers had said he wasn't going to waste the efforts of starters Andy Srebroski and Adam Hoff in the series, opting to save those two for the York County Championship Series this weekend against Hallam.

After a solid performance by Dan Dierdorff in Game 2 a night earlier, Chambers' two other young pitchers had no such luck on Thursday.

"I knew this was going to happen," Chambers said of Brunk and Ricks combining to pitching three-plus innings, allowing five runs on six hits while walking six. "I thought these kids could keep it competitive, but there were too many walks and it just got ugly."

MOUNT WOLF -- Even though he was the best man at his cousin's wedding on Sunday, Brad McCullough still had baseball on his mind.
After finding out that his Glen Rock teammates advanced to the Tom Kerrigan Colonial Tournament championship game, McCullough called his uncle, team manager Kim McCullough, and had a simple message.

"He said, 'K-Mac, I want the ball.'" Kim McCullough said. "So I gave it to him."

The rest is history. Brad McCullough, or B-Mac as his teammates call him, was outstanding as Glen Rock took on the Long Island Storm at Rock Brenner Memorial Field in Mount Wolf.

McCullough struck out 10 over nine innings and Fritz Allison and Ryan Reinert powered the offense with home runs as "The Rock" won the club's first-ever Colonial title with a 5-1 victory.

For his efforts, McCullough was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Young Player. McCullough pitched four innings on Saturday in a 19-2 victory over Brooklyn WYD. His final line for the tournament: 13 innings, eight hits, 15 strikeouts and 1-for-2 at the plate.
"Usually I don't do that," McCullough said. "I didn't want to jinx anything and I wanted to live up to what I said, but something told me I had to do it and I felt good."

B-Mac used a slider early in the game that had a
potent Long Island lineup off stride. He continued to use it as the game wore on, not so much by choice, but because he had trouble controlling his fastball. That started to change in the later innings and by the ninth, McCullough was blowing heat past a clearly tired Storm squad, which nearly made history.

"Late in the game, in tournaments like this, they're going to start taking pitches," he said. "Just because they want to get guys on base and I was wild throughout the middle innings. So once I started throwing my fastball for strikes, that was a world of difference."

This marked the second-straight year that the Storm went home with the runner-up trophy. The Storm lost last year to Mount Wolf, and this year Long Island, which had a roster stocked full of former minor and major league stars, was once again beaten by the Central League playoff champions.

"They had some guys that played professional ball," Brad McCullough said. "Their catcher was a large, large individual. But I tell you what ... we had guys on our team that were just as big, and they may not have played professional ball, but these guys played with real big hearts and they played hard."

Allison, one of the few Glen Rock stars who did play professionally, got his team off to a fast start in the first. After Rod Anderson hit a one-out single to right, Allison launched a mammoth blast that not only cleared the left-field fence, but landed in the yard of a house across the street from the field -- a good 400-plus foot shot.

"I feel good," said Allison, who's spent 18 years playing for Glen Rock. "It was a good tournament for us. The last two teams in the tournament that we beat (Mount Wolf and Long Island) were two of the best."

Glen Rock added another run in the second on Dan Rhodes' RBI double and Reinert's blast to dead center came in the sixth and put "The Rock" ahead 4-1.

Long Island's sole run came in the fifth when leadoff batter Brian Valez smacked a solo homer.

Glen Rock took advantage of being in the bottom half of the bracket and needed just five victories to secure the title. As impressive as that was, "The Rock" yielded just three total runs over those five games. Chris Brower and Matt Gonzalez, who were teammates with McCullough at York College, both pitched shutouts as Glen Rock pitching kept three of its five opponents off the scoreboard.

"We got excellent pitching all tournament," Kim McCullough said. "I mean how could our pitching be any better than it was these five games?"

The hitting was also a major factor. Glen Rock struggled during the regular season to score runs consistently, but had no such trouble over the weekend.

"It was a great tournament for us," Allison said. "We hit the whole tournament."

Glen Rock collected nine hits off of Long Island pitching, led by two apiece from Allison and tournament MVP Tim Hare. Hare finished the tournament 9-for-14 with seven RBIs.

Notes:

--- Long Island, which lost its opener on Saturday to Delran, had to win seven straight games to get to the final, including three games yesterday. The Storm eliminated Red Lion, 4-1, before upsetting defending champion Mount Wolf, 7-2, to advance out of the losers' bracket.

--- Long Island's Santiago Henry was named Most Outstanding Pitcher. The right-hander allowed just four hits over 11 1/3 innings, while he stuck out 13.

Current Glen Rock manager and long time player, Kim McCullough was inducted into the Susquehanna League Hall of Fame on Saturday, February 2nd. He joined four other members, Sam Jamison, Marlyn Bacon, Dave Woltman, Don Grove. The induction took place during the Susquehanna League's annual banquet. KMac was introduced by his brother, Wayne, and was joined at the banquet by his wife, Janet, and son, Mark, and friends, including current Rock players Brad McCullough, Tim Hare, Dan Goebeler and Coach Tom Goebeler.

Glen Rock on the money
Matt Gonzalez's perfect throw helps beat Mount Wolf, 2-0
By JEFF DEWEES
For the Daily Record/Sunday News
Article Launched: 05/20/2007 02:37:38 AM EDT


May 20, 2007 — The most important play from Saturday afternoon's clash of Central League heavyweights Glen Rock and Mount Wolf won't be found in the box score.
It occurred in the top of the seventh inning, Mount Wolf down two runs on the road and looking to snap a scoreless streak approaching 17 innings.

Jon Benchich had opened the Wolves' last chance with a sharp single. That brought out Glen Rock manager Kim McCullough, who lifted starter Dan Goebeler and turned to young reliever Brad McCullough to close the deal.

Brad McCullough's first pitch, to Jay Kipp, was ripped to right centerfield for a base hit. Benchich picked up the sign from manager Brad Chambers to motor into third base.

But Glen Rock's Matt Gonzalez uncorked a dart, gunning Benchich out at third base on a perfect one-hopper. Instead of runners at the corners, no outs, Mount Wolf instead had a runner on first with one out.

From there, Brad McCullough got Eric Bonds swinging and Aaron Myers popping out to end the game and preserve a tense, 2-0 Glen Rock win.

With the loss, Mount Wolf's scoring drought reached 17 innings - the final two innings versus Vikings, a scoreless suspended contest against Stoverstown (to be completed June 16), and Saturday's whitewash at the hands of the defending regular-season champions.
Gonzalez might not be able to repeat that throw nine times out of 10 - it was that good. But the Glen Rock outfielder will take it.

"I was throwing to third no matter what," Gonzalez said. "If he's going, I'm going to take a shot at getting him; if he's not, I'm keeping runners at first and second and keeping the double play in order.

"There's no doubt it makes it easier when you know exactly where you're going with the throw before the ball gets to you."

Chambers defended his decision to bring Benchich around to third on Kipp's single.

"We can't score, we can't get bunts down," he said. "Sure, it's easy to second-guess the decision. That's part of managing, and I understand that. If he makes it, it's first-and-third, no outs. And besides, how many times is (Gonzalez) going to make a throw like that? That thing was a seed."

The play helped make a winner out of Goebeler - in his second start back following his courageous recovery from cancer surgery - and a tough-luck loser out of Mount Wolf starter Andy Srebroski, whose pitches were nasty, heavy and on-target for the most part Saturday.

Srebroski's only mistake was to Fritz Allison in the bottom of the first: a waist-high, two-strike fastball that Allison buried over the right field fence for a two-run homer - and the game's only runs.

"Fritz is a strong guy, and he got it up into that wind," Srebroski said.

Kim McCullough, 50, made his first appearance in a Central League game in at least five years. Because of a player shortage, Glen Rock's manager had to pencil himself in as the designated hitter. He went 0-for-2.

"I got rid of my cleats a couple of years ago, to fight the temptation to put myself in a game," he joked. "I had to borrow a pair just to play today."

Southern was folded into Vikings before the 2007 baseball campaign got under way.
By JEFF DEWEES
For the Daily Record/Sunday News
Article Launched: 05/29/2007 01:48:08 AM EDT


May 29, 2007 — The Central League is operating its 2007 baseball season down one team from last year, in a circumstance similar to the fate that befell the Wrightsville club in the Susquehanna League.
Southern, a townball club based at Susquehannock High School's home field, lost the use of that facility in the offseason.

And so the Titans - originally indoctrinated as members of the Susquehanna League a number of years ago - were folded into Shiloh's Vikings.

Likewise, the loss of its home diamond was what doomed Wrightsville's membership in the Susquehanna League after 49 years.

The Central League now consists of eight teams, with the 35-game schedule already well under way.

Steve Gentile Sr. has moved over from Southern to manage Vikings, replacing Mike Ketterman. Coming over with Gentile was a good chunk of Southern's roster. Several former members of Vikings moved on to other teams - Stoverstown in particular.

Gentile has mixed feelings on the loss of Southern, which wrapped up what turned out to be its final campaign with a dismal 3-32 record.

"All my guys will always feel like Titans," Gentile said. "They'll always be Southern. But we do appreciate the Vikings' club support. Whatever we need, they're supporting us."
Pitching support for the erstwhile Titans will come predominantly from current Vikings. Blake Chronister, Dave Schrantz, Shane Gilbert and Chad Smith all stayed with Vikings and should give the "new" team some quality performances in front of their new teammates.

Despite the club getting off to a slow start in 2007 (0-7 through Saturday's games), Gentile is optimistic.

"The guys we got from Shiloh will really help us out," he said. "We always had decent fielding and hitting at Southern, but not pitching. Now we've got it."

Elsewhere around the league, Glen Rock looks to repeat its pennant-winning performance (29-7 in 2006) with much the same lineup as a year ago, complementing a pitching staff led by the return from cancer surgery of Dan Goebeler.

Glen Rock was 6-1 through Saturday's games, having suffered its first loss of the season Saturday at Dover.

"We've got everybody back," manager Kim McCullough said. "And Dan's back - that is a great thing in and of itself."

Supporting Goebeler on Glen Rock's staff are a pair of former Susqehannock High School and current York College hurlers, Tim Frisch and Matt Austin, as well as another former Warrior, Brad McCullough.

York College teammate Ryan Poff joins them, helping round out a lineup paced by slugger Fritz Allison, catcher Dan Rhodes, infielders Tim Hare and Rick Goebeler and outfielders Scott Stevens and Matt Gonzalez.

Manager Bruce Reinert's Dover squad (28-8 last summer) has a staff capable of competing with Glen Rock's. Ace Shawn Hedrick is joined by Eric Lau, Jason Decker and Brendan Reinert, although Reinert is transitioning into a full-time position player because of shoulder concerns.

Dover lost long-time infielder Rich Leathery to Red Lion of the Susquehanna League in the offseason, but Dover's lineup retains plenty of firepower, paced by Ryan Reinert (four home runs already, through Saturday), Chris Bupp, Corey Eisenhart, Kory Raber, Dustin Kuhn and 47-year old Kelly Raber, now a full-time designated hitter.

Meanwhile, Mount Wolf has assimilated some new faces into the mix, including Vikings' Jeff Wolgamuth and league newcomers Cerilio Cruz and Jay Kipp.

They'll join a lineup managed by Brad Chambers and led by vets Andy Srebroski, Nate Ebbert, Aaron Myers, Jon Benchich, Corbett Leonard and young leadoff hitter Eric Bonds.

The Wolves have struggled offensively in the early going this year, but the lineup is a proven one and simply too good for that trend to continue.

Manchester is full of young, talented players, and the Indians are starting to turn heads around the league coming off a 15-20 season a year ago. The Indians won five of their first seven games this season.

"We're trying to make a statement for ourselves," manager Dave Miller said. "The maturity level of this team is starting to kick in."

Manchester's lineup is much the same as last season, featuring Andy Clemens, Tom Miller, Nick Shuman, Chris Bradfield and Josh Reeser.

Pleasureville must try to repeat its 25-11 mark from 2006 without the mound services of Todd Meyer. He injured his shoulder last season, and his pitching future is in doubt.

Stoverstown will try to improve on a solid 22-14 mark from a year ago. The Tigers picked up several former Vikings players, most of whom left before the merger with Southern.

Brian Rohrbaugh takes over as manager at Jefferson, which finished 10-26 last season but has decent pitching, led by Walt Smith and Shawn Zumbrum.

YCP alive in NCAAs
York College drilled Villa Julie, 21-0, in the double-elimination regional tourney.

Daily Record/Sunday News
Article Launched: 05/18/2007 06:25:22 AM EDT


May 18, 2007 — York College found itself on the wrong end of a one-sided game during the first day of competition at the NCAA Division III baseball regional in Ferrum, Va., on Wednesday.
Day 2 was quite a different story.

The Spartans bounced back from their Game 1 blowout loss to stay alive in the double-elimination tournament by hammering Villa Julie College, 21-0, on Thursday at Ferrum College in Virginia.

York College pounded out 21 hits and advanced to Day 3 action at 10 a.m. today against Salisbury, which fell to Ferrum, 5-3, on Thursday.

The Spartans (30-13) blew the Mustangs (24-22) out early by scoring six runs on seven hits in the first inning.

Already ahead 8-0, York blew things wide open with an eight-run sixth inning.

Anthony Anzalone had three hits and drove in four runs for the Spartans. Mike Connolly, Bryan Bednarczyk, Dennis Maxim and Matt Austin all finished with three RBIs.

Pitcher Tim Frisch (Susquehannock High School) was the beneficiary of the offensive eruption. He went six innings, allowing four hits.

Chris Frankenfield, Randy Bond and Wrightsville's Logan Abel all pitched a scoreless inning to preserve the shutout, the Spartans' sixth of the year.

Susquehannock baseball star Mason Heyne to attend Rider University
By DICK VanOLINDA The York Dispatch
Article Last Updated: 04/30/2007 08:08:02 AM EDT


Mason Heyne will take his baseball game to college's highest level.
The Susquehannock star expects to sign a letter of intent this week to attend NCAA Division I Rider University on a partial scholarship.

Heyne plans to major in communications at the Lawrenceville, N.J. school.

"Their baseball program is up and coming," Heyne said last night. "I liked that, plus the academics and the campus. Rider is a small private school in a quiet section. I didn't want to go to a school where I would just be a number."

The Broncs' baseball team, which plays in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, is 14-22 overall, but just four of the team's 25 players are seniors. Heyne expects to play either third base or first base, and maybe even do some catching.

"Their coach told me that he liked my versatility, he said. "He said they're in desperate need of a corner guy. Probably my best shot will be first base."

Corner guys are usually called upon to deliver power numbers. That hasn't been a problem for Heyne this season. He went on a major power surge recently with eight home runs in a seven-game stretch and is currently batting .526. Heyne batted .536 last season when the Warriors won the York-Adams League Division II title and District 3 Class AAA crown.

He knows that college pitching is a big step up from high school pitching. But the 6-2 senior feels he's prepared for the challenge.

"I'll be facing velocity in the upper 80s to low 90s day in and day out with nasty curveballs," he said. "I prefer harder pitching, though, and I think it will be a smooth transition. I want to play as a freshman."

Heyne is relieved that he finally knows where he'll be attending college. Rider and Bridgewater (Va.), a Division III school, were his final two choices.

"It was really tough making a decision," he said. "That day at school (when Heyne finalized his choice) was a really long day. Now, that I made my choice, I can play and relax and help our team."

Goebeler guts out fierce battle with cancer
With support from team, Glen Rock pitcher makes return to mound this week
By FRANK BODANI
Daily Record/Sunday News
Article Launched: 05/06/2007 01:50:28 AM EDT

May 6, 2007 — One of the best pitchers in the Central League walked into the dugout before each game last summer and found a seat.
He was too sick to ever pitch.

The guy known for razzing teammates and ragging opponents was quiet, worn-out. He already had lost nearly 50 pounds.

His hair was falling out.

He had a difficult time even focusing on the field in front of him.

Often, he pushed away the nausea, waiting until he got home to throw up.

But Dan Goebeler had to be there.

Baseball was helping him fight his way back from throat cancer. Although it hurt to do nothing more than watch his Glen Rock teammates win a league title, it would have been much worse to not watch at all.

"I think that was the key to his recovery," said brother Rick Goebeler, another Glen Rock pitcher.

And what a recovery it has been.

On Saturday, on opening day, the guy who couldn't eat or drink anything for months, will pitch once again.

Rick Goebeler always made a point to approach his younger brother in the dugout before playing.
"What's up, Danno?"

The two would bump fists.

Rick would smile, and Dan would smile back. There were few words.

Both understood.

"It was kind of scary," Rick said. "He looked awful."

"I just tried to lose myself in the game," Dan said. "I felt worse in between innings because I didn't have anything to think about except for how crappy I felt.

"You don't think it was ever going to end."

Go back to the fall of 2005.

It was a day like any other when Dan discovered the golf ball-sized lump that had suddenly grown on his neck, under his chin.

The news turned awful a week later, after out-patient surgery to remove the cyst: Cancer that had started in his tonsils had spread to a lymph node.

He had never so much as smoked a cigarette. He didn't chew tobacco. He was 28, one of the youngest throat cancer patients his doctors had seen.

Dan was the only one who seemed calm, and that fit. For the most part, at least away from the baseball field, he was a laid-back, private guy.

"Everything races through your mind, but immediately you jump to the worst case," his brother said. "There are so many questions at that point. What's the next step? What's the treatment? What's the prognosis?

"It's a lot easier to talk about it now than it was then."

Dan had another surgery in November of 2005 to remove both tonsils and clear out his throat area of any possible cancer. But to be sure, he still needed to undergo 33 doses of chemotherapy and three radiation treatments over the next two months.

About a month into the treatments his throat burned so bad and his throat muscles were so weak that he couldn't swallow. He began vomiting from the chemo.

A high-calorie drink dripped from a feeding tube into his stomach. He managed a sip of water, here and there.

And that was it for what seemed like forever.

* * *

The one thing the Goebelers always had was baseball.

Rick and Dan grew up playing, and even though they were 4½ years apart in age, they hoped to be on the same team one day.

Dan was good enough to pitch at Penn State and then for two pro seasons with a non-affiliated team in Allentown.

They finally hooked up, full-time, five years ago at Glen Rock. Rick is a self-proclaimed "junker" on the mound, but his younger brother could still bring heat. He had a nasty cut fastball that busted hands and broke bats.

Dan was so good, so strong, so stubborn that some claim he's only been pulled in two or three of his starts at Glen Rock over the years.

As the winter of 2006 turned into spring, though, his teammates knew they would miss all of that - but they also knew how he would miss baseball.

Dan made it to every game but one last summer, even though he felt his worst then, weeks and months after the chemo and radiation treatments had ended. His weight bottomed out last September, a lanky, 6-foot athlete wasting away at 135 pounds. He lost a stunning 12 pounds in one week. He still wasn't keeping food down and he worried that, "It's going to get to the point where my body starts to fail."

He was depressed. He had sudden mood swings, rarely could get comfortable and suffered through panic attacks in the middle of the night.

At one point, the pain throughout his body became so intense and his white blood cell count dropped so low that he was forced back into the hospital for a week. He saw his wife for only a few minutes on their first anniversary.

"Mentally, I was in a bad place until September," he said.

"There were some pretty ugly times," his brother said. "I was scared just about every day."

"They almost kill you and then bring you back to life again," Glen Rock manager Kim McCullough said of the cancer treatments.

So it was up to family, friends and teammates to pull him through.

The Glen Rock players bought blue rubber wrist bands, similar to the ones made famous by Lance Armstrong. Painted on these was the phrase, "Rock Strong, 16," Goebeler's uniform number.

They bought 500 and sold them for $5 a piece and gave the profits to Goebeler and his wife, Heather, to help pay for medical bills. The bands sold so quickly that they bought another 500. They've sold about 800 so far.

Workers at the Starbucks' roasting plant, where Dan is an automation specialist, sent dozens of letters and cash donations. His two nephews and niece sent him "Uncle Danno" get-well cards. His brother organized poker nights. His wife and mother took him to countless doctor appointments.

At one point, at least 50 people "stormed" his parents' Stewartstown home to surprise him with the wrist bands, money and speeches. The tears and laughs flowed long and hard.

"I was kind of overwhelmed by the support," he said. "It was everywhere. Work, friends, family, people I haven't seen in a long time or didn't even know. Anonymous gifts. It was overwhelming and humbling.

"To think all of these people went out of their way for one person."

* * *

At first glance, the only reminder of his hell are the two scars that run the left side of his neck.

His weight is almost all back.

He even pitched four innings of an exhibition game last weekend against Felton, looking pretty sharp for not having thrown against an opponent in 16 months. Then again, this is the same pitcher who threw two shutouts - in the same day - during the prestigious Tom Kerrigan Colonial York Baseball Tournament two summers ago.

Those were the last real games he pitched.

And yet just showing up at the field last summer meant a lot to everyone.

"From a coaching standpoint, I couldn't have had a better teaching tool for my younger ballplayers," McCullough said. "If I guy in that condition can come to every game without needing to be there ...

"It just meant so much for the team for him to be there. He was just an unspoken driving will that led us to the championship."

Now, he is back playing. In less than a week, he will take the mound again, at home, against Manchester in front of a big opening day crowd.

"Hopefully, I won't be bawling my eyes out after the first pitch," said his brother.

Dan Goebeler is working full-time again. He's at practice each evening, stretching, running sprints in the outfield and joking around just enough.

He's cancer-free.

He's got baseball back and a lot more.

"I was never an emotional person, but I can't tell you how many times I cried last year," he said. "Hopefully, this whole thing has made me a better person now. I like to think it did."

Reach Frank Bodani at 771-2104 or fbodani@ydr.com.

About the disease
The National Cancer Institute estimates that there are more than 23,000 new cases of throat cancer each year in the United States. Nearly 6,000 Americans die of throat cancer annually.