2026 Season

The makeup schedule is available by clicking here or through the "Pages" dropdown menu above.

The schedule for our league is available under the "Schedules" tab above or by clicking here. To access an individual team's schedule, navigate to the top of the schedule page and use the dropdown where it says "All Teams" to select the team's schedule you wish to see.

CLICK HERE: PRINTABLE SCHEDULE

Updated by-laws, the 2026 concession stand schedule and a managers' contact information list can be found under the "Forms>Handouts" dropdown link above and by clicking here.

RIVALRY NIGHT: On Monday, June 29, all five of the league's churches that have two teams will be playing one another. Food trucks will also be at the Pool Field beginning at 5:30 p.m. (rain or shine), with this year's proceeds benefiting a plan to renovate the bleachers at the Pool Field. More information on this day will be shared when available.

PLAYOFFS: Our postseason tournaments are scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 3.

MANHEIM CHURCH LEAGUE
2026 STANDINGS

American League
[Pts – Team (Record)]
36 – Erb Mennonite Red (9-3)
32 – Chiques Gold (8-3)
27 – White Oak Red (6-5)
25 – Erb Mennonite Gold (6-3)
21 – Middle Creek (4-7)

National League
[Pts – Team (Record)]
21 – Crossway Mennonite (11-1)
15.5 – Manheim BIC Black (7-5)
12.5 – LCBC (5-6)
12 – White Oak Gray (6-6)
11.5 – Newport Dove Blue (6-3)
11.5 – Newport Dove Red (5-6)
9.5 – East Petersburg Menn./Carpenter's (5-6)
9.5 – Manheim BIC Orange (4-6)
6.5 – Salem (3-9)
5 – Chiques Blue (3-5)
3 – Hempfield (3-8)
1.5 – East Fairview (1-10)

Standings above are based on a point system. Teams receive points for victories based on half of the total point value of the game's total. (If a "3" beats a "2," the winner receives 2.5 points.) If a team loses to a Tier 1 opponent, they receive 1 point. Find individual game results here.

TIER 1 (4 points): Chiques Gold, Erb Mennonite Gold, Erb Mennonite Red, Middle Creek, White Oak Red
TIER 2 (3 points): None 
TIER 3 (2 points): Chiques Blue, Crossway Mennonite, East Petersburg Mennonite/Carpenter’s, LCBC, Manheim BIC Black, Manheim BIC Orange, Newport Dove Blue, Newport Dove Red, Salem, White Oak Gray
TIER 4 (1 point): East Fairview, Hempfield

PICKUP PLAYERS
(Contact Mike Givler with names within 24 hours of the player participating in a game.)

CHIQUES GOLD: Tanner Fahnestock, Adam Frey, Justin Ramer
CROSSWAY MENNONITE: Austin Weaver, Marcus Zook
EAST FAIRVIEW: Logan Smith
EAST PETERSBURG MENN./CARPENTER'S: Tim Landis, Ryder Mertz
ERB MENNONITE GOLD: Trent Fidler, Drew Myer
ERB MENNONITE RED: Tyler Davis, Rodney Fidler
HEMPFIELD: Jake Rannels, Javan Vargas
MANHEIM BIC BLACK: Dylan Bumgardener, Logan Burkholder
MANHEIM BIC ORANGE: Mike Givler, Carson Miller
MIDDLE CREEK: Colin Brubaker, Reed Martin
NEWPORT DOVE BLUE: Manny Covington, Ethan Sensenig, Hunter Thomas
SALEM: Trent Lehman, Dan Wiederrecht
WHITE OAK GRAY: Terrell Charles, Devin Musser, Chad Stauffer, Kelvin Stauffer
WHITE OAK RED: Jeremy Litzenburger, Caden Wagner

WE'RE ON SOCIAL MEDIA!!!

The Manheim Church Softball League is on social media! Thanks to Wyatt Stoner of Erb Mennonite Church, the league has Facebook and Instagram accounts. You can access those accounts by clicking the links below. Feel free to post photos of your favorite teams and players on your accounts. Tag the league and we'll be sure to share them with our fans! Keep checking those pages for league information and standings updates.

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Congratulations, Middle Creek!

Middle Creek captured the American League playoff championship in a winner-take-all game 5 on Monday, Aug. 25, downing defending champion Erb Mennonite Red 15-9 to avenge last year's loss in the finals. This marks Middle Creek's (21-10) first title since a run of four straight that ended in 2001. For Erb Red (23-9), this was its 11th consecutive appearance in the finals.

Congratulations, Chiques Blue!

Chiques Blue completed a three-game sweep of Manheim BIC Black on Thursday, Aug. 21, capping a 7-0 run in the playoffs en route to winning the National League championship. The undefeated run coincided with Chiques Blue's nine straight wins to end the regular season, giving them a 16-game winning streak to finish the season after starting the year 5-8! This is the first championship for Chiques Blue (21-8). For Manheim BIC Black (17-14), they were making their first appearance in a championship game as well and had survived two winner-take-all games in previous rounds to advance to the finals.

All-Star Saturday nets $8K

The Manheim Church Softball League held its 2025 All-Star Saturday on June 21 at the Pool Field, with proceeds from the day benefiting two Manheim missions -- Teen Central Manheim and the Home on Ferdinand. The day featured two all-star games and a home run derby.

A total of $8,015 was collected for Teen Central and the Home on Ferdinand. Thank you to everyone who came out and all who made this day another great success!

Home Run Derby finalists were (from left) Wyatt Stoner, Brody Martin (champion), Mark Stauffer (runner-up) and Jaren Miller.

 50th ANNIVERSARY ALL-STAR SATURDAY

On Saturday, June 24, 2023, the Manheim Church League celebrated its 50th year of slowpitch softball with a day that included two league all-star games, a reunion game for league alumni and a home run derby. More than $12,400 was raised for Manheim missions Teen Central and the Home on Ferdinand. Thank you to everyone who made this day a huge success! Below is a photo from June 24 by Wyatt Stoner taken from a drone. For more pictures, visit our special 50th anniversary page under the "Pages" tab or click here.

DRONE VIDEO: Watch as a drone captures images of our All-Star Saturday from hundreds of feet above the Pool Field, including Nick Engel's walkoff hit that won the 6:30 all-star game! Click here.