Hardly a work day passed in the Tri-Valley League baseball season when East Juniata senior Nick Lorenz or Upper Dauphin senior Mac Ney failed to make significant contributions to their team's success. That's one reason why the TVL tandem recently earned Co-MVP honors by league coaches.
Lorenz furnished a .432 batting average and finished inside the Top 10 in hits (19), runs (20) and RBIs (27). The Tigers (15-6) stretched to the District 4 quarterfinals. Ney, meanwhile, led the Trojans (17-4) to yet another league title with 29 runs scored and 23 RBIs.
TVL BASEBALL ALL-STARS
Co-MVP: Nick Lorenz, sr. East Juniata; Mac Ney, sr. Upper Dauphin.
First Team
Nick Lorenz, sr. East Juniata
Trey Pritchard, jr. Halifax
Sy Williams, jr. Lancaster Country Day
JP Lenker, jr. Line Mountain
Kellan Masser, jr. Line Mountain
Connor Keim, jr. Millersburg
Mac Ney, sr. Upper Dauphin
Tanner Miller, jr. Upper Dauphin
Kyle Glouner, so. Upper Dauphin
Coach of the Year: Ryan Lentz, Upper Dauphin
Second Team
Bailey Coder, sr. East Juniata
Mason Hambright, fr. East Juniata
Mitch Taylor, so. Greenwood
Joe Raker, sr. Halifax
Chantz Swartz, so. Juniata
Tom Harrington, sr. Lancaster Country Day
Cory Warford, sr. Line Mountain
Robbie Burger, jr. Millersburg
Tanner Wood, sr. Newport
Aaron Cleveland, so. Upper Dauphin
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