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The staff of www.palegionball.com is excited to announce that the site will provide live play-by-play radio coverage of the 2018 Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball Tournament from Bear Stadium in Boyertown. The tournament will take place between Saturday, July 28 and Wednesday, August 1.

As in years past, the coverage will be streamed live through www.spreaker.com and will be available via the internet and through both iPhone and Android smartphone apps. You can find the smartphone apps in the Apple and Google Play app stores on your phone and computer. Our Spreaker page can be found here: http://www.spreaker.com/user/palegionball

In addition, live inning-by-inning updates will be posted to the site's Twitter account (@palegionball). The Twitter updates can be followed via the internet, through Twitter smartphone apps, or by text message alert. To set up text message alerts, which does not require a smartphone, simply follow our Twitter account and choose to turn on mobile notifications through the settings (gear icon) menu.

Please be sure to forward this information to any friends, family, and fans who can't make it out to the stadium. Your support is greatly appreciated!

The site is actively seeking potential advertisers and sponsors for the coverage. Sponsorships and advertisements will reach a large statewide audience and will allow the site to continue to offer free live coverage for all users in the future. Please contact us at palegionbaseball@gmail.com with any sponsorships inquiries.

As always, we would like to thank our gracious hosts in Boyertown for their help and hospitality.  Play ball!

Regional brackets are being posted as the matchups are finalized. Click on each region under the Postseason menu to access matchups, and check back for updates as the brackets get filled.

The Crawford-Venango Playoffs began Friday with two games. The four team tournament will determine the league champion and representation at the Region 8 Tournament hosted by Albion.

Friday, July 13

Franklin 9, Lakeview/Mercer 4

Meadville defeated French Creek Valley

Saturday, July 14

Meadville 10, Franklin 1

French Creek Valley 3, Lakeview/Mercer 2

French Creek Valley 7, Franklin 5

Sunday, July 15

Meadville vs. French Creek Valley

The Wyoming Valley Playoffs began Friday with two games. The tournament champion will advance to the Region 5 Tournament, which begins on July 20.

Friday, July 13 - Single Elimination

Greater Pittston 4, Tunkhannock 0

Stripes & Strikes 5, Wilkes-Barre 3

Saturday, July 14 - Double Elimination Begins

Swoyersville 7, Greater Pittston 0

Mountain Post 6, Stripes & Strikes 0

Sunday, July 15

Loser's Bracket

Greater Pittston vs. Stripes & Strikes

League Championship

Swoyersville vs. Mountain Post

Regional Qualifier Game

Greater Pittston/Stripes & Strikes Winner vs. Swoyersville/Mountain Post Loser

The Chester County Playofs are underway with eight teams advancing to the double-elimination tournament. The tournament champion will join host Lionville at the Region 3 Tournament. Check back for updates below.

Play-in Round

Oxford 7, West Chester 2

Friday, July 13

Spring City 10, Oxford 0

Lionville 9, Caln 5

Downingtown 10, Westtown 0

Exton 10, Paoli 5

Saturday, July 14

Loser's Bracket

Oxford defeated Caln

Westtown defeated Paoli

Winner's Bracket

Lionville 8, Spring City 1

Downingtown 12, Exton 5

Sunday, July 15

Loser's Bracket

Oxford vs. Exton

Westtown vs. Spring City

Winner's Bracket

Lionville vs. Downingtown (ppd.)

Monday, July 16

Lionville vs. Downingtown

The Lower Bucks Playoffs began on July 11 with four games. The tournament will continue through Sunday, and the champion will advance to the Region 3 Tournament.

Wednesday, July 11

Lower Southampton 7, Bristol 6

Bensalem 10, Yardley-Morrisville 5

Langhorne 4, Northampton 2

Falls 10, Newtown 0

Thursday, July 12

Loser's Bracket

Yardley-Morrisville 9, Northampton 5

Newtown 8, Bristol 2

Winner's Bracket

Langhorne 5, Bensalem 2

Falls 4, Lower Southampton 0

Friday, July 13

Loser's Bracket

Yardley-Morrisville 6, Lower Southampton 3

Bensalem 9, Newtown 2

Winner's Bracket

Falls 10, Langhorne 5

Saturday, July 14

Yardley-Morrisville 7, Langhorne 4

Bensalem 5. Falls 3

Monday, July 16

Yardley-Morrisville vs. Bensalem

Falls vs. Yardley-Morrisville/Bensalem Winner

The District 31 Playoffs began July 9 with four Best of 3 series. Check out the opening round matchups below and check back for updates as the games are played.

Monday, July 9 through Wednesday, July 11

Best of 3 Opening Round

Game 1: Unity 9, Yough 1

Game 2: Yough 9, Unity 8

Game 3: Unity 5, Yough 3

Game 1: Kiski Valley 5, Bushy Run 3

Game 2: Bushy Run 9, Kiski Valley 2

Game 3: Bushy Run 11, Kiski Valley 2

Game 1: Latrobe 6, Young Township 5

Game 2: Latrobe 6, Young Township 5

Game 1: Hempfield East 14, Derry 2

Game 2: Hempfield East 11, Derry 1

Friday, July 13 through Sunday, July 15

Best of 3 Semifinals

Game 1: Unity 15, Latrobe 12

Game 2: Unity 3, Latrobe 2

Game 1: Hempfield East 5, Bushy Run 4

Game 2: Hempfield East 5, Bushy Run 0

Tuesday, July 17

Championship

Unity vs. Hempfield East

Regional Quaifier Game

Bushy Run vs. Latrobe

The Schuylkill-Berks Playoffs will begin July 11 with four games. The double elimination tournament will continue through July 16, with the league champion joining host Muhlenberg at the Region 2 Tournament. You can view the opening matchups below, and check back for updates as the games progress.

Wednesday, July 11

Muhlenberg 3, Pine Grove 0

Post 625 6, Kutztown 5

Hamburg 10, Southern Area 4

Wyomissing 9, Minersville 7

Thursday, July 12

Loser's Bracket

Pine Grove 3, Kutztown 1

Minersville 7, Southern Area 6

Winner's Bracket

Muhlenberg 5, Post 625 1

Hamburg 6, Wyomissing 2

Saturday, July 14

 

Loser's Bracket

Pine Grove 8, Wyomissing 3

 

Minersville 7, Post 625 0

Winner's Bracket

 

Muhlenberg 6, Hamburg 1

Sunday, July 15

Pine Grove vs. Hamburg

Muhlenberg vs. Minersville

The Fayette County Playoffs begin Sunday with two games, and the tournament will continue through Saturday. The opening round matchups are below and the results will be updated as the games are completed. The tournament champion will advance to the Region 6 Tournament which will be hosted by Uniontown.

Sunday, July 8

Uniontown 17, Carmichaels 2

Connellsville 12, Jefferson-Morgan 1

Monday, July 9

Smithfield-Fairchance 4, Colonial 0

Belle Vernon 8, Farmington 2

Tuesday, July 10

Winner's Bracket

Uniontown 7, Smithfield-Fairchance 1

Belle Vernon 18, Connellsville 4

Loser's Bracket

Colonial 17, Carmichaels 7

Farmington 4, Jefferson-Morgan 1

Wednesday, July 11

Winner's Bracket

Uniontown 11, Belle Vernon 10

Loser's Bracket

Famington 7, Smithfield-Fairchance 0

Thursday, July 12

Loser's Bracket

Connellsville 3, Colonial 0

Friday, July 13

Farmington 2, Connellsville 1

Saturday, July 14

Belle Vernon 6, Farmington 2

Sunday, July 15

Uniontown vs. Belle Vernon

The District 11 Playoffs begin July 10 with two games scheduled. The league champion will join host Dickson City at the Region 5 Tournament which begins July 20.

Tuesday, July 10 - Single Elimination

Abington 4, South Scranton 2

Montrose 13, Carbondale/Lakeland 10

Wednesday, July 11 - Best of 3 Semifinals Begin

Game 1: Dickson City 9, Montrose 2

Game 2: Dickson City 9, Montrose 5

Game 1: Abington 5, West Scranton 2

Game 2: Abington 5, West Scranton 4

Monday, July 16 - Championship

Dickson City vs. Abington

The Bux-Mont League begins its playoffs July 12 with four games. The double elimination tournament will shift to Quakertown's Memorial Park on Saturday through the conclusion of the tournament. The opening round matchups are below. Please check back for updates.

Thursday, July 12 

Hatfield-Towamencin 6, Warrington 5

Perkiomen 2, Pennridge 1

Quakertown 2, Plumstead 1

Souderton 6, Doylestown 1

Friday, July 13

Pennridge 6, Warrington 3

Plumstead 2, Doylestown 1

Hatfield-Towamencin 3, Perkiomen 2

Souderton 7, Quakertown 1

Saturday, July 14

 

Loser's Bracket

 

Quakertown 10, Pennridge 0

 

Perkiomen 6, Plumstead 1

 

Winner's Bracket

 

Souderton 10, Hatfield-Towamencin 8

Sunday, July 15

Quakertown vs. Perkiomen

Hatfield-Towamencin vs. Quakertown/Perkiomen Winner

Monday, July 16

Souderton vs. Hatfield-Towamencin/Quakertown/Perkiomen

The Northampton County Playoffs are set to begin July 9 with the first game of three Best of 3 Series. Top seed Nazareth has a first round bye. The tournament will proceed with Best of 3 matchups with the finals set to begin July 15. The opening round matchups are below. Check back for updates as the games are completed.

Monday, July 9 through Wednesday, July 11

Best of 3 - First Round

Nazareth - Bye

Game 1: Hellertown 8, Freemansburg 5

Game 2: Freemansburg 13, Hellertown 5

Game 3: Hellertown 16, Freemansburg 8

Game 1: Northampton 13, East Stroudsburg 4

Game 2: Northampton 4, East Stroudsburg 1

Game 1: Wanderers 5, Bankos 2

Game 2: Wanderers 6, Bankos 4

Thursday, July 12 through Saturday, July 14

Best of 3 - Semifinals

Game 1: Nazareth 7, Hellertown 5

Game 2: Hellertown 3, Nazareth 2

Game 3: Nazareth 13, Hellertown 1

Game 1: Northampton 5, Wanderers 1

Game 2: Wanderers 10, Northampton 2

Game 3: Northampton 5, Wanderers 3

Sunday, July 15 through Tuesday, July 17

Best of 3 - Finals

Nazareth vs. Northampton

The Berks County Playoffs begin Wednesday night with four games. The first two rounds will be played at home fields of the better seeded teams, and the remainder of the tournament will then shift to West Lawn's Owls Field. The tournament champion will advance to the Region 2 Tournament hosted by Muhlenberg. Check back for updates as the tournament progresses.

Wednesday, July 11 - Double Elimination

Norchester 3, Shillington 1

Post 217 4, Daniel Boone 3

Boyertown 2, Exeter 0

West Lawn 4, Twin Valley 1

Thursday, July 12

Loser's Bracket

Daniel Boone 7, Shillington 0

Exeter 5, Twin Valley 4

Winner's Bracket

Post 217 4, Norchester 1

West Lawn 9, Boyertown 3

Saturday, July 14

 

Loser's Bracket

 

Daniel Boone 8, Boyertown 2

 

Norchester 9, Exeter 3

 

Winner's Bracket

West Lawn 4, Post 217 3

Sunday, July 15

Daniel Boone vs. Post 217

West Lawn vs. Norchester

The York County Playoffs begin Friday, July 6 with two play-in round games. The eight-team, double-elimination tournament will begin Monday, July 9 with the winner advancing to the Region 4 Tournament in Hanover.

Friday, July 6 - Single Elimination

Shiloh defeated Hanover

Spring Grove 7, Bermudian Springs 6

Monday, July 9 - Double Elimination Begins

Pleasureville 8, Spring Grove 4

New Oxford 10, Southwest York 4

Northeastern 6, Stewartstown 5

Dover 2, Shiloh 1

Tuesday, July 10

Winner's Bracket

Pleasureville 8, New Oxford 7

Loser's Bracket

Southwest York 4, Spring Grove 3

Stewartstown 6, Shiloh 2

Wednesday, July 11

Winner's Bracket

Dover 5, Northeastern 4

Thursday, July 12

Loser's Bracket

Northeastern 6, Southwest York 5

New Oxford 14, Stewartstown 1

Friday, July 13

Winner's Bracket

Dover defeated Pleasureville

Saturday, July 14

Northeastern vs. New Oxford

Pleasureville vs. Northeastern/New Oxford Winner

Sunday, July 15

Dover vs. Pleasureville-Northeastern/New Oxford winner

The Dauphin County Playoffs were set to begin Wednesday and will have a six team field. The champion will advance to the Region 4 Tournament hosted by Hanover.

Wednesday, July 11

Paxton 5, Middletown 1

Hershey 10, Linglestown 4

Thursday, July 12

Paxton vs. Upper Dauphin

Hershey vs. Hummelstown

The Lower Montco Playoffs are underway with a four team field. The winner of the playoff tournament will advance to the Region 3 Tournament hosted by Lionville. Check back for updates as the games progress.

Wednesday, July 11

Roslyn 5, Morelanders 0

Fort Washington defeated Mt. Airy

Thursday, July 12

Mt. Airy 8, Morelanders 5

Fort Washington 6, Roslyn 3

Friday, July 13

Roslyn 2, Mt. Airy 1

Saturday, July 14

Fort Washington vs. Mt. Airy

The Lehigh Valley League begins its playoffs with two games Thursday, July 5. The matchups for the first two days are listed below, and the tournament will be reseeded after each round. The tournament champion will advance to the Region 2 Tournanment hosted by Muhlenberg, which begins July 20.

Thursday, July 5 - Single Elimination

West Allentown 5, Emmaus 4

Coplay 7. Southern Lehigh 3

Friday, July 6 - Double Elimination Begins

Salisbury 11, West Allentown 1

South Parkland 2, Carbon Monarchs 1

North Parkland 5, Northern Valley 4

Lower Macungie 10, Coplay 4

Saturday, July 7

Loser's Bracket

Carbon Monarchs 15, West Allentown 5

Coplay 6, Northern Valley 2

Winner's Bracket

North Parkland 4. Lower Macungie 3

South Parkland 9, Salisbury 6

Sunday, July 8

Salisbury 9, Coplay 8

Lower Macungie 8, Carbon Monarchs 7

Tuesday, July 10

Winner's Bracket

South Parkland 1. North Parkland 0

Loser's Bracket

Salisbury 8, Lower Mancungie 1

Wednesday, July 11

Salisbury 14, North Parkland 12

Thursday, July 12

South Parkland 7, Salisbury 0 (South Parkland wins Lehigh Valley Championship)

The Greater Norristown League's playoffs began on July 5 with a play-in round game. The playoffs will continue through either July 10 or 11, with the champion qualifying for the Region 3 Tournament. Check back for updates as the tournament progresses.

Thursday, July 5 - Single Elimination

Valley Forge 7, Whitpain 5

Friday, July 6 - Single Elimination

Whitemarsh 8, Mt. Carmel 2

Valley Forge 4, Perk Valley 2

Saturday, July 7 - Double Elimination Begins

JP Mascaro 8, Whitemarsh 2

Chadwicks 4, Valley Forge 2

Sunday, July 8

Winner's Bracket

JP Mascaro 5, Chadwicks 1

Loser's Bracket

Valley Forge 7, Whitemarsh 4

Monday, July 9

Loser's Bracket

Chadwicks 12, Valley Forge 2

Tuesday, July 10

Chadwicks 6, JP Mascaro 5

 

 

Wednesday, July 11

 

Chadwicks 13, JP Mascaro 0 (Chadwicks wins the Greater Norristown Championship)

The Lebanon County Playoffs begin July 9 with two games. The tournament champion will advance to the Region 4 Tournament hosted by Hanover.

Monday, July 9

Annville 3, Conrad Weiser 2

Richland 6, 5th Ward 2

Tuesday, July 10

Winner's Bracket

Annville @ Fredericksburg

Richland @ Campbelltown

Loser's Bracket

Conrad Weiser vs. TBD

5th Ward vs. TBD

The six team Beaver County Playoffs will begin Friday with two games. The double elimination tournament will continue until Monday, or Tuesday (if necessary). The pairings for the first two days are below.

Friday, July 6

Ambridge-Baden 6, New Brighton-Ellwood City 4

Beaver Falls-Unionville defeated Center-Monaca

Saturday, July 7

Blackhawk defeated Ambridge-Baden

Hopewell vs. Beaver Falls-Unionville

Ambridge-Baden 13, Center-Monaca 6

New Brighton-Ellwood City vs. Game 4 Loser

Sunday, July 8

Ambridge-Baden 7, Beaver Falls-Unionville 5

Blackhawk 6, Ambridge-Baden 5