Region 2 Tournament Capsules
North Parkland
League: Lehigh Valley Regular Season and Playoff Champion
Manager: Terry Stoudt
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How They Got Here: Following a regular season in which they won the league title by five games, the Buffaloes swept through the league playoffs, clinching a berth at regionals by defeating Southern Lehigh in the final game.
Hatfield
League: Bux-Mont Runner-up
Manager: Matt Gallagher
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How They Got Here: Hatfield finished in sixth place in the league in the regular season. Following an opening round loss in the playoffs, Hatfield ran through the losers' bracket of the tournament, falling in a slugfest to regular season champion Doylestown in the final.
Doylestown
League: Bux-Mont Regular Season and Playoff Champion
Manager: Steve Ruane
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How They Got Here: Doylestown clinched a regular berth with their first place finish in the regular season, edging out Souderton and Pennridge. The Tigers went undefeated in the league playoffs, winning the title with a come from behind victory over Hatfield.
Bath
League: Northampton County West Division Playoff Champion
Manager: Gene Sostarecz
How They Got Here: Bath clinched its second straight regional appearance with a championship series sweep over rival Nazareth. Bath had finished one game ahead of Nazareth to take the regular season division title. Bath, 6-0 in the playoffs, won its first league title since 1992.
Shillington
League: Berks County Regular Season and Playoff Champion
Manager: Tim Gombar
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How They Got Here: Shillington won the Berks League title with a 4-0 win over Boyertown. The Red Sox had edged out Exeter for the league's regular season honors. Despite a setback to Conrad Weiser, Shillington bounced back and shut down Boyertown with masterful pitching and defense to claim the spot at regionals.
Valley View
League: Schuylkill-Berks League Champion
Manager: Robert Felty
How They Got Here: Valley View won the Northern Division Playoffs to clinch a place at regionals. The West Enders took out perennial league power Southern Area to take the title. Valley View then topped Oley/Topton to win their first league title since 2005.
Oley/Topton
League: Schuylkill-Berks League Runner-up
Manager: Fred van Gulik
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How They Got Here: Oley/Topton won the regular season championship in the league's Southern Division, and then swept through the playoffs to claim a regional berth. The Patriots dropped the league title game to Valley View.
West Lawn
League: Berks County, Host
Manager: Zack Williams
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How They Got Here: West Lawn is hosting state regionals, as well as the Mid-Atlantic Regional this year. The Owls finished fifth in the Berks League, and went 0-2 in the league playoffs. West Lawn is coming off a fourth place finish at last year's state tournament.
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