The opening day of the high school baseball season is now in the books and the immediate reaction here is how bad the supposedly flagship division of the Mid-Penn Conference looked.
All four Commonwealth programs that were in action Friday lost. Some (Carlisle and Central Dauphin) were throttled while others (Cumberland Valley and Red Land) dropped narrow decisions.
Muhlenberg, a serious contender for the Berks County and District 3 Class AAA titles, came to West Hanover Twp. and destroyed the Rams, 13-2, in five innings. Carlisle hosted Mid-Penn Colonial Division power Waynesboro and put up little fight in a 13-0, five-inning loss.
Red Land, which returns only two starters from last year's PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinal team, woke up too late in a 6-4 loss to Keystone Division favorite Susquehanna Twp. The Patriots trailed 6-0 before scoring all of their runs in the last of the seventh.
Maybe the toughest pill to swallow on Friday was CV's bottom-0f-the-seventh 6-5 defeat at Lower Dauphin, another Keystone player. The teams were tied through six-and-a-half innings before the Falcons escaped with a one-out single to drive in the runner at second.
Cedar Cliff, Chambersburg and Central Dauphin East were not in action Friday.
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