Back in early April, the Shippensburg and East Pennsboro baseball teams met at John H. Gross Field for a Mid-Penn non-division game.Monday afternoon, those two teams have a chance to turn the District 3 Class AAA bracket on its head.
In the early game at Ephrata's War Memorial Stadium, the No. 17 seed Greyhounds (11-8) meet top-seeded Lampeter-Strasburg. Remember, the Pioneers didn't lose a game until they met defending District 3-AAAA champion Cedar Crest in the Lancaster-Lebanon League Tournament.
In downtown Reading on Monday at 6:30 p.m., No. 15 seed East Penn has it works cut out for it against second-seeded and Berks County Tournament runner-up Twin Valley.
The Panthers (14-6) are expected to send A.J. Wilson to mound (with Zach Nye available in relief) against the powerful Raiders, who advanced to the state semifinals last June.
Those are the matchups. Now, consider what happens if either, or both, of these teams win.
East Penn has the best shot and if the Panthers clear this hurdle, they'll get either Conrad Weiser or Trinity in the next round. Shippensburg, which will likely start Marshal Witmer, will play Palmyra or Garden Spot on Thursday.
Remember, there's always one or two teams that come out of nowhere in the 3-AAA bracket and make a push at the state tournament.
Right now, the two best teams to fit that mold are Shippensburg and No. 20 Kennard-Dale, which worked extra innings to bounce last year's Class AA state champion Bermudian Springs.
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