The Susquehanna and Central leagues settled for a 6-6, 10-inning tie in their annual all-star game on Saturday.
The Susquehanna League and Central League battled to an all-star tie on Saturday.
Hallam's Xavier Bonilla was the game's Most Valuable Player. He hit a game-tying, two-run homer.
Pleasureville's Andrew Parks was the Pitcher of the Game. He threw three scoreless innings.
It's a good thing that home-field advantage for the York County Championship Series is not determined by the result of the annual Central League vs. Susquehanna League All-Star Game.
That's because the 2017 edition of the all-star contest between the two rival York County leagues ended in a 6-6 tie Saturday in Mount Wolf. The full nine-inning exhibition was called after 10 innings, primarily because of a lack of available pitching for both sides.
Forry's blast was a sight to see. His shot cleared not only the fence in left field at Rock Brenner Memorial Field, but also the street behind it before landing on someone's front porch. Jefferson manager Pat Schultz estimated the shot to be well over 400 feet.
"One of the farthest that I've ever seen hit there," said Schultz, who managed the Central League squad.
After trailing 4-0 early, the Central League battled back — powered by three-run homers by Pleasureville's Jason Kroeger and the Vikings' Michael Santago — to take a 6-4 lead after six innings.
Hallam's Xavier Bonilla, who earned Most Valuable Player honors for the contest, hit a two-run, game-tying homer in the eighth to even the score at 6-6.
The game continued into both the ninth and 10th innings, with neither side able to edge across a run before Toomey and Schultz agreed to call the game a tie.
Pleasureville's Andrew Parks was named the Pitcher of the Game after throwing three scoreless innings for the Central League.
Return of the Tie-tans: It is rather uncommon for an all-star contest to end without a winner or loser, but it certainly wasn't unusual for Schultz.
Schultz and the Jefferson Titans earned the Central League regular-season title a season ago, in large part because of several tie games. Last year, victories earned teams two points, while ties earned them one point. Not insignificantly, one point was the margin of difference between Jefferson and Stoverstown last season.
That's led to a running joke around the league in which opponents, and even Schultz himself, refers to the team as the Tie-tans.
"I did make that joke before," Schultz said.
This season the Central League changed the point structure to allow three points for a victory and one point for a tie. If that had been the case last season, Stoverstown would have — you guessed it — been tied in points.
Emotional moments: While the game ended with an anti-climax, there were still a few highlight moments that many in attendance will long remember.
One of the biggest was a tribute to veteran right-hander Adam Hoff. A pitcher for nearly two decades in both the Central and Susquehanna leagues, Hoff was forced to give up the game after tearing a ligament in his elbow. A future Hall of Famer with nearly 200 wins combined from both leagues, Hoff threw the game's first pitch — a strike — before leaving the field to a nice ovation.
Hoff's tribute wasn't the only one Saturday. Toomey wanted to honor former East Prospect pitcher Steve Poff, who died more than a year ago.
Mount Wolf's Dan Dierdorff also wore a commemorative jersey for Saturday's contest. Dierdorff wore former Wolves manager Tim Brenner's No. 20 jersey for the contest. Brenner died earlier this year at the age of 53.