HS Baseball Roundup: Tri-Valley repeats as Rothermel champs
The Tri-Valley baseball team poses with the Russ Rothermel Memorial Tournament Trophy (Photo by Eli Doyle).
MINERSVILLE — Tri-Valley left little doubt by the end.
The Dawgs erupted early and continued to pile on as Tri-Valley rolled past Shenandoah Valley 17-4 in the championship game of the annual Russ Rothermel Memorial Tournament at Del Hauck Field, successfully defending last year’s title on Saturday.
After the Blue Devils grabbed an early lead, Tri-Valley answered with a four-run third inning and never looked back. The Dawgs added five more runs in the fourth and continued to pile on behind an aggressive approach on the basepath.
Braeden Doyle earned the win, while also collecting two hits at the plate. Owen Miller and Jack Wehry each drove in three runs as Tri-Valley racked up nine hits and drew 12 walks.
Jason Stewart added a triple and helped spark multiple rallies, even during the frigid temperatures.
Chase McCole led Shenandoah Valley with two hits and two RBIs, but the Blue Devils couldn’t keep pace as Tri-Valley took control early and never let up.
Minersville and Panther Valley will faceoff in a consolation game to wrap up the 2026 iteration of the tournament at Hauck Field on Saturday, May 9, at noon.
Russ Rothermel was a 1966 graduate of Minersville High School. He was drafted by the Houston Astros. Minersville hosts an annual tournament in his honor. Check out his stats below.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rother001rus
Some quick facts (courtesy of Del Hauck):
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All Star Pitcher 1968 NY-Penn League; 1973 Southern League
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Lettered three years in Baseball and Basketball at Minersville
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Pitcher for the 1966 Valley View Legion – Schuylkill County Baseball League Champions
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Pitched in 1966 East-West Legion All Star Game
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Played On Minersville High School’s 1966 undefeated basketball team (22-0)
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Member of the Charleston Charlies, Minor League Baseball 1978 Champions
Teams |
123 |
456 |
7 |
— |
Runs |
Hits |
Errors |
TV (3-1) |
020 |
504 |
4 |
— |
17 |
9 |
2 |
SV (3-1) |
102 |
010 |
0 |
— |
4 |
6 |
4 |
Bench, Jt. Lajara (4), Jw. Lajara (4), Christopher (4), Kechula (5), Hernandez (7), Gradwell (7) and Kechula, Jt. Lajara (5); Doyle, Maurer (4), Stewart (6), Kaslavage (7) and Troutman. W – Doyle (2-1). L – Bench (0-1).
Hits: Tri-Valley – Wehry, Stewart, Doyle 2, Miller, Schley, Maurer, Scheib. Shenandoah Valley – McCole 2, Kechula, Jt. Lajara, Bench, Saba.
2B – Schley, McCole, Kechula. 3B – Stewart, Troutman
Tulpehocken 9, Pine Grove 8
BERNVILLE — Pine Grove couldn’t hold a late lead and fell to Tulpehocken in a non-league contest.
The Cardinals battled back and forth throughout, taking an 8-6 lead in the sixth inning before Tulpehocken responded with three runs in the bottom half to regain control.
Wyatt Snyder and Austin Frantz each collected two hits for Pine Grove, while Quincy Allen and Dane Hannevig drove in runs during key stretches.
Tulpehocken was led by Grant Gehman, who drove in three runs, including a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning.
Teams |
123 |
45 |
7 |
— |
Runs |
Hits |
Errors |
PG (2-4) |
030 |
122 |
0 |
— |
8 |
9 |
4 |
Tul (2-2) |
050 |
001 |
x |
— |
9 |
6 |
3 |
