Erb Mennonite goes 2-for-2!
Erb Red joins Erb Gold in the winner's circle

Both teams from Erb Mennonite Church won playoff titles in 2024. Scroll below the brackets for more on the two championships! Find all of the playoff results by clicking here.  

CONGRATULATIONS ERB MENNONITE RED

Erb Mennonite Red survived a classic five-game series with Middle Creek, winning the fifth and deciding game 15-14 to win the series three games to two and capture the American League playoff championship. Erb Red (24-6) trailed in the series 1-0 and 2-1 before winning the final two games to take the series. The title is Erb Red's ninth in the last 13 years. For Middle Creek, the berth in the finals was its first since 2001 when it captured a fourth league title in a row.

CONGRATULATIONS ERB MENNONITE GOLD

Erb Mennonite Gold captured the National League playoff championship by winning the final three games of its series against White Oak Gray to take the best-of-five series three games to one. Top-seeded Erb Gold went 7-2 in the playoffs, finishing the year with a combined record of 25-6 en route to winning its first title after advancing to the NL finals last year in its first season. For White Oak Gray (23-9), this marked its second trip to the playoff finals in three years.

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2024 FINAL STANDINGS

American League
[Pts – Team (Record)]
66.5 – Erb Mennonite Red (18-4)
57.5 – Middle Creek (15-7)
40.5 – Chiques Gold (12-10)
36 – White Oak Red (8-14)
34.5 – Newport Dove Blue (9-13)

National League
[Pts – Team (Record)]
38.5 – Erb Mennonite Gold (18-4)
35.5 – White Oak Gray (18-4)
26 – Salem (13-9)
21.5 – Manheim BIC Orange (10-12)
18 – Manheim BIC Black (9-13)
18 – Chiques Blue (17-5)
17.5 – East Petersburg Menn./Carpenter's (9-13)
17 – Crossway Mennonite (8-14)
16.5 – LCBC (8-14)
12.5 – Newport Dove Red (12-10)
8 – Manheim Brethren (8-14)
4 – Hempfield (4-18)
2 – White Oak Orange (2-20)

Standings above are based on a point system. Teams receive points for victories based on half of the total point value of the game's total. (If a "3" beats a "2," the winner receives 2.5 points.) If a team loses to a Tier 1 opponent, they receive 1 point. Find individual game results here.

TIER 1 (4 points): Erb Mennonite Red, Middle Creek, White Oak Red
TIER 2 (3 points): Chiques Gold, Newport Dove Blue
TIER 3 (2 points): Crossway Mennonite, East Petersburg Mennonite/Carpenter’s, Erb Mennonite Gold, LCBC, Manheim BIC Black, Manheim BIC Orange, Salem, White Oak Gray
TIER 4 (1 point): Chiques Blue, Hempfield, Manheim Brethren, Newport Dove Red, White Oak Orange

PICKUPS
(Contact Mike Givler with names within 24 hours of the player participating in a game.)

CHIQUES GOLD - Robbie Grogan, Matt Huber, Justin Ramer
CROSSWAY MENNONITE - Justin Feener, Austin Weaver, Josh Weaver
EAST PETERSBURG MENN./CARPENTER'S - Jeremy Ginder, Lex Ortiz, Kalen Veres, Barrett Youtz
ERB MENNONITE GOLD - Clay Fidler, Trent Fidler, Hunter Garber, Drew Myers
ERB MENNONITE RED - Jagger Blouch, Rodney Fidler
HEMPFIELD - Carlos Vasquez, Jake Rannels, Alex Troxell
LCBC - Kevin Keller, Alex Smoker
MANHEIM BRETHREN - Derek Burkholder, Dan LaMar, Jason Shenk
MANHEIM BIC ORANGE - Jaden Gingrich, Mike Givler, Billy Reilly
MIDDLE CREEK - Colin Brubaker, Chase Martin, Reed Martin, Kyle Weaver
NEWPORT DOVE BLUE - Dawson Good, Josh Longenecker, Colin Miller, Ethan Sensenig
NEWPORT DOVE RED - Anthony Denlinger, Jared Groff
SALEM - J.J. Sanchez
WHITE OAK GRAY - Donald Miller
WHITE OAK ORANGE - Kade Garman, Jared Martin, Joey Martin
WHITE OAK RED - Todd Heisey, Jeremy Litzenberger, Conrad Stoner

WE'RE ON SOCIAL MEDIA!!!

The Manheim Church Softball League is now on social media! Thanks to Wyatt Stoner of Erb Mennonite Church, the league now has Facebook and Instagram accounts. You can access those accounts by clicking the links below. Feel free to post photos of your favorite teams and players on your accounts. Tag the league and we'll be sure to share them with our fans! Keep checking those pages for league information and standings updates.

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All-Star Saturday another success!

The Manheim Church League's second All-Star Saturday on June 29 featured top players from the league competiting in two nine-inning all-star games. A Home Run Derby was sandwiched between the two games, with Newport Dove Blue's Ethan Sensenig winning the event. Dan Wiederrecht of Salem took second after a hit-off with Erb Mennonite Gold's Landon Stoner decided the runner-up.

Once again, food trucks were on hand during the games and derby, with $8,400 collected, which is being split between Manheim missions Teen Central and The Home on Ferdinand. Thank you to everyone who had a hand in making this day successful and to those who turned out to help celebrate our league!

50th ANNIVERSARY ALL-STAR SATURDAY

On Saturday, June 24, 2023, the Manheim Church League celebrated its 50th year of slowpitch softball with a day that included two league all-star games, a reunion game for league alumni and a home run derby. More than $12,400 was raised for Manheim missions Teen Central and the Home on Ferdinand. Thank you to everyone who made this day a huge success! Below is a photo from June 24 by Wyatt Stoner taken from a drone. For more pictures, visit our special 50th anniversary page under the "Pages" tab or click here.

DRONE VIDEO: Watch as a drone captures images of our All-Star Saturday from hundreds of feet above the Pool Field, including Nick Engel's walkoff hit that won the 6:30 all-star game! Click here.