Jon Gerardi

3 weeks ago | sungazette.com | Jon Gerardi

Jun 5, 2025 Sports editor [email protected] It’s been a handful of years since Cade Davis stepped foot on Bowman Field, but he definitely remembers it. He was at Bloomsburg High School at the time and played at Bowman Field a few times in his career. Now, as a junior at George Washington University, the Bloomsburg native is back in the district he grew up playing as a part of the Williamsport Crosscutters. Davis was among numerous pitchers who reported to Williamsport for the...

3 weeks ago | sungazette.com | Jon Gerardi

Kenny Thomas was there in the clubhouse at Bowman Field when the Williamsport Crosscutters clinched the MLB Draft League first-half championship in mid-July. And of course he was there in September when the Williamsport Crosscutters defeated the Trenton Thunder, 5-4, to claim the MLB Draft League championship. Those moments stood out vividly for Thomas.

3 weeks ago | sungazette.com | Jon Gerardi

Spence is a born catcher, and he loves being situated behind the plate. That’s good news for the Williamsport Crosscutters. “Oh yeah, absolutely (I’m ready to catch my teammates). It’s always an exciting time catching the first couple of bullpens and seeing the guys with some of their nasty stuff,” Spence said with a smile. “Sometimes some of their pitches are a little hard to catch, but after the first few weeks you get a good grip on it.

3 weeks ago | sungazette.com | Jon Gerardi

After Camp Hill made it a 1-0 game in the second inning, South Williamsport went out and stayed composed and played the game it knows how. And in the third inning, the Mounties struck and took control. Tadd Lusk got a hold of a ball and drilled a three-run home run over the right-field fence, giving the senior a special moment in his final game at South Williamsport’s field, to propel the Mounties to a 7-2 win against Camp Hill in the PIAA Class AA playoffs.

1 month ago | sungazette.com | Jon Gerardi

May 28, 2025 Sports Editor [email protected] SHIPPENSBURG — All year long, Baylee Espinosa would joke with her mom that she was aiming for her school record in the 1,600. It was the only school track record that Espinosa didn’t yet claim that her mom, the former Ashleigh Wetzel, held at Lewisburg. Espinosa came close this year at the Lock Haven High School Classic by running a 4:54.79 but was two hundredths of a second off the mark. But on Friday at Shippensburg, Espinosa not only...