Berlin Earns A Second Chance Against New Jersey Champs

August 10, 2018 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Local Sports

Bristol, CT – Against Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Berlin pitcher Kannon Cropper got the start. He did not last long, throwing only 17 pitches, giving up four earned runs, and he did not retire a batter. Fast forward to Thursday night at the 2018 Little League Mid-Atlantic Regional. With the season on the line in an elimination game against Clinton County, PA, Cropper validated manager Cameron McDonough’s decision to go back to the right hander. Cropper racked up seven strike outs in pitching a complete game shutout of a 6-0 win.

The win forces a rematch against Middletown, NJ, the only team to defeat Berlin in 13 games of this postseason run.

“Jersey got us the first time,” McDonough said. “I expect them to play as well as they did the other day and I expect us to play well.”

The winner on Friday night will advance to the Region Title game against the champions of New York, Staten Island. Three of the last 14 Region Champs have been from Maryland. Two of those were from Delmarva (2004 South Caroline and 2007 West Salisbury).

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.

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