Hanover and New Oxford complete first round sweeps

Hanover and New Oxford both completed opening-round playoff series sweeps with road victories on Sunday.

Hanover got 11 strikeouts from Kody Kibler and a home run from Mark Phillips for the second straight day as the Raiders eeked out a 2-1 win over Brushtown to cap their series. 

New Oxford downed North Carroll 5-1. Dan Shafer's two-run single helped the Twins establish an early lead, and Alex Emlet tossed seven innings for the complete-game win.

Hanover and New Oxford will now square off against each other in the SPL semis, which begin Tuesday. Game one will be at New Oxford High School.  In the other semifinal matchup, Littlestown will travel to Cashtown for game one on Tuesday.