1. Liberty finished 10-0 in the EPC Steel Division and 15-1 overall in EPC play to earn the top seed for the league tournament. It went 18-1 during one stretch after dropping its regular-season opener to Wilson-West Lawn.

2. The Hurricanes ended the season 25-4 overall. No other area team won more than 18 games.

3. Liberty rebounded from losing to Parkland in the EPC final to win the District 11 Class 6A crown. The Hurricanes beat three EPC tournament qualifiers Nazareth, Emmaus and Parkland to win their first District 11 title since a 4A championship in 2007.

4. The Hurricanes were the only Lehigh Valley team to average six-plus runs per game and allow fewer than three runs per game.

5. Liberty reached the PIAA Class 6A semifinals, marking their deepest state-tournament run since 2002.

Past Team of the Year Awards

Year, School

2016, Bangor and Easton

2015, Parkland

2014, Parkland and Notre Dame-GP

2013, Salisbury

2012, Nazareth

2011, Salisbury

2010, Pleasant Valley

2009, Parkland

2008, Whitehall

2007, Bethlehem Catholic

2006, Nazareth

2005, Emmaus

2004, Whitehall

2003, Tamauqua

2002, Liberty

2001, Bethlehem Catholic

2000, Emmaus

1999, Emmaus

1998, Northampton

1997, Catasauqua

1996, Bethlehem Catholic

1995, Northampton

1994, Northampton

1993, Easton

1992, Jim Thorpe

1991, Liberty

Read this article:

Morning Call all-area baseball: Liberty is team of the year - The ... - Allentown Morning Call