After winning their final home game, Upper Perkiomen's three seniors took one more trip around the bases at Bonekemper Field. Maneuvering around a crowd of eager nine-year-olds, the longer strides of Brayden Adam, Jackson Long and Cole Pierce quickly carried them to the front of the pack.

Upper Perkiomen catcher Ryan Cairns, left, attempts to tag a Pottstown runner without the ball during the final home game of the season on May 7.

            Bobby Saeger embraced each of them as they crossed home plate following a victory over Pottstown last week. The trio has meant so much to the program's development, according to the head coach.

            The Indians head into the District One Class 5A playoffs with confidence after consecutive Pioneer Athletic Conference victories, including over their main division rival, to end their regular season. After rolling to a 9-1 victory over the visiting Trojans on Wednesday, May 7, they rallied late the following day to defeat Pope John Paul II. 

            Benjamin Godshall's single in the top of the seventh lifted them to a 3-2 victory over the three-time defending Frontier Division champions.

            By winning four of their last five games, the Tribe will likely be the No. 10 seed in the district tournament that begins ...