The 2023 Morning Call all-area baseball team

A revamped PIAA schedule took away a week of practice and prompted the scholastic baseball season to start earlier than ever with games allowed on St. Patrick’s Day and league games beginning on March 21,

The teams throughout The Morning Call coverage area adapted well to the lack of practice and the early start.

Many of them were ready for big seasons at the plate, in the field and on the mound.

Liberty may not have started as strong as some others but was able to put it together late in winning the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and District 11 6A titles.

Pocono Mountain East broke through for its first District 11 title, this one in 5A, since the 1980s.

Bangor was the surprise Colonial League champ, but Saucon Valley regrouped from a disappointing loss in the CL finals to win the District 11 3A gold and two PIAA playoff games. The Panthers were the last team standing, reaching the state semifinals before losing a heartbreaker to Camp Hill.

It was a season to remember with…