College Baseball
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March 23, 2018 at 12:00 pm
College Corner: Bright lights of Camden Yards pales compared to luster of Navy-Army rivalry
Brandon Yu is no stranger to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Perry Hall native and 2017 Baltimore County Pitcher of the Year at Perry Hall High School grew up within 20 miles of the Orioles’ home park. Although he can’t recall attending his first big league game, Yu remembers spending countless...
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March 15, 2018 at 12:23 pm
College Corner: In fourth season, Hood College Baseball blazing new trail with scorching start
When it comes to baseball, the Hood College program has barely graduated from toddler status. It’s embarking on its fourth season of existence and has failed to post a winning season in its first three campaigns. So far this season, though, the Blazers are, well, blazing through the competition — winning their...
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March 8, 2018 at 12:05 pm
College Corner: Towson’s Palacios follows family footsteps, makes own imprint on field
Family and baseball are interchangeable in the Palacios household. The game’s a tradition – passed down like genes from one generation to the next. Before Towson University shortstop Richie Palacios could walk, he had a glove and ball in his hands. The junior from Brooklyn N.Y., cherishes the little family time he...
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March 1, 2018 at 2:57 pm
College Corner: Looking at the ‘Players to Watch’ for all Maryland four-year colleges
All 15 of Maryland’s four-year colleges have returned to the diamond to start their 2018 campaigns. Some programs look to rebuild following rough seasons while others hope to continue last year’s momentum. A handful of teams have already made trips to warmer climates and now have opened at home – or will...
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February 22, 2018 at 12:49 pm
College Corner: 30-year-old Vaughn blends youth, experience as Maryland’s new skipper
Barely into his fourth decade, Rob Vaughn has already lived a baseball lover’s fantasy. He was a starting catcher at Division 1 Kansas State University, helping lead the Wildcats to their first NCAA tournament. He was selected in the 30th round of the 2009 amateur draft by the Chicago White Sox and...
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June 22, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Maryland and Towson hire new head coaches
Two Division 1 baseball programs announced Thursday that they have hired new head coaches. University of Maryland has promoted Rob Vaughn from associate head coach and Towson University has hired Matt Tyner away from his post as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at the University of Richmond. Tyner will be taking over a program...
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3.0K1June 9, 2017 at 12:39 pmSzefc leaves Terps for Hokies’ top job
John Szefc, who led the University of Maryland’s baseball program back to national significance, has left his head coaching job in College...
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June 4, 2017 at 9:54 pm
Terps lose to WVU, wrapping up the college season for all of Maryland’s four-year schools
The college baseball season in Maryland is officially over. It actually ended Sunday afternoon in North Carolina, when the University of Maryland Terrapins lost, 8-5, to West Virginia University in the losers’ bracket of the Winston-Salem Regional. Paced by three scoreless innings from freshman starter Tyler Blohm (Archbishop Spalding), a solo homer...
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June 3, 2017 at 5:59 pm
UMBC’s season comes to an end; Terps win 16-2, are last Maryland team standing in NCAAs
The University of Maryland Terrapins are the last four-year school in the state still playing baseball after beating UMBC, 16-2, on Saturday afternoon in the losers’ bracket of the NCAA Regionals in Winston-Salem, NC. It’ll be a tough climb for the Terrapins, but their College World Series dream is still alive. On...
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June 1, 2017 at 1:12 pm
College Corner: Shaffer rides great Big Ten season to NCAA tourney, high draft status
Brian Shaffer calls his path to baseball success an underdog story. It’s about to add another chapter: his ultimate goal of playing the sport professionally. Two big events in Shaffer’s baseball career are on the horizon: His final college game, which depends on how far his University of Maryland Terrapins advance in...