Growing up, Gavin Sheets was a better golfer than a baseball player. So much better that his dad suggested he push aside baseball to concentrate on golf. That’s never an easy conversation, especially since the kid’s father, Larry Sheets, knows a bit about baseball. The elder Sheets spent eight seasons in the...
Kevin Kopec grew up in Madrid – Spain’s capital city that has a population of more than three million. It’s a city that has one baseball field. The sport couldn’t be more of an afterthought for those who live there. Kopec, though, didn’t really want to play soccer like everyone else. He...
Coppin State University head baseball coach Sherman Reed Sr.’s mind was racing when he walked toward the dugout after the fourth inning of his team’s season opener last month in Los Angeles. The Eagles were playing the University of Southern California Trojans, one of Division 1’s most storied baseball programs, and Reed’s...
Kevin Smith wasn’t heavily recruited coming out of high school. He didn’t have countless letters and emails pouring in from college coaches. He spent weeks — not months or years — talking to schools before making his decision. And, in his first two years playing at the collegiate level, Smith’s offensive numbers...
I’m guessing many of you have never attended a local college baseball game before. The stands are usually dotted with friends, family and the occasional scout, but not many casual observers. I’ve been working in college baseball in Baltimore for more than three years now. I’m the voice of the Johns Hopkins...