A month ago, the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association ‘A’ and ‘B’ Conference champions were crowned. A few days after that, Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen played host to four Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association title games. Today, we unveil our fourth annual BaltimoreBaseball.com Diamond Nine. Our picks for the top nine players in...
Gerstell’s Reece Early used strong ‘B’ Conference final performances to win our final Prep Ballplayer of the Week award. He captured more than 73% of the vote that also included finalists Pete Marchineck (Calvert Hall) and Zach Stiars (C. Milton Wright). Early pitched and hit the Falcons to a 6-3 victory over...
The 2019 high school baseball season wrapped up Friday and Saturday with the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association state title games at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. Old Mill and Sherwood kicked things off Friday evening in Class 4A. The Patriots tied the game up at 3-3 in the bottom of the...
The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association state title games are set. Starting tonight – and ending Saturday evening – the top eight public school baseball teams in Maryland will step on Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen to compete for their respective class championships. The teams represent seven different counties,...
The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association regional champions were crowned Friday and the state semifinals are set for Tuesday. Five teams in our coverage area — Baltimore City and its surrounding counties — are still in the mix for a state title. Baltimore County’s Randallstown routed Forest Park, a city school,...
We’re nearing the end of the 2019 high school baseball season. Here’s a look at the public and private school matchups plus our latest Prep Ballplayer of the Week winner. Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association The 16 regional finals will be underway in just a few hours. Thirteen of the 32...
Friday’s rainfall affected a number of second-round games Saturday in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association playoffs as 10 quarterfinals — making up seven regional semifinals — were postponed. Those games are scheduled for this afternoon, although more rain is in the forecast. The Section I and II semis are scheduled...
The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association playoffs got underway Thursday throughout the state. Here’s a breakdown of how area teams fared in the opening round: *Note: The Section I and II semifinals are set for Saturday, May 11.* Class 1A Eight teams from Baltimore County and four teams from the city...
Teams are hitting their strides as the postseason kicks off later this week. We saw a number of Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association county-clinching wins including a three-peat for Carroll’s Century and crowns for South River and Howard, playing in Anne Arundel and Howard, respectively. The tournament seeding is set for...
For a second straight week, a Century player has won our Prep Ballplayer award. Jared Lamb took the crown last week. This time, it’s senior infielder Matt Born. Born, who hit three home runs — including a grand slam — in two games and knocked in 10 total runs, earned 81 percent...