High School
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June 15, 2018 at 1:00 pm
2018 ‘Diamond Nine’ unveiled — the top nine prep players in the Baltimore area
The local high school baseball season wrapped up three weeks ago. Today we unveil our third annual BaltimoreBaseball.com Diamond Nine. Our picks for the top nine players in the Baltimore area — regardless of position — were made after reviewing statistics and other information available. This year’s Diamond Nine includes seven seniors...
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June 4, 2018 at 7:00 am
Ranking the top draft-eligible prospects in Maryland — high schools and colleges
Despite some impressive play in the high school postseason and runs of unprecedented success by several local college programs, this year does not appear to be a particularly stout campaign for Maryland amateurs when it comes to Major League Baseball’s first-year-player draft. It would be stunning if a Maryland product was selected...
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June 1, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Kulick uses clutch hit to win state title — and final 2018 ‘Prep Ballplayer’ honor
Ryan Kulick’s walkoff hit against Severna Park in the Class 4A championship game last Friday got the nod from our voters in the final “Prep Ballplayer of the Week” vote of 2018. The junior, down to the team’s last strike, slapped a two-out, two-run single up the middle for Howard’s first state...
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May 29, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Two title-winning pitching performances and an ultimate clutch hit vie for final ‘Prep Ballplayer’ award for 2018
The high school baseball season officially wrapped up this past week. Last Monday, the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) ‘A’ and ‘B’ Conference champions – Archbishop Curley and Boys’ Latin, respectively — were crowned. As that was happening, nine Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) regional finals were underway. Two more rounds...
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May 27, 2018 at 12:24 am
Class 3A Championship: Thomas Johnson wins its fourth title, and first since 2002
ABERDEEN – Gov. Thomas Johnson High School is – once again, and for the first time since 2002 — the Class 3A MPSSAA state champions. The Patriots’ 3-2 victory over Huntingtown Saturday night is the fourth title for the storied Frederick County program. “These guys don’t want to stop playing baseball,” Thomas...
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May 26, 2018 at 10:38 pm
Class 2A Championship: Century uses big blast, great pitching to win first title
ABERDEEN — The Century Knights used power hitting and power pitching to beat La Plata, 4-1, on Saturday evening and secure the Carroll County school’s first MPSSAA Class 2A state championship. How It Happened It only took two innings for the Knights to go deep — something that the team has done...
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Class 1A Championship: Boonsboro earns redemption with 12-9 win in extras
ABERDEEN — The Boonsboro Warriors fell to the St. Michaels Saints during last year’s Class 1A Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletics Association championship game. Boonsboro wasn’t going to let that happened a second straight year. In a thriller Saturday afternoon, the Warriors captured their third state title with a 12-9 victory against St....
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Class 4A championship: Howard explodes for four-run, walkoff rally to win first state title
ABERDEEN — Howard High School couldn’t have scripted a better way to win its first state championship. After falling to Northwest in the Class 4A Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association state finals a season ago, the Lions rallied from three runs down in their final at-bat Friday night against Severna Park...
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May 25, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Previewing this weekend’s state title games; Kiple wins ‘Prep Ballplayer’ vote
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 in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association. They represent eight different counties. Six have won previous state...
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May 21, 2018 at 1:00 pm
State playoff picture gets clearer; Nixon, Kiple, Russo vie for ‘Prep Ballplayer’
The Class 4A state semifinals are set. The others, not so much. Rain on Friday pushed back one sectional finals and nine of the remaining 12 regional title contests to this afternoon. The winners are back Tuesday, battling for state championship game appearances which – weather permitting – will be held Friday...
