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...
It’s been quiet around Dubroff’s Diner lately, so let’s bring some music into the discussion. For many years, the Orioles have played John Denver’s “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” after “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during seventh-inning stretch. As I traveled around the majors, I’ve noticed other songs that seemed...
The Orioles, as you might have heard, have kind of an important decision to make in Monday night’s first-year player draft. For the first time since 1989, the Orioles hold the No. 1 overall pick, giving the club a chance to add a potential superstar prospect to bolster their rebuilding effort. But...
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...
For the rebuilding Orioles, 2019 is expected to be a season of change, as first-year executive vice president Mike Elias attempts to reshape the roster and increase the talent level throughout the organization. Part of that change involves making trades. Casting off veterans in exchange for minor league talent is a tried-and-true...
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,...
Nobody said the Orioles’ 2019 season was going to be pretty. And it didn’t get any prettier in Cleveland over the weekend. The Orioles lost three of four games, and none of their losses was particularly competitive. The club was outscored 28-8 in those defeats. The series got off to an inauspicious...
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...