Don’t count out the Norfolk Tides just yet. The Orioles’ Triple-A affiliate, after starting the season 9-16, has found a groove. The Tides have won seven of their last 10 games, climbing within three games of .500. Norfolk’s pitching has remained a challenge. The club has a 5.19 ERA, fifth-worst in the...
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...
After Mike Elias took the reins as the Orioles’ executive vice president and general manager November 16, a common refrain was that he wouldn’t have much time to put his stamp on the 2019 roster. He had an abbreviated offseason in which much of his attention was focused on rebuilding the club’s...
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...
This week’s selection process for the three Prep Ballplayer of the Week finalists wasn’t easy as a number of players dominated. Between the three finalists and six players in the “others considered” category, four of them had 10 or more strikeouts in a single outing while five tallied five or more RBIs...
If there’s one good thing that can be said about the Orioles’ series in Minnesota over the weekend, it’s that it was only three games instead of four. Beyond that, it’s hard to find any sliver of positive news from the Orioles’ nightmarish excursion to Target Field. The Orioles got swept by...
Century’s Jared Lamb tossed a gem last week against South Carroll. The voters took notice as the right-hander earned more than 96 percent of the vote, en route to our Prep Ballplayer of the Week award. Lamb struck out 11 hitters on April 15 in the team’s 1-0 extra-inning victory. He pitched...
Three high school seniors are finalists for this week’s Prep Ballplayer of the Week award. One finalist pitched a gem, while another found success on the mound and at the plate. Our third finalist took opposing pitchers deep twice. This Week’s Finalists Jared Lamb, Sr., RHP, Century Century tossed a combined no-hitter...