Voting picked up in the latter part of the week and more than 57 percent of the 25,814 total votes cast went to Indian Creek’s Alex Seidleck. Seidleck used an impressive performance against St. Frances on April 8 to take home the Prep Ballplayer of the Week crown. The right-hander threw a...
After Thursday night’s 11-inning 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Orioles have an 8-12 record. Of the 25 players on the roster, eight are new to the organization since the end of last season: Hanser Alberto, Josh Lucas, Richie Martin, Rio Ruiz, Pedro Severino, Dwight Smith Jr., Dan Straily and...
Our three Prep Ballplayer of the Week finalists are set. Two of the players hit a grand slam, and the third tossed a gem and also contributed at the plate. This Week’s Finalists Adam Barclay, Sr., INF/OF, Archbishop Spalding Barclay didn’t waste any time last week. On Monday versus St. Paul’s, he...
Over the weekend, after each Orioles/Red Sox game wrapped up, I found myself tuning into some West Coast baseball — specifically, the San Diego Padres visiting the Arizona Diamondbacks. The series brought back memories of the Orioles’ recent glory years. Two star players from those successful Baltimore clubs, Manny Machado and Adam...
Just over 28,400 votes were cast in our latest Prep Ballplayer of the Week contest. And 57 percent of that went to Annapolis Area Christian School’s Matt Sowinski. Sowinski is the second Eagle to win the award. The first? His twin brother and teammate Andrew, who earned the honors in April 2017...
Teams across the Baltimore area, and its surrounding counties, provided strong offensive and pitching performances last week. And the three finalists below showcased the best of that. Two of them were successful at the plate and on the mound, and the third was dominant at the plate. This Week’s Finalists Magnus Dunn,...
Brandon Hyde’s Orioles managerial career is all of nine games old. It’s way too early to draw sweeping conclusions about his managerial style. With that said…let’s do exactly that. Hyde has had his share of triumphs and missteps, like any manager. In the early going, though, Hyde’s style has been a contrast...
Derrick Booker’s bat did the talking last week. And the voters listened. The Archbishop Curley outfielder picked up 65 percent of the more than 15,000 vote casts to take home our first Prep Ballplayer of the Week award. Booker used two hits, one a home run, to knock in four runs in...
If you’re going to today’s home opener, I hope you’ll stop at Dubroff’s Diner first. The first week of Orioles baseball has been an interesting and surprising one, and they return to Camden Yards with a record of 4-2, much better than many had anticipated. Fans have noted the team’s energy, defense...
We’re in store for a fun high school baseball season if players throughout the Baltimore area put up numbers like they did last week. Balls were jumping off the bats Monday through Friday, especially from our three Prep Ballplayer of the Week candidates. Each candidate hit a grand slam — two of...