One of the compliments Dan Connolly and I have continuously received from readers of BaltimoreBaseball.com centers on the excellence of the site’s photography. We have Joy R. Absalon to thank for that. Joy is our talented and diligent photographer, and we’re extremely fortunate that she’s part of the BaltimoreBaseball.com team. Besides featuring her...
The Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches (MSABC) hosted its annual Brooks Robinson All-Star Game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday evening. The top seniors from across the state had the opportunity to play in a big-league park, and they didn’t disappoint. The North scored two runs in the top...
The college baseball season in Maryland is officially over. It actually ended Sunday afternoon in North Carolina, when the University of Maryland Terrapins lost, 8-5, to West Virginia University in the losers’ bracket of the Winston-Salem Regional. Paced by three scoreless innings from freshman starter Tyler Blohm (Archbishop Spalding), a solo homer...
The Orioles, like any team, have had a few tough losses this season. Sometimes the bats go quiet; sometimes the pitching implodes. What they’ve rarely had, though, is a loss that boils down to a pivotal fielding mistake. Until Sunday’s 7-3 loss to the Red Sox. The game-deciding error occurred in the...
The top high school senior ballplayers across the state come together at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday for the annual Brooks Robinson All-Star Game. It’s an opportunity like no other – playing a baseball game at a major league ballpark. But for four players – one from Boys’ Latin and...
The University of Maryland Terrapins are the last four-year school in the state still playing baseball after beating UMBC, 16-2, on Saturday afternoon in the losers’ bracket of the NCAA Regionals in Winston-Salem, NC. It’ll be a tough climb for the Terrapins, but their College World Series dream is still alive. On...
Brian Shaffer calls his path to baseball success an underdog story. It’s about to add another chapter: his ultimate goal of playing the sport professionally. Two big events in Shaffer’s baseball career are on the horizon: His final college game, which depends on how far his University of Maryland Terrapins advance in...
The Boston Red Sox come to town today for four games. We all know what happened last time they did (if you don’t, well, Google is your friend). And if you can’t remember, well, I’m cutting you off at the Tap Room today. To recap briefly, the Orioles and Red Sox demonstrated...
Welcome back to the Tap Room. It’s a special Memorial Day version here. We’re remembering those who died for our freedom. We’re not yet memorializing the 2017 Orioles season and what could have been. Lots of time left, people. It’s a long, long season. Anyway, the Orioles have another huge test this...
The Poolesville Falcons are the Class 3A Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association state champions. Their 4-3 win over the Chesapeake-AA Cougars on Saturday night – actually, early Sunday morning — marks the program’s first title in school history. “Those guys [Chesapeake-AA] have been there before, they know what it’s all about,”...