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Brycen Hunter went the distance in these one on 85 pitches. He scattered 5 hits with 0 walks while striking out 7. He also delivered a big double in the first driving in two early runs. Tre McInnes played terrific behind the dish while contributing 2 hits and reaching base all four times.

Peter Weber got the win, and Brycen Hunter got the save on the combined 6 hitter. Freshman Nick Redmile goes 2 for 2 with 2 doubles in his first varsity game scoring three runs. Logan Scheeler drove in 3 runs to help pace the Huskies offense with Dallas Anderson and Mason Hemelt also driving in critical RBI’s. Reese Connely took the loss, walking 5 and striking out 9 in 3.1 innings of work.

Allegany High School’s baseball program has sat towards the top of all western Maryland teams for many years, but this past spring was especially powerful for the Campers. Following last season’s loss to Patterson Mill, the future state runner-up, in the state quarterfinal round, this year’s team was looking to avenge the tough end in 2024. Going into the start of the season, Allegany’s fourth-year head coach, Jim Irons, explained that he was feeling confident. This confidence showed in the first four games. The Campers got off to a 3-1 start, scoring double-digit runs in the wins against Berkeley Springs (WV), Keyser (WV), and Fort Hill High School. After those two games, the team dropped two consecutive games to Northern Garrett and Southern Garrett. Coach Irons was not concerned about the small skid, explaining that his team was “early in the high school season, trying to figure things out… we needed to get the most out of our at-bats and clean up the defense.” After those two losses, the team went on to finish the regular season winning seven out of their final eight games, including strong victories over Mountain Ridge, Moorefield (WV), and another against Fort Hill. Additionally, Allegany avenged their early loss to Southern Garrett, defeating them 4-2 in the second match. Coach Irons chalked the win in the second game to his team simply “playing better baseball.” By the end of the regular season, the Campers were sitting at 10-4, the two-seed in the 1A West I region, a couple of games behind Northern Garrett, a team that Allegany lost to twice during the regular season. In the past few seasons, the program has grown accustomed to going into the regional playoffs as the top seed, but the team was “playing the underdog role… they felt like they were the best team, but now they had to prove it”. With the added fuel to the fire, Allegany went on to beat Northern Garrett 6-3 in the regional championship. By the end of the state quarterfinal game, the Campers beat their opponents by a combined score of 30-5. Set to face a blazing hot Smithsburg team, fresh off of a 14-3 regional championship win against Clear Spring and a 7-1 state quarterfinal win over Snow Hill, Coach Irons knew that the game was “the one we had to get… Smithsburg was hot, they played a full schedule of Washington and Frederick County baseball, and they weren’t going to be intimidated by us.” The Campers successfully took down the Leopards by a 6-3 final score, setting them up to face St. Michael's in the championship game. Leading up to the final game in the season, Coach Irons explained that he and his coaching staff were “trying to keep things relaxed.” Adding onto that, getting off the bus at Prince George’s Stadium, his message to the team was “We're just here to do a job, like we always do. It's just another game… let's go win.” In the championship game, senior Myles Bascelli threw five innings for Allegany, allowing just two earned runs. Backed by a dominant performance on the mound and fierce start on offense, the Campers went on to defeat the Saints 6-2, giving Allegany High its first baseball state title since 1990. Following the game, Coach Irons explained that he was feeling great individually, but highlighted that his excitement was based on the win being “So much fun for those guys… I really just wanted it for them.” Next season, Allegany looks to do exactly what they did this year. Highlighted by the fact that the team is losing four seniors, including Garrett College commit Myles Bascelli and Davis & Elkins College commit Landyn Ansel, the team on the field may look very different in 2026. Next season, the Campers plan to play Clear Spring, a frequent top 1A contender, in the regular season. I’d like to thank Allegany Baseball head coach Jim Irons for participating in an in-person interview with me last week. That recording will be available on our social media platforms in the coming weeks.

The MLB Draft is coming soon, with festivities split across July 13-14 in Atlanta. The event opens the biggest weekend in baseball alongside the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby. This year, Maryland celebrates 80 years of producing top MLB talent. In 1965, Jim Spencer made history when the California Angels selected the first baseman with the 11th overall pick out of Andover High School, which is now North County High School. Spencer made his major league debut on Sept. 7, 1968, beginning a 15-year career. In 1978, he became the first Maryland high school draftee to win a World Series. 337 players have followed Spencer's lead from schools across the state. Two, Cal Ripken Jr. and Harold Baines, have made the Hall of Fame. Maryland high school draftees have combined for 37 All-Star appearances, 13 Silver Sluggers, nine Gold Gloves, two MVPs, a Rookie of the Year and seven World Series wins. The Chicago White Sox used their No.1 overall pick in 1977 on Harold Baines out of St. Michaels High School. He became the first and only player to be drafted from the school and the only top selection in state history. The White Sox had faith in the then-18-year-old after he hit .532 as a senior and became an All-American first baseman. Baines played for five teams, headlined by the White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles. He debuted on Opening Day in 1980 and dominated the decade, boasting the 5th most RBIs among American League players from 1980 to 1989. Baines is regarded as one of the most clutch players of all time. He is tied for the fourth-most walk-off home runs and the 10th-most grand slams in MLB history. Baines joined the Hall of Fame in 2019 as an inductee of the Today's Game Era Committee. In his induction speech, Baines gave credit to his Maryland upbringing. “From teachers to coaches to town residents who showed me both kindness and discipline, I thank you all for what you have done for me. I cannot ever express enough appreciation for St. Michaels. It still remains my home to this day,” Baines said. In 1993, the town of St. Michaels named Jan. 9 as Harold Baines Day. The White Sox retired his number 3 in honor of their franchise icon. Baines returned to Chicago as a bench coach in 2004 and finally helped bring a World Series back to the South Side in 2005. Most recently, the San Diego Padres selected Lamar King Jr. (Calvert Hall College High School 22) in the 4th round of the 2022 draft. San Diego has made two of the three most recent Maryland high school selections, joined by Jackson Merrill and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Peter Heubeck. King impressed scouts in his senior season with a .545 batting average and a 1.363 slugging percentage, according to MaxPreps. The catcher had been committed to Georgia Tech before the draft. He ultimately signed for full slot value at the 120th overall pick. King recently won the Minor League Player of the Month award for his June performance. The 21-year-old had a .408 batting average with a 1.084 OPS and 11 doubles in the month. MLB Pipeline ranks King as the Padres’ 29th-best prospect. King now has a chance to follow in his father, Lamar King Sr., a former NFL defensive end, and make it to the pros. The elder King played for Essex High School and the Seattle Seahawks drafted him in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft. In 2025, the legacy of Maryland players could continue with Long Reach High School's Aidan West. MLB lists the shortstop as a top 125 player in the draft class. West could make history for Long Reach as their first draftee and end a three-year drought for Maryland high school talent.

Washington County is home to several of the top public high school baseball programs in Maryland. Clear Spring often dominates the 1A classification, but this season, the Smithsburg Leopards looked to take over the top spot in Western Maryland. After several years of immediate playoff exits, last year’s team upset the Hancock Panthers 12-2 in the regional quarterfinals, but were eliminated by the Clear Spring Blazers in an 11-8 loss in round two. This spring, the Leopards got off to a solid start. Scoring seven runs in each of their first two games, they held a 2-0 record to begin the season, defeating Governor Thomas Johnson on the road in Frederick County and Martinsburg High in West Virginia. In game three, they lost by just two runs to the future 4A state runner-up, Urbana, but then went on to win their next two games. Contrasting last season’s 0-5 start, Smithsburg was 4-1 to begin this season. Despite a loss to Boonsboro in their next game, the team remained hot, winning all of their next four, including two mercy-rule victories and a 13-12 against South Hagerstown. Boasting an abnormally strong 8-2 record, the Leopards headed down I-70 for their first match on the road against Clear Spring. For the first time to this point, the Leopards were mercy-ruled in five innings, getting shut out in the 12-0 loss. Coming off this game, the team bounced back in a big way. Following an 8-5 loss to Boonsboro earlier in the season, Smithsburg took them down 9-8 in the rematch. Sandwiched between two losses to Brunswick, the Leopards had their regular-season rematch against the Blazers. In game two, Smithsburg flipped the script on the Blazers, mercy-ruling their rivals at home in a 12-2 victory. With another victory against Martinsburg to round out their regular season, the Leopards went into the playoffs as the three-seed in the West-II regional. After taking down Hancock 9-1 in the quarterfinals, Smithsburg was set to face Brunswick for the third time this season. After losing most recently 12-1 to the Railroaders, the Leopards traveled to Brunswick and won the game 4-3. Going into the regional championship, Smithsburg had a toss-up match, taking on Clear Spring for the third time in the season. Most recently, the Leopards defeated the Blazers, but Clear Spring won the first match in a shutout. The game wound up mirroring the second match-up. For the first time since 2014, Smithsburg won the regional championship in a 14-3 mercy-rule victory. In their first state playoff appearance in over a decade, the Leopards were not thought of by many as a tough team to beat. Facing sharp skepticism from people throughout Maryland, the team went into their first game on the opposite side of the state in Worcester County, taking on the fifth-seeded Snow Hill Eagles. Shocking many, the Leopards’ offensive successes continued, as they advanced to the state semi-finals, for just the second time in school history, following the 7-1 win. Just a few days later, they matched up against Western Maryland rival and top-seeded Allegany at McCurdy Field. In a hard-fought game, the Leopards’ playoff run came to an end, as they were defeated 6-3 by the future 1A state champion. The season, despite the heartbreaking ending, had many unprecedented highs. Beyond tying the farthest that any team in program history has reached in the playoffs, junior Gavin Ramarge was selected to the Central Maryland Conference’s First All-Conference Team. Additionally, Eli Bowman and Mason Oates were selected to the Second All-Conference Team while Heath Githens and George Mantz were named Honorable Mentions. Beyond the CMC, pitcher/outfielder George Mantz received the Washington County Athletic Association’s Dennis Reeder Award, honoring the top sophomore out of any public school in the county, while head coach Patrick Moore was named the WCAA Coach of the Year. Headlined by three WCAA Silver Slugger Award recipients and four WCAA Gold Glove winners, the Smithsburg Leopards baseball team was named the WCAA Public School Team of the Year. While the season did not end as many had hoped, it was an incredible season nonetheless.

On May 24, the top-seed in the 1A classification, the Allegany Campers, took on the three-seed St. Michael’s Saints in the state championship at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie. In the semi-finals, the Campers defeated the Smithsburg Leopards 6-3 while the Saints edged out a narrow 4-3 victory, taking down the Pikesville Panthers. While neither team put up a hit in the first two innings of play, St. Michael’s was working into several deep at bats in the top of the second. Pearson Greenwood led off the inning with a four pitch walk, following up the plate appearance with a stolen base. Additionally, Ethan Royer and Brock Grow both worked walks of their own to load the bases for the Saints with two outs. Blake Wheatley stepped to the plate for St. Michael’s, but struck out looking on three pitches. In the top of the third, Will Sherwood put up the first hit of the game for the Saints, singling on a line drive into left field. After three failed pick off attempts, Sherwood was gunned by Allegany catcher Justin Wakefield trying to take second. AJ Dove was walked and Ethan Royer stepped to the plate with two outs. With a runner on second, Royer hit a hard line drive into left field for a single, but Kyran Freeman threw a rope to home plate to get Dove as he tried to score the game’s first run. Allegany did not produce a run in the bottom half, and this game went to the fourth inning without a score. Brennan Dean opened the next inning with a hard ground ball into center field for St. Michael’s third hit of the contest, and pinch runner Bobby Fink stole second base. On a passed ball in the following at bat, Fink took third base, and ultimately scored on a sacrifice bunt by Brock Grow, giving the Saints a 1-0 lead. In response, Allegany’s offense hit a spark in the bottom of the fourth. Kane Williams started the inning with a walk, and Jackson Resh reached on an error by third baseman Blake Wheatley. With no outs, Landyn Ansel laid a bunt down, and pitcher Brock Grow tried to get the runner out at second. However, his throw got into center field, and Kane Williams scored the first run while the two runnres were at second and third base. With no outs, Liam Buck laced a line drive into right center field, scoring both runs and giving the Campers a 3-1 lead. With the runner at first, Justin Wakefield laid a bunt down the third base line, and Blake Wheatley threw the ball away trying to get Wakefield at first, allowing both runners to move up an additional 90 feet. The Saints tried to pick off Liam Buck at third, but hhe got home, avoiding the tag attempt by Pearson Greenwood. Cole Ricker also singled to center, driving in Allegany’s fifth and final run of the inning. Neither team produced any runs in the fifth, but St. Michael’s picked up another run in the sixth. Brandon Toadvine pinch ran for Brennan Dean. Allegany catcher Justin Wakefield tried to get Toadvine out as he stole second, but the ball got into left field, and the run scored, making it a 5-2 ballgame. In the bottom of the sixth, Allegany’s starting pitcher answered at the plate. With a runner on third and two outs,, Myles Bascelli popped a ball into shallow left center field, but the ball found a hole, dropping for a single allowing the run to score. St. Michael’s produced just one hit in the top of the seventh, giving Allegany their first state championship in 35 years as they won this game 6-2. Myles Bascelli was the winning pitcher in the game for the Campers. The senior threw 102 pitches in five innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits and eight walks. For the Saints, Brock Grow was tagged with the loss, allowing just one earned run (five additional unearned) on 92 pitches across five innings. Congratulations to both teams for reaching this momentous game.

Saint Michael’s isn’t rolling over they just scored on a throwing error by Justin Wakefield to bring the lead within three. 5-2 Allegany.

The pitchers duel has been broken in the fourth. Saint Michael’s strikes first as Brennen Dean got a hit and was then pitch ran for by Bobby Fink. Fink stole a base and moved up on a pass ball. Brock Grow hit a sac bunt giving Saint Michael’s the lead going into the bottom of the fourth. Allegany came out and responded quick with Jackson Resh getting on due to an error by Blake Wheatley. Kane Williams would go on to walk and then Landyn Ansel would hit a sac bunt to Brock Grow, who would throw the ball away and allow Resh to score. Saint Michael’s would continue to make errors which would lead to Allegany scoring five in the inning. Liam Buck drove in two with Ansel and Williams also scoring.

Through two at the 1A state finals and both pitchers are in auto pilot. Myles Bascelli for Allegany has had some control issues but has been able to save himself with three strikeouts. For Saint Michael’s, Brock Grow has also not let up a hit while also getting three strikeouts in the process. Saint Michael’s has had some opportunities but hasen’t been able to score. It’s a pitchers duel right now!

We were able to strike first with two runs in the third with RBIs by Stabile and Hemelt, but Pikesville struck back, and hard in the top of the fourth. We didn't play our best when our best was needed. One of the few big innings given up all year came on the biggest stage. Hats off to Pikesville on their continued run, and thank you to our seniors. Thank you, everyone, for your support and for all our student athletes across the county. You are appreciated more than you know.

Brycen Hunter went to work today. He went the distance walking 0 batters, striking out 6, and scattering 5 hits. Mason Hemelt got us on the board with a base hit in the first to make it 1-0. Hunter went to work offensively with a 2 rbi base hit to make it 3-0. Harford techs defense kept them in it. A wild pitch with Dallas Anderson on third gave us the 4 run lead. Noah Thomas and Franky Culotta added tack on RBI’s in the bottom of the 6th.

On Friday, the seven-seeded Pikesville Panthers traveled to take on the two-seed Patterson Mill Huskies in the first round of the 1A state baseball playoffs. Pikesville comes into round one after dominating the 15-1 Liberty Lions on the road, while Patterson Mill didn't give up a run in the regional playoffs, defeating Harford Tech 6-0 in the finals. Despite the Huskies being the home team, the game was played on turf at Harford Community College with severe weather coming through the area before the game, leading to a one hour delay. In the bottom of the first, Patterson Mill put two runners on, as Logan Scheeler was hit by a pitch and Jayden Stabile singled into left field. Despite the strong start, Patterson didn't score until the bottom of the third. Scheeler led off the inning with a triple into right center field, and Stabile drove him in with a single on the next pitch. With one out in the inning, Mason Hemelt doubled down the left field line to drive in the second Huskies' run. With two outs in the top of the fourth, Pikesville loaded the bases for Kairee Williams. The center fielder took the first pitch he saw into center field to advance all runners 90 feet, and to drive in the Panthers' first run. After that single, Patterson Mill brought in Peter Weber to pitch, but he gave up one run on a wild pitch, one on a bases loaded walk, one on a single by Isaac Garonzik, and three on a double by William Holaday. Pikesville put up seven runs in the top of the fourth as ten batters came to the plate. The Huskies had momentum growing in the bottom of the fifth as they loaded the bases after a single and two walks, but Noah Thomas struck out looking, stranding all three runners. In the top of the seventh, Isaac Garonzik singled for the second time in the game to lead off the inning, and Will Holaday was hit by his third pitch in two games. With runners on second and third, Richie Carlton hit a fly ball to center field, and Garonzik was safe at home tagging up to give the Panthers their eighth run. Later in the inning, Ian Davis smacked a line drive into left field, scoring another run on the single. In the bottom of the seventh, Pikesville brought in Ethan Holaday to close the game on the mound. With two runners on, Noah Thomas singled into right field for the Huskies, scoring their third run of the game. However, that would be the end of the Huskies' offense, and Pikesville upset Patterson Mill 9-3. For Pikesville, Michael Payne earned the victory, going six innings on 108 pitches. The starter allowed three earned runs on eight hits and three walks while picking up ten strikeouts. Noah Thomas was dealt the loss for the Huskies as he went 3.2 innings in 75 pitches, giving up four earned runs on three hits, six walks, and four strikeouts. The Panthers will look to continue defying the odds as they are slated to take on the three-seed St. Michaels Saints at an unannounced neutral site on Tuesday.

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Following a pair of first round byes, the Western Tech Wolverines, the three-seed in 1A North II, traveled to take on the two-seed Pikesville Panthers. Both teams came into the game with an 8-7 regular season record, and both teams most recent games were loses to the Randallstown Rams, with Pikesville losing 6-5 at home on May 1 and Western Tech losing 2-0 on the road on May 5. The Wolverines opened the scoring in the top of the first inning. With runners on second and third, following Jamie House reaching on a dropped third strike and Connor Brown singling, cleanup hitter Wyatt Lemmerman layed a bunt down the first base line and reached safely. In the bottom of the inning, Pikesville responded in a big way. Kairee Williams reached on a fielders choice and scored after the ball got into center field when stealing second and then out of play when he took third. Pikesville scored their second run when Richie Carlton walked with the bases loaded and Michael Payne reached on an error. After the Wolverines struck out three times in the top of the second, Isaac Garonzik drove in Pikesville fourth run on an RBI single in the bottom half. Both teams went down silently in the third, but the Wolverines scored in the fourth inning. Anthony Slaughter flew out to center field, scoring Wyatt Lemmerman, but Harlan Sammons was thrown out trying to take third on the play. In Pikesville's half, Spencer Evans singled into left field to drive in two runs. Isaac Garonzik singled into left field and both he and Evans took an extra ninety feet on an error by Wolverine left fielder Anthony Slaughter. Evans scored on a single by William Holaday and Garonzik scored on another by Richie Carlton. Holaday scored on a flyout by Michael Payne, but Richie Carlton was thrown out trying to take third on the play. Western Tech's Connor Brown and Wesley Henry scored in the top of the sixth on a double from Harlan Sammons, but that would end the scoring for Western Tech in this matchup. Pikesville tacked on some insurance in the bottom of the sixth. Karron Gamble drove in a run on a fielders choice, while Max Levin and Ian Davis picked up an RBI each as the duo got back-to-back singles. This game finished with the Panthers taking down the Wolverines with a 12-4 final. Michael Payne picked up the win for the Panthers, throwing 56 pitches in four innings, giving up four hits, one earned run, and six strikeouts. For the Wolverines, Travis Knipe was tagged with the loss, throwing 93 pitches in 3.1 innings, giving up six hits, five earned runs, four walks, and four strikeouts. While this marks the end of the road for Western Tech, the Panthers are slated to travel to Liberty High School in Carroll County to take on the 15-1 Lions in the Regional Championship next tuesday.

The Harford Tech Cobras defeated the Perryville Panthers 6-4 in the second round of the State Playoffs. The Cobras scored two runs in the top of the first when CJ Scism doubled in two runs (Sam Roney-single, and Josh Hays-walk). The Panthers answered with one run in the bottom of the first scoring on a passed ball after Ferrigno tripled. The Panthers then took the lead when they scored two runs in the bottom of the third inning. McGuirk led the inning off with a walk, Bines then struck out, and then Ferrigno tripled for the second time in two at bats to drive in a run. Rando then singled in Ferrigno giving the Panthers a 3-2 lead. The Cobras reclaimed the lead in the top of the fifth with two runs. Zach Lane led off the inning with a walk, followed by a sac bunt from Sam Roney. Josh Hays then grounded out and CJ Scism singled to make a first and third situation. Zach Lane scored on a passed ball and then Quinton Kron doubled in the second run of the inning. The Panthers answered with one run of their own in the bottom of the fifth inning. Hornberger singled in Ferrigno who reached base by hit by pitch, this made the score four to four after five innings. Neither team scored in the sixth inning. The Cobras scored two in the top of the seventh inning. Zach Lane started the inning off with a single, Sam Roney then struck out, Josh Hays had a single to create a first and third situation. Josh Hays stole second and then CJ Scism was intentionally walked. Quinton Kron then drove in his second rbi of the game with a sac fly to center field; Josh Hays tagged from second and also scored on the play due to an errant throw by the center fielder. Aiden Sullivan pitched the final 1 2/3 innings to earn the win for the Cobras. Harford Tech will travel to Patterson Mill on Tuesday for the Region Championship game.

Noah Thomas shined today as he went the distance earning the 3 hit shut out only allowing 2bbs with 4ks. After stranding the base loaded in the second inning, Logan Scheeler led off the 3rd with a base hit to left. Stabile followed with a single to make it 1st and 3rd. Tre McInnes came up big with a double to center to make it second and third. After a Hemelt hit by pitch, Brycen Hunter came up with the big 2 strike 2 rbi line drive to center to plate two more runs for the Huskies. That’s all Thomas would need, as he cruised to a 93 pitch complete game.

Baseball is a different sport to manage when it comes to fighting for a championship within your conference and preparing your team for their ultimate goal which is to compete to the best of their ability in the state tournament. Both teams took the field a day later than expected (Tuesday rain out really challenges a team with pitch count) with the mindset to compete at the highest level and still be prepared for Saturday competition. It was managed that way as both teams navigated the game not letting their pitchers get to a point of ineligibility for Saturdays game. In the top of the first, a Scheeler lead off hit, a steal of second and an rbi single by McInnes gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead. In the third inning a lead off walk by Culotta, a sacrifice bunt by Scheeler and an RBI single by Stabile extended the lead to 2-0. Those were the three hits for Patterson Mill on the day as Hart, Ellis and Kight all through a great game. Nathanial Burd single in the fifth cut the lead in half for North Harford. In the bottom of the seventh, Freshman Peter Weber came on for the save and got the first two out of the inning before giving up a walk to the 9 hitter. A wild pitch moved the runner over and a 2 out double by Armiger tied the game at two. Weber was able to get out of the jam with the winning run on second. Both teams competed in the 8th and could not cross the plate. At this point in the game, both head coaches discussed about how much further we would push our ball clubs as we were starting to entertain our fourth pitching option heading into the 9th Deemed as an exhibition 19th game to determine the UCBAC crown, both coaches made the decision to hand shake it as two terrific teams put everything, they had into a thrilling game for all in attendance. We want what’s best for our kids and that’s an opportunity to be at full strength for Saturday’s state playoff game. No one deserved to lose this one and I guess can say they didn’t as both teams walked off Co-Champions for the UCBAC Baseball 2025.

The Huskies came out firing with a lead off double by Scheeler, an infield hit by Stabile and an RBI double by McInnes and RBI’s by Hemelt, Thomas and Hunter made it a 5-0 lead. Rising Sun battled back to make it 5-3. Brycen Hunter had a huge 2 run homer to left center to make it a 7-3 game. The Huskies would take on runs in the last three innings to extend their lead further with RBI hits by Teal, Hunter and Stabile. Noah Thomas took the win and Peter Weber grabbed another save in back to back games.

t was a big day for Junior, Kevin Hardisky. With a win and get in scenario for the final spot in the UCBAC playoffs, down 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning. Hardisky woke us up in the bottom of the second inning with a 350+ Homerun to left field to tie the game at 3. John Teal followed that with a triple of his own. Teal would score on the next pitch by a Frankie Culotta rbi squeeze to make it 4-3. We would go on to plate 3 more runs that inning for a 7 spot. Rising Sun responded with 2 in the top of the third to make it 7-5 but we were able to answer with two more of our own in the bottom of the third. Eight of our 9 batters recorded a hit in this one. Tre McInnes had 3 rbi’s, Brycen Hunter had 2 and Hardisky with the big day added 5. It was only fitting with two out in the bottom of the fifth and the ending run at third base, that Hardisky was in the spot to end the game and he delivered with an RBI line drive to center to walk it off. Brycen Hunter gets the win and Peter Weber gets the save.

Brady Colwell throws a perfect game