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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.

Jackson Colton 3B, Gavin Crandell 4 innings 5 hits 2 Runs allowed, Ian Benson 3 innings 0 runs, 0 hits

Long Reach High School’s Aidan West projects as one of the top players in the 2025 MLB Draft. Among Maryland high schoolers, the shortstop ranks as the number one state prospect and boasts an impressive collection of accolades, including multiple appearances on the All-State team and the All-Howard County team. MLB Pipeline ranks West as the 17th-best high school shortstop in the draft class and the 123rd-best player across all positions. He is in the top 10 for left-handed hitting high school shortstops. West stands out among the pack for how he helped transform Long Reach baseball into an annual playoff contender. Long Reach began the 2025 season with a 0-3 record, ranking as their worst since they started 0-5 in 2018. The Lightning won their next three games by three runs each. The offense showed clear signs of improvement, but the team had not yet synergized into a full juggernaut. Despite the .500 start, Long Reach finished the season with an 11-1 and secured the most wins in school history with 14. The offense scored ten or more runs in over half of those games. Long Reach had a 13 game streak of allowing three or fewer runs. The Lightning posted their best stretch of the season in mid-April, with 55 runs scored and only two runs allowed. Long Reach finished the season one game behind River Hill in the Sierra Division standings. The two teams met again in the second MPSSAA regional round and played one of the closest games of the season. Though the Lightning lost that matchup, the team made the playoffs in all four seasons with West. His efforts snapped a seven-year streak of the Lightning missing the playoffs. West graduated with records in nearly every major offensive category. He finished with a .499 batting average and brought plenty of power with records in doubles and home runs. He earned that record in a two home run game against Hammond High School. West drew 70 walks and stole 81 bases, which also stands alone all time. North Carolina State University secured West’s commitment on Nov. 6, 2021. He would be the second player in his family to play for the Wolfpack, following his grandfather Eddie West. The younger West previously told Inside Pack Sports that the family legacy “inspired me.” The Wasserman Group, one of the top agencies for MLB prospects, will represent West for draft negotiations. In 2023, Wasserman’s clients amounted to over $50 million in signing bonuses. The 2024 draft featured 12 clients within the first 40 picks. West could make history for Long Reach as the first player in school history to be drafted. MLB compared him to Jackson Merrill, a similarly left-handed shortstop, who became Maryland’s most recent all-star hitter in 2024. The San Diego Padres have taken two of the three most recent Maryland high school players and could return for a third time in four years.

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.

Historically a top program within Baltimore County, Hereford High’s baseball team came into 2025 with high expectations to uphold. After last year’s loss in the state quarterfinals, as well as several key departures, including Jack Kinsey, now a pitcher at Marietta College, the Bulls came into the season as hungry as ever. The team got out to a hot start, going 6-0 to begin the season. Within those six games, the Bulls scored double-digit runs in four while taking down rival Dulaney in a tight contest. Sophomore Jameson Greenwood was dubbed Hereford’s player-of-the-game twice in the stretch. While excelling individually, he noted that the team was “feeling great… our mojo was great throughout the year,”. But after this incredible start, Hereford’s team got into a funk. In the next four years, the Bulls went just 1-3, losing to Manchester Valley, Towson, and Century High Schools. Hereford head coach Brad Duvall explained that it was mainly because his squad was just facing “three good teams” while also “playing some different guys trying to develop for the [future] playoff run,”. Hereford battled back from this skid after getting a much-needed reset over spring break. After the week off of regular-season gameplay, the Bulls went on to win several straight games. The team did lose a home rematch against Pikesville 12-5, but still had a 5-1 record after the break. To end the regular season, Hereford lost their final two games; one to Towson, their second loss to the Generals, followed by a loss in a scrimmage against Eastern Tech. In the first round of the regional playoff, the team was set to face a red-hot Randallstown team, coming off upset wins against Pikesville and the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, on the road. Even with Randallstown’s momentum, the Bulls won the game 8-1. After taking down the New Town Titans in the regional championship, Hereford was set to face Baltimore County opponent Eastern Tech. After a touch 11-8 loss to the Mavericks right before the playoffs, Coach Duvall did not seem worried going into the quarterfinal game, explaining that after leading 8-1 in the scrimmage, “we gave our jv guys and some subs a chance to play… it didn’t go well from there,”. Coach DuVall’s changes made a difference in the end as Hereford took down Eastern Tech 4-2 to advance to the state semifinals. Set to take on top-seeded Huntingtown, the Bulls knew they needed to be at their best. Despite fighting hard throughout the game, the Hurricanes, who proved to be the 2A state champions, took down the Bulls 4-2. Despite many bumps in the road, Hereford tied for the farthest that any Baltimore County team reached in the baseball playoffs (Pikesville). With seven seniors departing, including Central Penn College baseball commit Liam Kopajtic and Hocking College baseball commit Leighton Alsip, the Bulls will work to bounce back in hopes of making another run at Bowie in 2026.

On May 24, the top seed in the 2A classification, the Huntingtown Hurricanes, took on the three seeded Parkside Rams in the state championship at Prince George’s Stadium. In the state semi-finals, both teams took down their opponents by just a few runs. Huntingtown triumphed over the Hereford Bulls 4-2 while the Rams took down North Harford High 5-2. Parkside’s defense was the strongest aspect of their game in the first few innings, highlighted by several outstanding plays in the outfield by center fielder Caanan Mapp. The senior opened the bottom of the first with a diving catch on a fly ball into right center, following that up with a sliding catch in the next inning on a bloop into shallow center. In the top of the third, Huntingtown’s defense responded, as shortshop Jacob Cadden made a diving catch of his own in shallow left field on a fly ball. In the bottom half, Cadden stepped to the plate with one out and knocked a deep fly ball int right field. The sophomore’s hit one-hopped the outfield fence, and he made it to third standing up. In the next at bat, Hunter Thomas hit a ball on the ground to shortstop. While he was out at first, Cadden scored the Hurricanes’ first run of the contest. David Harkins led off the next inning with a single on a ground ball to right field. Despite being moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Garrett Jones, he was left on the bases. For the Hurricanes, Trevor Robbins started the bottom of the fourth with a flyball down the right field line that hopped over the fence for a ground rule double. In the next at bat, Robbins took off for third, but was caught stealing by Parkside catcher Ryan Lewis. In the bottom of theh fifth, Noah McMurry beat out an infield single with one out, but was unable to score. In the top of the sixth inning, Huntingtown starting pitcher Trevor Robbins took the mound having thrown just 59 pitches. He allowed two baserunners, David Harkins and Garrett Jones, on two walks, but got out of the jam as Chase Hurley grounded out to the second baseman. The final hit of the game came in the bottom of the sixth, where Trevor Robbins singled on a line drive into left. With no more offense in the contest, Huntingtown took home their first state title since 2016, defeating Parkside 1-0. For the Hurricanes, Trevor Robbins earned the win, throwing six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits while picking up five strikeouts on 83 pitches. Chase Shepherd pitched all six innings for the Rams, allowing just one earned run on six hits with four strikeouts. Additionally, Jake Cassidy came in to throw the top of the seventh for Huntingtown. The senior needed just seven pitches to pick up three outs, including a strikeout. Congratulations to both teams for reaching this momentous game.

Huntingtown scores first as Jacob Cadden the shortstop hits a triple and Hunter Thomas hits Cadden in with a RBI groundout.

After two game is tied 0-0. Both pitchers pitching well. Trevor Robbins for Huntingtown has two strikeouts with no hits and Chae Shephard for Parkside also has two strikeouts with two hits let up. Parkside’s center fielder, Canaan Mapp with a diving and sliding catch to save two hits.

Suspended in the 4th, score 1-0 Hereford. Game will be finished today @12:00 PM

It came down to the wire on Wednesday, as North Harford Varsity Hawks grabbed the victory in walk-off fashion, 3-2, over RSHS Tigers. North Harford Varsity Hawks were down 2-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Jackson Armiger doubled, scoring three runs. Both teams were strong on the hill. North Harford Varsity Hawks pitchers struck out eight, while RSHS Tigers sat down 12. RSHS Tigers opened the scoring in the first after Ethan Burchard hit a solo home run to left field. Matt Hart earned the win for North Harford Varsity Hawks. The starter gave up six hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out eight and walking two. Wyatt McDowell took the loss for RSHS Tigers. The starter went six and two-thirds innings, surrendering three runs on zero hits, striking out 12 and walking six. Armiger went 1-for-4 at the plate and led the team with three runs batted in. Sean Ellis paced North Harford Varsity Hawks with two walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, amassing six walks for the game. Zackhary VanDyke set the tone at the top of the lineup, leading RSHS Tigers with three hits in four at bats. McDowell and Burchard were tough to handle back-to-back in the lineup, as each drove in one run for RSHS Tigers.

What is the score

Wilner Rivero 4-4 with 6 RBIs led a 19 hit attack by Douglass! Tim Wise 4-4 with 4 RBIs, and Leonard Jones, Nehemiah Ford, Wayne Miles and Isaac Reys each with 3 RBIs!!! Shaul Klein 3 hits 1 run 7 Ks picked up the win.

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.

Both teams were strong on the hill on Friday, but North Harford defeated Fallston Vars 3-0. Collin Kight started the game for North Harford and recorded 21 outs. A sacrifice fly by Jedd Carll put the Hawks on the board in the top of the third. Kight earned the win allowing one hit and zero runs over seven innings, striking out nine and walking none. Reese Conley took the loss, going five innings, surrendering three runs on three hits, striking out four and walking six. Nathaniel Burd, Sean Ellis, Matt Hart, and Carll each collected one hit. Kight, Ellis, and Carll each drove in one run. North Harford had a strong eye at the plate, tallying seven walks for the game. Jackson Armiger and Tucker Deal led the team with two bases on balls each. Armiger stole two bases. North Harford didn't commit a single error in the field. Mason French had the most chances in the field with 10.

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.

Noah Thomas got the win giving up 1 hit over three innings with 3k’s. Brycen Hunter and Dallas Anderson combined for the next four innings to secure the victory. The short game worked well today as we were able to manufacture runs early and often. The offense was led by Logan Scheeler, Tre McInnes and Mason Hemelt who all had 2 hits a piece. Logan added 3 runs scored while the trio combined for five RBI’s. Jayden Stabile scored 3 runs as well and added 2 RBI’s of his own.

North Harford defeated Harford Tech 10-4 to even out the season series. The Cobras scored first on a two run home run in the bottom of the second by Aiden Sullivan. The Cobras then increased the lead to 4-0 on two rbi singles by Hunter Arnett and Tucker Underhill. The Hawks scored four runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game 4-4. Kight had a big two run home run in the inning. The Hawks were able to get the go ahead run in the top of the sixth by a leadoff walk to Armiger. The Hawks then added five unearned runs on two errors in the top of the seventh. Hart pitched a complete game to earn the victory allowing 4 earned runs on eight hits while striking out nine Cobra batters.

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