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I can not find a game scheduled for Arundel on March 23, 2026.

Wilner Vergel Rivero 5 RBIs; grand slam!Shaul Klein 2 innings pitched 5Ks

Prep Baseball’s 2025 Maryland Top Prospect Games recently concluded at the University of Delaware’s Joe Cannon Stadium. Younger players worked on different tools and made strong impressions for college scouts ahead of the 2026 season. Marriotts Ridge High School featured some of the biggest performances in the workouts and could be key names in Howard County over the next two years. Marriotts Ridge Baseball has been a baseball powerhouse over the past decade. Since the 2015 season, the Mustangs have a 129-72 record and an elite .641 winning percentage. Last season, the Mustangs got off to a tough start with a 3-10 record and seemingly extinguished playoff aspirations. Head Coach Josh Molnar, in his first season, helped turn the team around with a five-game win streak and a regional win over Howard High School. The Mustangs improved in 2025 with a deeper playoff run and avoided the peaks and valleys of the prior year. The team’s offense surged with over 10 runs in 13 of their 22 games. They should be even better in 2026 after dealing with bad luck in some of their offense’s best days. Owen Snow ‘26 displayed impressive power at the plate. The 6’4 left-handed hitter placed second in maximum exit velocity with 101.0 mph. Win Reality, a popular virtual reality baseball training program, states that elite high school hitters will achieve maximum exit velocities between 90-100 mph. Snow is already surpassing that mark before his senior season and should excite scouts as the summer continues. Beyond the bat, Snow’s strong arm has earned a place in the outfield. He had the highest velocity throws in outfield drills, reaching 88 mph and five more than the second-best performer. That strength also aids his ability on the mound. Snow wields a two-pitch mix with a fastball and a curveball. Jamie Naill Jr., a Prep Baseball scouting director, reported that the fastball sat in the 87-90 mph range with the curveball at 70-72 mph. Snow has not yet committed to a college. Robert Marsili ‘27 showcased intriguing tools as a smaller middle infielder. The 5’8 righty tied for the third-fastest 60-yard time at 7.00 seconds. He has split time between shortstop and second base, providing crucial speed and contact in the Mustangs' lineup. Marsili also pitches with a deeper mix to face hitters. He uses a fastball, a changeup, a curveball and a slider. The three secondaries range from 60-70 mph, while the fastball offers a different look at a max of 78 mph. Prep Baseball’s Maryland showcases will continue throughout the summer. Their Summer ID event is scheduled for July 8 at Mount St. Mary’s University.

Two-way players Gavin Metrick and Matthew Russell recently earned state awards for their part in Reservoir Baseball’s impressive performance this season. The Gators had their best record since 2011, finishing at 17-1. That dominance earned a county title and a deep playoff run. The two Gators earned spots on Prep Baseball Report’s Maryland All-State First Team. They represented two of the three Howard County representatives among 18 total players. No Reservoir player had made the all-Maryland team in the 2020s until this year. Coach Adam Leader spoke with CSZ Network about the two Gators’ contributions to the team. He explained the value of having two-way players on the roster. “To have Gavin and Matt as two-way players was a huge advantage to our team. Both are leaders on and off the field, so having them play in every game made a huge impact on our success this year,” Leader said. Metrick split time between the mound and third base this season. He led all of Howard County with a minuscule 0.24 ERA. At the plate, Metrick reached base at a .567 rate and played the entire season without registering a single strikeout. Russell won the Howard County Pitcher of the Year award with a sparkling 0.75 ERA in 49 innings. He threw two complete-game shutouts in two weeks across March and April. The shortstop brought the lineup crucial power with a 1.370 OPS. Since 2023, the Reservoir coaching staff has awarded the “Rock of the Game” to a player after every win. The “rock” refers to the team’s life-size cardboard cutout of actor Dwayne Johnson. Selected players pose with the cutout for a picture on the team's Instagram page. Metrick and Russell each had seven nominations, tied for the team lead. Leader celebrated the statewide attention stemming from accolades pouring in. He described the long-term impact on the team. “It means a lot to our program. First, I am so proud of the hard work they both put in during the offseason. They have improved so much. Other players saw the hard work they put in and it was great for other players to see. It also brought a lot of attention to our program,” Leader said. Metrick and Russell are slated to play together again soon in mid-July. Both Gators joined the Brooks Robinson High School All-Star Game as members of the South team. They will also reunite with Coach Leader in the dugout as one of the team’s three managers. Leader shared his expectations for Metrick and Russell going forward as they prepare for their first college season. “Towson fans should expect to see two hard-working players. Both are incredible people and will do anything to help the Towson program,” Leader said.

The Sherwood Warriors won the class 3A state title this past month, defeating Chopticon 8-3. It captures its sixth state title in school history, and its fourth in five years, during which they won three straight from 2021-2023. For seniors Jason Seils, Ryan Rey, and Jacob Bagania who have been a part of two championships, it’s the perfect way to go out. “They were the engine that drove our team,” said head coach Sean Davis. And indeed they were, as each of them made massive contributions to the team all season long. Seils, a right handed pitcher, had a 9-0 record with a 1.38 ERA and struck out 43 batters in 45 ⅔ innings. Rey had a single season school record .988% fielding percentage with 56 assists, 24 putouts, and only one error while manning the infield. And Bagania, the MVP of the team, had a .426 BA with a .613 OBP with 14 RBI’s and 26 stolen bases. He also walked 28 times this season, making it a single season record. His 26 stolen base mark is also a school record. All three of them, along with the three other seniors including Ty Hames, are going to continue their careers in college. Hames was their power guy, earning a .532 SLG with 28 RBIs and 16 doubles. But it wasn’t just them that made the Warriors so dominant this season. It was the wide array of talent from all players from all classes, including freshman. “If you’re young and you can help the team win, you’re going to be up on varsity right away.” That, combined with the culture that has been built during the fifteen years coach Davis has been at the helm, has been what has made this team the powerhouse it is today. There’s a certain tone that the upperclassmen show towards the young players, and that’s by welcoming them into the Sherwood family. “I really just think it’s buying in culture… there’s never been a tone of ‘all the older kids are gonna pick on or haze or treat the younger kids poorly,’” coach Davis said. “They welcome them into the wolfpack, they welcome them into the brotherhood.” How the class of 2025 has grown throughout the years has really stood out to coach Davis, not just through physical growth, but also mental maturity. And the way they interact with his son is also a joy to watch. “The way they act with him and to see just how good of people they are and caring they are, it was awesome to watch.” Sherwood baseball during Sean Davis’ time there has been to six state titles in twelve years, winning four. During this past season, they had a regular season record of 17-3, scoring around 7 runs per game while allowing 1.5 runs. Their regular season also included eight shutout games, with four of the eight coming during a six game winning streak down the back stretch of the season. During that winning streak, they scored an average of ten runs per game while allowing 0.5 runs per game, with 2 being the highest they allowed. They carried that hot streak into the postseason, striking down their opponents with a swift hammer fist that had been displayed all season long, defeating the previous three 3A champions in River Hill, Chesapeake, and Chopticon during their playoff run, solidifying themselves as one of the most dominant baseball empires in state history. And it’s no coincidence that this current run of dominance is due to the bonds and relationships that have been built within the clubhouse among all the players and coaches. “I tell the guys that the teams that generally care about and love each other, those are the ones that succeed.” He explains how he had groups from the past that might’ve been more talented, but that this one was the “tightest” he had ever had. “When you have that, it does translate to the field, and they’re darn hard to beat.”

On this day in 1978, the Baltimore Orioles drafted Cal Ripken Jr. out of Aberdeen High School in the second round. Ripken made Maryland history as the seventh high school player to reach the major leagues. Ripken became the first player to be drafted out of Aberdeen High School. His brother, Billy, would also be selected four years later. The brothers are the only players selected in the school's history. Among MLB players to be drafted and signed out of high school, Ripken accumulated the third most Wins Above Replacement, only placing behind Alex Rodriguez and Rickey Henderson. According to the biography “Iron Man: The Cal Ripken Jr., Story,” Ripken struggled to fit in as an undersized freshman in the 1975 season. Coaches placed him at second base over concerns with his arm and stature. These issues persisted across his freshman and most of his sophomore years. The Aberdeen Eagles needed a spark in 1977 after a combined 13-25 record in 1975 and 1976. A junior year Ripken, more experienced and stronger, provided exactly what they needed. Ripken’s throwing arm held him back as a freshman, but it improved significantly over the years. That arm strength earned his spot as the team’s everyday shortstop and ticketed him for a new role. In 1977, Ripken became a two-way player after coaches requested to try the idea. He had not pitched since playing in Little League competitions. Ripken faced the challenge with a .339 batting average and a 1.66 ERA. His efforts brought Aberdeen to a county championship matchup against Joppatowne High School. The Eagles sought their first county championship since 1959. Ripken earned the start for Aberdeen’s biggest game in years and performed well as the Eagles won the title. His efforts earned him the 1977 Harford County MVP award and cemented him as a top prospect for MLB scouts. Ripken built on his standout junior season with an even better senior campaign. He pitched 60 innings of 0.70 ERA ball alongside 100 strikeouts and had a .492 batting average. That performance propelled Aberdeen to the MPSSAA championship for the first time in school history. Ripken authored the best pitching performance of his life in that game. He threw a complete game against Thomas Stone High School with 17 strikeouts and only one run. The Eagles won the 1978 MPSSAA championship. Aberdeen has not won a championship since then, only making a recent semifinal appearance in 2016. The Orioles used the 48th pick of the 1978 draft to select Ripken. He would make his major league debut on Aug. 10, 1981, at 20 years old against the Kansas City Royals. Ripken became one of the best players of his generation and exclusively played for the Orioles in his 21 year career. Ripken is the Orioles franchise leader in games played, runs, hits, home runs, RBIs and walks. Across baseball, he had the fifth-most games played at shortstop and turned the third-most double plays. He made 19 All-Star games, earned two MVP awards, won the 1983 World Series and was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in 2007. Ripken is most remembered nationally for passing Lou Gehrig’s 2,130 consecutive games streak. Between May 30, 1982 and Sept. 20, 1998, Ripken played in every Orioles game and set a new record with 2.632 games. Now retired after his Hall of Fame career, Ripken gives back to Aberdeen. He founded Ripken Baseball in 2001 as a part of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation. The organization provides resources for youth and high school teams to participate in tournaments nationwide. 47 years after graduating from Aberdeen High School, Ripken remains connected with the community that watched him become a baseball legend.

On the afternoon of May 23, the one-seeded Sherwood Warriors matched up against the three-seed, the Chopticon Braves, in the MPSSAA 3A Baseball State Championship. In the semi-finals, Sherwood shut out the five-seed Chesapeake Cougars 4-0, while Chopticon took down the seven-seeded Oakdale Bears 4-1. Neither team had much action in the first inning, but the Braves opened the scoring in this match-up in the top of the second. Following a leadoff single by Ryan Welch, catcher Trace Haggard smacked a fly ball into left field to drive in the first run. In the bottom half, Sherwood answered Calum Jagannathan singled to lead off the inning, and pinch runner Carter Sweeney-Strawberry tied the game, scoring on a passed ball. In the bottom of the third, Sherwood picked up the lead. Jacob Bagania fought for a leadoff walk after a six-pitch at bat. After stealing second and third, and after a Ty Hames walk and stolen base, Jaiden Sarita picked up his first hit and first two RBI of the day on a line drive single into center field, giving Sherwood a 3-1 lead. To start off the offense in the next inning, Cam Calandro singled on a ground ball into center field, stole second base, and scored on a single by Jacob Bagania in the next at bat. Ryan Rey continued the offense for the Warriors in the inning, driving in Bagania on a single after he stole a base. After advancing to third on a single by Ty Hames, Rey scored Sherwood’s sixth run on a sacrifice fly out to left field by Jaiden Sarita. In the top of the fifth, Maverick Trueman and Kody Adkins singled and Noah Pessagno walked to load the bases with no outs. Logan Carver was walked, and Chopticon scored their second run. During the following at bat, Ryan Welch reached on an error by Sherwood’s third baseman Jacob Bender, and the Braves scored again with no outs. However, that would be the end of the scoring that inning, as three runners were stranded on base to end the inning. During the bottom half, Connor Flickinger doubled on a fly ball to deep left field with two outs, and pinch hitter Michael Cheng drove him in on a hard ground ball single into left field. Down by four runs, Chopticon had runners on the corners with two outs. Logan Carver stepped up to the plate, and destroyed a ball over 300 feet down the right field line, but the ball curved within feet of the foul pole, and proved to be just a long strike down the line, and the Braves were unable to score in the inning. Sherwood was able to tack one more on the board in the bottom half, as Ty Hames led off the inning with a double on a fly ball off the right field wall. Jaiden Sarita followed that up with his second hit of the day, a single on a line drive into center field, driving in his fourth RBI of the day. That would be the end of the scoring in this match up, and the Sherwood Warriors won the 3A baseball state championship 8-3. Jason Selis earned the win for the Warriors, going 4.0 innings on 70 pitches. The starter gave up three earned runs on six hits while picking up five strikeouts. For the Braves, Logan Carver was tagged with the loss. The Penn State York commit went 3.1 innings, allowing five earned runs on five hits and four walks while picking up five strikeouts in the outing. Congratulations to both teams for reaching this momentous game.

Jaiden Sarita’s 2-hit, 4-RBI performance power Sherwood to the 3A state baseball championship — the program’s fourth title in five years and sixth overall. ⚾️🔥

Michael Cheng drove in a run on a single in the bottom of the fifth for Sherwood, they now lead 7-3 over Chopticon with two innings to play.

Game will now be played at Quince Orchard @2:00 PM

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Postponed to 5/14 at 5pm at Blandair Park

Blair junior Will Brady throws perfect game with 12 Ks

Shaul Klein 1 hitter, 12 ks, 0 bb, complete game shutout!!

Logan Scheeler went 3 innings to secure the win and Peter Weber nailed down his second save of the season. Mason Hemelt hit his 9th double of the season and accounted for another 2rbis. John Teal had another two hit game and an rbi. Frankie Culotta, Kevin Hardisky and Logan Scheeler also added an RBI each.

CMIT NORTH 14 Friendly 5

This was actually our first baseball game coverage of the season. We pulled up to Severn Run High School for a baseball match between Chesapeake Cougars and the Severn Run Wolves. The Cougars scored one run in the first, and started spreading the lead between the 4th and 6th Innings. However, Severn Run stood tall and fought to the end. They scored a run although I missed filming. BIG SHOUTS to the COUGARS and WOLVES, much success on the remainder of your season. THANK YOU to WOLVES Athletics for allowing us to film. Enjoy the highlights. #marylandhighschoolsports #millerflowvlogs #baseball #highschoolbaseball 
Final Score: COUGARS -11 WOLVES - 1 👀 MFV U📺🔗⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzsHKh351TA

Nicky Soares - WBrandon Nadeau 3 hits. Jackson Cheung and Landon Daniel 2 hits

Come support the Magruder Colonels as they take on Wheaton High School @ Magruder High School tomorrow at 3:45 PM! The Colonels have won 4 out of their last five games, and they’ve won many of their games in dominating fashion. They currently have a positive record of 8 wins and 4 losses. Last week, on Monday and Wednesday, they beat Seneca Valley 18-1, and Howard 6-1. This team is looking dangerous as they take on the Knights of Wheaton High School! BE THERE AND BE LOUD FOR YOUR COLONELS!!

Andrew Brinn hit a home run