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⚾ John F. Kennedy vs. Francis Scott Key The Kennedy Cavaliers’ game originally scheduled for May 8, 2027, against Seneca Valley has been rescheduled. Kennedy will now face Francis Scott Key on: 📅 Friday, September 25, 2026 🕖 7:05 PM 📍 Francis Scott Key High School Francis Scott Key at John F. Kennedy

⚾ BASEBALL SCHEDULE UPDATE Clarksburg Coyotes at John F. Kennedy Cavaliers 📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026 🕖 First pitch: 7:05 PM 📍 John F. Kennedy High School The previously scheduled March 23, 2027 matchup has been moved to Saturday, September 19, 2026, making this the first game of the regular season for both teams. The Cavaliers will open their regular season at home against Clarksburg in a 7:05 PM evening matchup. Clarksburg at Kennedy — Sept. 19, 2026 Regular Season Opener | 7:05 PM | Kennedy High School

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

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The Blair (Silver Spring, MD) varsity baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Springdale (PA) on Saturday, March 27 @ 5:30pm.

John F. Kennedy high school vs Clarksburg high school 12/20/2025 at 1:30 pm at Clarksburg For varsity baseball

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.

Gavin Sheets, Gilman ‘14, and Jackson Merrill, Severna Park ‘21, play right next to each other in the Padres outfield, but the two lefties took vastly different journeys to reach San Diego. As a Severna Park senior, Jackson Merrill hit an even .500 with a program record of 13 home runs for the Falcons in 2021. MLB Pipeline ranked him as the 79th-best prospect that year. The Padres were highly impressed with his athleticism and drafted him 27th overall in one of the biggest draft day jumps. He became the first player since 2000 to be drafted out of Severna Park. The then-shortstop rocketed through the minor leagues to become a consensus top 15 prospect in baseball before the 2024 season. The Padres challenged him to learn to play center field in early 2024 and push for a spot on the team. Without playing a single game at the Triple-A level, Merrill made the major league roster as the starting centerfielder. The Padres' rookie hit the ground running offensively and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting. Merrill posted the third-most valuable season for a Padres centerfielder in franchise history, according to wins above replacement. He has continued the strong production this season with a .304 batting average and strong defense. Gavin Sheets signed a minor league deal with the Padres on Feb. 9 after a down 2024 with the Chicago White Sox. He made the major league roster after impressing in spring training with six home runs, tied for the MLB lead. Sheets immediately rewarded the team's confidence on Opening Day with a pinch-hit game-tying home run in his first at-bat, fueling the Padres' comeback win against the Atlanta Braves. Gilman Baseball Head Coach Larry Sheets, Gavin’s father and a former MLB player, spoke with CSZ Network and emphasized how the change of scenery unlocked a new level for Gavin. “***'s put him in a great setting in San Diego. The coaches are terrific and they were able to break down his flaws and get him back on the right track…You've got to feel like you're wanted and I think that's the other thing that's going on in San Diego that didn't go on in Chicago,” Coach Sheets said. Sheets made multiple key adjustments to turn the page on his 2024 season. His contact quality improved with a 54.2% hard hit rate, the highest of his career. Sheets also took massive strides against fastballs with a .615 slugging percentage near the top of the league. The 29-year-old has been one of the best hitters in baseball with 12 home runs, 42 RBIs and an .801 OPS. Sheets has also supplied numerous clutch moments for the Padres. He has the fourth most home runs in the National League to tie the game or take the lead. With his breakout success, Sheets could become an All-Star for the first time. No Maryland high school player has made an All-Star Game as a designated hitter since Hall of Famer Harold Baines in 1999. Beyond the accolades, Sheets has already given back to his community. Coach Sheets described how his son’s success impacts the current Gilman roster. “To see somebody come from Gilman, which is a small school…and know that they've been able to make it, I think it just gives you hope. A lot of the kids are excited about watching his progress and I think deep down they feel like ‘well shoot, if he can do it, then you know I can do it as well,’” Coach Sheets said.

Coming off of their second consecutive trip to the state semi-finals, Urbana High’s baseball program was looking to go further than ever before and win the 4A state title. Last season, the Hawks were eliminated in the state semis by the sixth-seeded Leonardtown Raiders, who went on to upset top-seeded Walt Whitman and take home the title. In the spring of 2023, Urbana reached the state championship but committed six errors in a three-run loss to Sherwood. Head coach Mike Frownfelter explained that his team “just hasn’t gotten over that hump to win a state championship as a program,” but was confident that this year could have been the year. In the first five games of the season, Urbana got off to a blazing start. Not only did they open the season 5-0, but in three of those games, the team scored at least ten runs while having one mercy rule win. In the next game, the Hawks were head-scratchingly held to just one run in the next two games. Against Oakdale, Coach Frownfelter credited an amazing outing by University of Charleston commit JP Shultz, but explained that against Middletown, the team “just never had good at-bats,”. After the two uncharacteristic losses, the team found itself in Morgantown, West Virginia, for a two-day overnight spring break tournament. This team bonding experience was unlike anything that could happen in school or practices, leading Coach Frownfelter to believe that the trip served as a wake-up call for the team. Coming back from the break, the Hawks went on to lose just one more game, getting revenge on Oakdale by way of a 7-6 home win to finish out the season. It took a walk-off single in the bottom of the tenth inning by sophomore Jae Peak for Urbana to get the victory, but that win was the culmination of "two strong teams playing against each other in an intense back-and-forth battle," explained Coach Frownfelter. To kick off their deep playoff run, Urbana defeated Frederick in a 13-3 mercy rule victory in the regional semifinals. In their regional championship game, the Hawks matched up against Governor Thomas Johnson High, against whom they split two regular-season games. Coach Frownfelter was nervous going into the game, citing normal postseason jitters. Despite this, his squad shut out the Patriots, advancing to the state playoffs with a 6-0 victory. Following a 9-3 victory in the first round against Richard Montgomery, four-seeded Urbana was set to face the top 4A team, the Broadneck Bruins. Regarded by many as the top team out of any classification, the Hawks had a steep mountain to climb if they wanted to reach the championship, as they needed to take down the Bruins. Urbana’s offense was very strong from the beginning against Broadneck, holding a 5-1 lead in the early innings, but Broadneck climbed back to tie the game at five by the end of seven. It took until the thirteenth inning for Urbana to take the lead on a controversial fair-foul call, but they led by one and held on for the thrilling 7-6 upset. “You have to tip your cap to Broadneck, they are an amazing program and we were lucky enough to come out on top,” said Coach Frownfelter. In their second state championship appearance in the last three years, the Hawks knew that they had to play at their best to take down Walter Johnson. Evan Zarroli started on the mound for the Hawks and was dominant from the beginning. Aidan Welch drove in two early runs for Urbana, and they scored two more on a fielding error, giving them a 4-0 lead after three and a half. However, Walter Johnson’s offense hit a spark and forced Urbana to make several errors, leading to a 4-4 tie. After a couple more back-and-forth innings, in the bottom of the seventh, Walter Johnson hit a walk-off double to win the championship 7-6. Coach Frownfelter chalked the loss up to the team having just a few days off after playing nearly two full games in one day, with the semi-final game going to thirteen innings. Despite the loss in the title game, Coach Frownfelter is extremely proud of his team and incredibly thankful for his assistant coaches. With just four seniors departing this season, eleven current juniors taking over the team in 2026, and an undefeated JV season, he still believes that Urbana is “one of the top programs in the state of Maryland,” and he can’t wait to hopefully make it back to Bowie in 2026.

On May 23, the four-seeded Urbana Hawks met the three-seeded Walter Johnson Wildcats at Prince George’s Stadium, the home of the Chesapeake Baysox, to match up in the 4A baseball state championship. In the semi-finals, Walter Johnson shut out the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders 10-0, while Urbana upset the top-seeded Broadneck Bruins 9-7 in 13 innings. Urbana got off to a promising start in this matchup. With two outs in the top of the first, Billy Swaney was walked while Jake Allen was hit with the next pitch. Walter Johnson was able to get out of the inning as the Hawks stranded two on base. In the top of the second, the Hawks opened the scoring in the match. DJ Staub Jr. was hit by the first pitch of the inning and Tristan Vetter hit an infield single with one out. With runners on second and third after Vetter advanced on defensive indifference, Aidan Welch singled on a line drive to center field, bringing in both runners for Urbana. Trying to respond to the 2-0 deficit, Shaun Rudick led off the bottom half with a line drive into left field and got to second base with a double. Andreas Johnson fought back from being down 0-2 to earn a walk, and Zachary Roach singled on a single into center field. With the bases loaded and two outs, Nolan Ross grounded into a fielder's choice, and Roach was out at second base. Neither team produced anything in the third inning, but Urbana piled on in the top of the fourth. After Tristan Vetter was hit by a pitch and both Landon Lee and Aidan Welch singled, Kayden Lipscomb grounded the ball to third base with the bases loaded. As Walter Johnson’s Ethan Pletter tried to gun the runner at home, he overthrew the catcher, and two runs scored on the error, giving Urbana a 4-0 lead. In the bottom of the fourth, led off the inning with a line drive single, and Sam Weston was walked on four pitches. With one out, Andreas Johnson singled, and Walter Johnson scored their first run as the throw from left field got past the Urbana catcher. In the next at bat, Zachary Roach grounded a ball to shortstop, but Kayden Lipscomb threw the ball away to first, and two runs scored for the Wildcats on the error. The Wildcats kept the offense rolling in the bottom of the fifth as Ethan Pletter drove a ball deep into right field. The ball looked wedged under the wall, but no dead-ball call from the umpire allowed Pletter to score on an inside-the-park home run. With the game tied, Urbana answered fiercelymmm in the top of the sixth. Tristan Vetter, Aidan Welch, and Kayden Lipscomb were all walked, Jake Allen singled on a hard grounder into right field, scoring Urbana’s fifth and sixth runs and giving them back the lead. Down two runs with just six offensive outs left, Sam Weston opened the bottom of the sixth with a walk, and Andreas Johnson reached on an error by Urbana third baseman Ryan Yagesh. On the first pitch of the next at bat, Zachary Roach hit a hard ground ball into left field, driving in one run for the Wildcats. With two outs and runners on the corners, Urbana reliever Kyan Montano spiked a pitch, and Zachary Roach scored the tying run for the Wildcats. With a runner on third, Ethan Pletter laid down a bunt, and Montano threw him out at first, stranding one and sending this game tied into the seventh. With two outs in the top half, Tristan Vetter laced his second hit of the game, reaching for the third time. To follow up te single, Jae Peak sent one of his own into right field. However, the Hawks were unable to drive any in. With a chance to pocket the state championship, Walter Johnson’s Ethan Hsu singled into center field to lead off the inning. After bringing in pinch runner Grant Matalia, a ball got past the Urbana catcher. With a runner on second and no outs, Shaun Rudick hit a line drive into the right center field gap, scoring the winning run for Walter Johnson. The 4A championship game ended with Walter Johnson taking down Urbana 7-6. For the Wildcats, Andrew Joncas earned the win, going 1.2 innings on 34 pitches. The reliever gave up no runs on three hits while picking up four strikeouts. On the other side of the ball, Kyan Montano was tagged with the loss, throwing just an inning, giving up one unearned run (none earned) on two hits. Congratulations to both teams for reaching this momentous game.

Postponed to 5/14 at 5pm at Blandair Park

Game time changed to 3pm at High Point

Blair junior Will Brady throws perfect game with 12 Ks

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

Hector Diaz no hitter 10k

Great game

Won by four forfeit

Our team is moving forward

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