Yermal, who is 6′-7″ and
200-pounds, was also an All-MIAA selection in basketball, but baseball
is his first love.  This season he batted .436 with six home runs and
20 RBI.  He also posted a .567 on base percentage and stuck out just
eight times in 55 at bats.  He is also a dominate pitcher whose
performance this spring was far better than his 3-4 record would
indicate.  Over 43.1 innings, Yermal pitched to an excellent 2.89 ERA
and recorded 44 strikeouts.

Prior to the start of the season,
Yermal accepted a full scholarship to the University of North Carolina
at Charlotte, but he is also a candidate to be selected in professional
baseball amateur draft which will take place in June.  Yermal has said
that it his dream to play professional baseball and he would love to
follow in the footsteps of his former McDonogh teammate Brandon Erbe,
who is one of the top minor league pitching prospects for the Baltimore
Orioles.

“Joe is the ultimate team player,” said McDonogh head
coach Ian Hendricks, who is the son of the late Oriole legend Elrod
Hendricks.  “He is the guy you want at the plate in a key situation. 
He’s also like having another coach on the field.  He has the ability
to understand it in many different situations.  You can’t teach that. 
He’s a one-of-kind talent.”