MD – MIAA | Archive | May, 2008

by Derek Toney

Led by MIAA golf champ Patrick Hohman, Baltimore won the fifth annual Baltimore/Washington Senior Challenge Tuesday afternoon at Towson Golf and Country Club in Phoenix. Loyola Blakefield’s Dave Nastalski, Tim Prey of St. Paul’s School and Saints Peter & Paul’s John Mlynarski were also victorious for the Charm City area squad.

Hohman won his match, 2-1, over Chris Miller from St. John’s (D.C.). A week ago, Hohman held off another Miller, Brad Miller from Gilman School, to win the MIAA crown at Old South in a three-hole playoff. Hohman, who eagled the final hole in regulation, didn’t know he was tied.  

“I’m kind of lucked into it,” said Hohman. “I thought he won because, incredibly, he [Miller] made a 15-footer for birdie. He made a fist pump, and then they told me we were tied.”

Miller, who competed in the U.S. Junior Amateur last summer, scrambled out of trouble to record pars on the first two playoff holes, while Hohman was positioned for birdie on both greens, only to miss makeable putts on both occasions.  On the third hole, however, Miller was unable to recover from his aggressive approach on the third playoff hole and posted a bogie, while Hohman remained steady to the end, posting a third straight par to win the title.

After finishing 10th last spring, Hohman is Boys’ Latin’s first MIAA individual champion. Lakers’ coach Mason Champion said Hohman was “barely breaking a 100” as a freshman back in 2005.

“He’s got firm intentions and gravel in his guts,” said Champion. “At Boys’ Latin, we put the focus on effort rather than achievement. Over the course of the last four years, he’s done his best and tried his hardest and it shows on and off the golf course.”

Hohman, headed to Division III powerhouse Methodist University in the fall, said teammate Ben Whitman helped make him a better performer. Whitman, only a sophomore, placed 10th at the MIAA finals.

“We were very competitive every day in practice,” said Hohman, who will compete at the Maryland State Amateur Championships next week at Woodholme. “He’s trying to beat me, I’m trying to beat him. Doing that everyday for three months, you’re going to get better.”

5th annual Baltimore/Washington Senior Challenge
at Towson Golf and Country Club
Baltimore 12.5, Washington 11.5

Patrick Hohman, Boys’ Latin def. Chris Miller, St. John’s (D.C.), 2-1
Dave Nastalski, Loyola Blakefield def. Joey Rice, DeMatha, 2-1
Ryan McCarthy, Gonzaga (D.C.) def. Dan Makalick, Mount St. Joseph, 2.5-0.5
Justin Nogay, Georgetown Prep def. Brad Miller, Gilman School, 2-1
Tim Prey, St. Paul’s School def. Jim Vollmer, Georgetown Prep, 2.5-0.5
John Mlynarski, Saints Peter & Paul def. Ryan Moran, Good Counsel, 3-0
Ersin Laven, Landon School  def. Nick Marsalick, Archbishop Spalding, 2.5-0.5
Ken Jee, St. Albans (D.C.) def. Mike Tavic, Calvert Hall College, 2-1

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St. Paul’s head baseball coach Paul Bernstorf traveled to the Division III baseball World Series, last weekend, in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, to watch his son Stephen play for Trinity College (CT), which captured the national title, and had the opportuntity to see three other former baseball players compete.

In fact, all four players appeared in the tournament finals, as Bernstorf’s Bantams battled Johns Hopkins, which featured Chris Huisman of Archbishop Spalding and a pair of Gilman Greyhounds – Marco Simmons and Tim Rappazzo, for the title.

Trinity came into the final of the double-elimination undefeated, not only in the tournament, but for the season.  The Bantams were 44-0.  Hopkins, however, nearly pulled off what would have been a stunning double-dip, as the Blue Jays (42-7) won the opening game, 4-3, and fought to the end in before dropping a 5-4 decision in the “if game.”

According to coach Bernstorf, “All four players had limited roles on their teams, but it still says a great deal about the league to have four players playing on teams who are competing for the D3 national championship.”

Huisman had the key hit for Johns Hopkins in the first game of the championship, when he doubled down the right field line to lead off the ninth inning.  JHU pinch ran for him and the runner scored the winning run to stop Trinity’s undefeated streak.

Huisman got just 21 at bats this spring, but he hit .429 with three doubles, a home run and 8 RBI.  Simmons made 13 appearances on the mound for the Blue Jays, including one start and struck out 19 batters, while Rappasso scored six runs and contributed three RBI.

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Local high school standouts who made the All-ACC and All-American teams:

Jeff Reynolds, Maryland

Redshirt junior Jeff Reynolds (Bel Air, Md. Calvert Hall) was named to the All-ACC team as a midfielder.  Reynolds missed last season with a torn ACL but rebounded with an awesome junior year.  He was also named Honorable Mention All-American.

In high school, Reynolds helped lead Calvert Hall to the 2003 MIAA ‘A’ Conference Lacrosse Championship and also played on the Cardinals’ football team.  Since returning from the ACL injury, Reynolds led all Maryland midfielders with 15 goals, including hat tricks against North Carolina and Virginia. The former Calvert Hall star is also fourth on the team with 30 groundballs.

Ben Rubeor, Virginia

Senior Ben Rubeor (Towson, Md. Loyola Blakefield) was rated the third overall player in the country by Insidelacrosse.com entering the 2008 season.  In addition to earning All-ACC honors for the third consecutive season, the former Loyola Blakefield standout was named Second Team All-American. 

As a Don, Rubeor received the C. Markland Kelly Award as the best player in the state of Maryland his senior year.  The senior midfielder led the Cavaliers in scoring with 38 goals.

Brian Carroll, Virginia

Brian Carroll (Towson, Md. Gilman) was named to the All-ACC team and earned Third Team All-American honors.  Carroll was listed as the No. 8 recruit by Inside Lacrosse his senior year at Gilman, where he was an All-Metro selection.  As a Greyhound, Carroll also played linebacker on Gilman’s football team.  Carroll scored 27 goals this season, which was more than twice as many as his total from last year.  Carroll tallied two overtime game-winners for the Cavs.  His 27 goals and 31 total points led all ACC midfielders.

Ben Hunt, North Carolina

Ben Hunt (Arnold, Md. Severna Park) led Severna Park to the MD 4A/3A State title in 2004 and runner up finishes in 2002, 2003, 2005.  Hunt garnered All-ACC honors and was named Third Team All-American. 

Hunt, a junior midfielder, was Carolina’s second leading scorer and leading goal scorer in 2008.  He tallied 28 points this season.  His 20 goals were the most on the team. Hunt scored on 37.0 percent of his 54 shots and he placed 72.2 percent of his shots on goal.  He led the Tar Heels in extra-man goals with nine and scooped up 26 ground balls.

Grant Zimmerman, North Carolina

Redshirt junior Grant Zimmerman (Cockeysville, Md. Gilman) was named to the All-ACC team as a goalie and earned Honorable Mention All-American honors.  He started all 14 games in the goal for the Tar Heels this season.  Zimmerman played close to 800 minutes, making 170 saves and allowing 125 goals.  He had a save percentage of .576.

At Gilman, Zimmerman was a three-year varsity player and starred in goal.

Tim Kaiser, North Carolina

Senior Tim Kaiser (Timonium, Md. Loyola Blakefield) was not named to the All-ACC team but was voted Honorable Mention All-American after being named to the Third Team last season.  Kaiser started all 14 games on defense for the Tar Heels in 2008. Kaiser had 33 ground balls this season and led North Carolins with 11 forced turnovers.  Kaiser also scored three goals on four shots this season.

2008 All-ACC Team
Brian Carroll, Virginia, So., Midfield
Joe Cinosky, Maryland, Sr., Defense
Matt Danowski, Duke, Sr., Attack
Dan Glading, Virginia, Jr., Attack
Zack Greer, Duke, Sr., Attack
Ben Hunt, North Carolina, Jr., Midfield (Severna Park H.S.)
Tony McDevitt, Duke, Sr., Defense
Max Quinzani, Duke, So., Attack
Jeff Reynolds, Maryland, Jr., Midfield
Ben Rubeor, Virginia, Sr., Attack
Grant Zimmerman, North Carolina, Jr., Goalie

Coach of the Year: Dave Cottle, Maryland
Player of the Year: Matt Danowski, Duke
Rookie of the Year: Mike Manley, Duke

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The recently concluded MIAA Track & Field season saw Archbishop Curley win its third consecutive title at the conference championship meet and two new league records were set at the event.

During the championship meet, Curley’s 4×200 meter relay team of George Chambers, Eric Franklin, Tyler Cuome and Nile Stevenson ran a time of 1:29.8 to set the MIAA record in the event.  During the same meet, Pat Boyle of Calvert Hall, who is headed to Temple on a football scholarship with his brother Ryan, tossed the shot put 57′-6″ to set his own league mark.

Here is a link to the complete list of MIAA Track & Field records.

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Eric Franklin, who will begin his senior year at Archbishop Curley in the fall, received a Division-1 football scholarship offer on Memorial Day, according to Curley head coach Sean Murphy, from the University of Maryland.

Franklin, who plays tight end and free safety for the Friars, was offered as a free safety by Maryland Defensive Coordinator Chris Cosh.

A three-year starter, Franklin stands 6′-2″ and weighs 190-pounds.  Last fall, he led the team with six interceptions and he recorded 99 tackles, which was second best on the team.  He was also a starter for Curley’s varsity basketball team and he just completed an undefeated track & field season in the 110 High Hurdles, capturing a MIAA title.

Franklin has already been named a Curley football team captain for the 2008 season and he was recently named a Super 22 selection by the Baltimore Touchdown Club.

In college, Franklin plans to pursue an engineering degree.  He is also considering Virginia, Delaware, Duke and Brown.

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Archbishop Curley senior Jerome Junior, who will attend UConn next fall on a football scholarship, earned the mythical title of the MIAA’s best athlete, after winning the Association’s annual track & field decathlon, Thursday at John Carroll.

Junior amassed 5,305 points over the course of the 10 events to easily outdistance last year’s winner, Jabulani Blyden of Gilman, who placed second with 4,777 points.

1st – Jerome Junior – Archbishop Curley – 5305
2nd – Jabulani Blyden  Gilman – 4777
3rd – Will Fenwick – Gilman –  4701
4th – Jacob Peery – Curley – 4593
5th – John Rybak – Curley – 4468
6th – Ken Lewis – John Carroll – 4451
7th – Chase Jackson – Gilman – 4348
8th – Tom Brickwedde – Curley – 3912
9th – Steve Waldt – Curley – 3599
10th – Dan Smith – John Carroll – 3279
11th – Tyler Richardson – Curley – 2517

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Under Armour and Corrigan Sports Enterprises announced, this week, the rosters for the third annual Under Armour All-American Lacrosse Classic, featuring the nation’s 44 best high school boys’ and girls’ senior lacrosse players, as determined by the staff of Inside Lacrosse magazine.  As usual, the boys’ South squad is heavily weighted with MIAA players, as Loyola superstar Steele Stanwick leads a contingent of eight from the MIAA, which will be led by McDonogh head coach Scott Corrigan.

The boys’ and girls’ North versus South All-American games will take place at Towson University’s Johnny Unitas Stadium on Saturday, July 12, with the boys’ game being televised nationally, live on ESPNU at 8:00 p.m. EDT.

In addition to Stanwick, the boys’ game features four players who will also be representing their country in the U.S. Under-19 World Championships, in Canada, in late July.  McDonogh goalie Tyler Fiorito is among that group, along with C.J. Costabile (New Fairfield, CT) and Matt Mackrides (Malvern Prep, PA).

The other six MIAA stars on the South team are Loyola attackman Joe Cummings, St. Mary’s defender Joe Bonnani, St. Mary’s defender John Paul Dalton, Gilman defender Joey Ehrmann, Boys’ Latin defender Charlie McComas and Severn defender Mark Staines.

The 2008 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic features 88 players from 14 states, including players from as far as Arizona, California, and Colorado.  With 26 players, New York has the most participants followed closely by Maryland who has 25 players competing.

The Boys’ North team has been victorious in the first two years of the event, while the Girls’ South team evened up the series at one each by winning last year’s game.                         

 
UNDER ARMOUR BOYS’ ALL-AMERICANS – NORTH TEAM
Name                        Pos.                 Hometown/High School                          College
Bocklet, Chris             Attack               South Salem, NY/John Jay                       Virginia
Chanenchuk, Mike       Midfield            Setauket, NY/St. Anthony’s                       Princeton
Cohen, Jeff                Attack               Syosset, NY/Syosset                               Harvard
Costabile, C.J.           Defense            New Fairfield, CT/New Fairfield                  Duke
DiMaria, Daniel           Defense            Dix Hills, NY/Half Hollow Hills West           Harvard
Drew, Kevin               Midfield            South Salem, NY/John Jay                       Syracuse
Fortunato, Rob           Goal                 Essex Fells, NJ/Montclair Kimberley Acad.      Virginia
Grimm, Rob               Midfield            Black River, NY/Carthage                          UMBC
Mackrides, Matt          Attack               Newtown Square, PA/Malvern Prep           Penn State
McDonough, Francis Midfield            Garden City, NY/Garden City                     Georgetown
Meyers, Jonathan       Defense            Greenwich, CT/Greenwich                          Princeton
Ochwat, Keenan         Defense            Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale                   Ohio State
Palasek, Tom             Attack               Rocky Point, NY/Rocky Point                    Johns Hopkins
Parnell, Spenser         Midfield            Lovettsville, VA/Fairfield Prep                   Syracuse
Puzes, Jarrid              Defense            Buffalo Grove, IL/Adlai Stevenson            Virginia
Rastivo, Steven          Goal                 South Setauket, NY/Ward Melville             Penn State
Resetarits, Joe           Attack               Hamburg, NY/Hamburg                             Albany
Rogers, Sean             Attack/Midfield  New Hyde Park, NY/Holy Trinity                 Notre Dame
Rommel, Tim              Midfield            Syracuse, NY/Henninger                           Rutgers
Rotanz, Robert           Midfield            Westport, CT/Fairfield Prep                       Duke
Shakespeare, Mike     Midfield            Walpole, MA/The Governor’s Academy      Maryland
Smith, Bobby             Defense            Woodbine, NJ/The Lawrenceville School    Notre Dame
Wiedmaier, Chad        Defense            Chatham, NJ/Delbarton                             Princeton
Head Coach: Skip Flanagan (Western Reserve Academy)

UNDER ARMOUR BOYS’ ALL-AMERICANS – SOUTH TEAM
Name                        Pos.                 Hometown/High School                          College
Bernhardt, Jake          Midfield            Longwood, FL/Lake Brantley                     Maryland
Blye, Owen                Attack               Chester Springs, PA/Downington East      Maryland
Bonnani, Joe              Defense            Hardwood, MD/St. Mary’s                         Ohio State
Borror, Peter              Defense            Media, PA/Haverford                                Virginia
Burke, Steven             Goal                 Potomac, MD/Bullis School                      Johns Hopkins
Capretta, Alex            Attack/Midfield  Mill Valley, CA/St. Ignatius Prep                Princeton
Cummings, Joe          Attack               Baltimore, MD/Loyola-Blakefield               Maryland
Dalton, John Paul       Midfield            Queenstown, MD/St. Mary’s                      Loyola
Ehrmann, Joey           Defense            Baltimore, MD/Gilman                               Wake Forest (Football)
Fields, Will                 Midfield            Lovettsville, VA/Notre Dame Academy      Navy
Fiorito, Tyler               Goal                 Phoenix, MD/McDonogh                          Princeton
Fontanesi, Joe           Midfield            Bloomfield, MI/Brother Rice                      Maryland
Konkel, Grayson         Midfield            Aurora, CO/Regis Jesuit                           Denver
Lang, Roy                  Midfield            Mill Valley, CA/St. Ignatius Prep                Cornell
Layne, Chris               Midfield            Downingtown, PA/Malvern Prep                North Carolina
McComas, Charlie      Defense            Parkton, MD/Boys’ Latin                           North Carolina
Melzer, Wyatt             Defense            Davie, FL/Saint Andrew’s                          Virginia
Ridgway, Conrad        Midfield            Audubon, PA/LaSalle                               Penn State
Rodgers, Hunter         Midfield            Paradise Valley, AZ/Brophy Prep              Johns Hopkins
Staines, Mark             Defense            Gambrills, MD/Severn                               North Carolina
Stanwick, Steele         Attack               Baltimore, MD/Loyola-Blakefield               Virginia
Wascavage, Andrew   Goal                 Drayden, MD/St. Mary’s Ryken                 Towson
Wilson, Colby            Attack               Hudson, OH/Western Reserve Academy    Georgetown
Head Coach: Scott Corrigan (McDonogh)

 
UNDER ARMOUR GIRLS’ ALL-AMERICANS – NORTH TEAM
Name                        Pos.                    Hometown/High School                       College
Appelt Sarah              Midfield               Garden City, NY/The Hun School            Towson
Barnes, Kelly              Midfield               St. Davids, PA/Radnor                          Georgetown
Brennan, Erin             Attack                  Garden City, NY/Garden City                  Penn
DeFliese, Dayna         Midfield               Garden City, NY/Garden City                  Massachusetts
Donovan, Liz              Defense               Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood                   Boston College
Frank, Alexandra        Midfield               Westwood, MA/Westwood                     Northwestern
Fucillo, Kelly              Goal                    Camillus, NY/West Genesee                   Le Moyne
Kildare, Alyssa           Defense               Massapequa Park, NY/Farmingdale        Johns Hopkins
Lo Manto, Brianne      Goal                    Miller Place, NY/Rocky Point                  Northwestern
Lovett, Erin                Attack                  Wantagh, NY/Kellenberg                        Georgetown
Massimi, Erin             Midfield               Westwood, MA/Westwood                     Dartmouth
McCaffrey, Colleen     Midfield               Mount Sinai, NY/Mt. Sinai                      Johns Hopkins
Nolan, Bridget            Midfield               Summit, NJ/Oak Knoll                            Duke
O’Brien, Katie             Defense               Winnetka, IL/Loyola                               Georgetown
Plumb, Sarah             Midfield               Wellesley, MA/Noble & Greenough         Dartmouth
Previ, Barb                 Midfield               Medford, NJ/Shawnee                           Princeton
Robinson, Chelsea     Attack                  Putnam Valley, NY/Lakeland                  Virginia
Russo, Jessica          Midfield               Port Jefferson, NY/St. Anthony’s           Northwestern
Smith, Shannon          Attack                  West Babylon, NY/West Babylon           Northwestern
Taylor, Samantha       Midfield               Topsfield, MA/Pingree School               Boston College
Thomas, Kat              Midfield               Latham, NY/Shaker                                Duke
Vigmostad, Lacey      Defense               Greenlawn, NY/Northport                       Northwestern
Head Coach: Bob Elmer (West Genesee)

UNDER ARMOUR GIRLS’ ALL-AMERICANS – SOUTH TEAM
Name                        Pos.                    Hometown/High School                       College
Ancarrow, Casey        Attack                  Jarrettsville, MD/John Carroll                 James Madison
Black, Kristy               Midfield                Glenwood, MD/Glenelg                          Maryland
Cahill, Dana                Goal                    Towson, MD/Mercy                               Penn State
Carey, Allyson             Midfield               Abingdon, MD/John Carroll                    Vanderbilt
Cochran, Caroline        Midfield               Annapolis, MD/St. Mary’s                      Virginia
deButts, Lindsey         Midfield/Defense  Alexandria, VA/Episcopal                      Princeton
Gaeng, Grace             Midfield               Bel Air, MD/John Carroll                        Maryland
Gardner, Julie             Midfield               Severna Park, MD/Severna Park             Virginia
Gilbride, Mary Lacey     Midfield               Alexandria, VA/Georgetown Visitation    North Carolina
Hamilton, Liz               Defense               Monkton, MD/Roland Park CS                Maryland
Hardesty, Jen             Defense               Westminster, MD /Westminster              Penn
Hayes, Lucy               Midfield               Bethesda, MD/Holton-Arms                   North Carolina
Johnson, Karri Ellen     Midfield               Annapolis, MD/Broadneck                     Maryland
Kimener, Ashley          Midfield               Oakton, VA/Oakton                                James Madison
Kirk, Courtney            Attack                  Hunt Valley, MD/Roland Park CS            Vanderbilt
Konishi, Alisa              Goal                    Littleton, CO/Mullen                               James Madison
Krause, Alicia              Attack                  Ellicott City, MD/Mount Hebron              Duquesne
Owen, Josie               Midfield               Gibson Island, MD/Severn                     Virginia
Pyle, Cassie                Midfield               Alexandria, VA/St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes Princeton
Secora, Kara              Attack                  Evergreen, CO/Kent Denver                   Denver
Serio, Rachel              Midfield               Mt. Airy, MD/McDonogh                        Johns Hopkins
Taylor, Annie              Defense               Alexandria, VA/St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes Virginia
Head Coach: Krystin Porcella (John Carroll)

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Boys’ Latin senior Patrick Hohman won the MIAA Individual Stroke Play Golf Championship Wednesday at Old South Golf Club in Lothian, defeating Gilman School’s Brad Miller in a three-hole playoff.

The tournament, normally a three-day affair, was limited to one day because of weather. Monday’s opening round was used a qualifier for Wednesday’s finals.

St. Vincent Pallotti senior Jason Clatworthy finished third, while four players – Calvert Hall freshman Casey Taylor, St. Paul’s Tim Prey, Loyola Blakefield’s Ben Shields and John Mlynarski from Saints Peter & Paul – tied for fourth.

Hohman finished his round with an eagle on the par 5 18th hole at Old South, as he drove a three wood from a fairway bunker, 225-yards, to the back fringe and holed a 15-foot chip to take the club house lead.  He then waited for more than hour for the rest of the field to finish and then was forced into a playoff after Miller had birdied #18 to force a tie.

Miller, who competed in the U.S. Junior Amateur last summer, scrambled out of trouble to record pars on the first two playoff holes, while Hohman was positioned for birdie on both greens, only to miss makeable putts on both occasions.  On the third hole, however, Miller was unable to recover from his aggressive approach on the third playoff hole and posted a bogie, while Hohman remained steady to the end, posting a third straight par to win the title.

MIAA INDIVDUAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
at Old South GC

1. Patrick Hohman, Boys’ Latin, 73       
2. Brad Miller, Gilman School, 73       
3. Jason Clatworthy, St. Vincent Pallotti, 74       
4. Casey Taylor, Calvert Hall College, 75       
4. Tim Prey, St. Paul’s School, 75       
4. Ben Shields, Loyola Blakefield, 75
4. John Mlynarski, Saints Peter & Paul, 75
8. Dan Wayson, Severn School, 76       
8. Dave Nastalski, Loyola, 76       
10. Mike Tavik, Calvert Hall, 77       
10. Ben Whitman, Boys’ Latin, 77       
10. Hunter Reif, Gilman, 77       
10. Dan Michalek, Mount St. Joseph, 77       
11. Keegan Merkert, Archbishop Spalding, 78       
11. Steven Albright, St. Paul’s, 78       
11. Nick Marshalik, Spalding, 78       
11. Ryan Lee-Young, McDonogh School, 78       
18. Jason Burton, Calvert Hall, 79
18. Tyler Horney, Sts. Peter & Paul, 79
20. Church Waesche, Loyola, 80
21. Drew Mlynarski, Sts. Peter & Paul, 81
21. Arthur Worthington, Gilman, 81
23. Eric Milbourn, St. Paul’s, 83
23. Matt Mighty, Gilman, 83
25. John Thomas, Mt. St. Joseph, 84
26. J.C. Cross, Gilman, 86       
27. Kris Wilcoxon, Sts. Peter & Paul, 87
27. Ben Max, Friends School, 87
29. Navid Abbaei, McDonogh, 88
30. Jack Marra, Friends, 89

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by Joe DiBlasi

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by Joe DiBlasi

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When it comes to locking down baseball championships at Calvert Hall, senior Mike Dillon is the man.

Last night, Dillon made his third consecuitve outstanding championship start at Ripken Stadium and got his second straight complete game win in a final, as Calvert Hall edged Archbishop Spalding, 2-1, in a tremendous high school baseball game, to capture its fourth straight MIAA A Conference crown.

Dillon threw a complete game three-hitter at a prolific Spalding lineup and sophomore
second baseman Patrick Fitzgerald singled in the winning run in the bottom of
the fifth inning.

It was Dillon’s
ninth win of the year for coach Lou Eckerl, whose record over the last four
years is 118-15.

“I give all of the credit to the kids,” said the proud
skipper, as the Cardinals mobbed one another on the infield to celebrate another
title.

At one point during the season this championship edition was
actually ranked #1 in the country by Baseball America.  An early season trip to the Anderson Bat Classic in California, however, produced just a 1-3 record, the program’s first losses since 2006.  When the Cardinals returned home, they found a much improved MIAA A Conference, filled with teams willing to take on the challenge of dethroning the Cardinals.  They were pushed every step of the way and actually took on three conference losses as they finished at 26-7 overall.  And, in the end, they extended their reign over the MIAA.

Calvert was ranked #1 in Baltimore by DigitalSports.com every week but one, the week it lost
to Spalding, 10-3, at home. The Cards and Cavs split two regular season
games, but the Cardinals gave the Cavs both of their losses in the double elimination playoffs.  Last Friday,
senior Kevin Lingerman won his 20th game on the mound, without a loss in his stellar four year career, when the Hall beat the Cavs, 7-2, at Carlo Crispino
Stadium to reach the finals.

Lingerman concludes a brilliant four year career by celebrating
his fourth consecutive MIAA championship. 

Last night, Spalding scored quickly and had Dillon in serious first inning trouble, but he calmly worked out of the jam.

Lead-off hitter Matt Hillsinger (.453) lined
a solid double to left-center to start the threat and the Cavaliers loaded the bases when Adam Sumerfeldt was hit by a pitch and Kody
Hines drew a one out walk.  Catcher Eddie Palmer followed with a sac-fly
to center, to plate Hillsinger, but that was all Dillon would surrender.  Spalding also mounted a small threat in the second, but again Dillon closed the door.  After the second inning, he allowed just one more hit and finished with 12 strikeouts, as he mastered the Cavs with a good breaking ball and a sharp fastball.

Calvert
Hall also scored in the first inning, as junior Pat Balir singled and came
around to score on a double by clean-up hitter Greg Bryant.  It was Bryant’s
27th RBI of the year. 

The Cardinals got the go
ahead run in the fifth after initially squandering a golden opportunity.

Justin Anderson led off the inning with a triple into the
left-field corner.  John Hornberger was sent in to pinch run and stood at third with nobody out.  However, he was caught off the base when the next batter, Luke Sawyer, hit a hard grounder to third that was speared by Spalding’s Adam
Summerfeldt.  Summerfeldt then made a heady play as he lunged to tag out Hornberger and relieve some of the pressure on starter Jeff Kemp.  The Cardinals, however, kept plugging.

Mike Blackwell ran for Sawyer, who had reached
first on the fielder’s choice.  Blackwell advanced to second on a wild pitch,
and scored the go-ahead run on a line single to right off the bat of
Fitzgerald. 

“I was just looking to put the ball in play,” said the
scrappy second sacker.  “Spalding has a great team and they battled all the
way.”

Eckerl moved Fitzgerald to the top of the order in the
middle of the season, when he saw that the sophomore had an on-base percentage
over .500.

Kemp, a senior who made just one other start this spring for
coach Steve Miller, pitched well enough to win.  He held the Cards to six hits, and struck
out five, in a contest that was played in a light rain from the second inning forward.

“They are a great team,” said Kemp. “They always seem to come
up with the big play.”

Spalding finished at 28-8.

Calvert Hall 2, Archbishop Spalding 1
AS   100 000 0  –   1   3  1
CH   100 010 x  –   2   6  1
2B: CH-Bryant; AS-Hillsinger.
3B- CH-Anderson.
Kemp and Palmer; Dillon and Sawyer.
WP-Dillon   LP-Kemp

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