by Joe DiBlasi
(see video below)
In his first season as a high school manager, former Baltimore Oriole shortstop Mike
Bordick took his Boys’ Latin team to the MIAA B Conference baseball championship finals at Ripken
Stadium, last season. That effort ended in disappointment as St. Mary’s upset the top-seeded Lakers, 8-7. This year,
after compiling an overall record of 21-5 and regaining the top seed, the Lakers retruned to Ripken Stadium and claimed their long awaited title.
Bordick took his Boys’ Latin team to the MIAA B Conference baseball championship finals at Ripken
Stadium, last season. That effort ended in disappointment as St. Mary’s upset the top-seeded Lakers, 8-7. This year,
after compiling an overall record of 21-5 and regaining the top seed, the Lakers retruned to Ripken Stadium and claimed their long awaited title.
Senior Devin Jerrard pitched a complete game, and had two hits, an RBI and
a scored a run, as the Lakers beat a stubborn Park School team, 3-2, to win the
B Conference championship. Park, which came to life in the playoffs as it knocked off Friends, St. Mary’s and St. Vincent Pallotti in succession to reach the finals, pushed BL to the bitter end, as the Bruins tried to force a decisive “if game” in this double elimination event.
a scored a run, as the Lakers beat a stubborn Park School team, 3-2, to win the
B Conference championship. Park, which came to life in the playoffs as it knocked off Friends, St. Mary’s and St. Vincent Pallotti in succession to reach the finals, pushed BL to the bitter end, as the Bruins tried to force a decisive “if game” in this double elimination event.
Jerrard, however, held strong at all the right moments to get the Lakers over the hump.
“I was really pumped in the last inning, when I knew that if I got them
out, we’d be the champs,” said Jerrard. “They are a very good hitting team.”
out, we’d be the champs,” said Jerrard. “They are a very good hitting team.”
The Lakers scored twice in the first on singles by Paul Mellinger, Jerrard
and Josh Winter, and a sac-fly from Huntley Mitchell.
and Josh Winter, and a sac-fly from Huntley Mitchell.
The Bruins got one in the third when catcher Rex Gelb doubled home Tony
DeMarco, who had drawn a walk.
DeMarco, who had drawn a walk.
Bordick’s club got what proved to be the winning run in the fifth, on
Jerrard’s sac-fly, after Mellinger doubled and advanced to third on a wild
pitch.
Jerrard’s sac-fly, after Mellinger doubled and advanced to third on a wild
pitch.
“It’s very gratifying to develop these players and win a championship,”
said Bordick. “They deserve all the credit.”
said Bordick. “They deserve all the credit.”
The Bruins got close in the sixth on an unusual play, as Gelb scored
from first on a fly ball to left that Reese Hale appeared to catch. It was
ruled a trap and Gelb, who kept running while the play was contested, tallied
the Bruins second run of the day.
from first on a fly ball to left that Reese Hale appeared to catch. It was
ruled a trap and Gelb, who kept running while the play was contested, tallied
the Bruins second run of the day.
Bruins’ manager Dave Suter had high praise for his starter, DeMarco.
“Tony pitched on two days rest, and I’m proud of the way he stepped up,” said
the first year skipper. “We never quit.”
Suter got good efforts throughout the playoffs from sophomore Ben Brewster, who shutout Friends
8-0 and got the win at Pallotti on Wednesday, and Ring, who is only a freshman.
8-0 and got the win at Pallotti on Wednesday, and Ring, who is only a freshman.
MIAA B Conference Baseball Finals
Boys’ Latin 3, Park 2
P 001 001 0 – 2 7 1
BL 200 010 x – 3 8 1
DeMarco and Gelb; Jerrard and Schoenfeld
2B: P-Gelb; BL-Mellinger, Hale.
2B: P-Gelb; BL-Mellinger, Hale.
WP-Jerrard LP-DeMarco
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