Calvert Hall hangs on for victory over Gilman
To get to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference baseball championship game, No. 3 Calvert Hall needed to feel the power. Fortunately for the Cardinals, they did.
Senior pitcher Brady Power pitched 6 innings of two-hit ball before running out of gas, but it was enough to lift host Calvert Hall (23-6, 18-2) to a 4-3 win over No. 4 Gilman (22-10, 14-7) in the double-elimination A Conference tournament.
The Cardinals entered the seventh with a 4-0 lead and hung on for the win.
With the win, top-ranked Calvert Hall advances to the A Conference championship game Monday at Harford Community College. Ninth-ranked Gilman will play Friday against the winner of Thursday’s Mount Saint Joseph-Loyola Blakefield game, and the winner of Friday’s game will face the Cardinals.
No. 15 Loyola Blakefield 14, No. 9 McDonogh 5: The host Dons (14-9) continue to roll through the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference consolation bracket by eliminating the Eagles (15-13). The Dons host No. 7 Mount Saint Joseph (19-11) on Thursday at 4:15 p.m.
Softball
No. 2 Chesapeake-AA 11, Northeast 0: Haley Downin threw a three-hit shutout as the host Cougars (17-3) blanked the Eagles (11-8) in a Class 3A North Section II final. Downin had a home run and three RBIs. Alison Pollack hit a game-ending home run and had three RBIs. No. 7 Glen Burnie 4, No. 5 Severna Park 3: The host Gophers (17-3) scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to upset the Falcons (15-5) in a Class 4A East Section I final. Severna Park’s Kylie Dingess (2for-4) and Campbell Kline (1-for-2) each hit a home run.
No. 6 Howard 5, Dulaney 2: Lindsey Smith delivered a grand slam in the bottom of the second inning, turning a one-run deficit into a three-run lead, and host Howard (18-5) never looked back on the way to the victory over Dulaney (15-4) in a Class 4A North Section I final.
No. 13 Eastern Tech 21, New Town 2: The host Mavericks (14-2) scored 15 runs in the first inning and routed the Titans (4-9) in a Class 2A North Section I final. Starter Rilee Fazenbaker worked two innings, gave up one hit and struck out one for the win. Reservoir 3, Centennial 2: Winning pitcher Kylee Gunkle scattered seven hits and three walks while striking out three as the host Gators (10-10) beat the Eagles (10-8) in a Class 3A East Section I final. Patterson Mill 10, Havre de Grace 7: The host Huskies (15-1) won the Class 1A East Region title by beating the Warriors (9-6).
Patterson Mill led 2-0 early on a pair of Zac Haskell goals, but Havre de Grace battled back and tied the game at 4-4 at halftime.
Glenelg 16, Southern 5: James Buch scored a game-high four goals and the host Gladiators (11-6) beat the Bulldogs (6-11) to claim the Class 2A South region championship. It’s the15th regional title and second in three years for Glenelg, while the Bulldogs lost the region final for the second straight year.
Glenelg will face Hereford, last year’s 2A state finalists and winners of the North region, in a state semifinal game at Northeast-AA High School on Friday or Saturday.