Patenaude leads Severna Park baseball over Dulaney to Class 4A final

Junior Seamus Patenaude was the catalyst on the mound and at the plate as Severna Park baseball cruised into the state final with a shutout win.

Patenaude pitched a two-hitter through five innings and helped his own cause with three hits and two RBIs as fourth-seeded Severna Park defeated eighth-seeded Dulaney, 10-0, in a Class 4A state semifinal held Wednesday afternoon at McCurdy Field in Frederick.

Patenaude was one of five Falcons to deliver a double and was joined by Ethan Rodriquez, Angel Santiago-Cruz, Kody Phillips, Brooks Harris and Nathan Clarke in that department. Severna Park pounded out 12 hits and scored runs during all five innings on the way to closing out the Lions by way of the 10-run rule.

“We played well and Dulaney made some mistakes that we took advantage of,” Severna Park coach Eric Milton said. “I’m proud of our guys and their performance in a pressure situation to get to another state championship game.”

Patenaude allowed six total baserunners, giving up two singles and issuing four walks. The right-hander notched four strikeouts and got out of an early jam by picking off a runner.

— Bill Wagner