Harman still had one game to play after Westminster's championship victory. He was selected for the annual Brooks Robinson All-Star Game at Oriole Park, and delivered a two-run single that helped his North team beat the South, 5-0.
Harman also carried that same workmanlike attitude into the classroom. The Westminster senior finished with a grade point average of 3.62 (on a 4.0 scale), and ranked in the top quarter of his graduating class.
"My parents stressed that I had to stay focused in the classroom," he said.
Harman was also a steady contributor to his community. A member of the National Honor Society, he served on the committee for the NHS blood drive.
Harman volunteered at the Westminster High summer baseball camps that were run by his father, and has helped with basket bingo fundraisers at Charles Carroll Elementary and Westminster High.
"My life has been consumed by baseball, but I've tried to put in as much time as I could," he said. "My mom (Beth) helped to organize the basket bingos. I was her sidekick, helping to set up tables and other things."
Harman will continue to play baseball at Frederick Community College. He will transfer after two years at Frederick but plans to spend plenty of time in the weight room during his time at FCC.
"I want to get a lot bigger and physically stronger," he said. "We play a lot of games, about 45-50 a season, and there's several other good teams in the league that we'll be playing. Frederick's had some good teams and won a couple of championships recently.
"I believe that only two of their kids haven't been sent up, and hopefully I'll be able to play well there and then transfer to a four-year school."
His brother, a starting pitcher for the University of Maryland, plans to become a physician's assistant. The younger Harman will study either respiratory therapy or education at Frederick.
"I've always wanted to go into the medical field," said Harman, though he admits a love of history, particularly the Civil War era, could take him in another academic direction.
About This Award
Since the fall of 2007, The Eagle has presented this award to a Carroll County student-athlete at the conclusion of the fall, winter and spring sports seasons. The publication also presents an overall Student-Athlete of the Year award at the end of the school year. All student-athletes who compete at the varsity level for a Carroll County public school are eligible for the award, which is based on academic achievement, athletic achievement, and a record of service and good citizenship in the school and community.
