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Except for the hamstring that won't unwind, Eric Davis feels pretty good for a guy only recently back from the career-dead.The time has passed when the Orioles right fielder was ranked as the game's greatest "tool player," but he is still capable enough to be named American League Player of the Week and still intimidating enough to transform a lineup when his body allows.He's a little heavier, maybe, but still possesses one of baseball's most chiseled physiques and one of its quickest sets of hands.

Chapelgate Christian Academy put together two wins over St. John's-Catholic Prep to capture the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association C Conference baseball championship Saturday morning. The Yellowjackets (12-9) won, 4-3, after capturing a 7-3 victory Thursday to force a winner-take-all game. Boys golf Calvert Hall 12 1/2, Gilman 81/2: Jake Hormes sank a 20-foot birdie putt and fellow senior Nick Smearman parred the same 17th hole to give fourth-seeded Calvert Hall the lead for good Saturday over second-seeded Gilman in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference team championship at Caves Valley.

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D-III college softball Gravdahl's homer helps Salisbury stay alive in Series Salisbury senior catcher Michelle Gravdahl (Long Reach) hit her 11th home run of the season in an elimination game in the NCAA Division III softball championship against Anderson (Ind.) University to eliminate the Ravens and stay alive in the World Series with a 2-0 win in Eau Claire, Wis. Gravdahl's homer to left with one out in the bottom of the first inning put Salisbury ahead, and the Sea Gulls added a run in the fifth.

1 Year of varsity coaching experience retired Oriole Larry Sheets will have at the end of this season. Sheets coaches at Gilman. 6 Record Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference titles Calvert Hall will have if it wins the conference tournament again this year. 19 doubles hit in a season, a state record held by St. Frances senior Darrell Anderson. 25 Where Severna Park's team is ranked in the National High School Baseball Coaches Association preseason Top 50 poll.

Devante Brown St. Frances, infielder-pitcher, senior He hit .510, stole 34 bases and runs the 60-yard dash in 6.5 seconds. On the mound, he was 6-1 with a 2.68 ERA. He is being recruited by Division I schools. Greg Bryant Calvert Hall, shortstop, senior A two-year starter for the five-time MIAA A Conference champion Cardinals, he hit .359 and had 41 RBIs and a fielding percentage of .945. He'll attend the Naval Academy in the fall.

College baseball Butler's single in 9th sends Towson to win Sophomore Brendan Butler singled in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as host Towson (25-27, 14-12 Colonial Athletic Association) edged Northeastern, 7-6, in the second game of their three-game weekend series Friday afternoon. The Huskies (27-24, 11-15), who were trying to clinch a berth in the CAA tournament, had overcome a 6-4 deficit in the ninth inning to tie the game. More Division I: Mount St. Mary's (10-35, 5-24 Northeast Conference)

A two-out double in the seventh inning broke up a perfect game for sophomore right-hander Nick Delp, but host and No. 1 Calvert Hall held on for a 2-0 victory over No. 13 Archbishop Curley in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference baseball playoffs Friday night. Delp finished the one-hitter for the Cardinals, who will face No. 2 Gilman on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. Calvert Hall must beat the Greyhounds in two straight games to win the title, while Gilman - as the winner's bracket champion - needs to win only one. Stephen Decatur 3, No. 9 Reservoir 1: Two days after a 6-5 regional semifinal win over two-time defending state champion J.M. Bennett, the visiting Gators fell to the Seahawks in the Class 3A East state regional championship game.

The Baltimore County baseball coaches released their 2013 picks for top players, coaches and all-county teams earlier this week. The full list is below. 2013 Baltimore County baseball awards Baltimore County Player of the Year: Sam Stark, Towson, senior Baltimore County Pitcher of the Year: Matt Evans, Eastern Tech, senior Baltimore County Offensive Player of the Year: Kris Ewers, Dulaney, senior Divisional Coaches of the Year: Division I -- Rich Hambor, Catonsville; Division II -- Brad Eastham, Towson; Division III -- Brian Powell, Dundalk Sportsmanship Award: Division I -- Hereford; Division II -- Loch Raven; Division III -- Chesapeake-BC All-Baltimore County first team Pitcher: John Klein, Catonsville, junior Pitcher: Matt Evans, Eastern Tech, senior Pitcher: Aidan Miller, Towson, senior Infielder: Kyle Kershner, Towson, senior Infielder: Tyler Silbersack, Franklin, junior Infielder: Sam Stark, Towson, senior Infielder: Kris Ewers, Dulaney, senior Infielder: Tyler Smith, Western Tech, senior Infielder: Jay Patti, Hereford, senior Infielder: Logan Countryman, Loch Raven, senior Infielder: Cody Gwinn, Eastern Tech, junior Outfielder: Ryan Silcott, Franklin, senior Outfielder: Bobby Donald, Dulaney, senior Outfielder: Paul Walter, Eastern Tech, senior Outfielder: Robbie Wheelton, Catonsville,...

The Chapelgate Christian Academy baseball team scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat St. John's-Catholic Prep, 7-4, on Thursday in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association C Conference playoffs at Calvert Hall. The two teams will meet in a winner-take-all game 5 p.m. Monday at McDonogh. Wednesday' softball No. 13 C. Milton Wright 10, Patapsco 0: Winning pitcher Kyralee Comeaux threw a one-hit shutout for the host Mustangs (19-3) in a Class 3A North regional semifinal.

Fourth-ranked South River gave up two early runs, but came back to score five and defeat No. 5 North County, 5-2, on Friday to win the Class 4A East region baseball title. It is the first region title for South River since 2008. Brody Raimondo went 4-for-4 with a double, while Scott Mitchell went 2-for-4 with a triple to lead South River (18-5). Mitchell also pitched a complete game five-hitter with seven strikeouts. The Seahawks will face Prince George's County's Eleanor Roosevelt, the South Region winner, at 4 p.m.on Tuesday in College Park.

Women's basketball Terps ' DeVaughn to take part in WUG trials this week Maryland junior center Alicia DeVaughn will head to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., this week to take part in USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team trials. DeVaughn is one of 33 of the nation's top college athletes attending the trials today to Sunday. The World University Games women's basketball competition will be held July 8-15 in Kazan, Russia. Organized by the International University Sports Federation and held every other year, the WUG event is a multi-sport competition open to men and women between the ages of 17 and 24. DeVaughn averaged 8.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game to help Maryland to a 26-8 record and an appearance in the Sweet Sixteen.

When right-hander Zach Clark was summoned to Orioles manager Buck Showalter's office two weeks ago and told he was being designated for assignment, the conversation suddenly veered off in a peculiar direction. Clark, who at that moment was still digesting the end of his brief four-day stint in the majors after parts of eight years in the minor, said Showalter abruptly began talking about reigning National League Cy Young Award winner and current Toronto Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey, who turned his career around after transitioning into a knuckleball pitcher.

In the top of the seventh inning at No. 6 Oakland Mills on Wednesday afternoon, Marriotts Ridge took a 3-2 lead on an RBI ground ball by leadoff man Jake Bender that sent home Matt Marinelli who had led off the inning with a single. At the time, Connor Delaney - the Mustangs' No. 5 hitter - thought the run would be enough for ace Eric Brown and the solid Marriotts Ridge defense. "I definitely trusted our defense ... but I knew any more runs we would get would be insurance runs," Delaney said.