Eastern Tech

Eastern Tech scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to knock off the defending Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A conference champion, Seton Keough, 3-2, on Monday morning. The victory, coupled with a pair of losses by last week's top-ranked team, Chesapeake-Anne Arundel, propelled Eastern Tech into the top spot of the Baltimore Sun poll. Eastern Tech's Jordan Cargile pitched a complete game, allowing just one earned run on six hits with 11 strikeouts and a walk.

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,...

No. 1 Eastern Tech beat No. 14 North Harford, 4-2, on Friday as the host Mavericks advanced to their first state softball semifinals in four years in a Class3A North region final. Eastern Tech (22-2) will play Linganore of Frederick County on Tuesday at Bachman Sports Complex in Glen Burnie. Sophomore pitcher Jordan Cargile picked up the win over the Hawks (15-6), giving up seven hits and two earned runs in seven innings while striking out five batters. The Mavericks broke a 2-2 in the fourth when freshman shortstop Jenn January laced a single to right field, which scored Giselle Alvarez and Ashley Sauerwein.

Senior Ashley Lesniewski pitched a four-hit shutout to lead No. 7 Mount de Sales (16-4) to a 6-0 victory over visiting Catholic (11-6) in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference softball semifinals. With the win, the Sailors advanced to the championship game against No. 2 Seton Keough at 6 p.m. Monday at Bachman Park. It will be the Sailors' first trip to the title game since they won the crown in 2004. Seton Keough is the defending champion. "It's exhilarating," said Lesniewski, who struck out six and walked one. "We waited four years for this.

Eastern Tech needed just 4 minutes, 40 seconds Friday night to break Baltimore County-rival Chesapeake's string of nine straight scoreless quarters. By the end of the game, the defending Class 2A state champion also had gained a key dose of early season confidence against the lone team to beat them last season. Sayvon Norman and Josh Canella each rushed for a pair of touchdowns and the Mavericks held the Bayhawks without a first down until 47 seconds left in the third quarter in a 38-0 win at CCBC- Essex.

Jordan Cargile and Breanna Casper were the one-two combination for top-ranked Eastern Tech softball Wednesday. Cargile threw a no-hitter and Casper led the bats as the host Mavericks defeated Western Tech, 11-0. Cargile struck out 10 and Casper went 2-for-3 with a triple, a homer and four RBIs. Alex Peay (2-for-3) had four stolen bases for Eastern Tech. No. 4 Howard 4, Marriotts Ridge 0: Winner Samantha O'Connor struck out seven in a two-hitter for the visiting Lions (12-2)

Time and again Friday night, Eastern Tech's offense knocked on the door against host Middletown, twice putting together drives of at least 15 plays and three times reaching the red zone. Finally, the Knights simply slammed it shut. Held scoreless despite multiple chances in the first half, defending state champion Eastern Tech allowed a 75-yard kickoff return to Middletown's Chris Pirrone to open the second half, then never recovered in a 20-6 loss in the Class 2A state semifinals.

One of the things Eastern Tech freshman pitcher Jordan Cargile has learned over the course of the Mavericks' undefeated season is that plenty of trust and confidence has formed among her teammates. In Monday's Baltimore County softball championship game against Lansdowne, those traits were tested early. After surrendering three first-inning runs, however, Cargile and the No. 5 Mavericks settled down, while the No. 10 Vikings struggled defensively in the big-game atmosphere.

With 10 minutes remaining and the score knotted at 0-0 in Tuesday's Class 3A North girls soccer regional title game between Eastern Tech and No. 5 C. Milton Wright, an unidentified Mustangs defender screamed, "we only need one goal to win this game. " That anonymous C. Milton Wright defender's proclamation turned out to be spot on, as midfielder Katie Burgee sent an 18-yard rocket into the Mavericks' net six minutes later, giving the Mustangs all they would need to claim a 1-0 victory and earn a spot in Saturday's 3A state semifinal.

Jordan Cargile worked both sides of the ball as No. 1 Eastern Tech shut out Owings Mills, 16-0, in softball Thursday. Cargile pitched a one-hitter, striking out seven, for the host Mavericks (11-0) and went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBIs. The Eagles fell to 1-6. No. 5 Mount de Sales 10, John Carroll 0: Ashley Lesniewski (12-2) got her eighth shutout of the season for the host Sailors (12-2, 11-0 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference). Baseball Annapolis Area Christian School 9, Friendship Charter (D.C.)

Alex Puller scored her game-high fifth goal and the game-winner with a minute left in sudden-death overtime as No. 14 Archbishop Spalding beat No. 13 Mount de Sales, 12-11, in an Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference tournament first-round game Thursday. The Sailors (8-8) took a 4-0 lead in the first half and the Cavaliers (12-7) battled back to tie the score at 5 at halftime. Mount de Sales went up by four goals again in the second half and Spalding tied the game again to force overtime.

Winning pitcher Craig Sheridan (3-2) allowed one earned run, five hits and three walks while striking out three over six innings Wednesday as No. 4 South River beat host host No. 7 Old Mill, 5-1. Brody Raimondo had two singles and scored twice for the visiting Seahawks (11-4). Scott Mitchell had an RBI single, and Jake Gratz executed a squeeze bunt to pace the offense.  On defense, left fielder Connor Cox threw out Nestor Rentas at the plate in the bottom of the fifth, and Gratz caught Brent Orbell drifting off third in the bottom of the sixth as the Patriots (7-3)

Jordan Cargile worked both sides of the ball as No. 1 Eastern Tech shut out Owings Mills, 16-0, in softball Thursday. Cargile pitched a one-hitter, striking out seven, for the host Mavericks (11-0) and went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBIs. The Eagles fell to 1-6. No. 5 Mount de Sales 10, John Carroll 0: Ashley Lesniewski (12-2) got her eighth shutout of the season for the host Sailors (12-2, 11-0 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference). Baseball Annapolis Area Christian School 9, Friendship Charter (D.C.)

Eastern Tech scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to knock off the defending Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A conference champion, Seton Keough, 3-2, on Monday morning. The victory, coupled with a pair of losses by last week's top-ranked team, Chesapeake-Anne Arundel, propelled Eastern Tech into the top spot of the Baltimore Sun poll. Eastern Tech's Jordan Cargile pitched a complete game, allowing just one earned run on six hits with 11 strikeouts and a walk.

Villanova-bound Devin McNamara scored all four of his goals during a 10-0 run to power the No. 6 Loyola boys lacrosse team past visiting St. Joseph's Prep (Pa.), 13-5, on Saturday. The Hawks (2-1) took an early lead, winning the first four faceoffs and enjoying success attacking the weak side of the goal. St. Joseph's led 3-2 before Loyola's Kevin Jackson (four goals) and Ryan Conrad (two goals) started the run with two unassisted goals with 2:13 and 7.7 seconds left in the first quarter.

Chloe A. Gudmundsson is a senior at Eastern Technical High School in Essex, and at the suggestion of her English teacher, she decided to research a paper on Maximilian Godefroy, the quirky architect who designed Baltimore's Battle Monument to commemorate the battle for the city in 1814. She also decided to submit her paper to the annual History Day competition this month on the Dundalk campus of the Community College of Baltimore County. The competition, which has been held for the last 12 years at Dundalk, features both city and Baltimore County public school students.

Bobby Custer's single in the bottom of the sixth scored Rob Lockwood, breaking a tie and lifting host Eastern Tech over No. 6 Perry Hall, 4-3, yesterday. Lockwood had singled home Glenn Umbarger earlier in the inning, tying the game at 3.

Leah Allen Glenelg, infielder, senior Allen has established herself as one of the premier players in the region. Last season, she was first in Howard County with seven home runs and led the Gladiators in 13 offensive categories. The All-Metro first-team pick will play at Pennsylvania. Jordan Cargile Eastern Tech, pitcher, junior Cargile batted .461 with 21 RBIs last season for the Mavericks. She had 53 strikeouts and only allowed seven walks in 49 innings on the mound last spring.

College football Hopkins, Salisbury players earn D3football.com honors Five Johns Hopkins players were chosen to the D3football.com All-South Region team: Junior offensive tackle Armand Jenifer received first-team honors, while senior linebacker Taylor Maciow and senior running back Jonathan Rigaud earned second-team accolades. Junior wide receiver Dan Wodicka and junior center Ben Cranston (Loyola) were selected to the third team. Blue Jays junior linebacker John Arena and junior offensive lineman Vincenzo Bonaddio were named to the CoSIDA/Capital One NCAA Division III Academic All-America team.