Gavin Floyd

St. Paul's pitcher Steve Johnson tied Gavin Floyd, now with the Philadelphia Phillies, for most career wins by a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference pitcher when he earned his 30th victory Monday in a 16-0 rout at John Carroll. Johnson (6-1) gave up three hits in six innings for the second-ranked Crusaders. Johnson matched Floyd, who was a two-time Sun Player of the Year at Mount St. Joseph, where he compiled a 30-5 career mark. Ken Loudermilk of North East in Cecil County holds the state record at 39-3 (1985-1988)

Gavin Floyd Gavin Floyd Mount St. Joseph, baseball A senior All-American, Floyd finished off his high school career in impressive fashion. He threw a 10-inning, two-hit shut out against Calvert Hall in the first round of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference playoffs, and got the game-winning hit in the 1-0 victory, the 30th win of his career. He struck out 13 batters in taking a no-hit bid into the fifth inning. The 6-foot-5 Floyd is expected to be a first-round draft pick in the upcoming major-league baseball draft.

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It's the dream of many young people to play professional baseball, but to do it with your brother as a teammate is almost too good to be true. "It's like two dreams come true," Severna Park's Gavin Floyd said at the Ravens' preseason game at PSINet Stadium with his older brother Michael last night. "I had dreamed of playing with my brother and this couldn't be better." The brothers, who rode in style to Baltimore in a limo donated by a Glen Burnie company after driving nine hours from South Carolina, reached agreements to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies late Wednesday night.

To say that Calvert Hall has Gavin Floyd's number may be a gross understatement. Floyd, Mount St. Joseph's ace right-hander and a projected No. 1 draft pick, is 24-0 in his high school career against A Conference teams and everybody else, except Calvert Hall. Against the visiting Cardinals, the 6-foot-6 Floyd is 1-4, including yesterday's 9-2 defeat at No. 2 Mount St. Joe (6-2). "I hate losing to Calvert Hall, " said a dejected Floyd afterward. As they did last year, the No. 3 Cardinals (7-1)

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When Gavin Floyd pitches for Mount St. Joseph, it usually doesn't need a lot of runs to win. So, when the host Gaels scored nine in the first three innings yesterday, it was obvious Calvert Hall was in for a long afternoon. Mixing his 90-mph fastball with a nasty curve in front of several radar gun-armed big-league scouts, Floyd (6-0) fired a one-hitter with eight strikeouts as the No. 4 Mount defeated 10th-ranked, but slumping Calvert Hall, 9-0. Junior second baseman Joe Sargent lined a pair of homers over the fence in right-center for five runs, and Floyd helped his cause with a two-run double.

To say that Calvert Hall has Gavin Floyd's number may be a gross understatement. Floyd, Mount St. Joseph's ace right-hander and a projected No. 1 draft pick, is 24-0 in his high school career against A Conference teams and everybody else, except Calvert Hall. Against the Cardinals, the 6-foot-6 Floyd is 1-4, including yesterday's 9-2 defeat at No. 2 Mount St. Joe (6-2). "I hate losing to Calvert Hall, " said a dejected Floyd afterward. As they did last year, the No. 3 Cardinals (7-1)