Pitcher

ROSIE PITCHER (nee Rawlings) passed away at her home in Port Republic, MD on Monday, January 30, 2006 the loving wife of Charles W. Dickie Pitcher, Sr.; beloved mother of Charles W. "Buddy" Pitcher, Jr. and Pamel Gale Matteson; grandmother of Dawn Marie Florance, Charles W. "Skip" Pitcher, III, Christina Price Pitcher, Courtney Elizabeth Pitcher and Michael Anthony Matteson; great-grandmother of Annamarie Gindell and Nathan Pitcher; devoted sister of...

Expectations were high for Robi Zimmerman entering the season — and she met all of them. The senior pitcher finished 8-2 with an 1.60 ERA, leading the Gators to the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship. Zimmerman pitched 70 innings, allowing 43 hits while striking out 49. She also had a no-hitter and only gave up one run in the two conference playoff games, including the championship game against Archbishop Spalding. At the plate, she batted .491, with 11 doubles, one triple, three home runs, and 27 RBIs.

Cleveland Indians pitcher Cliff Young (left) died instantly when a truck he was driving crashed into a tree Thursday night near his hometown of Willis, Texas. Young, 29, was the third Cleveland pitcher to die in an accident this year. "We are looking forward to calendar year 1993 going away," general manager John Hart said.Article, 6C

On February 17, 2008, JACQUELINE L. (nee Szymanski); beloved wife of the late Thomas F. Pitcher; beloved mother of Bonnie L. Williams and Kimberly A. Pitcher; sister of Robin Szymanski, Patricia Stevens, Buddy Szymanski and Dorothy Wayberg. Also survived by three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Services at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis Street, Westminster, on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday 10 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.

Old Mill senior pitcher Josh Hader walked the first batter he faced in yesterday's game against Severna Park. After that, Hader stepped off the mound, settled himself, concentrated on his release point and struck out the next three hitters. They were the first of 14 strikeouts as Hader used his 88-mph fastball and a tempting curve to secure a 4-0, no-hit shutoutagainst No. 8 Severna Park. The win gave No. 12 Old Mill a two-game lead among Anne Arundel County teams and improved the Patriots' record to 13-1.

On May 30, 2005, VIRGINIA GRIFFITH STEIN PITCHER, 96, passed away in Winter Park, FL. A native of Baltimore, she received a Degree in fashion design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She was a poet, genealogist, volunteer oral historian, museum docent, a founder of The Winter Park Good Government Group and a member of the Advisory Board of the Morse Museum. She designed insignia for The Flag House Association in Baltimore and The Society of the Ark & the Dove. She was Past President of: The National Society of the Daughters of Barons of Runneymede and the Descendants of the Lords of Maryland Manors.

The Baltimore Orioles placed pitcher Dorn Taylor on waivers yesterday for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.Taylor, 32, acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept. 5 to complete the trade for pitcher Jay Tibbs, appeared in four games for the Orioles, with no decisions and a 2.45 ERA.The Orioles also moved pitchers Mark Williamson and Brian DuBois from the disabled list onto the major-league roster. Right-hander Williamson (8-2, 2.21 ERA in 49 games) suffered a broken right ring finger Aug. 18.DuBois, reclaimed by the Orioles Aug. 29 from the Detroit Tigers, the team he was traded to for KeithMoreland in 1989, was found to need ligament surgery on his left elbow after arriving in Baltimore.

Tonight, Dontrelle Willis will start a game for the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate, the Norfolk Tides. That in itself is news because Willis, the 2003 National League Rookie of the Year and 2005 NL Cy Young Award runner-up, left the Tides earlier this season because he wanted to start and wasn't given the opportunity. The 30-year-old Willis is back and is pitching against Toledo. But that is not the crazy part. What's crazy is this: Willis becomes the 17 th different pitcher to start a game for the Tides this year.

This award surely won't earn the centerpiece on Dylan Bundy's mantel, but the Orioles' top pitching prospect has earned the MiLBY Award as the fans' choice for minor league starting pitcher of the year in all of baseball. Miami Marlins prospect Jose Fernandez earned the vote of the writers at MiLB.com in results announced Tuesday . Bundy -- who pitched the first 33 innings of his career without allowing an earned run and quickly made his way up to Bowie, and then Baltimore -- earned 20 percent of the fans' votes to beat out Fernandez and 10 other nominees.