Tim Giles

Player of the Year: Tim Giles, Arundel Co-Coaches of the Year: Ron Bareford, Lansdowne; Bernie Walter, Arundel FIRST TEAM Name .. .. .. .. ..School .Year ..PositionBrandon Agamennone Arundel Junior PitcherKenny Cloude McDonogh Senior PitcherBrian Matz Calvert Hall Senior PitcherJohn Milisitz Severna Park Senior CatcherTim Giles Arundel Senior InfieldJosh Itzoe Calvert Hall Senior InfieldLarry Marino Calvert Hall Senior InfieldMike Goldberg Glenelg Sophomore...

A few notes on the 14th annual Anne Arundel County Sun-Oriolelanders All-Star Baseball Game lead off this Sunday's sports smorgasbrowse.Don't forget that tryouts for the Suns team that will play the Oriolelanders in a doubleheader at Joe Cannon Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 5, are set for 9 a.m. sharp tomorrow at the stadium. All county residents ages 15 to 21 are eligible to try out and should be in uniform.It's important for Anne Arundel County to field a competitive team and put an end to the dominance of the Oriolelanders who lead the series, 9-4.Any candidate unable to make tomorrow's tryout, should call my 24-Hour Sportsline, (410)

A coach's faith in a veteran pitcher who didn't appear to have a prayer left paid off yesterday as ninth-ranked Old Mill (5-3) upset top-ranked and previously unbeaten Arundel, 6-5, in Gambrills.Arundel (9-1) was ranked No. 16 in yesterday's USA Today Super 25 for high school baseball, the only area team among the nation's elite, but Lee Haney's pitching tenacity, Mike Bussey's arm and Ryan Dempsey's five RBI beat the Wildcats.Old Mill coach Mel Montgomery made a trip to the mound with the tying run coming to the plate in the area's hottest hitter, Tim Giles (.806)

Player of the Year: Tim Giles, Arundel Co-Coaches of the Year: Ron Bareford, Lansdowne; Bernie Walter, Arundel FIRST TEAM Name .. .. .. .. ..School .Year ..PositionBrandon Agamennone Arundel Junior PitcherKenny Cloude McDonogh Senior PitcherBrian Matz Calvert Hall Senior PitcherJohn Milisitz Severna Park Senior CatcherTim Giles Arundel Senior InfieldJosh Itzoe Calvert Hall Senior InfieldLarry Marino Calvert Hall Senior InfieldMike Goldberg Glenelg Sophomore...

Tim Giles' going 4-for-4 with three RBI is not surprising, but Tim Giles' throwing a curveball for strikes is.Giles pitched and batted the fourth-ranked Arundel (2-0) to a 7-1 victory over No. 5 Severna Park (0-1) yesterday in Gambrills.Veteran Arundel coach Bernie Walter said last year that the left- handed-hitting Giles has "the best swing we've ever had here," and his .400 batting average, with 29 RBI, supported that claim.Coming into his senior year, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Giles was named a pre-season Mizuno-Baseball America honorable mention All-America first baseman, but that was only half his role.

Tim Giles' going 4-for-4 with three RBI is not surprising, but Tim Giles' throwing a curveball for strikes is.Giles pitched and batted fourth-ranked Arundel (2-0) to a 7-1 victory over No. 5 Severna Park (0-1) yesterday in Gambrills.Veteran Arundel coach Bernie Walter said last year that the left-handed-hitting Giles has "the best swing we've ever had here," and his .400 batting average, 29 RBI and 12 extra-base hits supported that.The 6-foot-3, 215-pound senior was named a preseason Mizuno-Baseball America honorable mention All-America first baseman, but that was only half his role.

Brandon Agamennone was in command yesterday as the top-ranked Wildcats ran their record to 11-1 with a 3-0 victory over 15th-ranked host Broadneck (6-6).The junior right-hander -- who held the Bruins to two hits -- struck out the side in the first inning and went on to strike out seven in posting his second shutout and fourth win without a loss.He was in trouble only once when he gave up his first hit, a single by Scott Seyfferth and a walk to Steve DePaul in the bottom of the third.Agamennone -- who threw 72 pitches (52 were strikes)

FREDERICK -- As often happens in long-awaited matchups, an unlikely hero emerges.Arundel's Mike Fairbanks was that hero last night at McCurdy Field as Arundel (21-1) won a record sixth state championship in baseball.The Wildcats, ranked No. 1 in the Baltimore area, rolled to the Class 4A title with an 11-2 victory over Gaithersburg (17-3), ranked No. 1 in the Washington area.The Wildcats got a well-pitched game from junior right-hander Brandon Agamennone, but Fairbanks took the hitter's spotlight.

The final chapter of Arundel High School's record sixth state championship season Saturday night was a tribute to the Wildcats' system.Top-ranked Arundel (21-1) scored seven runs in the first inning and went on to an easy 11-2 romp over the Washington area's top-ranked team, Gaithersburg (17-3) of Montgomery County, at McCurdy Field in Frederick.The season didn't start as convincingly as the first inning of the state 4A championship game. In fact, it was chaotic for the fine-tuned Bernie Walter-led coaching staff because of something beyond their control, the weather.

Second-ranked Arundel (3-0) posted a "jewel" of a 3-2 win at Chesapeake in eight innings yesterday.Chesapeake junior left-hander Jason White was brilliant until the eighth inning when he yielded a leadoff single to the Wildcats' Mike Cozzone (2-for-3) with the score tied at 2.Courtesy runner Jamie Stoddard took Cozzone's place at first base, and coach Jim Simms removed White and called for senior right-hander Chris Ryder.Ryder was about to throw his first pitch when Arundel coach Bernie Walter noticed a gold chain around Ryder's neck.

A lot of what Tim Giles and Arundel (21-1) accomplished this season in winning the state baseball championship is reflected in the personality of the Wildcats' coach.Giles and Bernie Walter, the Baltimore Sun's 1993 Anne Arundel County Baseball Player and Coach of the Year, respectively, mirror each other. Each is a fierce competitor and a winner.Giles led the Wildcats -- top-ranked in the state by The Baltimore Sun and in the nation by the Easton Player National Poll in Collegiate Baseball -- to the school's record sixth state championship.

The final chapter of Arundel High School's record sixth state championship season Saturday night was a tribute to the Wildcats' system.Top-ranked Arundel (21-1) scored seven runs in the first inning and went on to an easy 11-2 romp over the Washington area's top-ranked team, Gaithersburg (17-3) of Montgomery County, at McCurdy Field in Frederick.The season didn't start as convincingly as the first inning of the state 4A championship game. In fact, it was chaotic for the fine-tuned Bernie Walter-led coaching staff because of something beyond their control, the weather.

FREDERICK -- As often happens in long-awaited matchups, an unlikely hero emerges.Arundel's Mike Fairbanks was that hero last night at McCurdy Field as Arundel (21-1) won a record sixth state championship in baseball.The Wildcats, ranked No. 1 in the Baltimore area, rolled to the Class 4A title with an 11-2 victory over Gaithersburg (17-3), ranked No. 1 in the Washington area.The Wildcats got a well-pitched game from junior right-hander Brandon Agamennone, but Fairbanks took the hitter's spotlight.

Brandon Agamennone was in command yesterday as the top-ranked Wildcats ran their record to 11-1 with a 3-0 victory over 15th-ranked host Broadneck (6-6).The junior right-hander -- who held the Bruins to two hits -- struck out the side in the first inning and went on to strike out seven in posting his second shutout and fourth win without a loss.He was in trouble only once when he gave up his first hit, a single by Scott Seyfferth and a walk to Steve DePaul in the bottom of the third.Agamennone -- who threw 72 pitches (52 were strikes)

A coach's faith in a veteran pitcher who didn't appear to have a prayer left paid off yesterday as ninth-ranked Old Mill (5-3) upset top-ranked and previously unbeaten Arundel, 6-5, in Gambrills.Arundel (9-1) was ranked No. 16 in yesterday's USA Today Super 25 for high school baseball, the only area team among the nation's elite, but Lee Haney's pitching tenacity, Mike Bussey's arm and Ryan Dempsey's five RBI beat the Wildcats.Old Mill coach Mel Montgomery made a trip to the mound with the tying run coming to the plate in the area's hottest hitter, Tim Giles (.806)

Second-ranked Arundel (3-0) posted a "jewel" of a 3-2 win at Chesapeake in eight innings yesterday.Chesapeake junior left-hander Jason White was brilliant until the eighth inning when he yielded a leadoff single to the Wildcats' Mike Cozzone (2-for-3) with the score tied at 2.Courtesy runner Jamie Stoddard took Cozzone's place at first base, and coach Jim Simms removed White and called for senior right-hander Chris Ryder.Ryder was about to throw his first pitch when Arundel coach Bernie Walter noticed a gold chain around Ryder's neck.

A few notes on the 14th annual Anne Arundel County Sun-Oriolelanders All-Star Baseball Game lead off this Sunday's sports smorgasbrowse.Don't forget that tryouts for the Suns team that will play the Oriolelanders in a doubleheader at Joe Cannon Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 5, are set for 9 a.m. sharp tomorrow at the stadium. All county residents ages 15 to 21 are eligible to try out and should be in uniform.It's important for Anne Arundel County to field a competitive team and put an end to the dominance of the Oriolelanders who lead the series, 9-4.Any candidate unable to make tomorrow's tryout, should call my 24-Hour Sportsline, (410)

Tim Giles' going 4-for-4 with three RBI is not surprising, but Tim Giles' throwing a curveball for strikes is.Giles pitched and batted the fourth-ranked Arundel (2-0) to a 7-1 victory over No. 5 Severna Park (0-1) yesterday in Gambrills.Veteran Arundel coach Bernie Walter said last year that the left- handed-hitting Giles has "the best swing we've ever had here," and his .400 batting average, with 29 RBI, supported that claim.Coming into his senior year, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Giles was named a pre-season Mizuno-Baseball America honorable mention All-America first baseman, but that was only half his role.