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The County Times
Great Mills-Leonardtown Baseball Game Postponed by Storm
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Tennis
Southern Maryland Tennis Cup Series
The Southern Maryland Tennis Cup aims to promote competitive and fun local tennis play in the tri-county area, where players earn points for participating in local events. Players with the highest cumulative point total at the end of the year will be acknowledged as the Cup winners. USTA membership not required. Check website www.southernmarylandtenniscup.org for all tournament events, cost, registration forms and to learn about the point system for the following events: Cove Point Spring Fling 2010 - April 17-18, 2010 (Completed) (POC: Bryan Howell, 410-610-6995 or e-mail: howellcb@comcast.net) Breton Bay Open 2010 – May 29-31, 2010 (POC: Russ Carrington, 240-925-8068 or e-mail: russ@thoughtfulsoccer.com) St. Mary’s College Open 2010 – July 3-5, 2010 (POC: Derek Sabedra, 410-610-4300 or e-mail: sirbedra@yahoo.com)
Photo By Chris Stevens
Great Mills’ Will Anderson swings through a pitch as Leonardtown catcher Jared Eaker holds on to the ball.
By Chris Stevens Staff Writer The Leonardtown High School baseball team led county rival Great Mills 2-0 in the top of the fourth inning when a tornado warning, followed by a violent storm, halted the game. The Raiders got a solo home run from senior shortstop Brady Jameson and an RBI single from catch Jared Eaker, while pitcher David Sapp struck out four batters and allowed just one hit, an infield single by senior third baseman Will Anderson. The Great Mills-Leonardtown baseball softball games will resume this afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Leonardtown baseball and softball fields. chrisstevens@countytimes.net
USTA Tennis Senior Leagues St Mary’s County USTA Tennis League is looking for Captains and 3.0 & 3.5 rated players for senior men, women and mixed doubles teams. Season runs from June-August. Must be a USTA member and have reached fifty (50) years of age prior to, or during, the 2010 calendar year. Contact Mai-Liem Slade if interested, mlslade@md.metrocast.net or 301-481-2305.
Tennis Social Doubles Social Doubles for Adults is held twice weekly and consists of informal doubles matches, put together by the site coordinator, based on that day’s attendance. All who show up will get to play. • 5 P.M. Sundays at Leonardtown High School, May 27th through August. Contact Cris Sigler at 410-326-6383 or zigh53@yahoo.com. • 5 P.M. Thursdays at Great Mills High School, June 6th through September. Contact Bob Stratton at 443-926-2070 or rstratton55@hotmail.com. The league fee is $25 for the Leonardtown site and $30 for the Great Mills site. Fees include court costs and balls. No registration is required.
Blue Crabs
Crabs Win First Game of the Season, Home Opener Friday Night The Blue Crabs avoided a four-game sweep, picking up a 3-2 victory over the York Revolution Sunday afternoon. The Revs will now turn their attention to the Camden Riversharks who come to Sovereign Bank Stadium for the first of three beginning Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. Blue Crabs starter Jarrett Grube was outstanding, holding the Revs, who had scored nine runs in each of the previous two games, to just two hits over 5.0 scoreless innings. Meanwhile, Southern Maryland pushed two across against York starter Bob Zimmermann, who was also impressive. Zimmermann struck out six in four innings, but allowed an RBI single in the second to Shaun Cumberland, and an RBI groundout to Travis Garcia in the third giving the Blue Crabs a 2-0 lead. The Revs tied it against the Blue Crabs bullpen in the sixth. Jose Herrera poked a one-out single up the middle, and Charlie
Lisk doubled down the left field line against reliever Matt Petrusek. Lefty Jeff Ridgway entered to face Val Majewski, was greeted with an RBI single to right on his first and only pitch. Jamar Hill then drove in the tying run on a fielder’s choice against Chris Mobley, but Mobley (1-0) finished the sixth and fired a scoreless seventh to earn the win. Rich Giannotti led off the seventh with a homerun to left field breaking the tie, and giving Southern Maryland the final 3-2 winning margin. Connor Robertson worked a scoreless eighth for the Blue Crabs, and Jim Ed Warden earned his first save with a scoreless ninth. Both relievers used inning-ending double plays to set the Revs aside. The Blue Crabs close out their sevengame road trip with a game against the Bridgeport Bluefish tonight. They begin their home schedule Friday night against the Long Island Ducks at Regency Furniture Stadium. First pitch is schedule for 7:05 p.m.