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MARYLAND SEMI-PRO BASEBALL

Executive Director

KENNY JERKINS, Las Vegas, Nevada kennyjerkins@aol.com

Deputy Director
DAN CUNNINGHAM, Greencastle, Pennsylvania cunnidan@wcps.k12.md.us


Advisory Board
JUDGE KENT BOLES, Chair, Baltimore, Maryland Brewer15@aol.com 
GARY BENNETT, Ridgeley, West Virginia garyrb320@gmail.com
STEVE HASTINGS, Seaford, Delaware stevehast@comcast.net
BOB SCHNEBLY, Murrieta, California Starlyrara@aol.com

 

Part-Time Semi-Professional and Full-Time Professional Salute: 

   On September 29 ... (Inaugural 1995 Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball State Champion Crouse Construction Manager) the Honorable Johnny L. Hughes donned his gold star badge for the last time as United States Marshal for Maryland. Hughes became the 33rd Marshal for the District of Maryland on February 14, 2002 following his appointment by President George W. Bush.... 

  Prior to becoming United States Marshal, Hughes ... was a Trooper with the Maryland State Police from 1967 to 1996, retiring at the rank of Major.... 

   Hughes has led hundreds of law enforcement initiatives that have taken thousands of violent criminals off the street. While this is a monumental achievement, Hughes put service to the community and those in need as his highest priority. He said he always sought to address social issues by building partnerships and was a proud supporter of the Cal Ripken Senior Foundation's Badges for Baseball program ... Feds Feed Families Food Drive, Toys for Tots toy drive and numerous other joint problem-solving initiatives. 

   "Marshal Hughes has had nothing short of a legendary career. When I asked for advice, he simply reminded me to take the attention off myself and focus on other people. That's exactly what I intend to do. We are going to carry on his legacy by continuing to support our partners and serve the people" said Matthew Silverman who assumed command of the United States Marshal Service in the District of Maryland effective October 1 ... 

 - Additional information about the United States Marshals Service can be found at www.usmarshals.gov  

 

Off-Season Hot Stove Quote:

   "I didn't play for money or fame; I played for the thrill of the game."

 - the late Native American Major League Baseball player, National Football League player and Summer Olympics Gold Medalist Wa-Tho-Huk, better known as Jim Thorpe: All-American, whose mother, Charlotte Vieux, gave birth to 20 children including Jim by Hiram Thorpe before she died aged 37: Man! ....  

 - source: Wikipedia.org

 

ORIOLES TOP TWINS FOR STATE TITLE

DOWNING GOES DOWNTOWN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST

RIVAS GOES THE ROUTE FOR 5-0 FINAL

GAMBRILLS - Tyler Croson hit a one-out double and rightfielder Joey Downing lifted a one-out opposite-field homer to left field in the bottom of the first inning as the Charles-Saint Mary's League's Pomfret Orioles tamed the Eastern Shore League's Tri-County Twins 5-0 to take the 2024 Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball State Championship on Sunday, August 11 at Arundel High School in Gambrills in Anne Arundel County with the fifth shutout in Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball State Championship Game history. The three most recent State Champions have blanked their fellow finalists. The Twins seemed poised to escape the third frame without further damage when catcher Carson Hughes cut down would-be base stealer Croson whose single subsequent to Austin Simms's safety had put runners on the corners with no one out. Downing's out was unproductive but Anthony Waterloo's two-out single padded Pomfret's lead. Waterloo wished a typical wish, seeking to get into scoring position with two-out but Hughes hosed him with another strike to second base for a second assist of the inning. The Orioles put two more on the board in the fifth after a potential rally-stuffing relay throw failed to turn the twin-killing that could have quelled another crooked-number frame. Starboard-side starting pitcher Noah Covington was assisted from the field due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury with two down in the seventh. Righthanded reliever Evan Nibblett registered four outs. Tri-County threatened in the eighth as Hughes bunted his way on and Brady Lee looked at four pitches for a base-on-balls but Ryland Weaver's line drive to third was stabbed to prevent the potential tie-run from reaching the on-deck circle with no outs and Carson was caught off of the keystone sack for a deflating line-drive double-play. Gavin McIntyre gave the Eastern Shore entity a glimmer with a two-out walk in the top of the ninth but after having issued his fifth free pass, Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball State Championship Game XXVIII Most Valuable Player, route-going righthander Julio Rivas, retired Nibblett on a drive to deep center for a three-hit complete game for 2024 Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball Manager of the Year Jason Simms's squad. Simms secured his second such salutation, his having been selected similarly four years ago in 2020. 

 

A BETTER ANSWER - WITHOUT A QUESTION

SUPPORTED SEMI-PRO BASEBALL FOR 22 SEASONS

410-879-8600 or 1-800-346-2517

BEL AIR - A Better Answer provided the Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball Information Line as a courtesy from 1991 through 2012 inclusive, helping to create the statewide semi-pro baseball network that we enjoy today. A Better Answer provides 24/7 telemessaging services for the business, commercial, industrial and medical communities. Please consider A Better Answer if in need of such services and contact A Better Answer either at 410-879-8600 or at 1-800-346-2517 or via www.a-better-answer.com - why wait when there's A Better Answer? 

 

RIPKEN FOUNDATION / FEEDING AMERICA

HONOR CAL BY HELPING TO STRIKE OUT HUNGER

410-952-7920

ABERDEEN - Launched by the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation www.ripkenfoundation.org , the purpose of the Strike Out Hunger campaign is to raise funds that will provide food to people in need. Together with Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Niagara Cares, Group1001 and the Kevin Harvick Foundation, the Ripken Foundation partnered with Feeding America, their 200 local food banks, 60,000 food pantries and meal programs across the country to help address the issue of food insecurity for underserved kids and families. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact Jennifer Dansicker at 410-952-7920 or jdansicker@ripkenfoundation.org  

 

GET A GUARANTEED MORTGAGE

50-PLUS YEARS OF FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE

REACH TO ROGER DAWSON FOR DOLLARS

BRUNSWICK - Consider the Brunswick Orioles' four-time Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball State Champion Roger Dawson for your Guaranteed Mortgage. Re-financing, purchases and consolidations all are available through Guaranteed Mortgage, a company with more than 50 years of experience. Call Frederick County-based Guaranteed Mortgage Loan Specialist Roger Dawson at 301-834-8068.

 

PERSONAL BEST HAS BASEBALL PRODUCTS

CUMBERLAND COMPANY CAN DELIVER STATEWIDE

RUSSELL AND RINEHART ARE READY TO SERVE

CUMBERLAND - Personal Best Athletics is offering deals on balls, bats, spikes, helmets, gloves and catchers' equipment. Custom jerseys and hats can take roughly six weeks. Contact either Ben Russell directly at 301-338-0974 or Dave Rinehart Jr. at 301-729-8711 extension 105 in Cumberland.

 

POINTSTREAK WORKS, YOU JUST PLAY

905-731-9867

THE LEADER IN REAL-TIME SPORTS STATISTICS

TORONTO - Pointstreak.com, the leader in real-time sports statistics offers technology and products designed to save sports organizations time, money and effort. Contact Kael Herman via either kherman@pointstreak.com or 905-731-9867.

 

BOARD CAN INTERACT VIA THE INTERNET

ADVISORS MAY MULL ADVICE FROM ALL

YEAR-ROUND FORUM IS OPEN AND ONGOING

BALTIMORE - Judge Kent Boles is chairing Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball Advisory Board open discussions online monitored by Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball Deputy Director Dan Cunningham. Input is to be accepted from the public. Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball Advisory Board members Judge Kent Boles's, Gary Bennett's, Steve Hastings's, Bob Schnebly's and Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball Deputy Director Dan Cunningham's respective e-mail address links
Brewer15@aol.com,
garyb320@gmail.com,

stevehast@comcast.net,
Starlyrara@aol.com,
cunnidan@wcps.k12.md.us

may be copied and pasted to contact them collectively. Consistent with Maryland State open government "sunshine" laws and transparency ideals, effective immediately, any correspondence sent to the Executive Director that is either pertinent to Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball or peripheral to Maryland Semi-Pro Baseball will be shared with the Deputy Director and there should be no expectation of confidentiality in such communications.

Sources: Internet and other media and eyewitness reports