CATONSVILLE, Md.—Two unearned runs in the fifth inning proved to be the deciding factor as the Harford baseball team fell to CCBC-Catonsville, 5-3, on Wednesday at Catonsville.
The Fighting Owls (6-4, 1-2 MDJUCO) trailed the Cardinals (4-4, 2-0 MDJUCO) by just one run going into the bottom of the fifth, but an Owl error allowed one run to score and put a second Catonsville runner in scoring position for the ensuing sacrifice fly, which gave the Cardinals a 5-2 lead.
Harford would tack on one more run in the top of the seventh, but would be held hitless in the eighth and ninth innings as Catonsville pulled out the 5-3 victory.
Sophomores Joe Harbach (Abingdon, Md./Edgewood) and Willie Barnola (Barquisimeto, Venezuela/UEC J.G. Bastidas) were the only Harford players with multiple hits as Harbach went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run and Barnola was 2-for-4 with a double and ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford softball team won its first outing of the season, downing Patrick Henry, 7-2 in game one, before the Fighting Owls (2-0) earned a 7-0 forfeit win over the Patriots (2-8) in game two on Thursday at Harford Softball Field.
The Owls led 7-6 in the bottom of the fourth in game two before a series of bizarre circumstances forced Patrick Henry to forfeit. The Patriot catcher was ejected, and Patrick Henry had no eligible players to substitute in, forcing a forfeit. In the process, the head coach was also ejected for arguing the catcher’s ejection. If play had continued for just one more inning, all players’ statistics would have been recorded, but instead they were stricken from the official record.
Freshman Amber Thompson (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace) led Harford in game one, going 2-for-3 with a double, two ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford baseball team held Delaware County scoreless until the final inning, downing the Phantoms (0-1), 14-3, in a truncated, seven-inning, game on Wednesday afternoon at Harford Baseball Field.
The game was originally scheduled for Mar. 3, but was postponed due to the effects of the February snowstorms. Wednesday’s game was also the Fighting Owls’ (6-3) home-opener because of other postponements.
Sophomore Joe Harbach (Abingdon, Md./Edgewood) led Harford at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a walk, three runs scored and three RBI, while sophomore Chris Peacher (Abingdon, Md./Harford Tech) (1-0) earned his first win by pitching five scoreless innings and giving up just two hits while striking out four batters.
AD Dunn was the only Phantom player to record multiple hits, as he went 2-for-2 with a walk and a run scored, while Brian Bayliss (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing seven runs on eight hits ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford men’s tennis team fell to the reigning NJCAA Divison-III Region XIX champion and national fourth-place finisher, Gloucester, 8-1, in its season-opener on Wednesday at Harford.
The Roadrunners (1-0) swept the doubles matches, while sophomore Josh Meier (Belcamp, Md./Home School) was the only winner for the Fighting Owls (0-1), edging Josh Stepkin, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
Stepkin was victorious in the No. 1 doubles match as he teamed with Steve Suboleski to down Meier and freshman Cory Litka (York, Pa./Aberdeen/East Stroudsburg), 8-5, with Suboleski also earning a 6-2, 6-3 win over Litka at No.1 singles.
Ed Thompson and Jared Randazzo were double-winners for Gloucester, defeating sophomore Steve Heagy (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and freshman Marc Donars (Joppa, Md./Harford Tech) in the No. 2 doubles slot, 8-5, while Thompson downed Heagy, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 singles and Randazzo dispatched Donars, 6-1, 6-0 in the ...Continue Reading
LA PLATA, Md.—The Harford baseball team split doubleheaders at both Thomas Nelson and College of Southern Maryland on Saturday and Sunday. The Fighting Owls (5-3, 1-1 MDJUCO) suffered a 2-0 loss to the Gators (1-5) in game one on Saturday before blanking Thomas Nelson, 4-0, in game two and flip-flopped the results on Sunday, downing the Hawks (1-1, 1-1 MDJUCO), 13-7 in game one and falling 8-7 in game two.
Sophomore Woody Wlodarczyk (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) led Harford over the four-game weekend, going 9-for-13 (.692) with a double, five runs, four RBI and four walks, while freshman Christian Wolfe (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll) had two homers in Harford’s loss to Southern Maryland.
On the mound, sophomores Bo Loar (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and Mike Rappazzo (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) picked up the wins on the weekend, with Loar (2-0) giving up just one hit and ...Continue Reading
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford men’s lacrosse team edged Williamson Free Trade, 7-6, in its home-opener on Saturday morning at Harford Stadium. Freshman Craig Hanzelka (Edgewood, Md./Edgewood) notched the game-winner with just 24 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Williamson in Media, Pa., but was relocated due to unplayable field conditions.
The Fighting Owls improve to 2-0 on the season after downing Delaware Tech-Terry, 16-13 in their season-opener on Feb. 28, while the Mechanics fall to 0-1 on the season.
Hanzelka led Harford scorers with two goals on the day, while freshman Tom Masters (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) totaled three points with one goal and two assists for the Owls. On the Mechanics’ side, Mike Greco led the way with three goals.
Harford took an early, 1-0, lead just two minutes into the game as sophomore Branden ...Continue Reading
By the end of the first weekend in March, the 2010 Harford baseball team should have 13 games on its resume; instead they opened their season Feb. 20-21, going 3-1 in a four-game series at Brunswick and haven’t played since.
The scheduling setback is a result of the historic snowstorms which pounded the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area in the beginning of February and its effects are likely to be felt well into March. Head coach Tom Eller is not all that worried, however, because of the veteran team he is putting on the field.
“I think [the snow] going to set just about everybody back, but it won’t affect us as much since we have so many sophomores,” he said. “They already know what is expected of them and they know the league and the competition that they will face. The delay might even ...Continue Reading
DUNDALK, Md.—Sophomore Melissa Warczynski (Street, Md./North Harford) scored four goals, but Harford couldn’t compete with the offensive output of No. 3 CCBC-Catonsville, as it fell in the 2010 season-opener, 18-6, on Tuesday night at CCBC-Dundalk. The game was relocated to Dundalk’s turf field due to unplayable field conditions as a result of the February snowstorms which blanketed Baltimore.
Freshman Jaclyn Hall (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) was the only other goal-scorer for the Fighting Owls (0-1) with two scores on the night, while freshman Kaitlyn Hall (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) tallied two assists and freshman Yuliya Kolosey (Port Deposit, Md./Perryville) contributed one.
The Cardinals (1-0) built a six-goal advantage, 10-4, by halftime, and didn’t let up in the second stanza, outscoring the Owls 8-2 on the way to the 18-6 victory. Freshman Stephanie Saul (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) went the distance in goal for Harford with six saves ...Continue Reading
DOVER, Del.—Freshman Dane Grudzien (Joppatowne, Md./Joppatowne) scored eight points (7g, 1a) as the Harford men’s lacrosse team opened the 2010 season with a 16-13 win over Delaware Tech-Terry on Sunday at Wesley Stadium.
Grudzien was one of seven players that scored for the Fighting Owls (1-0), while Ryan Gray led the Hawks (1-1) with five points (3g, 2a). Freshman Mike Miller (Parkville, Md./Parkville) went the distance in goal for Harford, allowing 13 goals and tallying 11 saves in 60:00, while Cory Stanley and Josh Smith split time, with each letting in eight goals, Stanley recording four saves and Smith making three.
The Fighting Owls return to action on Saturday when they host Williamson Free Trade for a 10:00 a.m. game at Harford Stadium.
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford men’s tennis scrimmage at Shepherd, originally scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed with a make-up date yet to be determined. Harford’s home scrimmage against Stevenson is still scheduled for Thursday at 3:30 p.m., while the baseball doubleheaders this weekend against Delaware County and Lackawanna have been postponed.
Harford was slated to play at the Ripken Baseball Academy complex on Saturday and Sunday, but has been forced to postpone its games due to a scheduling conflict. Make-up dates have not yet been set for the games. Harford’s next scheduled game is next Thursday, Mar. 11 when it travels to CCBC-Catonsville and opens the MDJUCO conference schedule.
The men’s tennis team opens its season on Wednesday, Mar. 10 when it hosts Gloucester for a 3:30 p.m. match.
