MPSSAA Class 4A Final
Sherwood vs. Glen Burnie, 3:30 p.m. @ University of Maryland, College Park
May 22, 2013
Softball: Sherwood 6, Northwest 2
by Eric Meany
GLEN BURNIE, Md. – The Sherwood High School softball team moved one step closer to a second consecutive perfect season Tuesday, securing its 41st straight win with a 6-2 victory over Northwest in the semifinal round of the MPSSAA Class 4A State Championship Tournament.
Shortstop Nicole Stockinger had two hits, a run scored and two RBI for the Warriors (20-0), while center fielder Amelia Naik added two hits, two runs scored and an RBI of her own. Junior pitcher Meggie Dejter went the distance for the win.
Sherwood junior Meggie Dejter pitched the Warriors into the state finals for the second straight year.
May 21, 2013
Softball Playoffs: Tuesday, May 21
MPSSAA Class 4A Semifinals
Sherwood 6, Northwest 2
MPSSAA Class 3A Semifinals
Eastern Tech. 6, Damascus 1
May 16, 2013
Softball Playoffs: Thursday, May 16
4A West Regional Final
(1) Northwest 5, (3) Clarksburg 4
4A North Regional Final
(1) Sherwood 20, (11) Westminster 0
3A West Regional Final
(1) Damascus 5, (6) Tuscarora 0
May 15, 2013
Softball Playoffs: Wednesday, May 15
4A West Regional Semifinals
(1) Northwest 12, (4) Wootton 0 (5 innings)
(3) Clarksburg 7, (2) Blair 4
4A North Regional Semifinals
(1) Sherwood 3, (4) Blake 2
3A West Regional Semifinals
(1) Damascus 4, (4) North Hagerstown 1
May 13, 2013
Softball Playoffs: Monday, May 13
4A West Regional Quarterfinals
(1) Northwest 9, (8) Richard Montgomery 4
(2) Blair 12, (10) Walter Johnson 2
(3) Clarksburg 10, (11) Whitman 0
(4) Wootton 2, (5) Quince Orchard 1
4A North Regional Quarterfinals
(1) Sherwood 16 (9) Paint Branch 0
(4) Blake 21, (5) Poly 0
3A West Regional Quarterfinals
(1) Damascus 10, (9) Frederick 0
(4) North Hagerstown 17, (5) Northwood 3
(6) Tuscarora 12, (3) Rockville 4
2A West Regional Quarterfinals
(3) Walkersville 14, (6) Poolesville 8
May 9, 2013
Softball Playoffs: Thursday, May 9
4A West
(4) Wootton 4, (13) Magruder 1
(5) Quince Orchard 21, (12) Gaithersburg 19
(8) Richard Montgomery 3, (9) Churchill 0
(10) Walter Johnson 16, (7) Bethesda-Chevy Chase 2
(11) Whitman 16, (6) Kennedy 1
4A North
(4) Blake 10, (13) Catonsville 0 (5 innings)
(9) Paint Branch 17, (8) Springbrook 9
3A West
(4) North Hagerstown 13, (13) Einstein 0
(6) Tuscarora 11, (11) Seneca Valley 0
(5) Northwood 16, (12) Watkins Mill 5
2A West
(11) Wheaton @ (6) Poolesville (postponed)
May 7, 2013
Softball: Playoff Seedings Announced
Northwest, Damascus and defending Class 4A state champion Sherwood all received regional top seeds in the MPSSAA softball playoff brackets announced Tuesday.
The tournament is scheduled to begin Thursday and will run through May 25.
First-round matchups for Montgomery County teams:
4A West
(1) Northwest – bye (will play the winner of Churchill vs. Richard Montgomery)
(2) Blair – bye (will play the winner of Bethesda-Chevy Chase vs. Walter Johnson)
(3) Clarksburg – bye (will play the winner of Kennedy vs. Whitman)
(13) Magruder @ (4) Wootton
(12) Gaithersburg @ (5) Quince Orchard
(11) Whitman @ (6) Kennedy
(10) Walter Johnson @ (7) Bethesda-Chevy Chase
(9) Churchill @ (8) Richard Montgomery
March 20, 2013
Softball: O’Connell 12, Good Counsel 1
Senior pitcher Tori Finucane stuck out 15, hit two home runs and drove in five runs against her former school as the Bishop O’Connell High School softball team topped host Good Counsel, 12-1, on Wednesday.
Amanda Ehlers and Jillian Ferraro each knocked in two runs for the Knights (3-0, 3-0 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference).
Finucane, a first-team 2012 All-American who has committed to the University of Missouri, has struck out 44 batters through three games so far this season. Last year she struck out a school-record 332 while walking only 22 in 161 innings on her way to a 27-1 record and a 0.09 ERA. She played for Good Counsel during her freshman and sophomore years before transferring to O’Connell.
The Knights will host St. John’s on Thursday, while the Falcons (1-3, 0-3 WCAC) will play at Sherwood on Friday.
December 2, 2012
Softball: Former Damascus Standout Hired To Coach At Blake
Nicole Wallace
The James Hubert Blake High School softball team will take the field in 2013 with a new coach, as the school has announced the hiring of former Gaithersburg junior varsity skipper Nicole Wallace to lead the Bengals in the spring.
It will be the first varsity coaching position for the 30-year-old Wallace (formerly Nicole Wilson), who played high school softball under coach Barb King at Damascus from 1997 to 2000. Wallace earned all-county honors four times with the Hornets before playing collegiately for the University of Massachusetts.
She replaces the co-coaching tandem of Jessica Garlick and Dave Schipani, who led Blake to a 10-8 record in 2012. The Bengals were 13-5 in 2011, and in 2010 posted a 15-4 record in making it to the Class 3A state semifinals.
Returning standouts for Blake in 2013 should include senior Colleen Burkhardt and junior Angie McCray.
“In speaking with others who are familiar with the program it sounds like I am coming in at a great time,” Wallace said. “It seems as though a great group of girls will be returning this year coming off of a successful season last year. I hope to start from there with them and raise the bar so we can continue to get better.”
Wallace’s sister, former Seneca Valley assistant Ashley Wilson, will also be joining the Bengals coaching staff.
