Bill Cauley

1 week ago | fredericknewspost.com | Bill Cauley

THURMONT — There just wasn’t enough energy left for Brunswick Little League’s Nationals to pull off one more comeback and win its second postseason tournament in as many weeks. Montgomery County Little League-Upper’s Pirates battered the drained Nationals over four innings, pounding out 14 hits in a 13-3 win in the championship game of the Gregg Quedeweit Memorial Tournament of Champions on Monday at Thurmont Little League’s Leisner Field.

2 weeks ago | spiritofjefferson.com | Bill Cauley

MARTINSBURG — Two games into the regular season, Brayden Edwards seems to have found his special spot in Berkeley Post 14’s American Legion baseball team’s lineup. Edwards, who hails from Washington High, batted third in the order for the Martinsburg-based team on Tuesday in the home opener against Francis Scott Key Post 11 (Frederick, Md.) at Faulkner Field.

3 weeks ago | spiritofjefferson.com | Bill Cauley

SHENANDOAH JUNCTION — For the second time in the last three years, Hedgesville's baseball team played the roll of spoiler against Jefferson in postseason regional play, ending the Cougars' season. The Eagles, after falling behind by one game in the best-of-three Class 4A, Region II championship series, won two straight to take the series and punch their ticket to Charleston. Hedgesville delivered the knockout punch on Saturday at Sager Field, ousting the Cougars, 4-2.

4 weeks ago | spiritofjefferson.com | Bill Cauley

SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. — One of John Lowery’s basic coaching principles throughout his tenure as head coach of Jefferson High has been the team’s ability handle adversity. The Cougars faced just that prior to the start of Thursday’s Game 1 of the best-of-three Class 4A, Region II championship series with Hedgesville at Sager Field. Noticeably missing from the starting lineup were center fielder Sam Hefner, right fielder Liam Healey and Jett Gross.

1 month ago | spiritofjefferson.com | Bill Cauley

SPRING MILLS, W.Va. — Jefferson’s softball team was aware it was going to see a different Spring Mills team on Tuesday in Game 2 of the best-of-three Class AAAA, Region II championship series. The Cougars knew they weren’t going to walk all over the Cardinals like they did on Monday in an 11-2, five-inning win at Vickers’ Field in Shenandoah Junction in Game 1, so they came out on Tuesday swinging the bats like crazy. Jefferson hammered out 15 hits, including four home runs, two by Chloe Cowan.