Baseball

Digest: Fisher lifts Towson baseball past UNC Wilmington in CAAs

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Et cetera Fisher lifts Towson past UNC Wilmington in CAAs Third baseman Zach Fisher homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs to lead fourth-seeded Towson to a 13-11 victory over top-seeded UNC Wilmington on Thursday in the CAA baseball...

Kevin Gausman could be a special treat for Orioles fans

2013-05-23 06:34:00

Kevin Gausman made Orioles director of pitching development Rick Peterson look like a modern-day Nostradamus. After I watched Gausman, the Orioles top choice in the 2012 draft, dazzle for the Single-A Aberdeen Ironbirds in a 3-1 win over the Connecticut...

Teammates say Kevin Gausman has what it takes to handle the scrutiny to come

2013-05-23 04:00:00

The clamor for Orioles top prospect Kevin Gausman began weeks ago, with fans scrutinizing every one of his starts for Double-A Bowie and manager Buck Showalter facing regular questions about when the right-hander would arrive to bolster a faltering...

The Sun Remembers: May 26-June 1

2013-05-23 01:05:09

June 1, 2003: The Ravens' second offseason minicamp begins with coach Brian Billick touting the talents of quarterback Kyle Boller, the team's first-round draft pick. "There has been nothing so far through the eight practices that you go, 'Oh, boy, we...

Orioles to call up Kevin Gausman to make start Thursday in Toronto, sources say

2013-05-21 21:23:00

Just last week, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said pitching prospect Kevin Gausman was a starting rotation option for the future, but not the immediate present. But the 22-year-old right-hander will join the Orioles this week and is...

Orioles restore order at Camden Yards, taking series from Yankees with 6-3 win

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Earlier this week, the Orioles were spiraling out of the American League East race, couldn't win at home and were watching helplessly as their staunch bullpen faltered and their starters routinely checked out early. Suddenly, after winning two straight...

Kevin Gausman couldn't be coming up at a better time

2013-05-21 20:51:00

It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that the Orioles have decided to bring up pitching prospect Kevin Gausman to start against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. The club has a need and there really is no need to leave any more good innings at...

The temptation of adding Kevin Gausman is too great for the Orioles to pass up

2013-05-21 20:57:00

The Orioles snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. And then there was more good news for Orioles fans when news broke that Kevin Gausman was getting the call. With their rotation struggling, the temptation was...

Jonathan Schoop has stress fracture in back; likely will rest 6 to 8 weeks

2013-05-22 14:22:00

While the Orioles’ second-ranked prospect, Kevin Gausman, will be making his debut Thursday, their No. 3 prospect looks like he’ll be shelved for a lengthy period of time. Infielder Jonathan Schoop has been dealing with a lower back issue,...

Digest: McDonogh girls finish No. 1 in national lacrosse poll

2013-05-21 23:17:00

Varsity lacrosse McDonogh girls finish No. 1 in national poll Unbeaten McDonogh won its fifth straight Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland championship and extended its winning streak to 91 games to finish its season as the unanimous No....

Thoughts and observations on the arrival of Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman

2013-05-22 03:00:00

Well, the Orioles certainly know how to make a splash. Moments after they beat the Yankees 3-2 in 10 innings on Nate McLouth’s walk-off home run, news broke that the team was calling up pitching prospect Kevin Gausman from Double-A Bowie to make...

Digest: Towson nips Northeastern, 9-8, in CAA tourney opener

2013-05-22 21:52:00

College baseball Towson nips Northeastern, 9-8, in CAA tourney opener Junior left-hander Kyle Paul earned his first save of the season by pitching out of a ninth-inning jam as Towson advanced to the second round of the Colonial Athletic Association...

Boston Red Sox left fielder Jonny Gomes (5) slides safely into third base past Chicago White Sox third baseman Conor Gillaspie (12) during the first inning at U.S. Cellular Field.

2013-05-23 06:46:05

Pitcher Andres Nunez of Archbishop McCarthy makes a play on a ground ball for the last out to win the state championship. 6A Baseball Final. Archbishop McCarthy vs. Mosley High (Panama City). JetBlue Park, Fort Myers, Florida. 5/23/13. Jim Rassol, Sun Sentinel

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Pitcher Andres Nunez celebrates winning the fourth consecutive state baseball title for Archbishop McCarthy High. 6A Baseball Final. Archbishop McCarthy vs. Mosley High (Panama City). JetBlue Park, Fort Myers, Florida. 5/23/13. Jim Rassol, Sun Sentinel

2013-05-23 00:00:00