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Southern Maryland Baseball Camps 2009 Summer Camp Archbishop Spalding High School 8080 New Cut Road, Severn MD 2144
archbishopspalding.org
Monday, June 22, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Ages 5-11: $150 (includes all 3 days)
Ages 12- 20: $350 (includes all 3 days)
June 22, 2009-June 24, 2009
9:00am-3:00pm
Register Today!
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Erik Bakich Hired as Terps' Head Baseball Coach
Vanderbilt assistant regarded as one of nation's best recruiters.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Vanderbilt assistant Erik Bakich has been hired as the University of Maryland's new head baseball coach, Director of Athletics Deborah A. Yow announced Monday, becoming the program's sixth head coach in its 116-year history. Bakich spent the last seven seasons with the Commodores, where he established himself as one of the best recruiters in college baseball, hauling in top-25 classes all seven years in Nashville, including the top-ranked national class in 2005 and second-ranked national class in 2008.
Former head coach Terry Rupp resigned May 29 after nine seasons in College Park, opening the door for Bakich to be hired. "It is an honor to be the next head baseball coach at the University of Maryland and to join an athletic department with an outstanding tradition of excellence," Bakich said. "I would like to thank Dr. Yow, Dan Trump and the search committee for giving me this tremendous opportunity to become part of the Terrapin family.
"I am eager to attack the recruiting trail and start building a winning baseball tradition at Maryland. There are numerous parallels between Maryland and the Vanderbilt of seven years ago. Much like Vanderbilt, our first goal will be reaching the ACC Tournament and eventually becoming a perennial College World Series contender. From a recruiting standpoint, we will be relentless in securing our borders around the state of Maryland and Northern Virginia, as well as tapping into the deep recruiting resources of the Northeast and Pennsylvania. I look forward to establishing a relationship with the current high school baseball coaches throughout the state of Maryland, former Maryland players, alumni and all the Terps fans across the nation."
In addition to his duties as recruiting coordinator, Bakich trained the Commodores' outfielders and served as a hitting coach. In 2004, Vanderbilt experienced the biggest batting-average increase in program history, hitting .304 that season coming off a .258 clip the previous year. Vanderbilt finished in the top three in the SEC in team batting three of the last four seasons under Bakich's tutelage.
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Southern Maryland Baseball Camp is proud to announce that legendary Retired Louisiana State University Baseball Coach and Athletic Director
Skip Bertman
has been added to the Summer and Winter Coaching Staff.

Retired Baseball Coach |  Athletic Director |
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Congratulations to Former Southern Maryland Baseball Players!
2009 Major League Baseball Draft
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 Mike Modica- George Mason University/Washington Township HS- 24th round Houston Astros |  Josh Squatrito - Towson University/Penn Manor HS - 25th round St. Louis Cardinals |
 Joe Velleggie - Old Dominion University/ Calvert Hall HS - 42nd round Baltimore Orioles |  Scott Swinson - University of Maryland/Centennial HS - 46th round Baltimore Orioles |

Robby Harris- Cardinal Gibbons HS- 35th round Los Angeles Angels |  Ryan Wood - East Carolina University/CD Hylton HS (VA) - 10th round Kansas City Royals |
 Daniel Cropper - UNC Wilmington/ Snow Hill HS - 42nd round Washington Nationals |  Josh Conway- Smithsburg HS (MD) - 42nd round Atlanta Braves |
 Ryan Wooley - University of Alabama Birmingham/Forest Park HS - 6th round Atlanta Braves |  Scott Krieger - Calvert High HS - 19th round Milwaukee Brewers |
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Kemp Named to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team

RADFORD, Va. – Coming off one of the most prolific offensive seasons for a freshman in program history, Radford shortstop Jeff Kemp (Bowie, Md./Archbishop Spalding) was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team, announced by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Wednesday. Named the 2009 Big South Freshman of the Year in May, Kemp hit .337 in 49 games to go along with his five homers, 36 RBIs and 13 stolen bases on 17 tries. A player penciled into the starting lineup and heart of the order since opening day, Kemp put together one of the finest offensive seasons for a freshman in Radford’s history. His batting average is second all-time among Radford freshmen with 150 at-bats or more (Duane Filchner - .357, 1992). Kemp’s 36 knocked in are third-best for a Highlander frosh, trailing Alex Gregory's 40 in (2006), Adam McKenzie’s 37 in 1998 and tying Kelly Dampeer’s 36 in 1994. He provided an offensive spark to begin his career, reaching safely in 18 of his first 19 games. For the season, Kemp had 21 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI efforts. Kemp joins McKenzie (1998), Dampeer (1994) and Mike Lombardi (1997) as Radford players to earn Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Kemp was the first Highlander to earn the league’s rookie/freshman of the year honor since the award began in 1995.
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Southern Maryland Baseball Camp is proud to announce that legendary Retired Louisiana State University Baseball Coach and Athletic Director
Skip Bertman
has been added to the Summer and Winter Coaching Staff.

Retired Baseball Coach |  Athletic Director |
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Brett Cecil- Toronto Blue Jays
In his MLB debut, Cecil allows two runs in six innings while striking out six
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Congratulations to the following student athletes who have committed to play college baseball:

Josh Conway- Coastal Carolina University |

Ron Bolyard - BCCC Patapsco HS
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Stephen Cooke- Indiana University of Pennsylvania |

Matt Jackson - United States Naval Academy
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Blake Geiger- University of Richmond Calvert Hall HS |

John Carey- Wake Forest University St. Paul HS
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Dustin Douglas- Catonsville CC/University of South Carolina- Aiken Loyola HS |
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Tommy Winegardner
Riverdale Baptist
Coastal Carolina |

Kevin Brady
Gaithersburg HS
Clemson University |

Jason Allinder
Snow Hill HS
Niagra University |

Max Himmelstein
Moorestown HS
UMBC |

Jeff Kemp
Archbishop Spalding HS
Radford University |

Tanner Freshour
Brown County HS
Jacksonville State University |
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Josh Billings, MPT and Clinic Director Haborview Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy: Speaking on Injury Prevention at Upcoming Camp
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Injuries associated with throwing in baseball are becoming more prevalent in recent years. Injuries seen previously only in professional pitchers are now commonplace in players of any position in high school and even younger. Many of these injuries could be prevented with proper strength, flexibility and conditioning. Josh Billings, Physical Therapist and Clinic Director of Harborview Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy in Baltimore, will be speaking on how to minimize your injury risk as a thrower. After presenting an overview of injury prevention to the entire camp on Monday June 22, 2009, Josh will return the following two days to perform individual assessments on players. Based on findings from the evaluations, each player will be given an exercise program tailored to their individual needs. These programs will assist in both injury prevention and performance enhancement. The presentation on Monday is part of the camp, and individual assessments are $50. If you prefer to be evaluated at another time in the clinic, cost is $100 or may go through insurance if there is already an injury. To sign up for the individual assessments to be performed around lunchtime on Tuesday and Wednesday, we recommend calling the clinic at 410-350-8372. You may also sign up at camp on Monday June 22 if spaces remain, but spots will be limited in order to allow adequate time for all players be thoroughly evaluated. |
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Marc Ziegler, College Planning Specialist to Speak June 23 on How to Pay for College. |
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Former LSU Stand-Out and Major League Pitcher Chad Ogea has been added to the Southern MD Baseball Pitching Staff
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Dani Ashbaugh

Linganore High School
Signs national letter of intent to Limestone College
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Tim Sexton

Calvert Hall College High School
Signed by Dodgers in 25th round of the Major League Draft
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UMBC Baseball Head Coach John Jancuska Signed to Four-Year Contract Extension Through 2011-2012 Season
BALTIMORE—UMBC baseball head coach John Jancuska, along with UMBC's men's soccer and swimming and diving coaches, has signed a four-year contract extension through the 2011-12 season, Director of Athletics Dr. Charles Brown announced recently.
With the completion of last year’s season, Jancuska became the longest tenured coach in UMBC Athletics’ history with 31 total seasons, surpassing longtime cross country and track and field coach Jim Pfrogner, who held his position for 30 years. Jancuska’s four-year contract will ensure that he has at least 35 years as the skipper of the Retrievers.
"For the past 31 years I have always been excited about UMBC baseball," Jancuska said. "I am as excited as ever about the future of our program. We have strong support from our administration and I believe that we are poised to compete for the America East Championship on a yearly basis."
Over those 31 years, the coach has amassed a total of 654 wins, the most ever by a coach in UMBC history, and has tallied 19 seasons with 20 or more wins, including this past season when he guided the Retrievers to 21 victories.
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John Challis Courage + Believe = Life
1989-2008
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St. Michael's High School wins class 1A Championship
- Article by Derek Toney of Digital Sports. Click here to see article.
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Testimonial from a SOMD Baseball Parent:
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Dear Coach Wargo:
I apologize for the lateness of this note. Sending our sincere thanks
and appreciation to you, your wife and staff/family as well as the visiting coaches. What a GREAT camp!!! I'm 100% sure the camp impacted our son's all-star try-out. For example, the session Matthew attended that was over an hour focusing on how to field a bunt! We are grateful.
Matthew Wilson (DOB: 10/24/93) had a wonderful experience at the 2008
SMB Summer Camp! He is looking forward to your next camp! Please add us to your mailing list for Winter Training.
The SMB camp was EXTREMELY organized, with stations always running on
time at an incredibly clean facility. Your coaches were out-standing, very
positive with the players and the speakers were motivating. Coach Skip
Bertman hit a grand slam with his focus on academics! He reached out to
these young men about life lessons while adding his encouragement to
have a "stick with it" attitude; Baseball is not an easy game.
Coach Wargo, you went above running a Baseball Camp. Over the top were
the seminars and concessions, catering the lunches and having sno-cones!
May seem simple but we realize what time it takes to organize such an event.
We also noted the care taken by your staff to keep all ages safely active
in the ALL stations without putting any of the younger kids at risk. Best
of luck and we'll see you soon!
Appreciatively,
(Again very late but most sincere.)
Cathy Wilson
PS WOW - forgot to mention...the young men running the mini-camp for
the little leaguers were extremely patient, kept the interest of the kids,
teaching new hitting/fielding skills while the kids were having FUN
for 3 straight days in the heat! Not an easy thing to do! My 5 yr old
Scottie was hanging @ the fence. He'll enjoy it next year! |
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Gerjets' gem, late-inning runs lead Mason to win
Newark, Del. - Dan Gerjets had a masterful start for the Patriots on Sunday and the George Mason baseball team broke a scoreless tie with a run in the top of the eighth and then added insurance runs in the ninth as Mason defeated Delaware, 5-2 in Colonial Athletic Association action. With the win, Mason (22-21, 14-8) improved to better than .500 for the first time all season.
Gerjets (5-1) went eight and one-third innings, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out nine and taking a shutout into the ninth. In making his first start since being hit in the head by a batted ball on April 23, the sophomore retired the side five times and did not allow a runner past second until the ninth. From the fourth inning through the eighth, he retired 13 straight batters.
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2006 ARIZONA LEAGUE HITTER OF THE YEAR
Matt Sweeney, Magruder High School
Southern Maryland Baseball Camp
8th Round Draft Pick
Los Angeles Angels
Matthew Sweeney, 3B, Low Class A, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Matt has been on fire going 12 for his last 29 (.413avg) in his last eight games. He also had three hrs, a triple, three doubles and 13 RBI in that stretch. Just 19 years old, the native of Maryland has shown tremendous power for his age in what is generally considered a pitcher’s league. On the season he has 16 Homeruns, and 18 doubles while maintaining a fairly decent average (.276) and bb/k ratio (26/57).
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Matt Sweeney, 3B, High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
Past 10 Games: .405, 2 HR's, 6 doubles, 12 RBI's, 9 walks/5 strikeouts
Overall: .319/.394/.543 - 5 HR's, 12 doubles, 28 RBI's
What's Up: Fans clamoring for Brandon Wood to replace Chone Figgins at thirdbase after the season take notice. Matt Sweeney missed the entire 2008 season after sustaining an ankle injury in spring camp last year, needed season ending surgery. The well built, 6'3' 220 lb slugger who is just 21 years old, is making up for lost time. Hitting from the left-side of the plate, Sweeney has posted a .937 OPS to date and aside from his power totals (5 HR's, 12 doubles) he's shown an impressive 16/19 walks to strikeouts rate for a slugger. Sweeney gets the nod for the top spot after hitting .405 for the week, including 12 RBI's, while walking 9 times. No disrespect to Matt Brown, but yeah. Sweeney has more power, better plate discipline and is just 21 years old in High-A Ball, tons more upside. He lost an entire season last year due to a broken ankle, but he's a good bet to join the same spects (Conger, Bourjos, Trumbo, Mount) that he20was to start the season with last year in the next month or two in Arkansas. Matt Sweeney can flat out rake. I think Eddie Bane head of scouting, said he has the sweetest swing in the org. I think Matt ends up at AAA by early next season. Don't know where they'll put him though. Maybe he can replace Quinlan in 2012 : ) Sweeney definitely has the best swing that I can recall seeing in this organization. I'd also say it's one of the best I've seen in this organization. I've been hot on him since seeing him a couple of years ago. He just was different than the other guys I saw. And, that's why I kept asking about him over the offseason. My guess is that he spends a full year at AA, a full year at AAA and then at least another half year at AAA getting the call sometime in 2011.
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MATT SWEENEY 8TH ROUND DRAFT PICK MAGRUDER HIGH SCHOOL MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLAND
SIGNS HIS 2006 PLAYER CONTRACT WITH THE LOS ANGELES ANGELS.
PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
JERRY WARGO LOS ANGELES ANGELS SCOUT
MATT SWEENEY
DAN RADCLIFF LOS ANGELES ANGELS MID-ATLANTIC SCOUTING SUPERVISOR
OCTOBER 30, 2007 - MATT SWEENEY NAMED ARIZONA LEAGUE HITTER OF THE YEAR
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Dan Canevari Is
Named Pitching Coordinator
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Dan
Canevari returns to the Southern Maryland Baseball Camp as the
coordinator of pitching instruction.
Canevari, who presently serves as Assistant Athletic
Director for Development and Special Events at LSU, has brought a
wealth of baseball experience to our camp for over 10 years.
Canevari
led the Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team to the
first post-season tournament wins in 12 years, and the first wins
ever in the Southland Conference in three years at the school.
He accepted the Head Coaching position there after a 12
year career as the pitching coach and baseball camp director for
Hall of Fame Coach Skip Bertman at LSU.
While he was at LSU, the Tigers won 5 National
Championships and were named the NCAA Program of the Decade.
Canevari produced 6 major league pitchers during that time
with over 25 pitchers moving into professional baseball.
Prior to arriving in Baton Rouge, Canevari coached and
played at the University of Miami, where as an assistant coach the
Hurricanes won their first National Championship in 1982 under
Hall of Fame Coach Ron Fraser.
During
his career, Canevari has earned a reputation as a vibrant,
innovative coach and administrator with the talent to excel in all
facets of a Division I program.
We are proud to have him in the Southern Maryland Baseball
family.
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The Southern Maryland Baseball Camp
is an established and well-known instructional environment that
offers a tremendous opportunity for the student athlete who is
interested in pursuing college and professional baseball. For the
younger athlete, the camp provides a look into the future while
providing them with the best possible foundation for success
The importance of education, self discipline, and
substance abuse are addressed during the camp. We will also speak
with the parents and the athletes on making the best decision on
which college is right for them.
There is a close working relationship with the
colleges that attend our camp throughout the year. This
partnership is a valuable tool in helping place student athletes
at the University or College of their choice.
The next camp will be Summer Camp
Taking Registrations Now
Archbishop Spalding High School
8080 New Cut Road
Severn, MD 21144
archbishopspalding.org
Monday, June 22, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Ages 5-11: $150 (includes all 3 days)
Ages 12-20: $350 (includes all 3 days)
June 22, 2009- June 24, 2009
9:00am-3:00pm
Register Today!
Please contact Jerry Wargo for more information.
wargo@chesapeake.net or
301-855-8558

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Tracy Smith - Head Coach, Indiana University

Tom Walter - Head Coach, University of New Orleans
Terry Rupp - Head Baseball Coach, University of
Maryland
Jim Wells
- Head Coach, Alabama
University
Joe Raccuia - Head Baseball Coach, Radford University
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Kevin McMullan - Associate Head Coach, University of Virginia

Todd Raleigh - Head Coach, University of Tennessee

Roger Cador, Head Baseball Coach, Southern
University
Billy Brown
- Head Coach, George
Mason University
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