2021 Montgomery County Season Preview
May 6, 2021
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It's an odd year to say the least with counties and conferences across the state beginning their seasons at different times. With some already underway, we turn our attention to another that will open their season this week. The 25 schools listed below make up the Montgomery County high school baseball conference. Opening day is set for this Friday, May 7th with schools playing everyone in their pod twice and two other schools within close proximity geographically from another pod up to two games for a total of roughy 12 games. Below is the breakdown of the Montgomery County schools as well as a complete "Watch List" of players you won't want to miss in action this spring.
Note: A preseason questionnaire was sent out to all Maryland high school baseball coaches in Mid-January to gain pertinent information for this piece but not all forms were completed and returned. Below is a compilation of information received as well as thoughts from our staff at PBR Maryland.
Montgomery "EAST" POD 1
School | MPSSAA Classification | Region Alignment | Follow on Social Media |
Montgomery Blair Blazers | Class 4A | North Region II | N/A |
Albert Einstein Titans | Class 4A | West Region I | @aehsbaseball |
John F. Kennedy Cavaliers | Class 4A | North Region II | N/A |
Northwood Gladiators | Class 4A | North Region II | @NHS_Gladiators |
Wheaton Knights | Class 4A | West Region I | N/A |
PLayers to Watch List
Montgomery Blair Blazers
Julian Ibanez 3B 2021
Emmanuel Kraft LHP 2021
Jason Lott UTL 2021
Alex Valdez OF 2022
Charlie Wiebe RHP (Willamette)
John F. Kennedy Cavaliers
Jerome Carey LHP/OF/1B 2022
Brian Eiskant OF/SS/RHP 2022
Juary Sanchez RHP/3B 2023
Andy Santana OF/RHP 2021
Asa Virga RHP/C/1B 2023
Ian Virga RHP/3B/2B 2021
Northwood Gladiators
None Listed.
Einstein Titans
David Curtin 3B 2021 (Oberlin) (Videos Below)
Anthony LaCosta 2022
Will McDonnell RHP 2021
Addison Ralston 2B 2021
Nick Ronholm 2022
Wheaton Knights
Luc Bartusek SS 2021
David Rossotto LHP/OF 2022 (Videos Below)
MONTGOMERY "EAST" POD 2
School | MPSSAA Classification | Region Alignment | Follow on Social Media |
Blake Bengals | Class 4A | North Region II | N/A |
Paint Branch Panthers | Class 4A | North Region II | @pbhs_sports |
Sherwood Warriors | Class 4A | North Region II | @Woodbaseball1 |
Springbrook Blue Devils | Class 4A | North Region II | N/A |
PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST
Blake Bengals
Mathieu Lopez 1B/OF/P 2021 (Gardner Webb) (Top Video Below)
Jared Pollack RHP/INF 2021
Tanner Sanderoff LHP/OF 2023 (Bottom Two Videos)
Liam Shields RHP/INF 2021
Paint Branch Panthers
Joey Mamana UTL/RHP 2022
Gabriel Ruiz OF/C 2023 (Videos Below)
Sherwood Warriors
Amari Allen LHP/1B 2023 (Wake Forest) (First Video Below)
Jack Andre SS/2B 2023
Jake Becker INF 2021 (Towson)
Ben Berger LHP/OF 2023
Ryan Bouma 3B 2023 (Second Video Below)
Joshua Hollowell RHP/SS 2022
Brendan Kleiman C 2021 (Cal U PA) (Third Video Below)
James Parks RHP/OF 2021
Luke Peffer RHP 2021
Brian Scott OF 2023 (Maryland) (Fourth Video Below)
Brett Seils INF/RHP 2021 (Towson) (Fifth Video Below)
Daulton Stewart 1B 2021 (Shenendoah)
Steven Tameris RHP/OF 2022
Springbrook Blue Devils
None Listed.
MONTGOMERY "CENTRAL" POD 1
School | MPSSAA Classification | Region Alignment | Follow on Social Media |
Bethesda-CC Barons | Class 4A | West Region I | @baronsbaseball |
Churchill Bulldogs | Class 4A | West Region I | @WC_Baseball_MD |
Walter Johnson Wildcats | Class 4A | West Region I | @Baseball_WJHS |
Walt Whitman Vikings | Class 4A | West Region I | @WWVikesBaseball |
PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST
Bethesda-CC Barons
Charlie Braverman RHP 2021
Eric Brilliant INF 2021
Paul Fine MIF 2022
Noah Kaye C 2023
Miles Kessler LHP/OF 2023
Adam Niman OF/LHP 2024 (Top Video Below)
Cole Philpott C/OF 2021 (Grinnell)
Charlie Springer RHP/1B 2021
Kyle Tatelbaum C/UTL 2023
Pierce Tewksbury P/UTL 2024
Stewart Tewksbury RHP/OF 2021
Beck Urofsky RHP/3B/1B 2022 (Bottom Two Videos)
Churchill Bulldogs
Jeremy Davis MIF 2023
Michael Demske RHP/3B 2023 (First Video Below)
Zane Gross 3B/C 2023
Nathan Gumagay OF/MIF/RHP 2022 (Second Video Below)
Chris Hacopian SS 2023 (Wake Forest)
Cayman Hubbarth LHP 2022
Isaac Kriessler UTL 2023
Mike Lipson RHP 2021
Erik Rindner C 2022 (Third Video Below)
Matthew Roche OF/INF/RHP 2022 (Fourth Video Below)
Jake Stern RHP 2022
Walter Johnson Wildcats
Elias Eberhart C 2021 (Top Video Below)
Jake Goldberg MIF 2024
Braden Lachapelle INF 2023
Rayan Nair OF 2022 (Middle Video Below)
Sammy Polott LHP 2022
James Richardell 3B/SS 2022
Carl Sansbury LHP 2021 (Stevenson)
Leo Simpson RHP/3B 2023 (Bottom Video Below)
Dean Wandell LHP/UTL 2021 (Frostburg State)
Walt Whitman Vikings
Niko Alexander OF 2022 (First Video Below)
Liam Bowen RHP 2023 (Second Video Below)
Matt Dickstein OF 2021
Lion Gardiner RHP 2023 (Third Video Below)
Mitchell Hwang RHP 2023 (Fourth Video Below)
Spencer Jones RHP/OF 2021
Massimo Liuzzo OF 2023 (Fifth Video Below)
John McGowan RHP 2022 (Connecticut)
Theo Meline 2B 2021
Eli Putnam 3B 2021 (Davidson)
Matt Ryan SS 2021 (UMBC) (Sixth Video Below)
Weston Wellminster 1B 2022
Grady Wiley RHP 2022
MONTGOMERY "CENTRAL" POD 2
School | MPSSAA Classification | Region Alignment | Follow on Social Media |
Magruder Colonels | Class 3A | West Region II | @BigMbaseball |
Richard Montgomery Rockets | Class 4A | West Region II | N/A |
Rockville Rams | Class 3A | West Region II | @_ramsbaseball |
Wootton Patriots | Class 4A | West Region I | N/A |
PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST
Magruder Colonels
Aidan Velez 2021
Richard Montgomery Rockets
Colin Dunn OF 2022 (Top Video Below)
Lukas Geer SS 2022 (Bottom Video Below)
Brian Rose LHP 2021
Zachary Rose C/1B 2023
Rockville Rams
Lucas Ribaudo P 2021
Wootton Patriots
Nathan Bowman UTL 2021 (First Video Below)
Jackson Brunner RHP 2022 (Second Video Below)
Rob Carpenter OF 2022 (Third Video Below)
Josh Erd SS 2023 (Fourth Video Below)
Jack Mehler C 2022
Liam Miller RHP 2022
James Walsh C 2022 (Fifth Video Below)
Brady Weiss SS 2022 (Sixth Video Below)
MONTGOMERY "NORTH" POD 1
School | MPSSAA Classification | Region Alignment | Follow on Social Media |
Clarksburg Coyotes | Class 4A | West Region II | @CHSCoyotes |
Damascus Swarmin' Hornets | Class 3A | West Region II | @dhs_baseball |
Northwest Jaguars | Class 4A | West Region II | @NWJagsBaseball |
Seneca Valley Screaming Eagles | Class 2A | West Region II | @SVHSathletics |
PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST
Clarksburg Coyotes
Sam Batis RHP 2021 (Coppin State)
Morgan Bragg C 2021
Oliver Martin C 2023 (Video Below)
Taye Robinson 3B 2022 (College of Charleston)
Daerek Sawyer 2B 2022
Damascus Swarmin' Hornets
Bryce Curry SS 2022 (First Video Below)
Maverick Durant 3B 2021
Mason Eberle C 2021
Jake Garrett LHP1B 2022 (Second Video Below)
Adam Ippolito OF 2023 (Third Video Below)
Darin Kuskie SS/RHP 2023 (Fourth Video Below)
Cam Love LHP/1B 2022 (Fifth Video Below)
Levi Perez RHP/1B 2021
Jackson Thomas 1B/3B 2021
Northwest Jaguars
Jayden Brown OF 2023 (Top Video Below)
Jack Kreager 3B 2023
Trey Mason RHP 2022
Jack Patterson OF 2021 (Hood College) (Middle Video Below)
Evan Summers OF/3B 2021 (Bottom Video Below)
Josh Zuckerman RHP/SS 2022
Seneca Valley Screaming Eagles
None Listed.
MONTGOMERY "NORTH" POD 2
School | MPSSAA Classification | Region Alignment | Follow on Social Media |
Gaithersburg Trojans | Class 4A | West Region II | N/A |
Poolesville Falcons | Class 2A | West Region II | @PHSbaseball2018 |
Quince Orchard Cougars | Class 4A | West Region II | @QOAthletics |
Watkins Mill Wolverines | Class 3A | West Region II | N/A |
PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST
Gaithersburg Trojans
Bryce Green 3B/RHP 2021 (Frederick CC)
Justin Grimes OF/P 2023
Doug Marose RHP 2021 (Towson)
Brian McDermott OF/P 2024
Nick Mezick C/INF/RHP 2023
Noah Tabaie SS/RHP 2021 (Towson) (Videos Below)
Poolesville Falcons
Thomas Miles 2B/3B 2021
Stevie Orsini LHP/OF 2021 (Top Video Below)
Alex Pope C 2021 (Bottom Video Below)
Quince Orchard Cougars
Brian Dwyer SS/RHP 2022
Anton Parmach SS/3B 2021
Cameron Patt C 2022 (Top Video Below)
Jack Peyser SS 2023 (Bottom Video Below)
Watkins Mill Wolverines
None listed.