Maryland Power 25 Countdown: #9 Sherwood
March 7, 2019
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It's hard to believe but the start of the 2019 Maryland high school baseball season is almost here. Every week throughout the season we will release our Power 25, ranking the top twenty-five teams from across the Old Line State. Today we continue our Preseason Power 25 countdown by taking a look at our #9 team, the Sherwood Warriors from Montgomery County. Be sure to stay tuned as we release one team each weekday leading up to the release of our 2019 #1 Preseason Power 25 team on March 19th. Then, on March 20th our PBR Maryland staff will release our final preseason predictions for the upcoming 2019 season.
Sherwood 2019 SEASON PREVIEW
Head Coach: Sean Davis (8th Season)
Mascot: Warriors
County: Montgomery
MPSSAA Classification: 4A North Section II
2018 Record: 16-2
2018 MPSSAA Playoff Run: Lost in the MPSSAA 4A North
Region Section Final to Urbana (4-3)
Twitter Handle: @Woodbaseball1
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CLICK HERE to view the Sherwood Baseball Schedule
2019 PBR MD POWER 25 PRESEASON RANK: #9
Returning Starters: 5
Jake Becker (So.) 2B
Michael Bouma (Sr.) 1B
Luke Cheng (Jr.) SS/RHP
Ben Vok (Sr.) RHP/OF
JP Yore (Sr.) RHP/DH/INF
Returning Pitchers: 7
Brady Andre (Jr.) RHP
Luke Cheng (Jr.) SS/RHP
Sam Ewing (Sr.) LHP
Trevor McCormick (Sr.) RHP
Riley McMenamin (Sr.) RHP
Bradshaw Steeley (Sr.) RHP
Ben Vok (Sr.) RHP/DH/INF
Returning Players with Post-Season / Pre-Season Honors
Jake Becker - 2018 Montgomery County Freshman of the Year, 2018 PBR Maryland All-State Honorable Mention
Michael Bouma - 2018 Montgomery County Player of the Year, 2018 All-Met 1st Team, 2018 PBR Maryland All-State 2nd Team, 2018 MSABC All-District / 2019 MSABC Preseason All-State
Ben Vok - 2018 Montgomery County Pitcher of the Year, 2018 MSABC All-District / 2019 MSABC Preseason All-State
Key Loses
Joey Hunt
Michael Mbony
Top Newcomers
Ian Brady (Jr.) RHP/OF
2019 Key Players
Jake Becker (So.) 2B
Michael Bouma (Sr.) 1B
Luke Cheng (Jr.) SS.RHP
Ben Vok (Sr.) RHP/OF
JP Yore (Sr.) DH/INF
Players Signed / Committed to College
Michael Bouma (2019) - University of Maryland
Luke Cheng (2020) - Illinois State University
Ben Vok (2019) - Frostburg State University
JP Yore (2019) - Susquehanna University
Season Snapshot
With 10 returners that saw significant playing time in 2018, the Warriors look poised to contend not only in Montgomery County but also in the 4A North Region where their season came to an abrupt end with a heart-breaking 4-3 loss to Urbana in the Sectional Finals. The talented group of returners includes 2018 Montgomery County Player of the Year and University of Maryland commit Michael Bouma, 2018 Montgomery County Pitcher of the Year and Frostburg State commit Ben Vok, 2018 Montgomery County Freshman of the Year Jake Becker, senior Susquehanna University commit JP Yore, and junior Illinois State commit Luke Cheng.
Helping to round out a deep pitching staff alongside Cheng and Vok in 2019 are RHP Brady Andre, LHP Sam Ewing, RHP Trevor McCormick, RHP Riley McMenamin, and RHP Bradshaw Steeley. Bouma, Vok, Becker, Yore, and Cheng will anchor a strong lineup for the Warriors this season with junior Ian Brady also figuring to see time both on the mound and in the outfield. The 4A North is loaded with some talented programs but this figures to be Sherwood's best chance to win the region for the first time since 2014.