Catonsville Box Score
Frederick Game 1 Box Score
Frederick Game 2 Box Score
Germantown Game 1 Box Score
Germantown Game 2 Box Score
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford baseball team wrapped up the weekend on Saturday as they dropped a doubleheader with Montgomery College-Germantown, 9-7 and 18-3 on Sunday at Harford Baseball Field. The Fighting Owls (21-17, 11-11 MDJUCO) kicked off the stretch with a seven-inning, 11-1 loss to CCBC-Catonsville before splitting a doubleheader at Frederick, winning game one 5-1 and falling 14-4 in five-inning game two on Saturday.
The Owls took 6-0 lead into the fourth in game one on Sunday, but gave up five in the fourth and four in the sixth while adding just one of their own in the fourth on the way to the 9-7 loss.
Freshman Jon Candelaria (1-1) (Joppatowne, Md./Joppatowne) suffered the hard-luck loss, after putting the tying and winning runs on base in the sixth and giving up a total of three runs on a hit by pitch, walk and fielder's choice in one inning. John Brauch (2-0) earned the win, allowing just one run on six hits while striking out two in five innings.
John Wagner notched the winning two-run fielder's choice RBI in the sixth and finished 1-for-3 on the day with one run scored, three RBI, a double and a walk, while Dan Martinez was 1-for-2 with two runs scored, three RBI, two walks and a three-run homer.
Freshman Joe Harbach (Abingdon, Md./Edgewood) led Harford in the loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI, a double and a stolen base.
Game two saw the Gryphons (20-11, 9-7 MDJUCO) jump to a 5-0 lead in the first, which would prove to be enough as the Owls tallied just two runs in the first and one in the second, while Germantown added three in the second and 10 more in the fourth on the way to the 18-3 win.
Freshman Simon Beloff (0-2) (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter/Old Dominion) was tabbed with the loss after giving up five runs on four hits, while securing zero outs. Chris Cross earned the win, allowing just two runs on one hit in three innings of work.
Freshmen Mike Krider (State College, Pa./State College) and Dean Hicks (Baltimore, Md./Kenwood) tallied the only hits for Harford in game two, with Krider going 1-for-3 with two RBI and Hicks 1-for-2.
Kevin Story went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI to lead the Gryphons, while Matt Civetti notched a grand slam in the fourth and was 2-for-3 on the day with four runs scored, four RBI and a walk.
Friday saw the Owls take a 1-0 lead over the Cardinals (16-15, 9-9 MDJUCO) with an RBI single from freshman Krider, but they would be held scoreless for the remainder of the game as Catonsville rolled to the 11-1, seven-inning win.
Harbach (2-2) was tabbed with the loss after giving up seven runs (six earned) on 12 hits while fanning three batters in four innings of work. Nick Cicio earned the win for Catonsville, allowing just one run on three hits while striking out 10 in six innings.
T.J. Murphy led the Cardinals, going 3-for-3 on the day with two runs scored, two RBI, a double and a walk.
Saturday saw Harford take a 3-0 lead over the Cougars (25-11, 13-5 MDJUCO) in the third thanks to an RBI single by Harbach, RBI double from freshman Jordan Wlodarczyk (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) and a Cougar error.
Frederick would add one run in the fifth, but the Owls would answer with two more in the sixth off another Cougar error and a sacrifice fly by Beloff on the way to the 5-1 win.
Freshman Mike Rappazzo (4-2) (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) earned the complete-game win for Harford, allowing just one run on seven hits and striking out two in seven innings.
Harbach led the Owls from the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run scored, one batted in and a double, while Nick Caito was the only Frederick player with multiple hits, going 2-for-3 in game one.
Ryan Kassab (3-1) suffered his first loss of the season as he allowed five runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out six in 6.1 innings of work.
Game two saw Harford take a quick, 1-0 lead off a wild pitch that allowed Harbach to cross the plate before freshman Chris Peacher (Abingdon, Md./Harford Tech) was shelled in the bottom of the inning, giving up eight runs (six of them earned) on four hits and walking four in one-third of an inning.
Freshman Dustin Morgan (Berryville, Pa./Clark County/Wilmington) would enter in relief and give up four runs of his own in the first to complete 12-run inning for the Cougars. Morgan would finish the game with six runs scored (two earned) on seven hits in 7.2 innings pitched, while Josh McCauley earned the win after giving up four runs on four hits while fanning one batter in five innings.
Caito led the Cougars once again, going 2-for-3 with one run scored, five RBI and a double, while freshman Willie Barnola (Barquisimeto, Venezuela/UEC J.G. Bastidas) led the Owls in the loss, going 2-for-3 with one run scored.
The Fighting Owls continue a six-day, eight-game stretch as they resume the suspended contest against CCBC-Essex on Monday at 7:30 p.m. before traveling to the Knights for a single-game on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.
