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All-Harford County baseball teams

Senior T.J. Vernes went 7-0 with a 1.67 ERA and batted .348 for Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference champion C. Milton Wright.
Senior T.J. Vernes went 7-0 with a 1.67 ERA and batted .348 for Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference champion C. Milton Wright. (Sun photo by Andre F. Chung)
Player of the Year

T.J. Vernes

C. Milton Wright

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Vernes was the team's pitching ace and also contributed with the bat for the No. 5 Mustangs (21-2), who won the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference with a 13-0 record, including the title game.

Going 7-0 with a 1.67 ERA, the senior struck out 66 and walked 19 in 59 innings. Four of his wins came against ranked teams, including a 2-1 victory over No. 9 Parkville and Georgia Tech-bound Kevin Jacob in the Class 4A North regional semifinals.

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Vernes hit .348 (24-for-69), knocking in 18 runs and scoring 14, with three doubles, a triple and a home run.

Coach of the Year

Tony Blackburn

C. Milton Wright

The Mustangs, who were a surprising Class 4A state finalist in 2006, came up a game short of returning to the 4A state tournament, but they still went 21-2. This season included C. Milton Wright's first Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic championship and the No. 5 ranking in The Sun's final poll.

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After a stunning, 6-5 non league loss to South River in the third game of the season, Blackburn guided the Mustangs to a 19-game winning streak that ended in a 10-2 loss to Sherwood in the regional final.

The Mustangs went 12-0 to win theChesapeake Division of the UCBAC and defeated Susquehanna Division winner Rising Sun, 6-4, in the UCBAC title game.

First team

Name School Cl. Pos.

Andrew Cunningham North Harford Senior Pitcher

Mike Thomas Fallston Senior Pitcher

T.J. Vernes C.Milton Wright Senior Pitcher

Jordan Wlodarczyk C.Milton Wright Junior Catcher

Mike Rappazzo C.Milton Wright Junior First base

Kyle Cook North Harford Senior Second base

Jake Barben North Harford Junior Third base

Drew Klapko C. Milton Wright Senior Shortstop

Chase Gardner Harford Tech Soph. Infield

Chris Peacher Harford Tech Junior Outfield

Greg Walter C.Milton Wright Senior Outfield

Garrett Weinhold Fallston Soph. Outfield

Second team

Name School Cl. Pos.

Bo Loar Fallston Senior Pitcher

Brad Markey C.Milton Wright Fresh. Pitcher

Dan Wydra Harford Tech Senior Pitcher

Ken Tozzi Fallston Senior Catcher

Jason Jutson Bel Air Senior Infield

D.J. Keckler Fallston Senior Infield

Joe Privett Aberdeen Senior Infield

Scott Sorrick C.Milton Wright Senior Infield

Tyler Maguire North Harford Senior Outfield

Pat Rafferty C.Milton Wright Senior Outfield

Jason Young Harford Tech Junior Outfield

Zack Zarbos Fallston Senior DH

Note //

Teams selected by Pat O'Malley after consultation with The Sun staff and area coaches.

Joe Privett's name was misstated in an earlier version of this article.

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