softball

A listing of tryouts and registrations for recreational sports in and around Carroll County

Here are The Baltimore Sun's first- and second-team All-Metro selections for the 2019 high school softball season.

From humble beginnings in the circle, Chesapeake ace Haley Downin blossomed into one of the most dangerous pitchers in Maryland.

Hammond senior Taylor Liguori helps lead Hammond softball to first county title since 2009 on way to being named Howard County Player of the Year.

Even as athletic opportunities for girls have increased, an unwritten custom endures: baseball for boys, softball for girls. MLB is working to change that.

Manchester Valley junior infielder Kassidy Johnson is the Carroll County Times Softball Player of the Year.

It was just a few weeks ago that the high school softball season for Madison Knight came to a close.

After graduating from Liberty High School on Saturday, Delaney Putt will prepare to pull up roots for the next phase of her life.

The Orioles' first draft under their new front-office regime wrapped up Wednesday with rounds 11-40.

A spring 2019 season recap of Howard County JV baseball, softball, girls and boys lacrosse.

In Saturday’s 7-2 win over Leonardtown for the crown, Wynter Radcliffe allowed three hits, finished with eight strikeouts and didn’t allow an earned run.

Led by a pair of two-run homers by Megan Hamp and Rachel Blankenship, Sparrows Point softball secured a 5-4 victory over Lackey in the 1A state semifinals.

A a late rally wasn’t enough for the No. 13 Mavericks, who lost, 6-3, to defending champion La Plata in the state softball semifinals.

Softball returns to two softball diamonds at Catonsville Middle School after last weekend's damage

After watching early lead disappear, Sherwood scores three late runs to earn 8-5 win over Howard in the 4A North region championship softball game on May 17.

Three early runs and strong defense helps Reservoir softball earn a 3-2 victory over Centennial in the 3A East region semifinals on Wednesday, May 15, 2019.

Howard advances in Class 4A North Region with 6-1 win over Catonsville softball

Carroll Varsity Roundup for May 14, 2019.

Century hosted South Carroll in Class 2A West softball playoffs May 14, 2019.

St. Paul's secures IAAM B Conference softball championship

For the first time in program history, UMBC is the America East softball champion.

10 Harford public high school softball teams opened region playoffs Thursday with six finding success and moving on to the next round, slated for Monday.

Lansdowne softball rides big inning to playoff win over Franklin as sisters shine in regional playoffs

Long Reach softball defeated Atholton 13-2 in five innings in the first round of the MPSSAA Class 3A East regional playoffs on May 9, 2019.

Second annual Allied Softball Dream Games tournament, featuring teams from Catonsville, Lansdowne, Towson, Dulaney and Hereford, are a big hit at Catonsville High

Towson softball blanks Catonsville in Baltimore County championship game

Marriotts Ridge and Reservoir baseball, Hammond and Centennial softball earned No. 1 seeds in their respective sections for the MPSSAA baseball and softball state championship brackets.

Liberty High School junior Jordan Nastos is one of the top softball players in the Carroll County Athletic League.

College Notebook for May 3, 2019.

Chesapeake defeats rival Northeast in softball.

The Patterson Mill girls softball team battled visiting Bo Manor to scoreless tie through seven innings of play Tuesday.

With two games in two days looming against two-time defending Class 1A state champion Bo Manor, the Patterson Mill softball team readied itself Monday with an 8-0 blanking of visiting Rising Sun in UCBAC Chesapeake Division play.

Eight-ranked Towson holds off No. 12 Catonsville, 4-3, in likely Baltimore County softball title preview

The Fallston Cougars (6-3, 6-5) softball team defeated Aberdeen (3-5, 3-6), 8-2, Wednesday in an UCBAC Susquehanna Division game.

Haley Downin, Chesapeake-AA, softball, Baltimore Sun girls athlete of the week

Francis Scott Key hosted Winters Mill in Carroll County Athletic League softball April 22, 2019.

The Harford Community College athletic department celebrated another big weekend with a sweep by the baseball team and another lopsided win for the men’s lacrosse team.

The Harford Community College women’s softball team split a pair in La Plata Wednesday.

The Patterson Mill (6-1, 9-1) softball team stayed just a game back of division leading Bo Manor with a pair of Chesapeake wins on consecutive days.

McDaniel College hosted Gettysburg in Centennial Conference softball action April 16, 2019.

South Carroll hosted Liberty in Carroll County Athletic League softball action April 12, 2019.

In a softball game whose score resulted more like a football game, North Harford (2-3, 5-3) beat visiting C. Milton Wright (2-3, 4-3), 21-0, Wednesday in UCBAC Chesapeake Division play.

"She’s going to be a player that other players are going to measure themselves up to," Morgan State coach Larry Hineline said of senior right fielder Damali Young, the Bears’ all-time hits and stolen bases leader.

Howard's Samantha Hobert pitches a two hitter to help the Lions earn a 9-1 win over Long Reach in a Howard County softball game on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

Early offense, combined with late composure, helps Howard softball defeat Glenelg on Monday, April 8 for the Lions' fourth straight victory.

The Havre de Grace Warriors softball team came into Monday’s game with visiting North East riding a three-game win streak. The Warriors (3-2, 3-4), however, managed just one hit as the Indians (4-0, 5-1) won the UCBAC Susquehanna Division game, 7-1, at Stancill Park.

Bel Air’s Kat Perea pitched a full seven innings Wednesday to lead the Bobcats (2-0, 3-0) past the Patterson Mill Huskies (2-1, 5-1), 4-2, in an UCDAC Chesapeake Division softball game.

Freshman pitcher Courtney Coppersmith struck out seven and retired all 18 batters she faced in the circle to lead the UMBC softball team to an 8-0 victory over visiting Binghamton in six innings Sunday. 

Catonsville at Lansdowne softball

Century and Westminster met Wednesday afternoon, March 27, in their softball opener. The Owls won 16-6 in five innings.