LOYOLA BASEBALL WINS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN 71 YEARS
The Loyola Blakefield Varsity Baseball team captured its first championship in 71 years on Monday, May 22, after defeating archrival Calvert Hall at Harford Community College.
After cruising through the double-elimination MIAA "A" Conference Playoffs without a loss, defeating John Carroll, top-seeded Calvert Hall, and three-time defending champions Archbishop Spalding, the Dons faced Calvert Hall on Sunday for a second time in what would be the first of two championship games. After losing to Loyola in the first round, the Cardinals rebounded in the loser's bracket by defeating Gilman, Curley, and Spalding. Calvert Hall defeated the Dons 9-0 on Sunday, handing Loyola its first loss of the playoffs. This forced a winner-take-all championship matchup on Monday.
In the final game, Loyola went down 3-1 in the first inning, but rallied to score seven runs in the top of the sixth and defeated the Cardinals 8-3 to win the MIAA "A" Conference title, the team's first since 1946.
Read a full recap of the game via The Baltimore Sun here.
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After cruising through the double-elimination MIAA "A" Conference Playoffs without a loss, defeating John Carroll, top-seeded Calvert Hall, and three-time defending champions Archbishop Spalding, the Dons faced Calvert Hall on Sunday for a second time in what would be the first of two championship games. After losing to Loyola in the first round, the Cardinals rebounded in the loser's bracket by defeating Gilman, Curley, and Spalding. Calvert Hall defeated the Dons 9-0 on Sunday, handing Loyola its first loss of the playoffs. This forced a winner-take-all championship matchup on Monday.
In the final game, Loyola went down 3-1 in the first inning, but rallied to score seven runs in the top of the sixth and defeated the Cardinals 8-3 to win the MIAA "A" Conference title, the team's first since 1946.
Read a full recap of the game via The Baltimore Sun here.
