Coach S

Baseball final - Huntingtown 5, Patuxent 4

Big time 2A match up Wednesday at HHS.

Canes get a Gutsy 5-4 win at home today. -Senior Ryder Bolger with the game winning hit. -Sophomore Julian Fields picks up the win tossing 3 scoreless innings.

Gameday at Canes Stadium vs Patuxent.

Opening Day “W”. Canes win a tough fought game 4-0 in the home opener. Noah McMurry 5IP, 1 Hit. Ryan Gaetano 2-2 at the plate. #D&D.

Results from opening day Lackey v St. Charles ended in a tie after 7 innings. Game will be resumed on a later date. Top performers ⬇️

𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 👉 tinyurl.com/mv5styar 🔥 In depth look at the 4⃣0⃣ schools inside our @MPSSAA_Org Class 1A, 2A, 3A, & 4A Preseason Power Rankings. 👀 @Xposure_Sports

Opening Day 2026. See ya at the Yard. #AU…NT

🚨 Preseason All-State Teams 🚨 ♦️ MD First Team See 1️⃣7️⃣ public school players across MD that make up this year's Prep Baseball MD All-State First Team See the full list here ⬇️ 🔗: prepbsbl.com/4b7UJBk

🚨 Preseason All-State Teams 🚨 ♦️ MD Second Team See 1️⃣7️⃣ public school players across MD that make up this year's Prep Baseball MD All-State Second Team See the full list here ⬇️ 🔗: prepbsbl.com/4cQZyAp

Congrats to Calvert Co and SMAC players Jacob Cadden (HHS) and Logan Powell (PHS) on their MSABC Pre Season all state award.

🚨 MD Preseason Power 25 🚨 💥 #️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ A 2025 State Title winner lands at #14 See who it is with a full write-up and key players to watch ⬇️ 🔗: prepbsbl.com/4aYMwiO

Stud !!

Congratulations Landen Vercoe!! State Champion!!!

Early in my coaching career I had a talented player who was chronically five minutes late to everything. Not egregiously late. Just five minutes, every single time. I let it slide because he was good and I didn’t want the conflict. Within a month, half the team was showing up five minutes late. Nobody said a word. The standard just drifted. That’s when it hit me. You’re either actively maintaining your standards or you’re passively lowering them. There’s no neutral position. I’ve also learned that expectations and standards aren’t the same thing, and that distinction matters more than most people realize. Expectations are the vision. The why. In my programs they’ve always been simple. Have fun. Create great experiences and relationships. Learn and grow. That’s the emotional foundation everything else gets built on. Standards are the daily behaviors that actually get you there. Be on time. Be trustworthy. Have a growth mindset and work hard. Take responsibility for your actions. Encourage the people around you. Don’t make excuses. When those are clear and consistent something interesting happens. The standard becomes the authority, not the coach. I don’t have to lecture anyone. I just point to what we all agreed on. The conversation stays about the behavior, not the person. That’s where real accountability lives without anyone feeling attacked. What I’ve seen over 25 years is that the teams, families, and programs that define these things clearly and hold them consistently almost always outperform the ones with similar talent that don’t. It’s not magic. It’s just clarity. People do better when they know exactly where the lines are. Kids especially. They don’t struggle in high standard environments. They struggle in ambiguous ones. Whatever you walk past becomes your new standard. The good news is it works in both directions. Raise the bar and hold it, and the people around you will rise to meet it. Every time.

2026 debut coming up for @evan_smith2023 😤 #DirtyTerps

Evan Smith is making his long awaited season debut

Team Gray wins the 2026 Crab Challenge to end winter workouts for the squad.

Really nice look early in ‘26 from #PBFG25 alum ‘27 Noah McMurray (@HHSCanesbasebal) Smooth, controlled ‘pen w/ some added arm speed since last look. Best shape I’ve seen the CB FB: 87-88 (14.5” IVB) CB: 71-72 CH: 79-80 prepbaseballreport.com/profiles/MD/No… @PrepBaseballMD #MarylandPASII