Jackson Branch

Not enough love goes to how great the coaching staff at Magruder is led by HC Josh Creighton. Many people don’t know but Magruder in the late 2010s nearly didn’t have the baseball interest to be able to field a JV team. Completely flipped the culture for the now powerhouse.

🚨6 players named to All-Division🚨 @hyler_ethan19 & @cmccullough2026 named to 2nd team @J_Branch4 @ajgiacalone2027 & @MattStrahan2026 named to 1st team @cgiacalone2028 named Division Player of the Year #ColonelUp #MagruderPride

🚨Colonels Win 10-0🚨 @ajgiacalone2027 CGSO No Hitter in 66 pitches. 7K | 1BB @J_Branch4 3-4 | 5RBI | 2R @RyanSuet13 3R | 3BB @cgiacalone2028 2-3 | 2 2B | 5RBI @cgiacalone2028 also breaks the season season RBI record set by Matt Sweeney in 2006 with his 35th RBI #ColonelUp

The Giacalone brothers dominate AGAIN. The past two games: ‘27 Andrew: 3 hits vs. BCC and threw a no hitter today. ‘28 Colin: 5 hits, 3 2bs, 8 RBI Jackson Branch with 5 RBI today as well. The three time title defense starts on Saturday in Derwood.

‘26 Jackson Branch (@MHSBaseball_MD) makes it back to back singles in the third Aggressive early in the count and takes this 1-0 offering the other way thru the left side for a single. @WCphoenixbball commit. #MDHS26

‘26 @WCphoenixbball commit Jackson Branch (@MHSBaseball_MD) producing out of the leadoff spot. Goes with this FB on the outer-third and laces it backside for a single. @XposureBSB | @Xposure_Sports

Monday Night Lights⚾️ 15-0 Win for @MHSBaseball_MD

🚨Late Night W 15-0🚨 @J_Branch4 2-3 | 2R | 4RBI | 3SB @cmccullough2026 2-3 | 2R | 5RBI | HR @hyler_ethan19 4.2 IP | 1H | 0R | 6K | W Next Game: Wednesday vs Springbrook #ColonelUp #MagruderPride

⚾️BALLGAME⚾️ Magruder 3 WJ 2 Third time is the charm! Magruder finally avenges the past two years upsetting top ranked WJ today. Perhaps the best pitching performance of the season so far goes to Andrew Giacalone. CG, 2 ER with only one mistake all day. Colonels rolling.

🚨Colonels Win 12-2🚨 27’ RHP Liam Healy 4.2IP/3H/2ER/Win 26’ OF @J_Branch4 1-2/2R 27’ 1B @ajgiacalone2027 2-4/2R/2RBI 26’ SS @MattStrahan2026 1-3/2R/2RBI 27’ C Collin Giacalone 1-2/R/2RBI Next Game: Thursday vs Sparrow’s Point & Pikesville (DH) #ColonelUp #MagruderPride

1st in-depth look at ‘26 @WCphoenixbball commit Jackson Branch (@MHSBaseball_MD) Tough left on left matchup here, keeping the hands inside nicely and lacing a bullet up the middle for a single @JNaill8 #MDHS26 @J_Branch4

🚨Colonels Hold Off Wootton 8-6🚨 27’ LHP @ajgiacalone2027 CG/4ER/4K/1-3/2RBI 26’ 1B @J_Branch4 2R 26’ 3B @cmccullough2026 1-1/2BB/R/RBI 28’ C Collin Giacalone 1-3/2B/3RBI Next Game: Saturday @ Damascus #ColonelUp #MagruderPride

🚨Colonels Beat Rockville 10-0🚨 26’ RHP @cmccullough2026 4IP/7K/Win 26’ OF @J_Branch4 1-2/2R/RBI/BB 27’ 1B @ajgiacalone2027 1-1/2R/RBI/BB 26’ SS @MattStrahan2026 1-3/R/2RBI 28’ C Collin Giacalone 2-3/2B/R/3RBI Next Game: Thursday 3/26 vs Wootton #ColonelUp #MagruderPride

Home run #1

Congrats Jackson on your commitment! It’s been a long journey! You deserve it! #MagruderPride #ColonelUp

🏆 𝐗𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 🏆 👤 Jackson Branch 🧢 2026 | UTL/RHP 🏡 Derwood, MD 🎓 @MHSBaseball_MD ⚾️ @DigInBaseball #𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝑰𝒕𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 | @Xposure_Sports

🍂 𝐗𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 🍂 👤 Jackson Branch (@J_Branch4) ⚾️ 2026 | UTL/RHP 🎓 @MHSBaseball_MD ⛽️ FB: 76-78, BB: 64-66 #𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝑰𝒕𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 | #𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 @Xposure_Sports  @kcbamaboy13 | @DylanYoung_7

🚨Region Champs🚨 @hyler_ethan19 7IP 2ER 2BB 2K W & 2-3 R RBI 3B @JovielSilva2026 3-5 2R RBI @TerrionPettus2 2-3 R RBI 2B @MattStrahan2026 4-4 2R 4RBI 22B HR @ajgiacalone34 2-4 R 2RBI 2B Ben Santos 2-4 2R RBI 2B Next Game: Tomorrow vs Oakdale #COLONELUP

🚨Colonels Win🚨 @JovielSilva2026 2-4 2R @TerrionPettus2 1-3 3R 3SB @MattStrahan2026 2-4 R 3RBI @Averygrain1 1-2 R RBI 2BB 4SB @cmccullough2026 2R And the return of Jackson Branch! He goes 3IP 1ER for the win! Next Game: Tomorrow @ Wootton #COLONELUP

🚨Maryland 3A State Champions🚨 #MagruderPride #ColonelsBaseball