Players to watch
Matt Bosse, Calvert Hall College, Senior, Infielder
Kory Britton, Atholton, Senior, Infielder/Pitcher
Shane Campbell, Kenwood, Senior, Pitcher
K.J. Hockaday, John Carroll, Senior, Infielder
Brent Jones, Severna Park, Senior, Infielder
A.J. Lardo, Loyola Blakefield, Senior, Outfielder
Austin Neary, Archbishop Spalding, Junior, Infielder
Ryan Ripken, Gilman School, Junior, Infielder
Patrick Rogers, Mount St. Joseph, Junior, Outfielder
Bobby Ruse, C. Milton Wright, Senior, Pitcher
Games to watch
No. 7 Atholton at No. 10 Franklin, Mar. 21: Season opening battle of best in Howard and Baltimore counties.
No. 4 Archbishop Spalding at No. 5 Calvert Hall College, Mar. 21: Top 5 match opens play in super-loaded MIAA A Conference.
No. 4 Spalding at No. 1 Gilman School, Mar. 23: Defending MIAA A champs get tough test in 2011 league debut.
No. 9 Chesapeake-Anne Arundel at No. 3 Severna Park, Mar. 28: Two top teams in Anne Arundel and, arguably, Class 4A, collide.
No. 2 C. Milton Wright at No. 12 Fallston, Mar. 28: Early season matchup of top two teams in UCBAC.
No. 1 Gilman at No. 5 Calvert Hall, Mar. 29: Cardinals get shot at Greyhounds, who ended Calvert Hall’s five-year reign as MIAA A champs last spring.
No. 1 Gilman at No. 6 John Carroll, Apr. 4: Upstart Patriots look to serve notice against No. 1.
No. 6 John Carroll at No. 4 Spalding, Apr. 6: Cavaliers look to continue winning ways after sweeping Bel Air school last spring.
No. 12 Dulaney at No. 10 Franklin, Apr. 14: Top two teams in Baltimore County match up in Reisterstown.
No. 2 C. Milton Wright at No. 1 Gilman School, May 6: Defending Class 3A state champs takes on reigning MIAA A champs in late spring special.