Annapolis (Md.) nipped Severn (Severna Park, Md.) 2-1 on Saturday to snap a 40-game baseball losing streak which stretched to April 3, 2010.
Michael Patterson was the standout as he pitched a three-hitter with two walks and seven strikeouts. The senior left-hander threw 90 pitches.
*Curtis Sanchez struck out a career-high 17 while pitching
Roosevelt (Lubbock, Texas) to a 10-1 victory over Coahoma (Texas).
*Zack Jansen went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer and a grand-slam while driving in 10 runs to lead
Madeira (Cincinnati, Ohio) to a 26-2 rout of Indian Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio). His cousin, Andrew Benintendi, was 4-for-4 with a home run and he drove in six runs.
*Ryan Daiss struck out a school-record 17 as
Shelton (Conn.) blanked Wilbur Cross (New Haven, Conn.) 6-0. Leaving no doubt that he was on top of his game, Daiss fanned the first 10 batters to face him.
*Grady Little, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, has been hired as director of baseball operations at
Hickory Grove Christian (Charlotte, N.C.).
*Switching to softball, senior Bailee Wortham won her 100th game and posted her 1,000th strikeout as
Western Hills (Fort Worth, Texas) routed Dunbar (Fort Worth, Texas) 18-0.
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