Mardela softball and Stephen Decatur baseball advance to state semis
The Mardela softball and Stephen Decatur baseball teams continued their undefeated seasons on Friday, advancing to the MPSSAA state semifinals.
The MPSSAA state quarterfinals for Bayside South softball and baseball teams took place Friday afternoon, May 15, and two teams are one step closer to next week's Maryland high school baseball and softball final fours. Mardela's softball team and Stephen Decatur's baseball team, undefeated Bayside Conference Champions this season, both cruised to victory at home in their respective state quarterfinal matchups on Friday, setting themselves up for next week's state semifinals. See here how things unfolded for the remaining Bayside South teams in the MPSSAA baseball and softball state playoffs: Mardela softball continues bid for a repeat state title Mardela, defending MPSSAA Class 1A Softball State Champions, are back in the 1A State Semifinals for the fourth consecutive year, as they defeated Patuxent 10-0 at home in the state quarterfinals on Friday.
The Warriors cruised to victory on their home field as they shut out their postseason opponents for the fourth game in a row, dating back to their Bayside Championship victory over North Dorchester earlier this month. Next up for Mardela, still undefeated this season, will be the state semifinals on May 19 at the Bachman Sports Complex, where they will face South Carroll. Decatur baseball wins state quarterfinals, advance to semifinals The Stephen Decatur Seahawks, Bayside Conference Champions this season, defeated Towson 11-1 at home on Friday in the Class 3A State Quarterfinals on Friday to advance to the state semifinals for the third time in four years.
Still undefeated this season, Decatur pitchers Caleb Loring, Rij Braciszewski and Kyle Springle combined to hold the visiting Towson Generals to just one run on the day. Decatur got on the board in the first inning courtesy of an RBI single by Johnny Hobgood and added two more runs when Brandon Nadeua hit a single to bring two more runners home. Decatur will advance to face the winner of the Chesapeake-Damascus game, with the exact date and location TBA.
Mardela's baseball team was also competing in the Class 1A State Quarterfinals on Friday but lost 9-3 on the road to Patuxent, ending its season. More: Mardela baseball defeats Snow Hill in the 1A East II Regional Final More: Bayside South baseball, softball and lacrosse teams continue quest for state titles This article originally appeared on Salisbury Daily Times: Mardela softball, Decatur baseball advance to MPSSAA state semifinals