Maryland Power 25 Countdown: #1 Archbishop Spalding

March 19, 2019
Kyle Campbell
Maryland Scouting Director

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It's hard to believe but the start of the 2019 Maryland high school baseball season is here. Every week throughout the season we will release our Power 25, ranking the top twenty-five teams from across the Old Line State. Today we conclude our Preseason Power 25 countdown by taking a look at our #1 team, the Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers from Severn, MD. Stay tuned tomorrow as our PBR Maryland staff releases our final preseason predictions for the upcoming 2019 season.

ARCHBISHOP Spalding 2019 SEASON PREVIEW

Head Coach: Joe Palumbo (7th Season)
Mascot: Cavaliers
Conference: MIAA "A" Conference
2018 Record: 18-13
2018 Conference Finish: Lost to John Carroll 11-6
in the MIAA "A" Conference Consolation Bracket
Twitter Handle: @ASCavsBaseball
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Baseball Website and Schedule

2019 PBR MD POWER 25 PRESEASON RANK: #1

Returning Starters: 4

Cory Blohm (Sr.) 1B/DH
Justin Caesar (Sr.) MIF/RHP
Ethan McCormick (Jr.) MIF/RHP
Josh Moylan (Jr.) 1B

Returning Pitchers: 4

Justin Caesar (Sr.) MIF/RHP
Ethan McCormick (Jr.) MIF/RHP
Zach Powers (Sr.) RHP
Nate Vermillion (Jr.) RHP

Returning Players with Post-Season / Pre-Season Honors

Josh Moylan - 2018 All-MIAA, 2018 All-Anne Arundel County 1st Team, 2018 MSABC All-District / 2019 MSABC Preseason All-State
Nate Vermillion - 2018 All-Anne Arundel County 2nd Team

Key Loses

Peter Godrick (University of Maryland - Baltimore County)
Matt Palumbo
Justin Pelletreau (Lebanon Valley College)

Top Newcomers

Caleb Estes (Fr.) SS
Shane Hulbert (Jr.) C
Noah Mrotek (So.) RHP
Ben Wieman (So.) 3B

2019 Key Players

Cory Blohm
Justin Caesar
Ethan McCormick
Josh Moylan
Noah Mrotek
Patrick O'Farrell
Zach Powers
Nate Vermillion

Players Signed / Committed to College

Cory Blohm (2019) - Bloomsburg University
Justin Caesar (2019) - University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Caleb Estes (2022) - University of Maryland
Ethan McCormick (2020) - Liberty University
Josh Moylan (2020) - East Carolina University
Noah Mrotek (2021) - University of Maryland
Patrick O'Farrell (2019) - Stevenson University
Zach Powers (2019) - US Naval Academy

Season Snapshot

The Cavs have a talented and deep team coming back in 2019 and look poised to contend for a MIAA Championship once again this spring. They have a very deep and talented pitching staff that will be headed up by returning ace Zach Powers (Navy) who averaged over a strikeout an dinning in 43 innings last season for the Cavs. Also returning will be 2020 Nate Vermillion who was second on the team in inning last year and had an ERA at 2.75 last season. Rounding out the rotation looks like it will be Ethan McCormick again who pitched in 33 innings last year with a 3.39 ERA. Keep an eye on 2021 Noah Mrotek (Maryland) who looks like he could be a big contributor on the mound for the Cavs this spring. At the back-end they will have Justin Caesar who had three saves for them last year coming out of the middle infield and could again be a back end guy for the Cavs. Patrick O'Farrell should also add some depth to the mound as well.

Offensively, Spalding are looking to build off their season last year and look like they should grow now that a young lineup is a year older. Leading the offensive end with be physical 2020 Josh Moylan who hit .341 with 17 extra base hits while driving in 27 runs last season and again will anchor the middle of the lineup. Caesar and McCormick will form one of the top middle infield combos in the state and both should build of solid campaigns in 2019. Cory Blohm looks to also build off a solid junior season hitting .261 for the Cavs and has plenty of power potential in his bat. Keep an eye on youngster Ben Wieman to potentially add another stick to the lineup this spring and added depth as well as new face Shane Hulbert. Another wildcard is freshmen Caleb Estes (Maryland) who, if on varsity this season, has potential to be a special player.