Maryland Power 25 Countdown: #23 Dulaney

February 15, 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 almost 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 continue our Preseason Power 25 countdown by taking a look at our #23 team, the Dulaney Lions from Baltimore County. Be sure to stay tuned as we release one team each weekday leading up to the release of our 2019 #1 Preseason Power 25 team on March 19th. Then, on March 20th our PBR Maryland staff will release our final preseason predictions for the upcoming 2019 season.

Dulaney 2019 SEASON PREVIEW

Head Coach: Ryan Wolfsheimer (12th Season)
Mascot: Lions
County: Baltimore
MPSSAA Classification: 4A North Section I
2018 Record: 17-4
2018 League Finish: Baltimore County "A" Division Champions
2018 MPSSAA Playoff Run: Lost in the MPSSAA 4A North Section I Finals to Howard (2-1)
Twitter Handle: @DulaneyBaseball
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CLICK HERE to view the Dulaney Baseball Schedule

2019 PBR MD POWER 25 PRESEASON RANK: #23

Returning Starters: 2

Bryce Frederick (Sr.)
Todd Mozoki (So.)

Returning Pitchers: 2

Todd Mozoki (So.)
Gabe Piche' (Jr.)

Returning Players with Post-Season / Pre-Season Honors

Bryce Frederick - 2018 All-Baltimore County 1st Team, 2018 MSABC All-District 6 Team, 2018 PBR Maryland All-State First Team / 2019 MSABC Preseason All-State Team
Todd Mozoki - 2018 MSABC All-District 6 Team

Key Loses

Danny Beard
Nolan Matsko (Georgetown University)
Ben Stoner
Jack Tarantino (Johns Hopkins University)

Top Newcomers

Reid Bark (So.) OF
Ryan Conroy (Jr.) RHP

2019 Key Players

Finn Drew (Jr.) C
Bryce Frederick (Sr.) SS
Cole McGee (Jr.) LHP
Todd Mozoki (So.) P/1B
Tyler Tufano (Sr.) OF

Players Signed / Committed to College

Bryce Frederick (2019) - Radford University

Season Snapshot

The Dulaney Lions will enter the 2019 season looking to defend their 2018 Baltimore County Championship. Last year, 12th year head coach Ryan Wolfsheimer and his squad nearly rolled through the entire county schedule without a blemish, losing just once at the hands of the Catonsville Comets in a late season game on the road. Dulaney routinely plays a tough schedule to prepare them for the state playoffs in the vigorous 4A North Region and 2018 was no exception. Other than the 5-1 loss to Catonsville, the Lions dropped just three other games along the way; two to MIAA powerhouses John Carroll (4-2), Gilman (8-6) and one to the eventual MPSSAA 4A State Champion Howard Lions (2-1) in the 4A North Region Section I Finals.

All everything shortstop and Radford University commit Bryce Frederick is back to lead the team in his senior season. Frederick lit it up last season at the plate hitting .478 with 11 extra base hits and 22 RBI's. Fellow senior Tyler Tufano, junior Finn Drew, and sophomores Todd Mozoki and Reid Bark also figure to play key roles in this year's offensive attack as they look to replace the bats of Jack Tarantino (John's Hopkins University) .355 AVG, Nolan Matsko (Georgetown University) .344 AVG, and Ben Stoner .325 AVG. On the mound, the Lions will also need to replace Danny Beard who went 5-1 with a 1.81 ERA and had 39 strikeouts in 2018. Mozoki figures to enter as the leader of the staff having gone 6-1 a year ago with a 2.65 ERA and 30 strikeouts, but look for juniors Cole McGee and Ryan Conroy to assist him in 2019.

There is little doubt that the Lions will contend once again for county supremacy but will 2019 finally be the year that they get over the hump and win the 4A North Region? Dulaney last won the region and made it to the state final four back in 2001. A fact that many on the outside wouldn't believe for as strong of a program Coach Wolfsheimer has built in his time as skipper of the Lions.