Vote: Who was the Maryland high school baseball Player of the Week? (5/19/2025)

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Who was the Maryland high school baseball Player of the Week last week?

The Maryland high school baseball playoffs are almost over, as the state semifinals and championship games are set to take place this week. This postseason has featured plenty of great performances from the top players in the Old Line State.

Congratulations to last week's winner: Will Brady of Blair

Voting ends Sunday, May 25, at 11:59 p.m. PT. The winner will be announced in next week's poll.

Colin Vega, Richard Montgomery

The senior broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the seventh inning with a walk-off RBI single to lift Richard Montgomery over Wheaton 1-0 to win the MPSSAA 4A North II regional championship.

Alex Von Behren, Richard Montgomery

In the same game as above, Von Behren, the senior and McDaniel commit, pitched six innings, gave up only two hits, and threw nine strikeouts en route to the Rockets' first regional championship in 37 years.

Andreas Johnson, Walter Johnson

Johnson, a senior and Neumann commit, gave his teammate Nolan Ross some run support as he went 3-for-4 at the plate with five RBIs in Walter Johnson's 10-0 shutout win over rival Whitman for the MPSSAA 4A West II regional title.

Brady Chan, Walter Johnson

Chan, a senior, went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and a stolen base in the Wildcats' 10-0 victory over Eleanor Roosevelt in the MPSSAA 4A state quarterfinals. He also broke a 33-year-old school record with 28 stolen bases in a single season in WJ's regional final win over Whitman.

Mason Oates, Smithsburg

Oates, a junior, registered three RBIs on 3-for-4 hitting in Smithsburg's 14-3 blowout win over Clear Spring for the MPSSAA 1A West Region II title.

Tanner Trudeau, Parkside

Trudeau, a junior, went an impressive 4-for-4 with six RBIs and a home run in Parkside's 18-2 blowout victory over Middletown in the MPSSAA 2A state quarterfinals.

Brock Grow, St. Michaels

Grow, a junior, went 2-for-2 with four RBIs, a double, two runs scored, and a stolen base in St. Michaels' 18-1 blowout win over CMIT-North in the MPSSAA 1A state quarterfinals.

Matt Strahan, Magruder

Strahan, a junior, went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBIs, a home run, and two doubles in Magruder's 12-6 win over Wootton for the MPSSAA 3A West Region II championship.

Drew Ranck, Dulaney

Ranck, a junior, went six innings and struck out seven batters on the mound, and went 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs and a double in Dulaney's 8-1 victory over Towson for the MPSSAA 3A North Region I title.

Landyn Ansel, Allegany

Ansel, a senior and Davis & Elkins commit, gave up no hits and threw nine strikeouts in four innings pitched to lead Allegany to a dominant 20-0 shutout win over ACCE in the MPSSAA 1A state quarterfinals.

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Harry Lichtman
HARRY LICHTMAN

Harry Lichtman is a sports reporter based in Montgomery County, MD and the DC area. He also writes for Capitals Outsider and LastWordOnSports, and previously wrote for MLB Report, The Sports Pulse, the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Bottom Line newspaper at Frostburg State University. In 2020, Harry won an MDDC Press award for a story about former high school lacrosse head coach Jeff Fritz. Harry has been writing since 2016.