• • 1981 • •
1981 AS
Ike Rhoderick, Mgr. Gene Rolls, Coach
Gary Rhoderick, Coach
Jerry Kephart
Timmy Hoose
Pete Rinehart
J.R. Hill
Kevin Brown
Greg Blough
Matt Hoffman
Matt Shepley
Larry Routzahn
Rusty Potts
Chris Helms
Jamie Robertson
Wayne Millberry
Frank Randolph
Eric Scott
Nathan Millberry
Dale Winpigler

7-22-1981
National, American, Brunswick, Emmitsburg win
Defending champion Frederick National, Frederick American, Brunswick and Emmitsburg won while Westminster, East Frederick, Middletown and Thurmont lost in District II Little League action Tuesday night. The double elimination tournament continues today with Emmitsburg at Frederick National, Frederick American at Brunswick, East Frederick at Middletown and Westminster at Thurmont.  All games start at 6 p.m.
FN 6, Westminster 2
WESTMINSTER — Jerry Kephart went two-for-three with three runs batted in and pitched a six-hitter to lead Frederick National to a 6-2 victory over Westminster in the first round of the District II Little League Tournament, Tuesday evening. Kephart limited Westminster to single runs in the first and six innings and he struck out nine while walking five to earn the complete game victory. Westminster took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Frederick came back with a single run in the second and added another in the third on a solo home run by J.R. Hill. Frederick National increased its lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth when Greg Blough drove in one run with a single and Frederick National scored another run on an error by the Westminster right fielder. The Frederick team added two more runs in the fifth to secure the win. Scott Thomson was the losing pitcher. He gave up eight hits, walked two and struck out nine. Richie Lambert went two-for-three to lead the Westminster attack. Frederick committed three errors

7-23-1981
Brunswick, National remain undefeated
Brunswick and Frederick National remained unbeaten while Thurmont and Middletown suffered their second losses and were eliminated in District II Little League action Wednesday. Meanwhile East Frederick and Westminster won their first games in the districts and Frederick American and Emmitsburg lost their first games. In action Friday, Frederick National is at Brunswick, Emmitsburg at East Frederick and Westminster at Frederick American.
NL 9, Emmitsburg 7
One big inning was all the Frederick National Little League needed in its District II game against Emmitsburg, Wednesday night at Staley Stadium. The city team scored eight of its nine runs in the second inning to take a 9-3 lead and then held on to beat Emmitsburg,  9-7. The win means the Nationals are now 2-0 in district play while Emmitsburg falls to 1-1. It was a far cry from last year's district game between two at Staley, when the Nationals romped, 20-6. This year Emmitsburg just kept coming back and had the tying run at the plate in the sixth inning. But the NL's big second inning proved too much for the northern county team to overcome. Frederick sent 12 men to the plate in the inning and scored its eight runs on six hits and four Emmitsburg errors. Thanks to a three-run homer by Doug Orndorff in the first, Emmitsburg went into the bottom of the second leading 3-1. But three errors, a single by Wayne Millberry and a double by Larry Routzahn allowed the Frederick team to score four runs with only one out to take a 5-3 lead. Frank Randolph then clouted a two-run home run deep over the leftfield fence to make it 7-3 After a double by Dale Winpigler, starting pitcher Kevin Damuth was pulled and relieved by Chad Topper. But Jerry Kephard hit Topper's first pitch over the right field fence for another home run to give the host team a 9-3 lead. Topper then pitched out of the inning and his teammates started to come back. They scored twice in the fourth on a double by Tony Andrew, an error and a single by Dave Vinson. Then in the fifth Topper hit a two-run homer to close the margin to 9-7 Emmitsburg got the lead off man on base in the sixth, but National League pitcher Chris Helms retired the next three men, two by strikeouts. The Nationals had scored their first run in the first inning on singles by Randolph and Winpigler. Randolph, Winpigler, Kephart and Millberry each had two hits for the Nationals. Vinson and Andrew had two for the losers. Helms got the win, allowing eight hits and fanning seven. Topper allowed three hits and one unearned run in 3 innings of relief.

7-25-1981
Brunswick drops National, 8-2
BRUNSWICK —The first two innings told the whole story: Brunswick took a 7-0 lead, with four runs coming on home runs, and Frederick National committed four errors. Brunswick went on to win the game easily, 8-2, to remain the only undefeated team in the District II Little League Tournament, Friday night before a packed crowd at Marvin E. Younkins Memorial Park in Brunswick. It was the first loss of the double elimination tournament for Frederick National, which is now 2-1 in tournament play. The other two district games scheduled for Friday night were postponed because of inclement weather and will be played today. Emmitsburg travels to East Frederick at 2 p.m. and Westminster is at Frederick American at 6 p.m. this evening. The victory Friday sent Brunswick into next Friday's championship game. Frederick National, meanwhile, will play again next Wednesday. The double elimination tournament continues on Monday, when the winners of Saturday's game's will meet at 6 p.m. at a site to be determined later. On Friday, Brunswick got off to a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first as Robbie Daugherty led off with a home run over the left centerfield fence and two other runs scored on a single by John Fowler and three Frederick National errors. "Anytime you can get up two or three runs before the other team gets to bat, it's an edge," said Brunswick manager Ernie Bitler. "That's what we were trying to tell the kids before the game: get on top early." Brunswick stretched that lead 7-0 in the top of the second on two walks, an RBI single by John Fowler and a three-run homer over the left field foul pole by Jeff Walden. The only other Brunswick run came in the third on a double by Kevin Myers and two Frederick National errors. After that, Frederick National settled down and committed only one error the rest of the way, and National starter Frank Randolph allowed only one more Brunswick hit. He gave up six hits all together. "We were tight," Frederick National manager Ike Rhoderick said of his team's early errors. "But we were beaten by a good ball club." He praised the pitching of Randolph. "After his players started playing behind him and making the routine plays that they weren't making in the first couple of innings, he was all right." Calvin Brewster and Todd Wenner combined on a six-hitter for Brunswick. Brewster started and went four innings before giving way to Wenner, who gave up two hits over the last two innings. Brewster gave up the only two National runs in the fourth on a two-run home run to right center by Dale Winpigler. Brewster and Wenner also benefitted from Brunswick's strong defensive play. After committing his team's only error on a tough play in left field, Brunswick's Brian Green ended a National threat in the first when he made a running catch of a fly to left center and fired to first to double off the runner. Right fielder Kevin Myers also turned in a defensive gem in the fourth when he reached far over the fence to catch a line-drive foul. And National first baseman Larry Routzahn also played well in infield, snaring a line drive hit just to his left and then hanging over the fence to catch a pop foul. Walden led Brunswick with two hits and three RBIs. Daugherty, Fowler, Randy Brown and Myers had the other Brunswick hits. Frank Randolph had two hits for National and Winpigler, Jerry Kephart, Wayne Millberry and Matt Hoffman had one each. Brewster walked two and struck out one in his four innings of work; Wenner struck out one and walked none. For Frederick National, Randolph walked two and struck out five.

NOTES — Emory Frye, the District H Administrator, said Friday night that the state Little League tournament this year will be double elimination for the first time. Frye said he was contacted by state officials on Thursday about the change. The state tournament will be held in Salisbury, starting Aug. 3.

7-30-1981
Westminster tops National
Todd Sadowski singled in the winning run in the top of the sixth as Westminster rallied to beat Frederick National, 6-5, in the District II Little League Tournament, Wednesday evening at Staley Stadium. With two out in the sixth, Ted Sadowski hit a line-drive single to center. Todd Sadowski followed with a sharp hit past the second baseman. The ball took a bad hop at the edge of the outfield grass and rolled into center, enabled Ted Sadowski to score from first with the winning run. The loss was Frederick National's second straight and knocked the city team out of the double elimination tournament. Westminster — its only loss a 6-2 setback to Frederick National in the tournament opener — now faces Brunswick on Friday at 6 p.m. at Westminster. Brunswick is undefeated. If Brunswick wins Friday's game, it takes the district title and advances to the state Little League tournament starting in Salisbury next Monday. If Brunswick loses on Friday, another game between Westminster and Brunswick will be played Saturday to determine the district champion. The two teams have not yet met in the districts. Against Frederick National on Wednesday, Westminster had to rally from a 4-0 deficit with five runs in the top of the fifth. In that fifth inning, National starter Jerry Kephart walked the first two Westminster batters. After a force at third for one out, Tommy Fritz drove in one run with a bad hop single over the shortstop's head. Scott Thompson followed with a line-drive home run over the right field fence to score three runs, tying the game at 4-4. After another out, Rich Lambert hit a sinking liner to National left fielder Wayne Millberry, who reached over the fence and got his glove on the ball, only to have the ball drop on the wrong side of the fence. The home plate umpire ruled it a home run, giving Westminster a 5-4 lead. National came back with one run in the bottom of the fifth when Frank Randolph scored from first on a line-drive double to center by Dale winpigler. But Todd Sadowski's game-winning RBI in the top of the sixth put Westminster up again, and Westminster starter Mark Wanken retired National in order in the bottom of the sixth for the victory. Wanken gave up all five National runs on four hits, struck out five and walked only two. Only one of the National runs was earned. Kephart allowed the six Westminster runs on six hits, struck out three and walked five. National took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first on two hits and four Westminster errors. Those four errors were the only miscues committed by either team the whole game. After National's J.R. Hill led off and reached first on an error by the second baseman, he took second on a passed ball, advanced on a ground out and scored on another passed ball. Frank Randolph singled to center and Dale Winpigler then reached first on another error. Kephart followed with a single back through the pticher's box to score Randolph, making it 2-0. Winpigler then scored on an error by the catcher, and, after Millberry walked Kephart scored on a ground out by Chris Helms.Wanken did not let the mistake-filled first inning bother him, as he then held National hitless until Hill led off the fifthwith a single.Kephart, meanwhile, allowed one Westminster hit in the second and got into trouble in the third when he walked the first three batters. But three nice defensive plays by National second baseman Matt Hoffman got Kepbaft out of the jam. No player on either team had more than one hit. For Westminster, Ted Sadowski, Todd Sadowski, Fritz, Thompson, Matt Bair and" Lambert had the hits. For National, Hill, Randolph, Winpigler and Kephart had the only hits.

1981 - Brunswick Railroaders
District 2 Champions
Brunswick Railroaders
Tournament Results:
District Round:
Frederick National vs Westminster won 6-2
Frederick National vs Emmitsburg won 9-7
Frederick National vs Brunswick lost 8-2
Frederick National vs Westminster lost 6-5

• • 1982 • •

1982 AS
Ike Rhoderick, Mgr. 
Gary Rhoderick -Coach
Kevin Brown
Pete Rinehart 
Butch Rhoderick
Greg Blough 
Tim Boyer   
Mike Cramer 
Darnell Whims  
Shane Keeney
Scott Hendrickson
Jay Wastler  
Matt Smith
Bubby Shankle  
Mickey Adams  
Nathan Millberry  
Jerry Dorsey, Alt Jerome Patterson, Alt



1982 Team National LL names all-star players
The National Little League recently named its all-star team. Its first practice will be Saturday, July 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Staley Stadium. All players must bring their birth certificates. The all-stars, from their respective teams, are as follows: MOOSE — Kevin Brown, Pete Rinehart, Butch Rhoderick, Greg Blough, Tim Boyer and Mike Cramer. LIONS – Darnell Whims, Shane Keeney, Scott Hendrickson. NECA- Jay Wastler, Matt Smith, CIVITANS- Bubby Shankle, Mickey Adams, Nathan Millberry. The alternates are: Jerry Dorsey (Lions) and Jerome Patterson (NECA). Ike Rhoderick (Moose) is the manager and Gary Rhoderick (Moose) is the coach.

7-17-1982
Little League Districts start Monday
The District II Little League Tournament begins Monday, but the tourney will be operating with one less team than last year. Middletown, which hit been in the District II tourney for the past three years, has decided to pull out of sanctioned Little League baseball this year. But, meanwhile, six other sanctioned teams will be in action at 6 p.m. today. Defending district and state champion Brunswick hosts Frederick American, East Frederick visits Frederick National and Thurmont hosts Emmitsburg. Westminster, the seventh team in District II, has drawn a first-round bye with the absence of Middletown, and plays the Emmitsburg-at-Thurmont winner Wednesday at a site to be determined later. The district tournament is double elimination and will continue through July 30. The district champion advances to the Section I tournament at Brunswick, Aug. 3-8, and that winner, plays for the state title Aug. 12-14 at LaPlata. Middletown first came into national affiliation in 1979, but Mike Duffy, the league's president, said Thursday that it decided to withdraw from the national sanction so the league could extend its regular season. Regular sanctioned Little League seasons end around June 30 and at that time, the tournament teams are selected for district play. "We felt we could play more baseball out of sanctioned Little League," Duffy explained. "This way, we could play more kids and our season would continue. "Under national rules, you can only field one all-star team for the tournament," Duffy continued. "This year, we have already sent an all-star team to a tournament in Charles Town, W. Va. and we sent two teams to a tournament in the Walkersville area. We wanted the kids to get a little more playing time." The idea of possibly becoming affiliated with the new Bambino (8-12) Babe Ruth League program has come up in the Middletown area, Duffy noted, but nothing has been decided.

7-19-1982
Little League games slated
All six county Little League teams will be in action today as the District II Little League Tournament gets underway Frederick National, defending district champion Brunswick and Thurmont have drawn home field advantages for the first round of the tourney with Frederick National hosting East Frederick, Brunswick entertaining Frederick American and Thurmont hosts Emmitsburg. All games start at 6 p.m. Westminster has drawn a first-round bye and plays the winner of the Emmitsburg-at-Thurmont game at 6 p m Wednesday The district tournament is double elimination and continues through July 30.

7-21-1982
National LL downs EF, 2-1
Kevin Brown ripped a bases-loaded double with two out in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Frederick National a 2-1 victory over EF Frederick, Tuesday in the first round of the District II Little League playoffs, at Staley Stadium. National will now play defending state champion Brunswick, today at Staley Stadium. EF Frederick will be at home against Frederick American, and Thurmont is at Westminster. All games start at 6 p.m. Emmitsburg received a bye and will not play again until Friday in the double elimination tournament, East Frederick and Frederick American all have one loss in the tournament. National had loaded the bases with none out in the sixth inning and the score tied.  Nathan Milberry led off with a single to right Butch Rhoderick and Scott Hendrickson followed with perfect bunt singles East Frederick starter Chris Tacik then struck out Greg Blongh. Pete Rinehart hit a fielder's choice grounder back to Tacik, who threw to the plate to retire Millberry. That set the stage for Brown's game-winning hit, a line drive over the left fielder's head. Milberry was the winning pitcher, allowing only three hits, striking out eight and walking five. Tacik gave up seven hits — four of those coming in the sixth — struck out nine and walked six. East Frederick took a 1-0 lead in the first when John Mangold walked, Danny Marti singled, Keith Bowie walked and Jim McBride singled to drive in Mangold. The home team tied the score in the bottom of the second. Tacik, who had control problems through the second and third innings, issued a one-out walk to Bubby Shankle. Shankle advanced on an error by the shortstop and took third on a wild pitch He then scored when, with two outs, Tacik issued a bases-loaded walk to Scott Hendrickson National loaded the bases again m the third, but an alert play by East Frederick catcher John Mangold nailed Brown as he attempted to score from third on a wild pitch. Neither team threatened again until the sixth In the top of the inning, East Frederick's Jim McBnde slammed a one-out double to deep center field Millberry then walked Jay Crummitt But McBnde was out at third on Scott Blackburn's grounder, and Tacik struck out for the final out. Both teams received outstanding fielding plays Millberry made a fine bare-handed grab of a grounder i the fourth inning for National. For East Frederick, Mangold fielded a grounder in front of the plate in the fourth for one out and in the fifth, second baseman Gerald Darner went to his left to stop a hard shot and flipped to first for the out. Tacik also played well defensively until he was shaken by National's two straight bunt hits in the bottom of the sixth Darnell Whims of National was the only player with two hits.

7-22-1982
Brunswick, EF, Westminster win in district LL action
Brunswick, East Frederick and Westminster won while Frederick National, Frederick American and Thurmont lost in second round District II Little League action, Wednesday. 

Brunswick 7, FN 4
Hark Walden's two-run single highlighted Brunswick's four-run third inning as the defending state Little League champions went on to beat Frederick National, 7-4, at Staley Stadium. Brunswick, with two wins in the double elimination tournament, now hosts Westminster Friday in the winners' bracket. Westminster, 1-0, beat Thurmont on Wednesday, 2-1. Frederick National, now 1-1, falls into the losers' bracket and will play at Emmitsburg (0-1), also 6 p.m. on Friday. Against Frederick National, Brunswick broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in the third and then added single insurance runs in the fourth and sixth innings. In the third inning, Jason Cooper, Randy Brown and Randy Feaster hit consecutive singles before Walden scored Cooper and Brown with his hit. Feaster and Walden later scored on an error by the shortstop. The 5-1 lead turned out to be enough for Brunswick. National closed the score to 5-4 in its half of the third when Brunswick starter Jason Cooper couldn't find the plate. He walked the first two batters Pete Rinehart and Kevin Brown and Rinehart then scored on an error by the first baseman. Three more walks accounted for two more National runs. Randy Feaster finally relieved Cooper, immediately got the last out of the inning, and pitched shutout ball the rest of the way. He ran into trouble in the fourth, giving up three hits, but got out of the inning with two key strikeouts. Cooper gave up three hits, struck out three and walked six. Feaster allowed three hits, struck out six and walked none. Randy Brown paced the Brunswick offense with three hits, including an RBI bad-hop single it the sixth that drove in his team's final run. Brunswick's single run in the fourth came when Brent Beachley led off with a single, advanced on a walk,  took third on a wild pitch and scored on an error by the catcher. Beachley and Waldon had two hits each for Brunswick. Rinehart picked up the loss for Frederick National He went the distance, giving up 11hits, walking three and striking out two. Rinehart  was also his team’s leading hitter with an RBI double in the first and a single in the third. National took a 1-0 lead in the first as Scott Hendrickson led off with a double and Greg Blough followed with a single.  Rinehart then drove in Hendrickson with his Double. Brunwsick made it 1-1 in the top of the second. Matt Berger walked, advanced on a ground out and scored on an Error by the center fielder.

7-24-1982
District LL play
FN, Thurmont, Westminster win
Westminster downed Brunswick to remain unbeaten, Frederick National beat
Emmitsburg and Thurmont defeated East Frederick in district 11 Little League action Friday.

FN13, Emmitsburg 10
EMMITSBURG - Butch Rhoderick ripped a three-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to break a 10-10 tie and give Frederick National a 13-10 win over Emmitsburg in the District II Little League playoffs on Friday. The loss eliminated Emmitsburg from further play in the tournament. Frederick National will now play Thurmont at Thurmont on Monday at 6p.m. Rhoderick's homer ended a wild game that saw each team blow leads. Emmitsburg got on the board first, with a two-run first inning and 1 single run in the third. However, FN scored 10 times in a marathon fourth inning to give them a seemingly insurmountable, 10-3, lead. Emmitsburg did not give up. The county team scored one run in their half of the fourth and then tied the game with a six-run inning that carried the game into extra innings. Both teams threatened in the seventh inning, but neither team could score. In the National eighth, Gary Blough led off with a base hit to right field. After Emmltsburg's pitcher, Eddie Joy, retired the next two batters, Jay Wastler reached base on an infield hit, moving Blough to second base. Rhoderick then roped Joy's first pitch over the right field fence, some 190 feet away. Bobby Shankle retired the Emmitsburg batters in the eighth without much trouble. Emmitsburg appeared to have the game in order, taking a 3-0 lead and riding the one-hit pitching of starting hurler Vince Reaver into the fourth inning. However, that is when the Frederick bats woke up and Reaver's arm wore down. Reaver allowed two hits, two walks and a hit batsman to key the Frederick uprising. Reaver allowed five runs, before Joy was inserted on the mound in relief. Joy, who had been playing third base, was little rusty at start. He allowed the other five Frederick runs in the inning on two hits, a walk and two botched fielder's choice plays. From that point until the Rhoderick home ran, Joy held FN scoreless and struck out six. Emmitsburg tied the game in the last of the sixth. Four hits, two errors, a walk and a hit batsman contributed to the late inning rally. Mark Topper had a two-run pinch-hit single and DJ Short had a two-run double in the big inning. The big Emmitsburg inning knocked out starting Frederick pitcher Scott Henderickson. Shankle came in and held on to the tie, striking out the last two Emmitsburg batters to kill the threat. Emmitsburg out hit the Frederick team, 13-10. Vince Reaver had a solo home run for Emmitsburg in the third inning. Dave Mort had a triple for the losers. Rhoderick led the winners with two hits, including his home run.

7-26-1982
Little League tourneys resume
In Little League play, Frederick National visits Thurmont in a 6pm game The winner of the game will then play Brunswick on Wednesday Thurmont has beaten East Frederick and Emmitsburg in the tournament, while falling to Westminster Frederick National has beaten Emmitsburg and fallen to Brunswick Westminster is the only undefeated team left in the tourney and will not play until Friday

July 27, 1982
FN tops Thurmont in LL play
THURMONT - Frederick National rallied from a 2-1 deficit to tie the score in the top of the fifth inning, scored the go-ahead run in the top of the sixth and then stranded a potential tying Thurmont run at first base in the last of the sixth to preserve a 3-2 win in the District in Little League Tournament, Monday evening. The win means that Frederick National will now host Brunswick at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the second round losers bracket competition and the winner of that game faces unbeaten Westminster at 6 p.m. Friday. Thurmont is eliminated from the district tourney with its second loss. Frederick National took a 1-0 lead in the second innings thanks to a Thurmont error. But the host team scored twice in the fourth on RBI singles by Chris Little and Mark Euhn. Frederick came back with a single run in the fifth on an RBI single by Greg Blough. He scored Bubby Shankle who has reached on an infield hit. The winners took the lead to stay in the top of the sixth when Darnell Whims led off with a double to left-center field and Pete Rinehart singled him on a shot to center field on the next play. The host team had a chance to tie the score in the last of the sixth. With two out Kevin Rippeon hit a sharp single to center field. But Frederick National pitcher Rinehart fanned the next batter to strand Rippeon on first and end the game. Rinehart had a good pitching performance for Frederick National. He allowed five hits while fanning seven and walking only one. Whims was the leading hitter for Frederick National with two hits, including his double in the sixth. Shankle also had a pair of hits for the winners. For Thurmont, Rippeon was the starting pitcher and be pitched until the fifth when he was relieved by Eric Royer. Royer made it through the fifth, but he failed to retire a batter in the sixth and Tom Fraley finished the game. The pitching trio for Thurmont gave up six hits, struck out seven and walked three. Al Bare had the only extra base bit of the game for Thurmont. He had a double in the last of the fourth. Chris Little and Mark Kuhn each drove in a run for Thurmont in the fourth.

July 29, 1982
Brunswick defeats NL in district LL action
Randy Feaster hit two of his team's four home runs to lead Brunswick to an 8-3 win over Frederick National in the District II Little League Tournament, Wednesday at Staley Stadium. The win means Brunswick will now play at unbeaten Westminster Friday. If Westminster wins, the Carroll County team will capture the district crown. If Brunswick wins, the same two teams will meet in the title game Saturday. Brunswick looked like a small version of the Milwaukee Brewers as home runs accounted for all but one run. Feaster led the power parade with a two-run homer in the fourth and a three run shot in the fifth. He also went the distance on the mound, but it was his hitting that highlighted the Brunswick win. He came up to the plate with a man on first and the score tied 2-2 in the fourth inning and clouted the ball deep over the leftfield fence. Then, in the fifth inning with two men on base and his team ahead 5-3, he hit the ball over the left field fence again to put the game out of reach. Brunswick had scored its initial run in the first inning when Brent Beachley hit a solo shot over the left field fence. The ball just barely went over the fence. But, the Nationals tied the game in the first on singles by Greg Blough, Darnell Whims and Kevin Brown. The host team then went ahead with a run in the second on singles by Nathan Millberry, Scott Hendrickson and Blough. But, in the top of the fourth, leadoff man Randy Brown tied the game for Brunswick with a solo home run. After a walk, Feaster followed with his two-run shot. The Nationals got a run in the fourth on three errors. But Brunswick came back with four runs in the fifth, three on Feaster's homer and another on a double by Beachley and a single by Brown. The Frederick team had numerous opportunities to score in the game, but stranded 11 batters. The host team had the bases loaded with one out in the third, but Feaster fanned the next two men. They had all seven of their hits in the first three innings. Feaster fanned seven and walked five as he got stronger as the game went along.

1982 – Easton
District 2 Champions
Brunswick Railroaders 
Tournament Results:
District Round:
Frederick National vs East Frederick won 2-1
Frederick National vs Brunswick lost 7-4
Frederick National vs Emmitsburg won 13-10
Frederick National vs Thurmont won 3-2
Frederick National vs Brunswick lost 8-3

• • 1983 • •

1983 AS
Ike Rhoderick, Mgr 
Gary Rhoderick,  Coach
Gene Rolls, Coach
David Allen 
Robbie Bowins  
Robbie Bowlus  
Tim Boyer
Jason "Gumpy" Davis
Lance Dixon  
Billy Duvall
David Frazier  
Greg Haught  
James Ketterman Jerome Patterson  Darnell Randolph
Bubby Shankle 
Matt Smith
Jay Wastler
Darnell Whims 

July 18, 1983
District LL
The District II Little League Tournament opens today with Brunswick at East Frederick Westminster at Frederick American and Frederick National at Thurmont. All games start at 6 p m.

July 16, 1983
District LL to open Monday
Brunswick will be seeking its third straight District II Little League title Monday when the district tourney gets under way at two sites in Frederick and one in Thurmont. East Frederick gets the first chance to upend Brunswick, hosting the defending district champions at 6 p.m. In other first-round games Monday, Frederick National visits Thurmont and Frederick American hosts Westminster. Those games also start at 6 p.m. District II tourney action continues at 6 p.m. Wednesday with the Brunswick at East Frederick winner playing Emmitsburg, which drew a first-round bye in the tourney and the Frederick National at Thurmont winner will play the Westminster at Frederick American winner. The Brunswick at East Frederick loser will play the Frederick National at Thurmont loser at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the losers' bracket of the double-elimination tourney. The district tourney will continue at 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until the championship game, slated for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 27. The district champion advances to the Section I tourney, Aug. 3-7 at Halfway in Washington County. Brunswick advanced to the sectional semifinals last year before losing to Hagerstown National.

July 19, 1983
Brunswick, NL win in district play
NL 5, Thurmont 3
THURMONT — A weakening David Allen found some hidden reserve in the sixth inning Monday night and because of it, his Frederick National Little League team was able to get past Thurmont, 5-3, in the opening round of the District II Little League Tournament - Allen, who struck out six of the first nine batters he faced in the contest, surrendered two of Thurmont's three runs in the sixth and found himself staring at the lead run at the plate with one out. The hard-throwing right hander reached back and got Brian Fraley and Herb Crimm on strikes to end the threat and guarantee the victory. Allen's only mistake until the sixth was an ill-advised change-up to Thurmont left fielder Mike Reid in the fourth. Reid hopped on that toss for a homer to center to cut the Frederick National lead to 3-1. Earlier, Thurmont starter Jim Black got into the same problem as Darnell Whims knocked his change-up to center for a single in the first to plate the first run of the game. Frederick came back with two more in the third as shortstop Lance Dixon hit a Black pitch to the gap in left-center to knock in two runs and send the Thurmont hurler off the mound. Frederick got the eventual game winning tallies in the fifth off Grimm. Whims and Jay Wastler hit back-to-back doubles to account for the first run and Matt Smith foaled off at least a half dozen Grimm tosses before doubling home the fifth run of the game. The Thurmont last-ditch rally began when Stevie Messner walked to begin the sixth. He went to second as Tim Kelly flew out to fairly deep right and scored when the right fielder couldn't handle Reid's single. Elliott Smith was safe at first when he hit a grounder to short and the first baseman stepped off the base as he took the throw. Brad Sanders then blooped a run-scoring hit in short right field to score pinch runner Jim Miller, making it 5-3 with runners on first and second. That set the stage for Allen's late surge of strikeout power. Both teams turned neat double plays in the contest. Thurmont escaped further damage in the first inning when Grimm picked off Wastler's low liner with Whims on first and easily doubled Whims off. Frederick returned the favor in the fifth when Allen fielded Black's slow bounding ball to the mound, fired to Olson at second and the shortstop fired a perfect strike to first to nip Black. Allen finished the game with 11 strikeouts and three walks, while allowing five hits. In three innings of relief work, Grimm had three strikeouts, three walks and he gave up seven hits. Whims and Tim Boyer each had two hits for the winners and every starter in the line-up got on base at least once. Reid and Sanders had two hits each for Thurmont.

July 21, 1983
Frederick NL wins, 6-3
WESTMINSTER - Frederick National used four home runs, two each in the fourth and fifth innings, to defeat Westminster, 6-3, in the District II Little League Tournament, Wednesday. Frederick National will play the winner of the Brunswick at Emmitsburg game at 6 p.m. Friday, at a site to be determined. The other two district tourney games were postponed because of rain. East Frederick led Thurmont, 3-2, in the last of the second in a loser's bracket game when play was suspended. That game win be resumed at 6 p.m. today at East Frederick, in the last of the second. At Emmitsburg, Wednesday's game between Emmitsburg and Brunswick never got started and will also be played at 8 p.m. today at Emmitsburg. Frederick National took a 2-0 lead in the fourth when Lance Dixon hit single to reach base and Darnell Whims followed with a two-run homer. Matt Smith made it 3-0 with a one-out solo homer in the fourth. Westminster tied the score in the top of the fifth with three runs, but Frederick National regained the lead with three runs in its half of the sixth on back-to-back solo homers by Tim Boyer and Dixon and a fielder's choice. Jay Wastler held Westminster to three hits, fanned 10 and walked only two. Lee Arnold pitched for Westminster, scattering eight hits, striking out nine and walking two. Whims had three hits for Frederick National and Dixon had two.

July 22, 1983
Games Tonight
In tonight's action, Emmitsburg is at Frederick National, East Frederick plays at Brunswick and Frederick American is at Westminster. All games begin at 5 p.m.

July 23, 1983
NL remains unbeaten in district
Frederick National is the only unbeaten team in the District II Little League Tournament. The city team downed previously unbeaten Emmitsburg, 14-5, on Friday at Frederick for its third win. The tournament continues Monday with Westminster at Brunswick. The winner of that plays Emmitsburg on Wednesday. Frederick National then meets the winner of Wednesday's game on Friday. If the NL wins, the tournament is over. If the city team loses, another game will be played Saturday.

NL 14, Emmitsburg 5
The hitting of Lance Dixon led the Frederick National Little League to its 14-5 win over Emmitsburg. Dixon, the second batter in the lineup, hit more like a clean-up hitter with four hits including a home run, a triple and two singles. He drove in five runs, four with clutch hits in the first two innings when the NL broke the game open, end scored three times. In the first inning Dixon clouted a two run homer over the center-field fence to give National a 2-0 lead. Then, in the second inning, be singled with the bases loaded to drive in the third and fourth runs of the game. In the third inning he drove in a fifth run with a long triple to right Darnell Whims pitched a two-hitter for the winners, but he got himself into trouble by walking eight men and hitting another. One of the hits off him was a infield single and the other a solid single by Don Kaas in the fifth inning Jason Davis also had a key three-run homer for Frederick to highlight an eight-run second inning Frederick only managed two hits in the second, but was aided by five walks and an error. Two Emmitsburg pitchers walked nine men in the game. The NL took a 2-0 lead on Dixon's homer in the top of the first but in the bottom of the inning Tom Little hit a pop fly bunt just over Whims' head. By the time the infielder reached the ball Little was on first He later scored on an error. But the National League then scored its eight runs in the second. Dixon drove in two with his single, Davis three with his homer with the other three runs scoring on a passed ball, stolen base and an error. The NL added another run in the third on Dixon's triple and three in the fifth on three walks and singles by Jerome Patterson and Dixon. Emmitsburg scored twice in the fourth on two walks and an error and twice in the sixth on four walks and a hit batsman. Patterson played an exceptional game at third for the NL coming up with several key defensive plays.

July 30, 1983
NL wins district LL crown
WESTMINSTER — Not having played a game since last week didn't hurt Frederick National In its 13-4 win over Westminster in the District II Little League championship. Friday, Frederick National played with just as much intensity as it had last week when it beat Westminster, 9-3. The district champions got 13 hits off two Westminster pitchers, winning pitcher David Allen scattered seven Westminster hits and National committed just one error. Frederick national advances to the Section I Little League tourney, starting Wednesday, at Halfway Park in Washington County. National will play the District champion from Baltimore City at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday in the double elimination tourney. Frederick manager Ike Rhoderick wasn't really sure what would happen because of the week layoff, but it only took his team two innings for him to find out. The winners hit three home runs during those initial innings and took a 5-1 lead. "We really came out swinging," Rhoderick said after the game. "We were really hitting the ball good and getting the runs when we needed them. It was just a good team effort. "We had consistent hitting all through our lineup," Rhoderick said. "The thing we have to do is keep it up." "This is the best Little League team in District II," Westminster manager Jim Spangler told Rhoderick. "You did everything well." Spangler was right. Frederick National did just about everything to near perfection, both on offense and defense. One of the most relaxed players on the Frederick National team was Allen. Allen only threw 88 pitches during the game, gave up seven hits, struck out three and walked three. "David had a good game pitching," Rhoderick said. "He had about two weeks off. He hasn't pitched since the first game of the district tournament." Frederick National got plenty of hitting from Matt Smith, who had three hits in four plate appearances. Darnell Whims led the team in RBIs with three, coming on a three-run homer in the top of the first. He also had two hits. Jason Davis had two hits in four tries and drove in two runs and Lance Dixon and Allen also had two hits each. Frederick National took a quick 3-0 lead in the first on Whims' three-run homer and back-to-back solo homers by Allen and Robbie Bowins in the second gave the winners a 5-0 lead. Frederick got two runs in the third on an RBI single by Davis and a wild pitch to lead 7-1. The big inning for Frederick was the fourth. Behind a two-run single by Davis, a sacrifice fly by Dixon, a hit batter with the bases loaded and two Westminster errors, Frederick led 12-1. Westminster scored once in the second on a one-run single by Mike Reiser, twice in the fourth on a two-run homer by Mike Stoner and an RBI single by Scott Mancha in the fifth. Mancha led Westminster with three hits. "We came out today with the right frame of mind and we need to stay in it for the sectionals," Rhoderick added.

August 3, 1983
National plays Forest Park today
Frederick National faces Forest Park at 1:30 p.m., today, in the opening round of the Section I Little League Tournament, at Halfway Park in Washington County. Should Frederick National win that game, it will play the winner of the Valley-District V game at 6 p.m., Thursday. A loss, however, would drop the District II champions into the loser's bracket of the double-elimination tournament where it would face the Valley-District V loser at 1:30 p.m.. Thursday. The tournament ends Saturday at 6 p.m. with the championship game. If an extra game is needed to determine a sectional champion, it would be played at 6 p.m.. Sunday. The Section I champion then meets the Section V champion in a best two-out- of-three series for the state Little League title, beginning at 6 p.m., Thursday, at Halfway Park. DIRECTIONS — To get to Halfway Park from Frederick, take 1-70 to Hagerstown. Get off 1-70 at the Sharpsburg exit (Md. 63). Take Md. 65 toward Hagerstown and then turn left at the first traffic light (West Oak Ridge Drive). Take West Oak Ridge Drive until you come to Downsville Pike. Turn left onto Downsville Pike and stay on it until you come to Halfway Boulevard. Turn right onto Halfway Boulevard and Halfway Park will be on your left.

August 4, 1983
Frederick National falls to Forest Park
HALFWAY — Seven wild pitches by the Frederick National pitcher, coupled with a four-hitter by Forest Park's Charlie Smith, gave the District III Little League champions a 4-3 win over Frederick National in the opening round of the Section I Tournament, Wednesday. The loss, Frederick National's first in Little League tournament play this year, puts the District II champions into the loser's bracket of the double elimination tourney. Frederick will meet Valley, a 10-1 loser to Rising Sun, today in a losers bracket game at 1:30 p.m. at Halfway Park. Forest Park is in the winner's bracket of the tourney and plays the Valley- Rising Sun winner, at 6 pm . today. Frederick pitcher Darnell Whims, at first looked like he was in good shape, retiring the first three batters for Forest Park in order in the last of the first inning. But after that the right hander had trouble locating the strike zone. Whims unleashed seven errant pitches, three of which scored Forest Park runs. Those seven pitches overshadowed an otherwise-impressive performance. Whims ended up pitching a two-hitter while fanning eight and walking four. "Darnell was having problems with his curveball,'' Frederick manager Ike Rhoderick said after the game. "The pitches were breaking down in the dirt." While Whims' pitches weren't breaking at the right time, the curveballs of Smith were. Smith, while scattering four Frederick National hits, fanned 10 batters and walked three. "Their pitcher's curveball had the boys off balance," Rhoderick said. "We couldn't get a ball out of the infield." The only Frederick National hit that made it past the infield was a two-run homer by Whims in the top of the first giving Frederick National its only lead of the game at 2-0. "Those wild pitches were the difference in the ball game," Rhoderick said. "Defensively, we did pretty good." Forest Park cut Frederick National's lead to 2-1 in the last of the second when Raynard Billy walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, to third on a passed ball, and then finally home on another wild pitch. The Baltimore City team tied the score in the last of the third on a one run single by Billy. The winners took the lead for good in the fourth when Derek McKnight wafted and then scored on three wild pitches. Meanwhile, Ronald Clark walked, advanced two bases on two of Whims' wild pitches that eventually scored McKnight and then scored an another wild pitch, giving Forest Park a 4-2 lead. Frederick National had a big opportunity to rally in the top of the sixth. Whims led off with a single. Jay Wastler singled and Matt Smith singled to load the bases. Then, Whims was forced out at home when Jerome Patterson hit into a fielder's choice, but Frederick National pulled to within one of Forest Park, scoring a run on an error by the second baseman. However, Smith retired the next two batters in order to end the game. Billy and Anthony Wilson had the only hits for Forest Park. Whims had two hits for Frederick National, including his two-run homer in the first and Jay Wastler and Smith each had one hit.

August 5, 1983
Frederick National rebounds
HAGERSTOWN — Frederick National clubbed four home runs en route to pounding Valley, 12-7. in state Section I Little League play Thursday. The win evens Frederick's record to 1-1 in the tournament. The city team plays the loser of Thursday's 6 p.m. contest between Rising Sun and Forest Park, today at 6 p.m. at Halfway Park, Darnell Whims hit two home runs for Frederick, while David Allen and Jason Davis socked one each. The Frederick hitters reached two Valley pitchers for 11 hits, including six for extra bases "We came out ready to play and hit today." Frederick Manager Ike Rhoderick said. "Yesterday, we did not hit too well, but we were ready today." The win was not easy for the victors, however. Frederick took a 5-0 lead, before Valley scored six times in the third inning to take the lead. Frederick then scored four runs in the fourth to retake the lead for keeps. In the pivotal fourth inning. Whims hit his second home run of the game. It was a two-run shot which gave Frederick the 9-6 lead. Whims had stroked a solo homer in the first inning to give Frederick an early 1-0 lead. Allen's homer, a two-run shot, came in a four-run second inning. Davis' homer, also a two-run clout, came in a three-run Frederick fifth. Meanwhile, two Frederick hurlers were stymieing the Valley hitters. Starting pitcher Jay Wastler pitched well in his first two innings, before allowing the six Valley runs in the third inning. He ran into more trouble in the fourth when he gave up back-to-back singles with no outs. Rhoderick pulled Wastler in favor of reliever David Allen, who shutout Valley the rest of the way. "We got some good pitching performances," Rhoderick said. "Jay pitched good baseball and then Allen pitched excellent relief ball." Allen allowed only three hits in three innings. He walked only one and struck out five. Robbie Bowins led the 11-hit Frederick attack with three hits, including a run-scoring double. Allen and Whims had two hits each. Tim Boyer, Lance Dixon, Jerome Patterson and Davis had one hit each for Frederick. Joe Catoaia had three Valley hits. Lief Neild hit a three-run homer in the six run Valley third.

August 6, 1983
NL ousted from LL tournament
HALFWAY – Frederick National couldn't stop Forest Park in the sixth inning and the rain stopped too soon in the bottom of the sixth as the local team lost to the Baltimore City team, 9-7, in the Section I Little League Tournament Friday, at Halfway Park. The loss eliminated Frederick National, the District II champions from further tournament play. Meanwhile, Forest Park faces Rising Sun, the only unbeaten team left in the double-elimination tourney, at 6 p.m., today, for the Section I crown. If Forest Park wins that game, another game will be played at 6 p.m., Sunday, to decide the sectional champion. Frederick National was leading Forest Park, 6-4, in the top of the sixth and needed to just get three outs while holding Forest Park to one run to win the game. But Raynard Billy led off the inning with a solo home run to center field and Marvin Hudson followed with a solo shot of his own to tie the score, 6-6. Anthony Wilson doubled to right center field, stole third and, after Ronald Clark grounded out to the second baseman, Mike Bailey drove in Wilson with a one-run single, giving Forest Park a 7-6 lead. The winners got two more runs in the sixth on a two-run triple by Tim Branson as Forest Park led, 9-6. "I blame myself for those two home runs," Frederick National manager Ike Rhoderick said after the game. "I signaled for fast balls to Jerome (Patterson) and I should have called for the curve ball." The weather almost cooperated with Frederick National in the last of the sixth. With two outs and one on base, Tim Boyer singled, Lance Dixon walked and Darnell Whims hit an RBI single to left center field, scoring Boyer and pulling Frederick National to within two, 9-7. As Jay Wastler stepped to the plate, it began to rain hard and play was suspended. Tournament officials informed both teams that if the game were to be called because of rain, Frederick National would win because Little League regulations state that a game becomes official after four innings, or 3'-s innings if the home team is leading. Since the sixth inning had not been completed and Frederick National was home team, the game would be official as of five innings — when Frederick was leading, 6-4. But tourney officials waited approximately 30 minutes for the rain to subside and it did. When play resumed. Wastler took a 2-1 count from Forest Park pitcher Charlie Smith and grounded out to the shortstop to end the game, stranding two Frederick National runners on base. "We didn't really get the breaks in this tournament." Rhoderick said. "We hit the ball well today, but it would take a bounce and go right to somebody." The winners took a 2-0 lead in the first on two Frederick National errors, but Frederick National cut the lead to 2-1 in the last of the first on a wild pitch. Forest Park made it a 4-1 game in the second on a two-run homer by Branson. Frederick National regained the lead in the last of the third, 6-4, on a two-run single by Matt Smith, a one-run single by Whims, an error and two wild pitches. Smith yielded 10 Frederick National hits while striking out seven and walking five. Whims and Wastler each had two hits for Frederick.

1983 - Rising Sun
District 2 Champions
Frederick National  (Ike Rhoderick)
Tournament Results:
District Round:
Frederick National vs Thurmont won 5-3
Frederick National vs Westminster won 6-3 
Frederick National vs Emmitsburg won 14-5
Frederick National vs Westminster won 13-4
State Sectionals I
Frederick National vs Forrest Park lost 4-3
Frederick National vs Valley won 12-7
Frederick National vs Forrest Park lost 9-7

• • 1984 • •

1984 AS
Gene Rolls, Mgr.- 
Paul Vogel, Coach
Jim Ford, Coach
Timmy Blank
Mike Smith
Randy Ford
Boo Weedon
Jerome Pryor
Westley Ambush
Chris Whitmore
Ed Saltelle
Billy Duvall
Frank Kulikowski
Chris Tobery
Brent Wise
Chuck Hayes
Billy Mayton
Cari Anders
Jay Kephart


July 16, 1984
Friday - Little League
District II Tournament
East Frederick at Brunswick; Thurmont at Frederick National

July 17, 1984
Brunswick, NL, AL win
Two teams from the city and one from the county were winners in first round District 11 Little League action Wednesday.
National 4, Emmitsburg 0
Frederick National pitcher Billy Mayton nursed his no-hitter until two outs in the sixth inning Monday night against Emmitsburg. Then, he watched Matt Ohler's screaming liner rip into center field. It was a disappointing time for Mayton, but the hard-throwing right-hander hung tough, getting Darrin Kelly on strikes with runners on second and third to preserve a 4-0 Frederick National shutout victory in the opening round of the District II Little League Tournament. Mayton's pitching effort helped Frederick National into Wednesday night's game at East Frederick. Emmitsburg will play again on Friday in the double-elimination tourney against a yet-to-be-determined opponent. On Monday, Mayton's teammates provided three runs in the first off Emmitsburg hurler Scott Hewitt and another in the sixth in vintage Little League fashion. Frederick National put together three hits, three stolen bases, a wild pitch and a passed ball to forge into a 3-0 lead in the top of the first. Chris Whitmore, Chuck Hayes and Frank Kulikowski each hit run-scoring singles in the frame. The winners could have had even more runs in the opening frame, but Emmitsburg center fielder Jaimie Andrew made a perfect throw to the plate to nail Brent Wise on Kulikowski's safety. Hewitt, who wasn't hit all that hard, settled down and retired 15 of the last 19 batters he faced. He was aided by a double play in the third and two nice throws from Kelly that nailed would-be base stealers. Although Mayton finished with a one-hit shutout and eight strikeouts, he didn't have an easy time of it. Emmitsburg stranded seven runners in the game and had the bases loaded on three Mayton walks with two out in the fourth. That's when a gamble by the loser's backfired. After Mike Andrew walked on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases, Ohler, who was on second, went to third and tried to catch Frederick National sleeping by going straight to home plate. It almost worked, but one Frederick National infielder saw Ohler and hollared to Mayton, who threw home in time to nail the Emmitsburg runner. The winners scored their final tally in the sixth, another one of those stereotypical Little League series of plays. Chuck Hayes started things off by beating out an infield hit. Hewitt's wild pitch sent Hayes to second, and the Emmitsburg hurler's wild pickoff throw got him to third. Hayes then scored on Hewitt's third wild pitch of the game. Emmitsburg put together a late rally in the sixth. After Hewitt walked, Mayton struck out the next two hitters. Then, Ohler drilled a 1-0 pitch to center, with Hewitt going to third and Ohler to second on the center fielders' error. Mayton's eighth strikeout ended the visitor's hopes.

July 19, 1984
EF, Brunswick, Thurmont gain LL wins
E. Frederick 6, National 2
Sparked by a timely two-run double by Jeff Zimmerman in the top of the fourth inning, East Frederick broke open a scoreless game and went on to down defending District II champion Frederick National, 6-2, Wednesday evening. East Frederick now visits Brunswick at 6 p.m., Friday, in the winner's bracket of the double-elimination tourney while Frederick National hosts Thurmont at 6 p.m., Friday. The loser of that game will be eliminated from the district tourney. The game appeared to be a pitchers' duel for the first three innings as East Frederick starter Chad Stull and Frederick National's Bo Weedon held their respective opponents to just one hit. Then, in the top of the fourth, East Frederick got all the runs it needed to win the game. T. J. Onley had a leadoff double and after Stull struck out, Chip Stitely drew a walk and both he and Onley scored on a double to left-center by Zimmerman. After moving to third on a wild pitch, Zimmerman scored on a Steve Wilhelm single and East Frederick led 3-0. The winners got three more runs in the sixth on an RBI single by Jermaine Hill, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Wilhelm. Frederick National got two runs in the last of the sixth on an RBI single by Tim Blank and an RBI groundout by Wesley Ambush. Stull, now 9-0 this year for East Frederick, showed why he is one of the top pitchers in that league. The right-hander, who stands more than 6-foot tall, used his deceptive pitches to scatter six hits, strike out seven and walk three. Weedon also allowed six hits for Frederick National, struck out seven and walked only one.

July 21, 1984
Thurmont 9, National 4
Thurmont and Frederick National, a pair of heavy-hitting Little League teams gathered at the Frederick National field Friday night and together sprayed 23 assorted hits around the park. But it was Herb Grimm's clutch pitching and a Dave Elliot grand slam in a five-run Thurmont fifth which made the difference in Thurmont's 9-4 victory over Frederick National in the District II Little League tournament. Thurmont goes on to meet the winner of Monday night’s Frederick American-Emmitsburg game next Wednesday, while Frederick National was eliminated from the double-elimination tourney. Grimm allowed 11 Frederick National hits in the game, but he also struck out a dozen batters. Although he walked three, the south paw with a picture perfect delivery tossed 74 strikes to only 30 balls. Grim was also three-for- four at the plate. Thurmont threatened to make the game a blowout from the outset, building up an 8-0 lead after three innings. While Grimm was striking out seven of the first 13 batters he faced, he and his team mates battered Frederick National starter Billy Mayton for 10 of their 12 hits over those three innings. Actually, Thurmont had the chance to score even more runs, but had a runner thrown out at the plate in each of the first two innings. In the first, Thurmont had men on second and third with nobody out, but Scott Dewees' grounder to third was turned into a third-to-first-to-home double play. Elliott Smith knocked in a run with a single after that double play and Grimm and Jessie Ketterman plated second inning runs for a 3-0 Thurmont lead. Center fielder Bo Weedon cut down Ketterman at home on a nice throw to stem Thurmont's mounting offense. Then Thurmont pulled out its big bats in the third. Ketterman hit a bases loaded single with two outs for the first run of the inning and when Elliot clobbered a 2-1 Mayton pitch to left for a grand slam, it looked like the game was history. But the Frederick National bats woke up quickly. Boo Weedon, who had a fine four-for- four night, hit a double to begin a five-hit, three-run rally. Run-scoring singles by Chris Tobery and Billy Duvall highlighted the frame Tobery knocked in Weedon in the fifth to make it a 9-4 game, but Frederick National left the bases loaded and Thurmont avoided a potential strong comeback bid. Thurmont scored its final run on a Dewees single, a couple of wild pitches and a groundout. Weedon led Frederick National with his four-hit effort and a pair of runs scored, while Duvall and Tobery each had a pair of hits. Tobery also knocked in two runs, and Mike Smith pitched two innings of stellar relief. Elliot joined Grimmin the three-hit category for the winners, while Ketterman had a pair of hits and two RBI’s.

1984 - Brunswick Railroaders
District 2 Champions
Brunswick Railroaders 
Tournament Results:
District Round:
Frederick National vs Thurmont won 6-5
Frederick National vs Emmitsburg won 4-0 
Frederick National vs East Frederick lost 6-2
Frederick National vs Thurmont lost 9-4

• • 1985 • •
Front row:
Kevin Pearson
Chris Pollzzie
Mark Weedon
Charlie Thomas
Chris Kilby
Middle row:
Colyn Keller
Scott Viands
Kevin Wienke
Jerome Pryor
Jimmy Chernov
Edward Rice
Back row:
Coach Danny Miller
Jay Thompson
Pres. Judy Rice
Jeff Kluttz
Ron Wolfe
Aaron Toms
Coach Paul Vogel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               George Heffner
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Mgr Jack Pearson


July 17, 1985
Westminster, Brunswick and Frederick National won first round games in the District II Little League tournament Tuesday. Meanwhile Thurmont, Frederick American and East Frederick suffered first round losses. Emmitsburg had a first round bye in the tournament. The second round of the double-elimination tournament will be played today. Brunswick hosts Frederick National, while Emmitsburg hosts Westminster in winner's bracket games. Frederick American hosts East Frederick in a loser's bracket game. Thurmont has a bye in today's round.

July 17, 1985
Brunswick, National win LL games
National 8, EF 5
There was good news and bad news for the National team. National won its first-round game, 8-5. However, the city team lost one of its starters for the rest of the tournament because of an injury. Center fielder Mark Weedon, who supplied National with a two-run triple to spark a five-run first inning, injured his ankle in the bottom of the sixth inning. "Mark and Jeff Kluttz had big hits in that first inning," National manager Jack Pearson said. "We had a shaky first inning, but after that we played a real good game," East manager Ronald Rice said. National used two hits, two walks and three errors to score its five runs in the first inning National never trailed in the game, but did have its hands full with the crosstown rivals East Frederick rallied back from the 5-0 National lead. The home team scored three runs in the second inning and once in the third to cut the lead to 5- 4. David Rice smacked a solo homer in the second inning to key the three-run uprising. National scored a run in the fourth to increase its lead to 6-4.  However, East came back again, scoring a run in its half of the fourth to pull within a run, 6-5. National then scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings for an 8-5 lead. Aaron Toms slugged a solo homer in the fifth inning for the winners. Rice led a 10-hit losing attack. The catcher had three hits. Mike Carey added two hits for East. Kluttz, Weedon and Toms had two hits each for the winners Jerome Pryor also played a key role for the winners. He relieved Chris Pollzzie in the third inning and calmed the East batters the rest of the way

July 18, 1985
Brunswick, Emmitsburg advance in LL tourney
Brunswick and Emmitsburg remained unbeaten in District II Little League play Wednesday Brunswick won a 5-4 decision from Frederick National, while Emmitsburg pounded Westminster, 14-0. Meanwhile Frederick American beat East Frederick, 16-2 The loss was the second for EF and eliminates them from the double-elimination tournament The tournament will continue Friday with a match-up between Brunswick and Emmitsburg at Brunswick. In other games on Friday, American will travel to Westminster and National will host Thurmont. The losers of those two games will be eliminated.
Brunswick 5, National 4
BRUNSWICK - Chris Axline's two run one out single in the bottom of the sixth inning gave Brunswick a come from behind 5-4 win over National Little League in the District II Little League Tournament, Wednesday Brunswick had led earlier in the game, 3-1, thanks to a two run home run by Chad Riland in the last of the fourth, but National tied the score in the top of the fifth on a one run double by Chris Pollzzie and an RBI groundout by Aaron Toms. National took a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth with one out when Jerome Pryor took an offering from Brunswick pitcher Joey Lucas and sent it over the left center field fence for a solo home run. At this point, National appeared to gain some momentum, but it didn't last long. In the Brunswick half of the sixth, Robby Donovan led off with a double and Riland grounded out to the shortstop to advance Donovan on to third base Then, Jeff Lincks drew a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch, putting the game winning run at second. Mark Myers, making his first appearance at the plate for Brunswick in the sixth, laid down a bunt near the third base line and no play was made for any runner, giving him a bunt single and loading the bases. This brought Axline to the plate. Axline responded with his second consecutive hit in as many plate appearances, scoring Donovan from third.  Lincks never hesititated as he rounded third to score the winning run and bring the Brunswick dugout alive with celebration. National took the first lead of the game, scoring one run in the second on a wild pitch But the winners answered with one run in the last of the second on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Dawson and then Riland's two-run shot in the fourth gave them the lead Lucas had a good day on the mound for Brunswick, giving up five hits while fanning seven and walking three. For National, Toms went the distance, allowing six hits and walking only two. Riland and Axline each had two hits and drove in two runs for Brunswick. Pryor had two hits for National, including his solo homer m the sixth.

July 20, 1985
Emmitsburg, NL, AL win
NL 10, Thurmont 4
National Little League had some trouble getting started in its District II game against Thurmont Friday in Frederick. After three innings Thurmont was leading 3-2. But the host team scored three times in the fourth and five in the fifth and went on to down Thurmont, 10-4. The win means the city team will now play at American Little League Monday. The winner of that games meets Brunswick on Wednesday. Thurmont was eliminated. National managed its 10 runs on only nine hits, but six of those hits came in two innings. They scored three times in the fourth inning on a single by Jeff Kluttz, a walk and a two-run homer by Colyn Keller, the ninth batter in the line-up. Then in the fifth inning the host team managed five runs on four hits. Kevin Wienke had a two-run doubled in the inning while Chris Kilby, Chris Pollzzie and Jay Thompson had singles. Pollzzie had three hits including a double and a triple in the game. Thompson went the distance for the victory. He allowed five hits and only had one bad inning, the second when Thurmont scored three times. He fanned eight. Frederick got a run in the first when Pollzzie tripled and came home on an error. But in the second Thurmont scored three runs on only one hit, a single by Dennis Little. There were also two walks and an error in the inning. They added a final run in the sixth on singles by Mike Grimes and Dean Sprague. Frederick scored in the third on a double by Pollzzie, a passed ball and a stolen base. Grimes had two hits for Thurmont.

July 22, 1985
In other Little League action today, the District II Tournament continues with American Little League of Frederick hosting crosstown-rival National at 6 p.m.

July 23, 1985
American win ousts National
Thanks to the pitching of Curtis Thomas and the hitting of Chad Putnam, the American League is still alive in the District II Little League Tournament. Thomas pitched a three-hitter and Putnam hit a three-run homer as the American League beat the National League, 3-1, Monday at Austin Angleberger Park. The win eliminated the National League while the American League plays at Brunswick Wednesday. The winners of Wednesday's game will face unbeaten Emmitsburg Friday. Brunswick and the American League each have one loss in the double elimination tournament. Putnam provided all the offense the American League would need when he clouted the ball over the left field fence in the first inning. The homer came after an error and a single by Thomas. Meanwhile, Thomas pitched out of several jams to gain the win. Relying mainly off off-speed breaking balls, he fanned seven and walked four. He was in trouble in the first inning when an error and a single by Chris Pollzzie allowed the first two batters to reach with none out, but he retired the next three in a row. In the second inning he walked the bases loaded with two out, but then stuck out the next man on three pitches. Thomas did not give up a run until the sixth when Aaron Toms hit a home run. Jeff Kluttz then reached base on an error, but Thomas got the next three batters, mainly with fastballs. Jerome Pryor lost a six-hitter for the National League. He allowed five of the hits in the first two innings. In the second inning, the American League had men on second and third with one out, but Pryor pitched out of the jam. He did not allow more than one base runner in an inning after that and finished with three strikeouts and two walks. Wayne Cook and Carroll had doubles for the American League.

1985 – Frostburg
District 2 Champions
Emmitsburg  
Tournament Results:
District Round:
Frederick National vs East Frederick won 8-5
Frederick National vs Brunswick lost 5-4 
Frederick National vs Thurmont won 10-4
Frederick National vs Frederick American lost 3-1

• • 1986 • •

July 10, 1986
National LL
The Civitans won the second half title with a 14-2 win over Optimist as Jay Thompson tossed his second no-hitter of the year. He struck out 15 in the game. Thompson was 4 for 4. Scott Viands had three hits. Civitans finished regular season play with a 16-4 overall record. The Lions had two wins last week, including a 14-11 decision over the second half champions, to finish second in the second half. The Lions held a one-game advantage over third place Moose. Against the Civitans, Lions came up with seven runs in the fourth inning and added single tallies in the final two frames for the come-from-behind win Chris Kilby ran his record to 6-0 while Charlie Thomas posted a save in the contest. Kilby also had three hits. Timmy Shaw and Marty Brockey each had two hits. Civitans was paced by Kevin Wienke who had three hits, including his a grand slam home run. Scott Viands, Jay Thompson and Jason Luksis each had two hits. One of Luksis' hits was his first Little League home run. The Lions also topped NECA, 12-3. Marty Brockey and Brian Swinger combined on a five-hitter as the Lions posted their 18th win of the year. Colyn Keller had three hits and five rbi for the winners. Thomas and Brian Swiger each had two hits. Kevin Krueger had a pair of hits for NECA. In playoff action between the Lions and Civitans, the best of three series was tied at one game each after two games. The Lions won the opener, 10-3, and the Civitans bounced back to take game two, 7-1. Charlie Thomas went the distance shutting out the Civitans over the final three innings as the Lions scored four times in the second inning and six times in the third inning for their 10 runs to beat the Civitans. The key hits in the six-run third were a two run double off the bat of Chris Kilby and a three-run home run by Timmy Shaw. Thomas struck out nine and walked two. Kevin Wienke was tagged with the loss on a five-hitter. Jason Luksis had two hits for Civitans. In the second game. Jay Thompson tossed a no-hitter and struck out 15 as Civitans evened the series 1-1 with a 7-1 win. Thompson, Luksis and Wienke each had a pair of hits for the winners.

July 10, 1986
District Little League tourney schedule (Double-elimination)

MONDAY, July 14
Game 1 Westminster at Thurmont, 6 p.m.
Game 2 East Frederick at Brunswick, 6 p.m.
Game 3 Frederick American at Emmitsburg, 6 p.m.
Game 4 Taneytown at Frederick National, 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, July 16
Game 5 Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 6 Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 7 Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 6 p.m.
Game 8 Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, July 18
Game 9 Game 6 loser vs. Game 7 loser, 6 p.m.
Game 10 Game 5 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 6 p.m.
Game 11 Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6 p.m.

MONDAY, July 21
Game 12 Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, July 23
Game 13 Game 11 loser vs. Game 12 winner, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, July 25
Game 14 Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, July 26
Game 15 If necessary, rematch of Game 14, 6 p.m.

July 15, 1986
Brunswick, Thurmont, NL, AL win in district LL action
NL 8, Taneytown 0
Frederick National Little League staked its ace hurler, Jay Thompson, to an 8-0 lead over Taneytown before he even threw his first pitch last night as National went on to a 17-1 win at its own park. The hard-throwing right-hander struck out 10 and allowed just one hit — a single to right by Jimmy Fowler in the fifth inning. Thompson walked eight batters but with the early lead he was never in trouble. Thompson, picked up two strikeouts and quickly retired Taneytown in the first inning to set the tone for the night. Taneytown's only base runner was thrown out trying to steal third base. While Thompson was displaying an overpowering pitching effort, he and his teammates banged out 18 hits and were flawless in the field. Thompson went 3 for 5 with a double and a pair of singles and scored three runs. Charlie Thomas, National's fleet footed leadoff batter and catcher Clay Reader also scored three runs. Thomas got things started in the first inning with a leadoff walk. He scored on Thompson's first-inning single. Thomas walked again in the inning and scored the eighth and final run for National in the opening frame. National's big hit in the first Lining was a line drive, opposite field three-run home run over the leftfield fence by Scott Viands. Reader's round-tripper in the second inning was responsible for both National runs. The city team scored three more times in the third inning. Thomas opened with a single and eventually scored on an error by the second baseman. Thompson, who singled and went to third on the error, scored in front of Colyn Keller's two-run homer over the centerfield fence. National plated three more runs hi the fourth inning on four hits and scored its final run in the fifth when Reader doubled and scored on a throwing error by Taneytown third baseman Matt Lefaivre. Danny Wineholt scored the only run by Taneytown on Fowler's hit. Wineholt waited out Thompson and worked him for a walk to reach base.

July 17, 1986
National, Brunswick stay unbeaten
National 18, American 7
National pounded out 16 hits and took advantage of 7 Frederick American errors to win 18-7 at Austin F. Angleberger Memorial Stadium yesterday. National's hitters picked up right where they left off in Monday's win over Taneytown. American starter John Hammond had only thrown nine pitches in the first inning and National scored three runs on two doubles and two singles. Colyn Keller lifted a sacrifice fly to score National's fourth run. Later in the inning, Greg Shearer doubled, scoring Chris Kilby to stake the winners to a 5-0 lead after one inning. American scored its first run when Mike Malone singled and National starter Kevin Wienke issued three straight walks to force in a run. But by that time National held an 11-1 lead. Wienke earned the win with 4.1 innings of four hit pitching, but gave way to Pearson hi the fifth after walking his 11th batter. Wienke led the winners with three hits, while Charlie Thomas, Pearson, Jay Thompson, Colyn Keller and Shearer each had two hits. Malone and Bobby Monard each had a pair of hits for American.

July 19, 1986
Brunswick defeats National
Brunswick used good pitching and two home runs by Joey Lucas to remain unbeaten in District II Little League action with a 9-5 win over National at National's home park last night. In other games last night, American defeated Westminster, 10-7, to eliminate the Carroll County team from further District play while Emmitsburg ousted Thurmont, 7-1. Lucas gave the winners a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning when he homered off National starter Jay Thompson with two men on base. Brunswick scored two more runs in the initial frame to stake Lucas to a 5-0 lead before he even threw a pitch. After both teams added single runs in the second inning, National came to bat in the bottom of the third trailing 6-1 and scored five four times. Kevin Pearson led off with a double. Thompson tripled and Kevin Wienke singled on the next two pitches to cut the lead to 6-3. One out later, Scott Viands homered, scoring Wienke and pulling National as close as they would ever get at 6-5. Then it appeared that the home team might be catching up with Lucas' fastball. But he settled down to strike out five of the next six batters and shut National down the rest of the way for the win. Lucas scattered eight hits, struck out 12 and walked one. He threw 98 pitches — 78 for strikes. Lucas homered again with one out in the sixth to provide Brunswick with its final run. Viands led the National Little League hitters with a double, triple, and home run in three trips to the plate. Wienke added a pair of singles. Chad Riland and Matt Domer each had two singles and Pat Smith had a pinch hit double for Brunswick.

July 24, 1986
American ousts National, 5-1
American Little League eliminated National Little League from further District II play with a 5-1 win last night at Robert B Staley Memorial Stadium. American will face Brunswick at Brunswick on Friday at 6p.m. for the district championship. Brunswick is undefeated and American would have to win twice for the district championship. With the win, American avenged an earlier 18-7 rout by National where the pitching gave up 16 hits and the defense made seven errors. "We were flat We came out that night and made a bunch of errors," said American Manager Rodney Smith. "Tonight we hit the ball when we had to and made the plays when we had to." American took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when Mike Malone led off with a solo home run off the scoreboard in right-center field. The winners added three more runs in the third when John Hammond reached on an error, Chris Butts singled and Tom Lidie reeached on another error to load the bases. Bobby Monard singled to score Hammond with the eventual winning run. A wild pitch and a passed ball scored Lidie and Monard to give American a 4-0 lead. Malone started on the mound for American and picked up his second complete game win of the tournament. He struck out eight batters and walked just two while allowing five hits. He gave up back to back doubles by Scott Viands and Colyn Keller in the fourth for National's only run. American added an unearned run in the top of the fourth to cap off the scoring. Charlie Thomas took the loss for National, despite pitching a fine ballgame. He scattered six hits, fanned four and didn't walk a batter. The only earned run he gave up was Malone's home run Thomas faced just one batter more than Malone, pitching to 27 men Todd Working led the American batters with a pair of hits. Keller had two doubles for National.

1986 - Brunswick Railroaders
District 2 Champions
Brunswick Railroaders 
Tournament Results:
District Round:
Frederick National vs Taneytown won 8-0
Frederick National vs Frederick American won 18-7 
Frederick National vs Brunswick lost 9-5
Frederick National vs Frederick American lost 5-1

• • 1987 • •

July 16, 1987
2 county LL teams still undefeated
Brunswick, American, and East Frederick were all winners in District II Little League Tournament play, Wednesday. Brunswick held off National, American defeated Thurmont, and East Frederick eliminated Emmitsburg. Brunswick and American are the only undefeated teams left in the double elimination tourney, and will play each other at 6 p.m., Friday, at American. National drops into the loser's bracket and will host Westminster at 6 p m Friday. Westminster eliminated Taneytown in a losers' bracket game on Wednesday, 10-0. East Frederick will host Thurmont at 6 p.m., Friday, in a losers' bracket game.
Brunswick 11, Nat. 8
BRUNSWICK - Jeff Oden, of Brunswick, struggled through his pitching assignment against National, Wednesday. But he had a great finish to hold off the city Little League team, 11-8, in a District II winners' bracket game, Brunswick now moves into the finals of the winners' bracket, where it will play at American at 6 p.m., Friday. The winner of that game advances to the district finals, Friday, July 24. Oden had hurled one-hit baseball through the first two innings of Wednesday's game, but he was still hampered by control problems. He ended up walking 12 National batters, threw six wild pitches, and watched a 10-0 lead dwindle to an 11-8 count. His biggest problem came in the last of the fifth. Oden walked leadoff batter Kevin Kraft and then yielded a single to Todd Boyer. After Tony Wickless struck out, Kraft and Boyer advanced one base on a Brunswick error, and Oden walked Tim Shaw to load the bases. Jason Wetzel then stepped to the plate and hit a fly ball to right fielder Dwayne Stockman. Stockman quickly threw to catcher Jason Frushour, cutting off any chance of a sacrifice fly. Frushour threw the baseball to shortstop Matt Domer and Kraft broke for home plate. Domer then rifled the baseball back to Frushour to get Kraft out at home, ending the inning. All of Oden's previous control problems ended in the last of the sixth when he struck out the side. Oden ended up striking out eight National batters. Early in the game, it looked as if Brunswick might be headed for another rout. The host team scored six runs on six hits, and sent 11 batters to the plate in the top of the first. Domer had a two-run home run and Frushour had a solo shot during that inning, while the other three runs came on a Matt Harps single and a bases loaded walk. Brunswick then added four more runs in the second on a one-run double by Brian Rice, an RBI single by Chad Sowers, and another bases-loaded walk. Brunswick got one final run in the fifth on a National error. National broke the Brunswick shutout in the third with five runs. Keith Crum belted a three-run homer, and the remaining two National runs scoring on a wild pitch and a fielder's choice. Tim Shaw drove in three runs for National in the fourth with a three-run homer. Frushour, Domer, Rice and Harps each had two hits to lead Brunswick. Boyer pitched two innings for National, but he was relieved in the third by Wickless. Boyer gave up nine hits, struck out three and walked five, and Wickless hurled one-hit baseball in relief while striking out four. He did not walk a batter. Boyer had three hits for National.

July 17, 1987
Little League
The district Little League tournament continues today with three games. Frederick American hosts Brunswick in a battle of the remaining unbeaten clubs. The winner of this game advances to the district championship next week. Meanwhile East Frederick hosts Thurmont and Frederick National hosts Westminster in loser's bracket games. The losers of these two games is eliminated from the double-elimination tournament. All Little League games begin at 6 p.m.

July 18, 1987
Brunswick topples American; Nationals Win
American stranded 13 runners as Brunswick ousted the city team from the winner's bracket with an 8-4 victory Friday at Austin F. Angleberger Memorial Park. Meanwhile in loser's bracket games, Thurmont ousted East Frederick, 13-1 and Frederick National eliminated Westminster, 5-2.

July 21, 1987
Thurmont eliminates National
THURMONT - A 10-run fifth inning enabled Thurmont to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 12-4 win, eliminating National from the District II Little League Tournament, Monday, at Leisner Field. Thurmont, American and unbeaten Brunswick are the only three teams remaining in the double-elimination tournament. Thurmont will play at American at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the finals of the losers' bracket. The winner of that game meets Brunswick at 6 p.m., Friday, for the district title. Brunswick is the defending district, sectional, state and regional Little League champion. Thurmont nearly took itself out of the game in the last of the fourth when National scored two runs. A sacrifice fly by Kevin Kraft, coupled with three Thurmont errors, accounted for both runs in the fourth as National took a 4-2 lead. It didn't take long for Thurmont to erase that lead. In the top of the fifth, Joey Wetzel led off the inning with a single and Scott Clabaugh reached base on an error. Then, Shawn Dewees cleared the bases, taking a 1-0 pitch from National starter Tony Wickless, with a towering three-run run home run beyond the left-center field fence. The three-run shot gave Thurmont a 5-4 lead. Thurmont's remaining seven runs came on a Ken Grimes pinch-hit, RBI single, a two-run double by Wetzel, a one-run double by Dewees, a one-run single by Tom Shaffer, and five National errors. The winners took a 2-0 lead in the third on a Chad Lawyer RBI single and a National error. But National rebounded in the last of the third with a pair of runs on a two-run homer by Wickless. Both teams blew earlier scoring opportunities. Thurmont opened the game with a leadoff infield single from Wetzel, only to be caught stealing second base on a throw National catcher Stu Quay. Clabaugh and Dewees followed with back-to-back singles, but Wickless fanned the next two batters for Thurmont to end the inning. Kraft drew a leadoff walk from Dewees in the National half of the first, and Todd Boyer followed with a single. However, Dewees retired the next three National batters in order. Dewees was Thurmont's winning pitcher. He gave up five hits, fanned nine, and walked four. Wetzel and Dewees each had three hits for Thurmont, while Shaffer had two. Dewees drove in four runs for the winners and Wetzel drove in two runs. Kraft relieved Wickness in the sixth for National. The pair allowed 11 hits, struck out nine and walked only two. Wickless led National in RBIs with two. 

1987 - Calvert County American (Prince Frederick)
District 2 Champions
Brunswick Railroaders 
Tournament Results:
District Round:
Frederick National vs Brunswick lost 11-8
Frederick National vs Westminster won 5-2
Frederick National vs Thurmont lost 12-4

• • 1988 • •

1988 AS
Gene Rolls Mgr.
Coaches - Andy Anders, Bob Roelke
Sean Grunwell
Mark Fogle
Mick Schlagel
Joe Weedon
Roger Pritz
Rusty Hahn
Billy Brooks
Sean Wienke
Clint Crowder
Mike Long
Brian McClellan
Brian Lindsey
Trey Page
Marty Brooky
Mike Anders
Jon Bohn

July 7, 1988
Little League Baseball
District II Tournament ........July 11-22
Section I Series, Aug. 4-6 Staley Stadium
State Tournament Aug. 8-13 Lexington Park
Eastern Regionals Au9. 15-20 Bristol, Conn
World Series Aug. 23-27 Williamsport. Pa.

July 19, 1988
National loses; Thurmont ousts E. Frederick
Westminster emerged as the only undefeated team left in the District II Little League Tournament, Monday, downing National, 5-1, at Staley Stadium, while Thurmont ousted East Frederick, 17-0, Monday, at East Frederick. Westminster, the champion of the winner's bracket in the double elimination tournament, will play Friday at 6 p m. against the winner of Wednesday's game between Thurmont and National. The Thurmont-National game will be played at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Thurmont. Westminster's Todd Dorsey and Brett Haines led the Carroll County team to the win Dorsey hurled a four-hitter and got the win on the mound, while Haines belted a three-run home run in the top of the first inning, giving Westminster a quick 3-0 lead. Dorsey fanned seven National batters while walking three He also had the most hits for Westminster with three in his three plate appearances on Monday. He had a double in the first and singles in the third and fifth Westminster scored single runs in the third and fifth to finish its scoring The run in the third scored on a wild pitch. and the run in the fifth scored on a groundout. National, which left six runners on base, scored its lone run in the third, with one out, Roger Printz drew a walk from Dorsey, advanced to second on a passed ball, stole third and scored when the throw from the catcher to third went over the third baseman's head into left field. Mike Anders pitched all six innings for National He scattered nine Westminster hits, struck out seven and walked two Anders, Clinton Crowder, Chris Long and Mike Schlegal each had singles for National.

July 21, 1988
Dewees powers Thurmont
THURMONT - The three hit pitching of Shawn Dewees, along with his four for five effort at the plate powered Thurmont to an easy 21-1 rout of National in Wednesday’s loser's bracket finals of the District II Little League Tournament The win sends Thurmont into Friday s 6 p m district title game at Westminster. Westminster is the only unbeaten team left in the double elimination tournament and could win the district crown on Friday by beating Thurmont A Thurmont win would force an extra game to decide the district title, at 6 p m Saturday, at Thurmont. Dewees stranded nine National base runners during his three hitter. He also fanned 11 batters and walked five. When Dewees held the baseball or the bat during Wednesday's game, he proved to everyone he had power in his throw and his swing His four hits included a pair of home runs and a double Dewees belted a three run homer in the second and a solo blast in the third his double came in the fifth and he had an RBI single in the fourth Chad Lawyer and Mike Dewees each added three hits for the winners Lawyer had a two run homer in the second and Mike Dewees had a two run double in the fourth Another key multiple hitter for Thurmont was Eric Scott. Scott had two hits in four trips to the plate and drove in five runs Jason Roser also had a double for Thurmont. The only National run allowed by Shawn Dewees was in the last of the third inning when John Bohn scored on a wild pitch Roger Prinss was the starting pitcher for National He was relieved in the second by Shawn Wienke. Martv Brookey relieved Wienke in the fourth and finished the game Mike Anders Mike Schlcgal and Hahn each had one hit for National.

1988 – Westminster
District 2 Champions
Westminster
Host – Sectionals Frederick (District 2) At Staley Stadium
Tournament Results:
District Round:
Frederick National vs Westminster lost 5-1
Frederick National vs Thurmont lost 21-1

• • 1989 • •

July 13, 1989
National downs American in first-round District II play
Shawn Wienke and Brian McClellan had four RBI each as Frederick National downed Frederick American, 14-6, Wednesday at Austin F. Angleberger Memorial Stadium in Baker Park during first-round action of the District II Little League Tournament. With the win, Frederick National will play at Westminster next Wednesday. Frederick American will play Monday in Emmitsburg against the winner of Friday's loser's bracket game between East Frederick and Emmitsburg. In other first-round games Wednesday, Westminster blanked East Frederick, 19-0, Taneytown beat Brunswick, 6-0 and Manchester downed Thurmont, 5-0. The only game set for Friday is the East Frederick-Emmitsburg game. In loser's bracket games on Monday, Brunswick plays at Thurmont, and the East Frederick-Emmitsburg winner plays Frederick American. The second round of the winner's bracket won't play until next Wednesday with Frederick National at Westminster, and Manchester at Taneytown. Wienke went two for three to collect his runs batted in, and McClellan did all his damage with one swing of the bat — grand slam home run in the sixth inning. Frederick National had 14 hits in the game to get the win. The winners scored three runs in the first inning on RBI singles from Wienke, Greg Thomas and Nate Quay. National added three more runs in the second inning on two more hits. The big hit of the inning was a two-run ground rule double by Wienke. Frederick American's Kris Paolini scored in the bottom of the second on an error. American cut the lead down to two runs, 6-4, by adding three more runs in the third inning. Three consecutive singles by Hershel Elder, L.J. Jackson and Jason Mobley loaded the bases. Another single by Paolini past the shortstop into left field scored Elder and Jackson. An error produced the final run of the inning Frederick National put the game out of reach with three runs in the fourth inning on three hits, including RBI singles from Thomas, Quay and Mike Gussman. The five-run sixth inning for National produced its final runs. A bases-loaded walk to Wienke scored one run then McClellan hit a 2-0 pitch over the right-center field wall for a grand slam, knocking in four runs. American scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings on an RBI single from Paolini in the fifth and RBI single from Colby Cloude. For Frederick National, McClellan pitched a complete game giving up nine hits, striking out six and walking three. He also went two for five at the plate. Thomas had two hits and two RBI, while Quay also had two RBI. Paolini led American with a two for two performance and three RBI. Jackson also had two hits.

July 13, 1989
Area Youth L.L. tourney
Frederick National Little League will be hosting the Fourth Annual James A. Grove Memorial 9-10 Tournament on Saturday and Sunday at Robert B. Staley Memorial Stadium on Staley Ave. The tournament named after the late Mr. Grove, who was the founder of the Frederick Little League in 1951 and was a league volunteer for many years. The eight-team single-elimination tournament will have four first-round games on Saturday with the championship game on Sunday at 6 p.m. Last year's tournament champion Brunswick Little League along with Runner up Thurmont Little League will be returning. First round games are listed below: 9:30 a.m.-South Mountain vs. Brunswick, 12 noon-Westminster vs. East Frederick; 2:30 p.m.-Frederick American vs. Emmitsburg; 5 pm.-Thurmont vs. Frederick National.

July 20, 1989
National loses to Westminster
Westminster and Taneytown advanced into the District II Little League Tournament semifinals with wins over Frederick National and Manchester on Wednesday. Westminster downed Frederick National, 12-1, at Westminster and Taneytown edged Manchester, 4-1, at Taneytown. Westminster hosts Taneytown in the semifinals on Monday. In loser's bracket games on Friday, Frederick American travels to Manchester and Frederick National hosts Brunswick. All games begin at 6 p.m. Winners of the loser's bracket games meet on Monday.
Westminster 12, Fred. Nat. 1
Bill Staub pitched a six-hitter as Westminster defeated Frederick National. Staub struck out 12 and walked none to earn the win. He allowed only a single run in the second innings as Frederick National's Brian McClellan hit a solo home run. The score was tied 1-1, but Westminster blew the game open by scoring five runs in the bottom of the third and five more in the bottom of the fifth. The winners also had 11 hits, including two for four performances from Jason Dean and Larry Alvarez. Dean hit a three-run home run in the third inning and double and also had three RBI. Alvarez also hit a home run, following Dean's blast. He had two RBI’s. Aaron Goldman batted three for three for Westminster.

July 22, 1989
National wins
National eliminated Brunswick from the District II Little League Tournament, 7-3, Friday, at Staley Stadium, in a losers' bracket game National will play the Manchester- American loser at 6 p.m., Monday, at a site to be determined later. In winners' bracket action on Monday, Westminster and Taneytown, the only unbeaten teams remaining in the double-elimination tournament, will play each other at 6 p.m. That site will also be announced later. The District II tourney ends next week. No other information on any of the games was available.

July 25, 1989
National's 5-run fifth defeats Manchester
Frederick National erupted to score five runs in the top of the fifth inning en route to 8-5 victory over Manchester in a loser's bracket game of the District II Little League Tournament on Monday at Robert B. Staley Memorial Park in Frederick. Little League National will advance to play Taneytown on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Staley Memorial Stadium in Frederick. Taneytown lost to Westminster, 6-2, on Monday in the winner's bracket game. Westminster advances into the finals on Friday against the winner of the National-Taneytown game. With the score tied 3-3 at the end of four innings and two outs, Frederick National sent 11 men to the plate. The winners took the lead for good as Mike Schlegal pounded a home run 200 feet over the center field wall. Scott Malasky and winning pitcher Shawn Wienke hit consecutive singles. Brian McClellan followed with a single into right field. Malasky scored on a throwing error on the relay home from the pitcher. Wienke and McClellan moved to third and second on the error. A walk to Steve Strauch loaded the bases. Rob Brown singled up the middle into center field to score Wienke. McClellan went to third and Strauch 'o second. Greg Thomas singled into left field to score McClellan and Strauch, giving Frederick National an 8-3 advantage. Manchester closed the score with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. In the fifth, the Carroll County team scored on a home run of 225 feet over the left-center field wall  by Andy Bair. In the sixth inning, a walk to Paul Reter and single by Randy Meekins put runners on first and second with no outs. A flyout to center field produced the first out and National left fielder Malasky made a sensational catch in left field. Kris Heefner hit a high flyball into left field, Malasky caught the ball going back near the fence, rolled over and held on to the ball for the second out. Bair singled up the middle for Manchester to score Reter, but Meekins was caught in a rundown trying to advance to third base. He was tagged out by third baseman McClellan for the final out of the game. Manchester took a 2-0 lead after three innings by scoring single runs in the first and second innings. In the first inning after two outs, three consecutive singles by Heefner, Bair, Walsh and fielding error scored the first run. In the second inning, a two-base fielding error scored Jason Tawney. Frederick National fought back to score three runs in the fourth inning. A two-run single by Strauch scored Schlegal and Malasky, who opened the inning with singles. The third run of the frame scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by Brown. Manchester tied the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the fourth on a groundout. For National, Schlegal, Malasky and Brown had two hits each. Strauch, Brown and Thomas had two RBI each. Schlegal, Malasky and Wienke scored two runs each. Bair was the only Manchester player with more than one hit. Bair went 3 for 4, including two RBI. 

July 27, 1989
National moves into finals with win over Taneytown
National advanced to Friday's District II Little League tournament in convincing fashion on Wednesday, routing Taneytown, 21-2, in the finals of the losers' bracket, at Staley Stadium. The win sends National into Friday's championship 6 p.m. game against unbeaten and defending district, Section I and state champion Westminster. The game will be played at Bennett Cerf Park in Westminster. A win by Westminster would give it the district title outright. But a National win would force an extra game to decide the district title. That game would be played at Staley Stadium at 6 p.m., Saturday. Friday's game will also be a rematch between the two teams. In the first meeting, also at Westminster, the Carroll County team defeated National, 12-1. On Monday, National remained alive in the losers' bracket with an 8-5 win against Manchester. National was holding on to a slim 4-2 lead going into the last of the fifth inning when the winners got into a seemingly endless rhythm of hitting and scoring. National went through its lineup twice, sending 22 batters to the plate. The inning lasted more than 30 minutes and forced Taneytown starting pitcher Corey Coil from the mound. National's Mike Schlegal led off the inning with a solo home run beyond the wall in straightaway center field. Before the inning was over he would make two more plate appearances and get a double in the process. He ended up with three hits in the game and drove in three runs. More than 30 minutes after the inning began, Brian McClellan hit a line drive to Taneytown third baseman Steve Haines to end the inning. By that time, National had scored 17 runs on 10 hits. McClellan was the leading hitter of the game with four hits, including a solo homer in the fifth. In addition to Schlegal, Shawn Wienke also had three hits for the winners, including a pair of homers Wienke had a two-out solo shot in the first, and a two-run homer in the fifth. Rob Brown and Richie Phillips each had two hits for National. Brown cleared the bases with a three-run homer in the fifth, and Phillips had a second-inning double, with one out. National hit a total of six homers in the game, two each by Schlegal and Wienke, and one each by McClellan and Brown. National took a 1-0 lead in the first on Wienke's solo homer. In the last of the second, Nathan Quay doubled in a run while the other two runs scored on Schlegal's solo homer, and a Taneytown error, giving National a 4-0 lead. Taneytown scored two runs in the third on a one-run single by Ken Oldham and a fielder's choice. McClellan, National's pitcher, had little trouble with Taneytown. He scattered five hits while striking out three and walking two. Oldham led Taneytown with two hits.

July 29, 1989
Westminster wins LL crown
Westminster won its second straight District II Little League championship on Friday, defeating National, 17-2, at Bennett Cerf Park in Westminster. The win sends the Carroll County team into the Section I championship series, beginning Thursday, at Staley Field in Hagerstown. Westminster will play West End, which defeated National, of Hagerstown, on Friday, 12-1, for the District I championship. The Westminster win also marks the first time in recent county Little League history a county team has failed to win the district title two years in a row. Since 1977, Frederick County had won 11 straight district crowns until Westminster ended that streak last year. Westminster is also the defending sectional and state Little League champion. On its way to Friday's win, Westminster scored runs in every inning but the fourth. Westminster scored twice in the first, four times in the second, six times in the third, once in the fifth and four times in the sixth. National was held to single runs in the fourth and sixth innings. Billy Staub was the winning pitcher for Westminster He pitched all six innings and scattered six National hits. Eric Jones and Jason Dean each had three hits for Westminster. Jones, Dean and Aaron Goldman each had a home run for the winners. For National, Shawn Wienke pitched for two innings before being relieved by Greg Thomas hi the third. Westminster ended up getting 21 hits against the two National pitchers. Richie Phillips and Rob Brown each had two hits for National. 

1989 – Westminster
District 2 Champions
Westminster  
Tournament Results:
District Round:
Frederick National vs Frederick American won 14-6
Frederick National vs Westminster lost 12-1
Frederick National vs Brunswick won 7-3
Frederick National vs Manchester won 8-5
Frederick National vs Taneytown won 21-2
Frederick National vs Westminster lost 17-2

• • 1990 • •

July 10, 1990
Little League starts District II tourney
The Little League District II Tournament begins today with East Frederick at Brunswick in a 6 p.m. first-round contest. The other first-round games take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday. American visits Thurmont, Westminster travels to Emmitsburg, Manchester heads for National, and the East Frederick-Brunswick winner goes to Taneytown.

July 12, 1990
Thurmont scores early, nip American
Thurmont scored four runs in the first inning and held on to defeat Frederick American 4-3 in District II Little League action Wednesday at Thurmont In other Little League action, Brunswick defeated Taneytown 2-0, Frederick National defeated Manchester 22-1, while Westminster defeated Emmitsburg 11-10, with two home runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

July 14, 1990
American over EF; others rained out
Nick Kinna's single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the American League a 4-3 win over East Frederick in District II Little League action Friday. The American League will now host Emmitsburg today at 6 p.m. while East Frederick suffered its second loss and was eliminated. Manchester and Taneytown also played Friday, but the game was called after six innings with the score tied 8-8 The game will be continued today at 6 p.m. were postponed by rain. They will be played today at 6 p m with the Frederick National League at Brunswick and Thurmont at Westminster.

July 16, 1990
RAIN POSTPONES CONTESTS
District II Little League tournament play continues today with American hosting Emmitsburg, Brunswick hosting National and Westminster hosting Thurmont. All of those games begin at 6 p.m. The four games were rained out Saturday.

July 17, 1990
Brunswick remains unbeaten
Brunswick and defending state champion Westminster are the only undefeated teams left in the District II Little League Tournament. Brunswick, behind the pitching and hitting of Jeremy Lowery, tabbed two National pitchers for 13 hits for a 10-1 decision, while Westminster routed Thurmont, 16-5, Monday. Brunswick plays at 6 pm , today at Westminster in the finals of the winners' bracket Two losers' bracket games are slated today with Emmitsburg, a 9-5 winner against American on Monday, facing National at Staley Stadium; while Manchester, a 9-8, seven-inning winner against Taneytown on Monday, hosts Thurmont. Games begin at 6 p.m. In Brunswick's win against National, Lowery hurled a two-hitter, and went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a two-run home run.  His homer came in the third, and he doubled in a pair of runs in the sixth. Lowery's other hit was a single in the fifth. On the mound, he struck out four and walked five. Willie Sowers was also 3-for-4 for Brunswick, with a two-run homer in the first, and singles in the third and fifth. Charlie McLane added a solo homer for Brunswick in the sixth. The lone National run came in the fourth on a wild pitch. Jimmy Hayes and Kevin Murphy each had one hit for National. Joey Hammond pitched four innings for National. He was relieved in the fifth by Chris Cameron

July 18, 1990
Brunswick downs Westminster, Nationals Win
Brunswick reached the finals of the District II Little League Tournament by defeating two-time defending state champion Westminster, 7-3, Tuesday at Westminster. The win means Brunswick is the only undefeated team left in the double-elimination tournament, and will not play again until 6 p.m., Friday, in the championship game. Westminster falls into the finals of the losers' bracket, and will play the winner of today's losers' bracket semifinal game between National and Thurmont at 6 p.m., Thursday. National remained alive in the tournament's losers bracket, Tuesday, with a 14-10 win against a stubborn Emmitsburg team at Staley Stadium. Thurmont ousted Manchester in the other losers' bracket game, Tuesday, 16-11.  Tuesday's game between National and Emmitsburg featured plenty of hitting and scoring. A total of 23 hits, 12 by Emmitsburg and 11 by National, were recorded. National was led in hitting by Robbie Roelke, who had three hits in four plate appearances and drove in one run. Teammate Wes Stull had two hits with two RBI. For Emmitsburg, Danny Ryan, Dave Manning, Zach Bollinger and Nick Hess each had two hits. One of Bellinger's hits was a two-run home run in the fourth. Manning and Bollinger each drove in three runs for Emmitsburg. National took the early lead in the game, scoring three runs in the top of the first on a leadoff solo homer by Brennan, a fielder's choice and a stolen base. Emmitsburg answered with three runs in the last of the first on a two-run single by Manning and a groundout. National made it a 5-3 game in the second on a pair of one-run singles by Roelke and Jon Scaletta, Emmitsburg cut the lead to one, 5-4, in the last of the second, on a single by Hess and a three-base error. In the top of the third. National scored three runs on an RBI single by Stull and three Emmitsburg errors. National scored three times in the fourth on a single by Stull and an Emmitsburg error. Emmitsburg came back with four runs in the last of the fourth on Bellinger's two-run homer, an RBI single by Ryan and a one-run double by Manning. National scored once in the fifth on a stolen base. Emmitsburg scored twice in the last of the fifth on an RBI double by Bollinger and an RBI single by Mike Wivell, cutting National's lead to 12-10. National clinched the win in the sixth on an RBI double by Matt Parkhurst and a suicide squeeze bunt by Scaletta. Brennan was the winning pitcher for National. He struck out five batters and walked only two.

July 19, 1990
National tops Thurmont
THURMONT - National reached the finals of the losers' bracket in the District II Little League Tournament, Wednesday, holding off a Thurmont rally in the sixth for a 5-3 win. National will host Westminster, which lost to Brunswick, Tuesday at 6 p.m., today, at Staley Stadium. The loss eliminates Thurmont from further district tourney play. Today's winner faces unbeaten Brunswick at 6 p.m., Friday, for the district championship Thurmont took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but National tied the score in the last of the first Thurmont scored once in the second to regain a slight edge, 2-1, before-National answered with two runs in the last of the third, thanks to a two run single by Wes Stull National would not trail in the game again Mike Brockey had a pinch-hit, solo home run in the fourth for the winners while Robbie Roelke added a one-run single. Thurmont scored once in the top of the sixth, and, with two outs, had runners at first and third. But National pitcher Chris Cameron got the last Thurmont batter to fly out to the shortstop for the win. Cameron was the winning pitcher for National, scattering five Thurmont hits. Eric Long went the distance on the mound for Thurmont, giving up eight hits. Roelke led National with two hits and Jason Brennan added a double. For Thurmont, Asa Brown had two hits, including a double. Mike Clem also doubled for Thurmont.

July 21, 1990
Brunswick wins district title
BRUNSWICK - The District II Little League championship is back in Frederick County after a three-year absence, and the last county team to win the crown won it back. Brunswick, which won the county's last district championship in 1987, defeated National in Friday's district championship game, 3-1, to earn back the crown. Brunswick now advances to the Section I Championship Series, Aug. 1, at Bennett Cert Park in Westminster. Brunswick will face the District I champion in a best-of-three series. Through five district tournament games, Brunswick is undefeated. "We've been working hard for the last four weeks," Brunswick manager Tom Murray said. "They've earned this one." It was the second win in five days against National for Brunswick. On Monday, Brunswick beat National, 10-1. The district champions then beat two-time defending state champion Westminster, Wednesday, 7-3, while National came back with 5-3 and 5-4 wins against Thurmont and Westminster, respectively, to earn the rematch Friday. "We beat them pretty good on Monday, so we knew they would be ready to play against us today. I take my hat off to them. They played really well." "We've been playing for five nights straight," National manager Danny Miller said. "We played much better today than the first time we played them." Brunswick pitcher Willie Sowers kept the National hitters in check with a four-hitter. He also fanned eight batters and walked three. "Willie pitched an excellent game," Murray said. 

1990 - Hagerstown American
District 2 Champions
Williamsport  
Tournament Results:
District Round:
Frederick National vs Manchester won 22-1
Frederick National vs Brunswick lost 10-1 
Frederick National vs Emmitsburg won 14-10
Frederick National vs Thurmont won 5-3 
Frederick National vs Brunswick lost 3-1

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