Mount Airy Legion battles into state title game

From the FREDERICK NEWS POST: Originally published July 28, 2009 From Staff Report

COLLEGE PARK -- Mount Airy is one win away from capturing the American Legion Baseball Maryland State Tournament title. Mount Airy stayed unbeaten in the tournament and advanced to the championship with an 8-6 win over Gaithersburg Post 295 on Monday. Mount Airy faces Gaithersburg Post 104 -- which eliminated Frederick with a 9-8 win Monday -- in the championship game at 10 a.m today. Mount Airyneeds just one win to earn the state title. If Gold Star Post 191 loses its first game, there will be another game after that Monday to determine the champion. So far, losing hasn't been an issue for Mount Airy . In the completion of a suspended game against Wicomico on Sunday, Mount Airy erased a five-run deficit to send the game into extra innings. And trailing 11-10 with two outs in the bottom of the 10th, Gold Star Post 191 used Jake Ringold's grand slam to pull out a 14-11 win. Later that day, Mount Airy got a 10-3 victory over Frederick , its Western Maryland District rival that had gone 24-0 in league play during the regular season. Mount Airy 8, Gaithersburg Post 295 6 Trailing 6-4 heading into the bottom of the eighth, Mount Airy rallied for four runs to take command. Taylor Henry and Alex Anwar each had two hits and two RBIs, and Mike Virbickis had two hits. Reliever Alec Rogness earned the win. Gaithersburg Post 104 9, Frederick 8 Post 104 scored six runs in the first inning and went on to eliminate Frederick . Brady Wilson, Jimmy Lanning and Brent DeHaven each had two hits and one RBI for Frederick . Frederick 14, Gaithersburg Post 295 7 Frank Zier had a homer, double and four RBIs to help Frederick win. Nick Meekins had four hits, including a triple. Wilson had three hits, including a triple and double, and three RBIs. Ian Hahn had two hits and three RBIs, and Lanning had two hits with a double and two RBIs. Mount Airy 10, Frederick 3 Brian Paulhus had three hits, including a double, for Mount Airy . Jason Driver had a triple and three RBIs. Hank Adams had three hits, including a homer, and two RBIs for FSK Post 11. Jimmy King and DeHaven doubled.