by Lem Satterfield

After winning their eighth consecutive Baltimore City League crown, the Poly Engineers advanced to the Class 2A North Region final, where they were beaten by Eastern Tech of Baltimore County, 1-0.

"We loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of seventh, and were not able to push across the winning run," said fourth-year Engineers' coach Corey Goodwin. "The game ended on a diving, snow cone catch from the right fielder, and Eastern Tech went on to win the Class 2A state title."

"With a bitter taste in our mouths from last season's one-run loss in the regional final, we know that we have a chance to be there again," Goodwin said. "We don't want people to think that we are just an average city team. We want this year to be special."



Poly baseball, at a glance:


Coach: Corey Goodwin, fourth year

Assistant: Carey Cheek


Top Returners:
Robert Watkins (C): .416 BA,  23 RBI's; 1B/P

Senior Robert Sweet (C): .430 BA, 15 RBI's, .712 OBP; C Senior

Eric Poe (c):  .356 BA, 10 RBI's; 3B   Junior


Top Newcomers:

Mikhail Avent: OF

Michael Fletcher: OF/P