5-08-2023 4:05am

BORDICK & DEMPSEY BACK

MISSION MOMENT: WHO WILL TAKE HOME THE LET'S PLAY BALL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY THIS YEAR?

WHO'S GOING TO EARN THIS YEAR'S TROPHY?

The second annual Let’s Play Ball! event, hosted by The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc., is just a few weeks away and will once again feature a friendly, but competitive, softball game between BCPS administrators and BCPS educators. Come cheer on your favorite staff members as the administrators defend their title as champions, and the educators seek to claim the Let’s Play Ball! Championship trophy.

photos from Let's Play Ball! 2022

THE STAR-STUDDED SOFTBALL TEAMS

Team BCPS Administrators

Salim Barrouk, Office of Pupil Personnel Services
Justin Benjamin, Cockeysville Middle School
Angela Booze, Southwest Academy Middle Magnet School
Nikolas Buckler, Office of Logistics
Scott Conway, Owings Mills Elementary School
James Corns, Department of Instructional Technology
Gabriel Da Graca, Office of Purchasing
Wesley Daughton, Office Food and Nutrition
Thomas Dugas, Catonsville High School
Jeffrey Hogan, Elmwood Elementary School
Joseph Holland, Loch Raven High School
Robert Kesler, Hillcrest Elementary School
Keith Lewis, Department of Equity and Cultural Proficiency
Erica Lundy, Lyons Mill Elementary School
Charlyne Maul, Golden Ring Middle School
MiVida Parham, Office of Career and Technical Education
Stephen Parsons, Hereford Middle School
Candice Straub, Dundalk Middle School
London Taylor, Department of Equity and Cultural Proficiency
Bryan Thanner, Stemmers Run Middle School

Team BCPS Educators

Brian Bandurchin, Dundalk Middle School
Thomas Blumenauer, Owings Mills High School
Deborah Brajevich, Crossroads Center for Alternative Studies
Nancy Brajevich, Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts
Seth Brinegar, Dundalk High School
Paul Diem, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Derek Dodson, Pikesville Middle School
Casey Ford, Parkville Middle School
Erich Geckle, Towson High School
Geoffrey Holland, Sparrows Point High School
Desia Jones, Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts
Joseph Karbowniczek, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Lindsay Karsos, Towson High School
Brittney Kittrell, Lyons Mill Elementary School
John Lanahan, Mars Estates Elementary School
Darlene Leddon, Padonia International Elementary School
Joseph Madigan, Owings Mills High School
Samantha Maile, Lyons Mill Elementary
Becky Miskimon, Halethorpe Elementary School
Talven Pearsell, Sudbrook Magnet Middle School
Lee Pollak, Deer Park Elementary School
Maria Powers, Franklin High School
Andrew Romano, Chesapeake High School
Erin Schnirel, Hampton Elementary School
Jessica Simmons, Northeast Infants and Toddlers/Eastern Family Resource Center
Robert West, Relay Elementary School
Sharon Winston, Virtual Learning Program
Benjamin Wolf, Deer Park Middle Magnet School

Photos from Let's Play Ball! 2022

The star-studded teams will be coached by All-Star Major League Baseball Legends Mike Bordick and Rick Dempsey. Bordick is the Baseball Warehouse Ambassador, a member of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame, and a 14-year career Oriole player from 1990-2004. Dempsey is the Baseball Warehouse Partner, a member of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame, and a 24-year MLB player from 1969-1992.

The pitcher for the softball game will be Matt Morris, owner and operator of the Baseball Warehouse and a former four-year letterman at Franklin High School, who signed his first professional contract as a free agent and played for several organizations during his career.

Rick Dempsey

Matt Morris

DON'T BE LATE FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT DATE!

There has been a lot of chatter pertaining to the second annual Let’s Play Ball! event. Reviewing the schedule will help ensure that you won’t miss any activity.

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Vendor Village, food trucks, and a variety of celebrations

10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. A skills clinic facilitated by League of Dreams for nearly 100 BCPS middle school Allied Sports athletes.

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Celebrity Home Run Derby featuring regional talented celebrities and pro athletes.

1:40 – 4 p.m. Softball game: Team BCPS administrators versus Team BCPS educators

Let’s Play Ball! will bring together, recognize, and celebrate BCPS school administrators, educators, and middle school Allied Sports athletes and their coaches. It will be a day filled with camaraderie and memorable moments. It will also be the culminating activity for BCPS Administrators Week, Monday, May 8 through Friday, May 12, and will showcase school spirit via students, families, and colleagues, along with a few special guests such as The Oriole Bird, Baltimore Ravens Poe, and others.

Photos from Let's Play Ball! 2022

With the gates opening at 10 a.m., you will want to bring your blankets, chairs, and mitts to get your front row seat to cheer on your favorite celebrity, professional athlete, educators, and administrators. Bring your appetites to visit the food trucks. And save time to participate in a variety of games and activities featured in Vendor Village. Smiles will be captured as memorable moments and opportunities occur at...

Let’s Play Ball!

Saturday, May 13, 2023

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology

938 York Rd. | Baltimore 21204

In partnership with The Baseball Warehouse, LLC, and League of Dreams, Inc.

Supported by The Ed Reed Foundation and BCPS Allied Sports

Admission is free.