No. 1 Spalding baseball needs extra innings to get past No. 4 Calvert Hall, 5-4, and remain unbeaten in MIAA A play

For most of Monday, it looked like No. 1 Archbishop Spalding baseball was going to win another typical game at Calvert Hall, behind the right arm of standout senior pitcher Jake Yeager.

Instead, the Cavaliers ended up needing quality base running from Drew Emrich and poised relief on the mound from sophomore Arian Vargas to eke out a 5-4 win in nine innings over the No. 4 Cardinals that keeps them unbeaten in Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference play.

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