Sports in Maryland

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File:CamdenYards 2005-05-08.jpg]]Maryland has a number of major and minor professional sports franchises. Two National Football League teams play in Maryland, the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore and the Washington Commanders in Prince George's County. The Baltimore Orioles compete as Major League Baseball franchise in Baltimore.

Other professional sports franchises in the state include five affiliated minor league baseball teams, one independent league baseball team, the Baltimore Blast indoor soccer team, two indoor football teams, two low-level Basketball teams, and three low-level outdoor soccer teams.

The Congressional Country Club has hosted several professional golf tournaments, including the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Senior Open, Senior PGA Championship, Kemper Open and Quicken Loans National.

Maryland has had famous athletes including baseball's Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers, Orioles' Cal Ripken Jr. and George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, who played for the old Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and especially won fame with the New York Yankees. Plus Olympic swimming medalists Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, Chase Kalisz, and Katie Hoff.File:DSC01800 M&TBankStadium.jpg]]Since 1962, the official state sport of Maryland is jousting. Lacrosse was named the official team sport in 2004,{{cite web |url=http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/symbols/sport.html |title=State Symbols |access-date=2007-12-06 |publisher=Maryland State Archives}} and Sports Illustrated wrote the sport "has always been the showcase for the flower of Maryland manhood."Frank Deford, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100417101301/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1078595/index.htm Navy's Star With A Stick; Even in Maryland, where lacrosse enjoys exalted status and local talent is idolized, Jimmy Lewis of New York is hailed as the game's best player], Sports Illustrated, May 30, 1966. In 2008, intending to promote physical fitness for all ages, Maryland declared walking the official state exercise and became the first state with an official state exercise.{{Cite news|last=Olson|first=Brad|date=2008-02-20|title=Walking = Maryland state exercise|work=The Baltimore Sun|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2008-02-walking_maryland_state_exercis-story.html|access-date=2020-07-14}}

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Major professional teams

class="wikitable sortable"
Team name

!League

!1st MD season

!Stadium/Field

Baltimore Orioles

|Major League Baseball

|1954

| Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Baltimore Ravens

|National Football League

|1996

| M&T Bank Stadium

Washington Commanders

|National Football League

|1997 (played in D.C. 1937–1997)

| Northwest Stadium

Maryland has major professional sports teams in the city of Baltimore and in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. Two major league teams play in Baltimore — the NFL's Baltimore Ravens and MLB's Baltimore Orioles. Additionally, the NFL's Baltimore Colts played in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983 before moving to Indianapolis.

The Washington Commanders (formerly the Washington Redskins) play in Landover, Maryland. The NHL's Washington Capitals and the NBA's Washington Wizards (formerly the Baltimore Bullets, then Washington Bullets) used to play in Maryland before moving in 1997 to a newly constructed Verizon Center arena in downtown Washington in the District of Columbia.

Other current professional and semi-pro teams

=Baseball=

=Basketball=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team name

!League

!1st MD
season

!Stadium/Field

Baltimore Hawks

|American Basketball Association

|2015

|Saint Frances Academy

Frederick Flying Cows

|The Basketball League

|2024

|BB&T Arena at Hood College

PG Valor

|American Basketball Association

|2016

|Antioch Baptist Church

=Football=

=Hockey=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team name

!League

!1st MD
season

!Stadium/Field

Maryland Black Bears

|North American Hockey League

|2018–19

|Piney Orchard Ice Arena

= Lacrosse =

class="wikitable"

|+

!Team name

!League

!1st MD season

!Stadium/Field

Maryland Whipsnakes

|Premier Lacrosse League

|2024

|Homewood Field

Maryland Charm

|Women's Lacrosse League

|2025

|

=Soccer=

Former professional and semi-pro teams

=Baseball=

The following table details baseball teams which were located in Maryland. For minor league teams that changed affiliations, each affiliation is listed as a separate team.

{{see also|Minor_league_baseball#Affiliation_system}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team name

!Years present

!League

!Current Status

Aberdeen Arsenal

|2000

|Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

|Defunct

Baltimore Black Sox

|1916–1933

|Eastern Colored League
American Negro League
Negro National League
East-West League

|Defunct

Baltimore Canaries

|1872–1874

|National Association

|Defunct

Baltimore Elite Giants

|1938–1950

|Negro National League
Negro American League

|Defunct

Baltimore Lord Baltimores

|1887

|National Colored Base Ball League

|Defunct

Baltimore Marylands

|1873

National Association

|Defunct

Baltimore Monumentals

|1884

|Union Association

|Defunct

Baltimore Orioles

|1882–1899

|American Association (Baseball)

National League

|Defunct

Baltimore Orioles

|1901–1902

|American League (Baseball)

|New York Yankees

Baltimore Orioles

|1903–1914

|Eastern League

|Syracuse Chiefs

Baltimore Orioles

|1916–1953

|International League

|Defunct

Baltimore Terrapins

|1914–1915

|Federal League

|Defunct

Bowie Nationals{{cite news|last1=Hoffmann|first1=John|title=Keys finish first half on a tear; Fall League to fold|url=http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/1999/199926/thurmont/sports/a40700-1.html|access-date=May 17, 2016|work=The Gazette|date=June 24, 1999}}

|1998

|Maryland Fall Baseball

|Defunct

Cambridge Canners

|1922–1928
1940–1941

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Cambridge Cardinals

|1937–1939

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Cambridge Dodgers

|1946–1949

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Centreville Colts

|1937–1939

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Centreville Orioles

|1946

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Centreville Red Sox

|1940–1941

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Crisfield Crabbers

|1922–1928
1937

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Cumberland Colts

|1916–1918

|Potomac League
Blue Ridge League

|Defunct

Cumberland Colts

|1925–1932
1941–1942

|Middle Atlantic League

|Defunct

Cumberland Rooters

|1906–1907

|Pennsylvania–Ohio–Maryland League
Western Pennsylvania League

|Defunct

Delmarva Rockfish

|1998

|Maryland Fall Baseball

|Defunct

Easton Browns

|1937

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Easton Cubs

|1938

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Easton Farmers

|1924–1928

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Easton Yankees

|1939–1941
1946–1949

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Federalsburg A's

|1937–1941
1946–1948

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Federalsburg Feds

|1949

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Frederick Champs

|1916

|Blue Ridge League

|Defunct

Frederick Hustlers

|1915
1917
1920–1928

|Blue Ridge League

|Defunct

Frederick Regiment

|1998

|Maryland Fall Baseball

|Defunct

Frederick Warriors

|1929–1930

|Blue Ridge League

|Defunct

Frostburg Demons

|1916

|Potomac League

|Defunct

Hagerstown Blues

|1915

|Blue Ridge League

|Defunct

Hagerstown Braves

|1950–1953

|Interstate League
Piedmont League

|Defunct

Hagerstown Champs

|1920–1921

|Blue Ridge League

|Defunct

Hagerstown Hubs

|1924–1931

|Blue Ridge League
Middle Atlantic League

|Defunct

Hagerstown Lions

|1896

|Cumberland Valley League

|Defunct

Hagerstown Owls

|1941–1949

|Interstate League

|Defunct

Hagerstown Packets

|1954–1955

|Piedmont League

|Defunct

Hagerstown Suns

|1981–2019

|Carolina League
Eastern League
South Atlantic League

|Defunct due to MiLB Reorganization of 2020

Hagerstown Terriers

|1916–1918
1922–1923

|Blue Ridge League

|Defunct

Laurel Blue Hens

|1922–1923

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Lonaconing Drybugs

|1916

|Potomac League

|Defunct

Piedmont-Westernport Drybugs

|1918

|Blue Ridge League

|Defunct

Pocomoke City Red Sox

|1937–1940

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Pocomoke City Salamanders

|1922–1923

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Salisbury A's

|1951

|Interstate League

|Defunct

Salisbury Cardinals

|1940–1941
1946–1949

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Salisbury Indians

|1922–1928
1937–1938

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

Salisbury Reds

|1952

|Interstate League

|Defunct

Salisbury Senators

|1939

|Eastern Shore Baseball League

|Defunct

=Basketball=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team name

!Years present

!League

!Current status

Arundel Raves

|2020

|American Basketball Association

|Defunct

Baltimore Bayrunners

|1999

|International Basketball League

|Defunct

Baltimore Blaze

|2000–2001

|National Rookie League

|Defunct

Baltimore Bullets

|1944–1954

|National Basketball Association
Basketball Association of America
American Basketball League

|Defunct

Baltimore Bullets

|1958–1961

|Eastern Professional Basketball League

|Defunct

Baltimore Bullets

|1963–1973

|National Basketball Association

|Washington Wizards

Baltimore Claws

|1975–1976

|American Basketball Association

|Defunct

Baltimore Clippers

|1939–1941

|American Basketball League

|Defunct

Baltimore Lightning

|1985–1986

|Continental Basketball Association

|Defunct

Baltimore Metros

|1978–1979

|Continental Basketball Association

|Defunct

Baltimore Orioles

|1926–1927

|American Basketball League

|Defunct

Baltimore Pearls/Bay Lions

|2005–2006

|American Basketball Association

|Defunct

Baltimore Shuckers

|2011-2020

|Central Basketball Association

|Defunct

Beltway Bombers

|2016

|American Professional Basketball League

|Defunct

Cumberland Dukes

|1947–1948

|All-American Professional Basketball League

|Defunct

DMV Warriors

|2014–2020

|American Basketball Association

|Defunct

Hub City Hogs

|2019–2020

|American Basketball Association

|Defunct

Maryland Bayriders

|2007–2008

|National Professional Basketball League

|Defunct

Maryland GreenHawks

|2004–2011

|Premier Basketball League

|Defunct

Maryland Mustangs

|2001

|United States Basketball League

|Defunct

Metropolitan All-Stars

|2009–2015

|American Professional Basketball League

|Defunct

Rockville Victors

|2012

|American Professional Basketball League

|Defunct

Tri-City Suns

|2009–2010

|American Professional Basketball League

|Defunct

Washington Madness

|2008–2012

|Eastern Basketball Alliance

|Relocated to DC

Columbia All-Stars

|2014

|Eastern Basketball Alliance

|

DMV Kings

|2014

|Eastern Basketball Alliance

|

Maryland Bayraiders

|2007

|Eastern Basketball Alliance

|

Western Maryland Elite

|

|Eastern Basketball Alliance

|

=Football=

=Hockey=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team name

!Years present

!League

!Current status

Baltimore Bandits

|1995–1997

|American Hockey League

|Rockford IceHogs

Baltimore Blades

|1975–1976

|World Hockey Association

|Defunct

Baltimore Clippers

|1945–1946
1949–1950

|Eastern Amateur Hockey League

|Defunct

Baltimore Clippers

|1954–1956

|Eastern Hockey League

|Defunct

Baltimore Clippers

|1962–1977

|American Hockey League
Eastern Hockey League
Southern Hockey League

|Defunct

Baltimore Orioles

|1933–1942
1944–45

|Eastern Hockey League

|Defunct

Baltimore Skipjacks

|1982–1993

|American Hockey League

|Springfield Thunderbirds

Chesapeake Icebreakers

|1997–1999

|ECHL

|Defunct

Washington Capitals

|1974–1997

|NHL

|Moved to MCI Center, now Capital One Arena

Baltimore Hockey Club (Baltimore HC)

|1896–1898

|BHL

|Defunct

=Inline Hockey=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team name

!Years present

!League

!Current status

Maryland Knights

|2007

|American Inline Hockey League

|Defunct

Washington Power

|2008

|Major League Roller Hockey

|Defunct

=Lacrosse=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team name

!Years present

!League

!Current status

Baltimore Bombers

|2013

|North American Lacrosse League

|Defunct

Baltimore Brave

|2018–2020

|Women's Professional Lacrosse League

|Defunct (folding of league){{cite web | url=https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/pro/wpll/wpll-shutters-as-pro-womens-lax-is-constantly-fighting-for-a-presence | title=WPLL Shutters as Pro Women's Lax is 'Constantly Fighting for a Presence' }}

Baltimore Ride

|2016–2018

|United Women's Lacrosse League

|Defunct

Baltimore Tribe

|1988

|American Lacrosse League

|Defunct

Baltimore Thunder

|1987–1999

|Major Indoor Lacrosse League

|Colorado Mammoth

Chesapeake Bayhawks

|2001–2020

|Major League Lacrosse

|Defunct (merger of MLL into PLL)

Maryland Arrows

|1974–1975

|National Lacrosse League

|Defunct

Washington Wave

|1987–1989

|Major Indoor Lacrosse League

|Defunct

=Soccer=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team name

!Years present

!League

!Current status

ACF Torino USA

|2014–2015

|Women's Premier Soccer League

|Defunct

ASA Charge

|2010–2017

|National Premier Soccer League

|Defunct

ASA Chesapeake Charge

|2010–2015

|Women's Premier Soccer League

|Defunct

Baltimore Americans

|1934–1949

|American Soccer League

|Defunct

Baltimore Bays

|1967–1969

|National Professional Soccer League (1967)
North American Soccer League (1968–1969)

|Defunct

Baltimore Bays

|1972–1973

|American Soccer League

|Defunct

Baltimore Bays

|1993–1998

|USL Second Division

|Defunct

Baltimore Blast

|1980–1992

|Major Indoor Soccer League

|Defunct

Baltimore Bohemians

|2012–2016

|Premier Development League

|on hiatus

Baltimore Comets

|1974–1975

|North American Soccer League

|Defunct

Baltimore St. Gerards/Baltimore Flyers

|1966–1968

|American Soccer League

|Defunct

Baltimore Orioles F.C.

|1893–1895

|American League of Professional Football

|Defunct

Baltimore Rockets/Baltimore Pompei

|1953–1961

|American Soccer League

|Defunct

Baltimore S.C.

|1943–1948

|American Soccer League

|Defunct

Charm City FC

|2008–2009

|National Premier Soccer League

|Defunct

Chesapeake Dragons

|2001–2004

|Premier Development League

|Defunct

Crystal Palace Baltimore

|2007–2010

|USL Second Division
USSF Division 2 Professional League

|On Hiatus

D.C. United Women

|2011–2012

W-League

|Became Washington Spirit

Eastern Shore Sharks

|1998–1999

|USL Second Division

|Defunct

FC Baltimore Christos

|2018–2021

|National Premier Soccer League

|Defunct

IFK Maryland

|2016

|American Soccer League

|Defunct

Maryland Bays

|1988–1991

|American Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League

|Defunct

Maryland Mania

|1999

|A-League

|Defunct

Maryland Pride

|1995–2007,2009–2010

|Women's Premier Soccer League

|Defunct

Maryland Tigers

|2007–2008

|Premier Arena Soccer League

|Defunct

Real Maryland F.C.

|2007–2013

|USL Second Division

|Defunct

Washington Freedom

|2001–2011

|Women's Professional Soccer

|Defunct

Washington Spirit

|2012–2019

|National Women's Soccer League

|Moved to Audi Field in Washington, D.C. and Segra Field in Leesburg, Virginia

Washington Warthogs

|1994–1997

|Continental Indoor Soccer League

|Defunct

=Other sports=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team name

!Years present

!League

!Current status

D.C. Forward

|2004

|Pro Cricket

|Defunct

Baltimore Monuments

|1977

|Professional softball leagues

|Defunct

DC Breeze

|2013–2014

|American Ultimate Disc League

|Move to Washington DC

Baltimore Banners

|1974

|World TeamTennis

|Defunct

Baltimore Blues

|2012–2014

|USA Rugby League

|Defunct

Collegiate sports

{{see also|List of college athletic programs in Maryland}}

=NCAA Division I=

{{further|NCAA Division I}}

==Coppin State University==

{{main article|Coppin State Eagles}}

The Coppin State University sports teams participate in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) for most sports, with baseball competing in the Northeast Conference (NEC). Its teams are called the Eagles.

class="wikitable sortable"
Sport

!Gender

!Venue

Baseball

|Men's

|Joe Cannon Stadium

Basketball

|Men's & Women's

|Physical Education Complex

Bowling

|Women's

|

Cross Country

|Men's & Women's

|

Softball

|Women's

|Coppin State University Softball Complex

Tennis

|Men's & Women's

|Coppin State Tennis Courts

Track & Field

|Men's & Women's

|

Volleyball

|Women's

|Physical Education Complex

==[[Johns Hopkins University]]==

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{{main article|Johns Hopkins Blue Jays}}

The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse team, founded in 1883, is the school's most prominent sports team, which has won 44 national titles. The Blue Jays play at Homewood Field (pictured right). Lacrosse is the only sport in which Hopkins participates as an NCAA Division I member; both the men's and women's lacrosse teams compete at that level in the Big Ten Conference. All other Hopkins sports compete in NCAA Division III, in which athletic scholarships are not allowed. Hopkins is one of a small number of Division III schools authorized by the NCAA to continue awarding scholarships in their Division I sports.

class="wikitable sortable"
Sport

!Gender

!Venue

Lacrosse

|Men's & Women's

|Homewood Field

==[[Loyola University Maryland]]==

{{main|Loyola Greyhounds}}

Loyola fields 17 varsity teams and 22 club teams. The varsity teams, known as the Greyhounds, participate in the NCAA's Division I. All Loyola varsity teams compete in the Patriot League in the following sports:

class="wikitable sortable"
Sport

!Gender

!Venue

Basketball

|Men's & Women's

|Reitz Arena

Cross Country

|Men's & Women's

|

Golf

|Men's

|

Lacrosse

|Men's & Women's

|Ridley Athletic Complex

Rowing

|Men's & Women's

|

Soccer

|Men's & Women's

|Ridley Athletic Complex

Swimming & Diving

|Men's & Women's

|Mangione Pool at the Fitness & Aquatics Center

Tennis

|Men's & Women's

|McClure Tennis Center at Ridley Athletic Complex

Track & Field

|Women's

|Loyola/Johns Hopkins Track & Field Facility

Volleyball

|Women's

|Reitz Arena

==Morgan State University==

{{see also|Morgan State Bears football|Morgan State University Lacrosse}}

The Morgan State University athletic teams are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Bears and compete in the following sports:

  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Bowling – Women's
  • Cheer – Women's
  • Cross Country – Men's & Women's
  • Football – Men's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Track & Field – Women's
  • Volleyball – Women's

==Mount St. Mary's University==

Mount St. Mary's University was one of the founding members of the Northeast Conference, but moved in 2022 to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The school's sports teams are called the Mountaineers and compete in the following sports:

  • Baseball – Men's
  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Cross Country – Men's & Women's
  • Lacrosse – Men's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Soccer – Men's & women's
  • Swimming – Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) – Men's & Women's
  • Water Polo – Men's & Women

==Towson University==

{{main|Towson Tigers}}

The athletics teams of Towson University participate in the NCAA's Division I and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association, as well as CAA Football, the technically separate football league operated by that conference. Some sports compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The school's sports teams are called the Tigers, and the mascot of the University is named Doc.

class="wikitable sortable"
Sport

!Gender

!Venue

Baseball

|Men's

|Schuerholz Park

Basketball

|Men's & Women's

|Towson Center

Cross Country

|Women's

|Oregon Ridge Park

Field Hockey

|Women's

|Johnny Unitas Stadium

Football

|Men's

|Johnny Unitas Stadium

Golf

|Men's & Women's

|Prospect Bay Country Club

Gymnastics

|Women's

|Towson Center

Lacrosse

|Men's & Women's

|Johnny Unitas Stadium

Soccer

|Men's & Women's

|Towson Center

Softball

|Women's

|Towson Center

Swimming

|Men's & Women's

|Burdick Hall

Tennis

|Women's

|Towson Center

Track & Field

|Women's

|

Volleyball

|Women's

|Towson Center

==United States Naval Academy==

{{main|Navy Midshipmen}}

The United States Naval Academy participates in NCAA Division I in 30 varsity sports.[http://www.navysports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/navy/genrel/auto_pdf/wbfh-facts "Wesley Brown Field House" Facts sheet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714161444/http://www.navysports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/navy/genrel/auto_pdf/wbfh-facts |date=2011-07-14 }}. USNA Public Affairs Office. Athletics Department webpage (Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website). Retrieved 2010-02-09. It also fields teams in 12 club sports.[http://www.navysports.com/school-bio/navy-intramurals.html Club /Intramural Sports Programs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209070959/http://www.navysports.com/school-bio/navy-intramurals.html |date=2010-02-09 }}. Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-02-10. The Academy is a non-football member of the Patriot League, a football-only member of the American Athletic Conference, and a member of the Collegiate Sprint Football League (men), Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (men), Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges, Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (men), and Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Navy is also one of approximately 300 members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Although the teams have no official name, they are usually referred to as "Navy", "Midshipmen", or "Mids". The Academy competes in the following sports:

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

;Varsity sports

  • Baseball – Men's
  • Basketball – Men's and women's
  • Crew (heavyweight) – Men's and women's
  • Crew (lightweight) – Men's and women's
  • Cross Country – Men's and women's
  • Football – Men's
  • Golf – Men's
  • Gymnastics – Men's
  • Lacrosse – Men's and women's
  • Rifle – Coeducational
  • Sailing (intercollegiate) – Coeducational
  • Sailing (offshore) – Coeducational
  • Soccer – Men's and women's
  • Sprint Football – Men's
  • Squash – Men's
  • Swimming & diving – Men's and women's

{{Col-break}}

  • Tennis – Men's and women's
  • Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) – Men's and women's
  • Volleyball – Women's
  • Water Polo – Men's
  • Wrestling – Men's

;Club sports

  • Boxing – Men's
  • Cycling – Coeducational
  • Hockey (ice) – Men's
  • Karate – Coeducational
  • Marathon – Coeducational
  • Pistol – Coeducational
  • Powerlifting – Coeducational
  • Rugby – Men's and women's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Triathlon – Coeducational
  • Volleyball – Men's

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==University of Maryland, Baltimore County==

{{main|UMBC Retrievers}}

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The University of Maryland, Baltimore County sports teams participate in the NCAA's Division I, and is member of the America East Conference.

The school's sports teams are called the Retrievers, and the mascot of the University is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever which has been referred to as both True Grit and Fever.

class="wikitable sortable"
Sport

!Gender

!Venue

Baseball

|Men's

|The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC

Basketball

|Men's & Women's

| Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

Cross Country

|Men's & Women's

|UMBC Stadium

Lacrosse

|Men's & Women's

|UMBC Stadium

Soccer

|Men's & Women's

|UMBC Soccer Stadium

Softball

|Men's & Women's

|Baseball Factory Field

Swimming

|Men's & Women's

|UMBC Natatorium

Tennis

|Men's & Women's

|Tennis Center

Track & Field

|Men's & Women's

|UMBC Stadium

Volleyball

|Women's

| Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

==University of Maryland, College Park==

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{{main|Maryland Terrapins}}

The University of Maryland, College Park sports teams participate in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Prior to 2014, the school participated in Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, of which it was a founding member. Its teams are called the Terrapins, and its mascot is a diamondback terrapin named Testudo.

class="wikitable sortable"
Sport

!Gender

!Venue

Baseball

|Men's

|Shipley Field

Basketball

|Men's & Women's

| Xfinity Center

Competitive Cheer

|Coed

| Xfinity Center

Cross Country

|Men's & Women's

|Kehoe Track at Ludwig Field

Field Hockey

|Women's

|Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex

Football

|Men's

| Maryland Stadium

Golf

|Men's & Women's

|Maryland Golf Course

Lacrosse

|Men's & Women's

| Maryland Stadium; Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex / Ludwig Field

Soccer

|Men's & Women's

|Ludwig Field

Swimming

|Men's & Women's

|Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium

Tennis

|Men's & Women's

|Tennis Center at College Park

Track & Field

|Men's & Women's

|Kehoe Track at Ludwig Field

Volleyball

|Women's

| Xfinity Center

Water Polo

|Women's

|Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium

Wrestling

|Men's

| Xfinity Center

=NCAA Division II=

==Bowie State University==

{{main|Bowie State Bulldogs}}

The Bowie State University athletic teams are members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Their teams are called the Bulldogs and compete in the following sports:

  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Bowling – Women's
  • Cross Country – Men's & Women's
  • Football – Men's
  • Softbal – Women's
  • Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) – Men's & Women's
  • Volleyball – Women's

==[[Frostburg State University]]==

The Frostburg State Bobcats began a transition from Division III to Division II in July 2019, joining the Mountain East Conference. The Bobcats will be eligible for Division II national championships in the 2022–23 school year. The following sports are sponsored:

  • Baseball – Men's
  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Cross Country – Men's & Women's
  • Field Hockey – Women's
  • Football – Men's
  • Lacrosse – Women's (plays in the East Coast Conference because the Mountain East sponsors lacrosse only for men)
  • Soccer – Men's & Women's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Swimming – Men's & Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) – Men's & Women's
  • Volleyball – Women's

=NCAA Division III=

==Goucher College==

Goucher College athletic teams are members of the Landmark Conference. Their teams are called the Gophers and compete in the following sports:

  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Cross Country – Men's & Women's
  • Equestrian – Women's
  • Field Hockey – Women's
  • Lacrosse – Men's
  • Soccer – Men's & Women's
  • Swimming – Men's & Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) – Men's & Women's
  • Volleyball – Women's

==[[Johns Hopkins University]]==

{{main|Johns Hopkins Blue Jays}}

Except for the men's and women's lacrosse teams, Johns Hopkins athletic teams are members of the Centennial Conference and compete in the following sports:

  • Baseball – Men's
  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Crew – Men's & Women's
  • Cross Country – Men's & Women's
  • Fencing – Men's & Women's
  • Field Hockey – Men's
  • Football – Men's
  • Soccer – Men's & Women's
  • Swimming – Men's & Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) – Men's & Women's
  • Volleyball – Women's
  • Water Polo – Men's & Women's
  • Wrestling – Men's

==Hood College==

Hood College's athletic teams are members of the Middle Atlantic Conferences. Their teams are called the Blazers and compete in the following sports:

  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Cross Country – Men's & Women's
  • Field Hockey – Women's
  • Golf – Men's & Women's
  • Lacrosse – Men's & Women's
  • Soccer – Men's & Women's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Swimming – Men's & Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Track & Field – Men's & Women's
  • Volleyball – Women's

==McDaniel College==

McDaniel College athletic teams are members of the Centennial Conference. Their teams are called the Green Terror and compete in the following sports:

  • Baseball – Men's
  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Cross Country – Men's & Women's
  • Field Hockey – Women's
  • Football – Men's
  • Golf – Men's and Women's
  • Lacrosse - Men's and Women's
  • Soccer – Men's & Women's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Swimming – Men's & Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor) – Men's & Women's
  • Volleyball – Women's
  • Wrestling – Men's

==[[Notre Dame of Maryland University]]==

Notre Dame athletic teams are members of the Colonial States Athletic Conference. Their teams are called the Gators and compete in the following sports:

  • Basketball – Women's
  • Field Hockey – Women's
  • Lacrosse – Women's
  • Soccer – Women's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Swimming – Women's
  • Tennis – Women's
  • Volleyball – Women's

====St. Mary's College of Maryland====

{{main|St. Mary's Seahawks}}

St. Mary's College athletic teams are members of the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference, but will move to the North Eastern Athletic Conference after the 2020–21 school year. Their teams are called the Seahawks and compete in the following sports:

  • Baseball – Men's
  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Field Hockey – Women's
  • Lacrosse – Men's
  • Sailing – Men's & Women's
  • Soccer – Men's & Women's
  • Swimming – Men's & Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Volleyball – Men's & Women's

==Salisbury University==

Salisbury University athletic teams are members of the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference except for the football team, which plays in the Empire 8. Their teams are called the Seagulls and compete in the following sports:

  • Baseball – Men's
  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Cross Country – Men's & Women's
  • Football – Men's
  • Field Hockey – Women's
  • Lacrosse – Men's
  • Soccer – Men's & Women's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Swimming – Men's & Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Track & Field – Men's & Women's
  • Volleyball – Women's

==Stevenson University==

Stevenson University athletic teams are members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference as well as the Middle Atlantic Conferences. Their teams are called the Mustangs and compete in the following sports:

  • Baseball – Men's
  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Cheer – Men's & Women's
  • Cross Country – Men's & Women's
  • Dance – Women's
  • Golf – Men's & Women's
  • Field Hockey – Women's
  • Football – Men's
  • Ice Hockey – Men's (2016–17) and Women's
  • Lacrosse – Men's
  • Soccer – Men's & Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Volleyball – Men's & Women's

==Washington College==

Washington College athletic teams are members of the Centennial Conference, except for the sailing team which competes in the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association. Their teams are called the Shoremen/Shorewomen and compete in the following sports:

  • Baseball – Men's
  • Basketball – Men's & Women's
  • Field Hockey – Women's
  • Lacrosse – Men's & Women's
  • Rowing – Men's & Women's
  • Sailing – CoEd
  • Soccer – Men's & Women's
  • Softball – Women's
  • Swimming – Men's & Women's
  • Tennis – Men's & Women's
  • Volleyball – Women's

=Collegiate Summer Baseball=

==Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League==

The Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League (CRCBL) is a collegiate summer baseball league located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Of the eight teams in the league, five play home games in Maryland.

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Team

!City

!Stadium

Bethesda Big Train{{cite web |title=Bethesda Big Train Official Web Site |url=http://www.bigtrain.org/ |access-date=2008-03-25 }}

|Bethesda, Maryland

|Shirley Povich Field

Gaithersburg Giants{{cite web |title=Gaithersburg Giants Official Web Site |url=http://www.gamechanger.io/t/summer-2012/gaithersburg-giants-4fa6c9c727885333bf000058/ |access-date=2013-02-02 }}

|Gaithersburg, Maryland

|Criswell Automotive Field at Kelley Park

Olney Cropdusters

|Olney, Maryland

|First Responder Field by ServPro at OBGC Park{{cite web | title=First Responder Field|url=https://oldstadiumjourney.com/first-responder-field-olney-cropdusters/ | access-date=2023-04-06 }}

Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts{{cite web |title=Thunderbolts Official Web Site |url=http://www.tbolts.org/ |access-date=2008-03-25 }}

|Silver Spring, Maryland

|Montgomery Blair Baseball Stadium at Montgomery Blair High School

Southern Maryland Senators{{cite web |title=Senators Official Web Site |url=https://www.somdsenators.com/ |access-date=2023-04-06 }}

|Waldorf, Maryland

|Regency Furniture Stadium

==MLB Draft League==

The MLB Draft League is a collegiate summer baseball league that began play in 2021. Created by Major League Baseball (MLB) and Prep Baseball Report, the league serves as a showcase for top draft-eligible prospects leading up to each summer's MLB draft. The league's initial six teams were formerly members of Minor League Baseball's New York–Penn League, Eastern League, and Carolina League before MLB's reorganization of the minors for 2021.

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Team

!City

!1st MD
season

!Stadium

Frederick Keys

|Frederick, Maryland

|1989

|Harry Grove Stadium

High school

=Baltimore Catholic League=

{{main article|Baltimore Catholic League}}

The Baltimore Catholic League (BCL), is a competitive basketball association composed of private Catholic high schools in the Baltimore, Maryland geographic area.

=Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland=

=Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association=

{{main article|Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association}}

The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (or MIAA) established 1993, is a boys' sports conference for parochial / private / independent high schools generally located in the Baltimore metropolitan area but extending to various other regions, including the state's mostly rural Eastern Shore.

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=Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association=

{{main article|Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association}}

The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) oversees public high school sporting contests in the state of Maryland.

==Member High schools==

===Allegany County===

===Anne Arundel County===

===Baltimore City===

===Baltimore County===

===Calvert County===

===Caroline County===

===Carroll County===

===Cecil County===

===Charles County===

===Dorchester County===

  • Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, Cambridge
  • North Dorchester High School, Hurlock

===Frederick County===

===Garrett County===

  • Northern Garrett High School, Accident
  • Southern Garrett High School, Oakland

===Harford County===

===Howard County===

===Kent County===

===Montgomery County===

===Prince George's County===

===Queen Anne's County===

===St. Mary's County===

===Somerset County===

===Talbot County===

===Washington County===

===Wicomico County===

===Worcester County===

=Washington Catholic Athletic Conference=

Horse racing

Horse racing has a very long history in Maryland going back to colonial days. The Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel in the Triple Crown, is run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Presently, Maryland has four Thoroughbred tracks and two Harness Tracks.

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Track Name

!Location

!Type

Fair Hill Training Center

|Elkton

|Thoroughbred

Laurel Park Racecourse

|Laurel

|Thoroughbred

Ocean Downs

|Berlin

|Harness

Pimlico Race Course

|Baltimore

|Thoroughbred

Rosecroft Raceway

|Fort Washington

|Harness

Timonium Racetrack

|Timonium

|Thoroughbred

See also

References

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