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For both Army and Navy, "an incredible experience" at Camden Yards

March 25, 2018, 3:39pm

Pete Kerzel

Orioles

For both Army and Navy, "an incredible experience" at Camden Yards

The first flakes fluttered from the sky late in the sixth inning of the opening game of Sunday's doubleheader between Army West Point and Navy at Camden Yards. They floated and danced from the clouds, but barely had any effect on what was happening on the field between two rival service academies. Within minutes, however, the ballpark was engulfed in a full-fledged snow squall. And as Navy took the field for the top of the seventh, the umpires huddled as fans strained to see warm-up pitches...

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Orioles to host Army-Navy doubleheader, play 2019 exhibition game in Annapolis

February 28, 2018, 11:50am

Bobby Blanco

Orioles

It's widely considered that the rivalry between our nation's military and naval academies is the greatest in all of American sports. And while that rivarly is mostly associated with the annual Army-Navy football game, don't think that it doesn't carry over into other sports (or just about anything, for that matter). How cool is it that we have the Naval Academy right in our backyard in historic Annapolis and get to witness this rivalry firsthand year-round? Now that rivalry is being brought...

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Nats savor the full Navy experience: "Today was awesome"

April 01, 2017, 2:54pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Nats savor the full Navy experience: "Today was awesome"

ANNAPOLIS - From the morning spent dining with a roomful of midshipmen and touring the United States Naval Academy grounds to the early afternoon spent dressing in a locker room in a football stadium down the road to the late afternoon spent playing an exhibition game in front of 1,030 fans (most of them in full dress uniform) in the tiniest ballpark most of them had seen in a long time, this was no typical day for the Nationals. Their spring training finale, which ended in a 4-4 tie with the...

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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Red Sox in Annapolis

March 31, 2017, 7:19pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Red Sox in Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS - They say anytime you come to the ballpark, you have a chance to see something you've never seen before. Well, that's definitely going to be true today. Hello from Max Bishop Stadium at the United States Naval Academy, where this afternoon the Nationals and Red Sox are going to play a truly unique exhibition game. This is the first time a service academy has hosted anything like this, and the scene at this quant, 1,500-seat ballpark is going to be unlike anything we've ever...

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Nats players honored, excited about playing at Navy

March 31, 2017, 7:07pm

Byron Kerr

Nationals

Nats players honored, excited about playing at Navy

The Nationals face the Red Sox in the Naval Academy Baseball Classic today. The day will begin with a breakfast reception and then the players will tour the Academy. The game's first pitch is slated for 2 p.m. and it is not open to the public. It will be broadcasted on MASN. The Naval Academy Baseball Classic pregame ceremony will include: * Ceremonial first pitch thrown by The Honorable Sean J. Stackley, Acting Secretary of the Navy * Our nation's colors presented by the U.S. Naval Academy...