Hagerstown's newest Little League is Maryland's District 1 10-12 champion

MAUGANSVILLE -- The newest Little League in Washington County won the 2024 Maryland District 1 10-12 Baseball championship on Tuesday.

Trey Keatts had two hits and two RBIs, and Maddex Murray and Jaxon Shanholtz also had two hits as Hub City scored seven runs in the third inning and five in the fifth to defeat Halfway National 15-11 and win the title with a 3-0 record.

Hub City, in its first year following the merger of the Maugansville, West End and American leagues, will play in the Maryland state tournament beginning July 20 at the Southern Maryland Youth Organization complex in Pomfret.

Dylan Gammill scored three runs and Styles Eyler, Mason Mathis and Hunter Small each finished with two RBIs for Hub City.

Halfway National scored five runs to take a 6-2 lead in the top of the third inning, but it was short-lived.

Hub City answered with seven runs in the bottom half, the biggest blow coming on Eyler's two-run double. Murray and Keatts added RBI singles. Two runs scored on bases-loaded walks, another on a wild pitch.

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Halfway National scored three runs in the fourth to tie the game at 9-9. Hub City regained the lead with a run in the bottom half, then put it away with a five-run fifth. Mathis, Keatts and Lane Jefferies hit RBI singles and Small capped the rally with a two-run single.

Murray also struck out five over the final three innings in relief.

Cody Kelley had two hits and Luke Reynolds homered for Halfway National.