Location: Smithsburg, Maryland
Home field: South Hagerstown High School
1101 S Potomac St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
The Smithsburg Blue Crabs is a non-profit travel baseball organization based in Smithsburg, Maryland with a focus on player development. The Blue Crabs were founded in 2016 by Kasey Walker and Stephen Abbott. In 2016, the Blue Crabs had one team at the 12u age level. Since then, the Blue Crabs have grown to having 8 teams at the 8u, 9u, 10u, 11u (2 teams), 13u, 14u, and 17u age levels, with player coming from 4 different states, including Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The 2022 17u Blue Crabs were the first showcase level team for the organization since its inception. From that 2022 team, there have been 4 Blue Crabs players that have committed to play at the collegiate level (more found here). The 2022/2023 Blue Crabs will continue to grow the tradition of creating collegiate baseball players and showcase their abilities to collegiate scouts. The 2022 fall season will consist of more games against colleges and in showcases, with the same emphasis on player development.
The summer 2023 schedule will include showcases in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, and more!