06/07/2026
🚨FEMI EARNS 500th WIN!!🚨
On the strength of STM’s 17-3 record this spring, Brian Femi became a member of an extremely EXCLUSIVE club.
The St. Michaels HS head baseball coach entered the 2026 season with 489 career wins. The 2026 Halos immediately went to work, winning their first 8 games. And with another SAINTS victory on 16 April 2026, Femi notched win number *500*, joining the legendary Bernie Walter as the only two Maryland public high school coaches in history to achieve that milestone.
Femi downplays the achievement: “Wins are a by-product of your program, he said recently. “And the program is built through community involvement, not a specific person. So, 500 is about longevity more than anything.”
The Cumberland MD native’s career record now stands at 507 wins and 209 losses, which equates to a .708 winning percentage over 39 seasons (36 years at STM and 3 at Easton).
He attributes this success to several factors. “A team is only as good as its assistant coaches, and we have six here who are talented enough to be head coaches in their own right. It takes good players, too, and we’ve been fortunate to have several of those over the years.”
“It takes a community that recognizes the role Athletics can play in a child’s overall development. And here in the Bay Hundred area, baseball is important enough that people donate their time & money for field maintenance, equipment, concessions, etc."
“It takes a supportive school administration — thank you, TCPS! It takes a loving family, and my wife Kim has sacrificed a lot to enable me to do this for as long as I have. Most importantly, the program must have loftier goals than just baseball, and here at St. Michaels, we feel like we’re helping build young men capable of handling what’s coming their way in life.”
For a coach that just concluded his 39th season at the helm, the ‘retirement’ question sometimes arises. Femi dismisses the notion out of hand: “I have no plans to retire anytime soon.” he said. “I’m motivated to coach now more than ever. I want to get better and really focus on ways to improve.” Then the Maryland Baseball Hall-of-Famer grinned while adding: “What else would I do?”
