It's been a long time in the making for Will, an Orioles fan for the past decade who records his own broadcast calls over game highlights. He also hosts a weekly “Sports with Will” analysis segment every Friday on the Marriotts Ridge High morning announcements and helps manage the Mustangs’ baseball team.

Michael Schemm, a media specialist at Marriotts Ridge, teaches the video production class that Will has been part of since last year. Schemm came up with an idea to put together a video highlighting Will’s love for both sports broadcasting and the Orioles. It was also an attempt to get Will -- a diehard superfan -- on the team’s radar.

That didn’t happen, though, until special educator Molly Milani sent the video via Instagram direct message to O’s left-hander Danny Coulombe earlier this year. It worked -- Coulombe replied to say he was passing it along to team employees, a response that left Milani, Schemm, the video production class at Marriotts Ridge and others in shock.

Later in the night, all eyes in the ballpark will be on Will as he comes out to throw his first pitch.