Sure it is stupid but then again -- look who is running the show at MSABC and what their primary interest is --- not to showcase the best players residing in Maryland but to look for excuses to limit the field -- ignore the Perfect Game/Baseball Amercica rankings for the State of Maryland, ignore All-American designations (Alfac/Rawlings/Under Armor) from the State of Maryland, ignore that they reside in the State of Maryland and have been ranked as high school players from the State of Maryland, ignore that many of their high school games are played in the State of Maryland against other State of Maryland High Schools --- ignore that they played travel ball in the State of Maryland (BCC), ignore the fact that past baseball players residing in the State of Maryland that attended Washington DC prep schools were included in the past.......
No the current MSABC leadership want to have a shot at promoting their kids from their respective high schools and to seek "bi-laws" that limit the pool of candidates ....despite the fact that several of the other kids residing in the State of Maryland but excluded are ranked no.1 and no.2 by Perfect Game and top twenty in the US by Baseball American for high schools players from the State of Maryland --- but will not be considered because the "revised" bi-laws prohibit them because they attend a prep school in DC (although they reside in the State of Maryland and are recognized by Aflac, Rawlings, Under Armor, Perfect Game, Baseball America etc.) as high school baseball players from the State of Maryland.
To bad -- because it cheapens the honor and overall purpose of the honorary designation and lowers the overall skill of the team representing the State of Maryland in national events.