Arundel baseball coach Bernie Walter has been working hard to get his team going in a positive direction.

Finally, five weeks into the season, the Wildcats have reached .500 at 5-5.

"The team is an enigma," Walter said. "But they're learning and getting better. It is a work in progress."

The Wildcats have had one thing to celebrate this season -- besides winning two of its past three games. Walter recently notched his 600th career win.

It came in the midst of a win-one, lose-win stretch, but Walter said he never stressed over whether he would reach 600 wins -- the most by any high school coach in Maryland history.

"There was never any doubt that this team would win three games," he said, referring to the number of wins he needed coming in to the season. "So there was never any pressure. It is just an honor to everyone involved who has been involved with it."

The milestone victory occurred on April 3 with a 20-2 rout of Glen Burnie at home.

Walter lists his assistant coaches -- Nick Jauschnegg, Tut O'Hara, Frank Hood, Jason Lively, Barry Kitchen, Mel Montgomery, Lee Rogers, Lou DiMenta, Drian Nehman, Jimmy Taylor, Manny Branco, Denis Shamberger and Tom Keating -- as being critical to hus success over 36 years at the same school.

"I have never won or lost a game at Arundel," Walter said. "The players have done it all. Number 600 is a tribute to all those who have contributed to the record."

You get the impression Walter anticipates his current team, with eight regular-season games left, will continue to add to the victory total.