HS notebook: Portsmouth (N.H.) to get Fenway welcome
The Portsmouth (N.H.) High School baseball team will be honored by the Boston Red Sox before their game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on July 9. Portsmouth ended the 2011 season by winning ...
HS notebook: Portsmouth (N.H.) keeps streak alive
There were no losses this season, so now the question is this: Will the Portsmouth (N.H.) High School baseball team lose a game next season? Portsmouth won its fourth consecutive state championship by ...
HS notebook: Tough loss for Southington, Conn.
Talk about a tough loss. Southington (Conn.) High School thought it had won the Class LL baseball title when Matt Spruill scored on Sal Romano’s double in the eighth inning at Muzzy Field on Monday ...
HS notebook: PHS sets national record
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the June 2011 issue of New England Baseball Journal. It was likely the Portsmouth High School baseball program’s most significant victory that ...
HS notebook: Maine's Heath has been dominant
There isn’t a high school pitcher in the state of Maine who had a better regular season than Westbrook’s Scott Heath. Heath, a senior, posted a 5-0 record and a 0.00 ERA for the Blue Blazes ...
Top high school prospects face decisions as MLB draft arrives
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the June 2011 issue of New England Baseball Journal. Tyler Beede expects to hear his name called during Major League Baseball’s First-Year ...
Cote's stock on the rise
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the June 2011 issue of New England Baseball Journal. Scott Cote admits that he received a bit of an education when his son Jordan was being recruited ...
Catholic Memorial poised for title run in Mass.
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the May 2011 issue of New England Baseball Journal. Hal Carey will tell you it takes more than talent to win a state championship. He’ll ...
HS notebook: Portsmouth (N.H.) keeps rolling along
There was no letdown for the Portsmouth (N.H.) High School baseball team. Four days after breaking the national record for consecutive victories, the Clippers extended the program’s winning streak ...
Portsmouth (N.H.) sets record with 76th straight win
The Portsmouth (N.H.) High School baseball team won its 76th straight game on Thursday, setting a national record. The Clippers defeated Pembroke Academy, 10-2, to set the new standard. On Monday Portsmouth ...
HS notebook: Banas fires no-hitter for Hopkins Academy
Hopkins Academy’s Garrison Banas didn’t beat Pioneer Valley single-handedly Monday in Massachusetts action, but it was close. Banas pitched a no-hitter and struck out 17 in his team’s ...
Portsmouth (N.H.) ties national win streak record
The Portsmouth (N.H.) High School baseball team defeated Sanborn on Monday, tying the national record for consecutive wins with 75. The win, which was awarded to Portsmouth when the game was called with ...
HS notebook: Portsmouth (N.H.) keeps streak alive
Portsmouth (N.H.) High School may have taken the toughest step on the road to an unbeaten regular season when it defeated Bedford, 6-3, Monday. Portsmouth, which beat Bedford in the Class I championship ...
DeMayo earns 800th career coaching victory
North Haven, Conn., baseball coach Bog DeMayo earned his 800th career coaching victory on Monday in a 6-5, 12th-inning win over Xavier. DeMayo is in his 53rd season as a varsity coach.
HS notebook: MLB draft will have Mass. appeal
It’s unlikely that any New England state will have more high school players chosen in June’s first-year player draft than Massachusetts. One pro scout recently said this is the best talent ...
Pettingell (Newburyport) wins 600th game
Newburyport (Mass.) High School coach Bill Pettingell recorded his 600th career victory on Tuesday as the Clippers earned an 11-3 win over Hamilton-Wenham. According to the Boston Globe, Pettingell becomes ...
HS notebook: Maine no-hitter needed clarification
Luke Fernandes was pretty sure he threw a no-hitter in Marshwood High School’s 8-0 triumph over Portland on Tuesday, but he needed confirmation. There was confusion because one of the three baserunners ...
Prep preview: BC-bound aces power BB&N
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the April 2011 issue of New England Baseball Journal. In the Independent School League, the bar has been set pretty high in recent years by Buckingham ...
For HS coaches, just getting on the field is a big victory
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the April 2011 issue of New England Baseball Journal. There are hundreds of men in New England that try to do their jobs right. They’re ambitious ...
