As we head into Memorial Day weekend and state tournament action in every New England state, we run our last regular-season edition of 10 Peak Performers. This weekly feature is intended to recognize 10 exceptional performances throughout New England. We select players from prep and high school … [Read more...]
ISL champs: Belmont Hill clinches title under first-year head coach
First-year Belmont Hill coach Dave Cunningham didn't get intimidated facing off against some of New England's most accomplished prep school coaches this season. In fact, Cunningham led his alma mater to an outright Independent School League championship. Belmont Hill clinched the regular-season … [Read more...]
Founders League: Avon Old Farms the champion after 1-3 start
Avon Old Farms coach Rob Dowling was worried that he'd see some finger-pointing after his team's 1-3 start to the season. What he saw instead was his team rattle off wins in 15 of the next 16 games on its way to a Founders League Tournament championship. It marks the 17th Colonial or Founders League … [Read more...]
WNEPBL: How Salisbury School repeated as conference champion
Salisbury School coach Kevin Huber is starting to build a resume that can compare with some of his legendary predecessors like Dan Donato, Mark Leavitt and John Toffey. Huber's 2023 squad clinched a Western New England Prep Baseball League Tournament championship on Tuesday with a 9-1 victory over … [Read more...]
Podcast: Phillips Andover coach Chris Powers on 2023 season
Phillips Andover's Chris Powers, who is finishing off his first year as head coach, joined The Base Path Podcast hosts Dan Guttenplan and Matt Feld to discuss the 2023 season. Powers led Andover to a 14-6 record and third-place finish in the CNEPSBL this season. Most recently, Andover fell to … [Read more...]
Prep awards: 22 players receive CNEPSBL All-Star honors
It's easy to make the case that the Central New England Prep School Baseball League (CNEPSBL) was the most competitive prep league in New England this spring. Worcester Academy entered the CNEPSBL Tournament last weekend as the No. 1 team in New England, only to cement its case by taking down … [Read more...]
