The last month has been one of the slowest recruiting periods for high school prospects in New England. With the start of the college season, many recruiting coordinators are focused on their collegiate teams rather than extending offers to high school players. We are also a couple of weeks out from … [Read more...]
D1 watch list: 15 standouts from opening month of action
We are now a month into the D1 college baseball season, and many New England teams are returning to their home fields to begin conference play. It's always difficult to derive strong opinions from the opening month of action, as New England teams play road games against unfamiliar opponents -- at … [Read more...]
Team Massachusetts: 18 selections for national championship
An 18-man roster has been selected for Team Massachusetts' representative in the 2024 Geico High School Baseball National Championship Series. Returning head coach Bill O'Connell, who is also the head coach at Braintree High, has the flexibility to add two more players to the roster before the … [Read more...]
Podcast: Babson coach Matt Noone on upcoming D3 season
The latest guest on The Base Path Podcast is starting his 22nd season as the head coach at Babson College, Matt Noone. In 21 seasons with the Beavers, Noone has won more than 400 games and made seven postseason appearances, including Babson's first trip to the Division 3 College World Series in … [Read more...]
2024 commitments: 359 prospects finalize college plans
We are now at the beginning of the busiest part of the year for college baseball recruiting. The majority of the calendar between March 1 and July 31 is an official Contact Period, when it is permissible for college coaches to make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations. With that … [Read more...]
Prep insider: McLaughlin brothers leaving legacy at Lawrence
Lawrence Academy has been one of the preeminent teams within the ultra-competitive ISL (Independent School League) since head coach Chris Margraf arrived in 1997. When it comes to recruiting, Margraf leaves no stone unturned in his pursuit of finding the right fit for his program. A native of … [Read more...]