The Central New England Prep School Baseball League (CNEPSBL) is starting to draw a close resemblance to college baseball both in quality of play and roster construction. Buoyed by top-ranked programs like Dexter Southfield, Deerfield Academy, Worcester Academy, and Phillips Andover, the CNEPSBL has … [Read more...]
ISL report: St. Sebastian’s cements case as team to beat in ISL
Most Independent School League (ISL) teams are approaching the halfway point of the regular season. Defending ISL champion St. Sebastian's School will be the team to beat again this year. The Arrows improved to 5-0 in league play on Saturday with an 8-2 victory over Lawrence Academy in a rematch of … [Read more...]
Peak Prep Performers: 10 standouts from the week of April 10 to 17
It's going to be a high-stakes Saturday on the New England prep baseball scene. In the ISL, it will be a rematch of last year's championship game when St. Sebastian's School (4-0 ISL) hosts Lawrence Academy (3-1 ISL) at 2 p.m. In the WNEPBL, undefeated Cheshire Academy (7-0) will host three-time … [Read more...]
D3 Top 10: Bowdoin atop NESCAC, Wheaton best in NEWMAC
As the regular season reaches its final few weekends, the top teams in New England Baseball Journal’s Division 3 Coaches Poll are all in the midst of busy stretches of baseball. The near-constant action, though, has led to mixed results for most of these ranked teams. Only the top-two leading … [Read more...]
NEPSAC Report: Big week ahead for Cheshire, WNEPBL powers
The prep baseball story of the last week was Cheshire Academy's victory over Austin Prep, which snapped a 38-game winning streak. As impressive as that streak was for Austin Prep, it's not entirely accurate to call Cheshire Academy's win an upset. At 7-0, Cheshire has a "Big Three" that includes … [Read more...]
MIAA: Why Bishop Feehan D1 prospects are so motivated
Editor's note: This is the cover story for the Spring 2025 edition of New England Baseball Journal. Bishop Feehan (Mass.) coach Joe Breen is the first to admit his team is heavy on projection and light on past performance. No other New England high school team boasts a 1-2 punch of starting pitchers … [Read more...]
