Adrian Siravo is sure he would be a professional baseball player right now if not for the pandemic. Widely considered one of New England's top high school prospects last spring, Siravo (Gilmanton, N.H.) planned to forego his scholarship offer at UConn to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional … [Read more...]
Class of 2022 commitments: 72 local players plan to play college baseball
Whether it’s through prep/high school or the travel ranks, New Englanders are routinely bound for some of the nation’s top college baseball programs. Many stay within the region, but the point remains: The college baseball ranks – across all three divisions – are chock-full of local players. To get … [Read more...]
Podcast alert: New York Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake shares journey
Matt Blake's trajectory to the top of the sport of baseball has been well documented in New England. The Concord, N.H., native and Holy Cross graduate spent two years in sales after his college graduation, thinking his time in baseball might be over. Less than 15 years later, he's the pitching … [Read more...]
2021 MLB Draft: Top 15 college hitters with New England ties
The MLB Draft is typically underway at this time of year, just before the start of the NCAA D1 College World Series. This year, the draft is a month later so that prospects can give scouts an extended look after the shortened 2020 collegiate season and cancellation of several summer collegiate … [Read more...]
NHIAA notebook: Hartford commit Wachter lifts Concord with no-hitter
Jonah Wachter will never forget closing out his high school baseball career with a no-hitter in a state championship game. It's the previous 15 months that the Concord High (N.H.) ace would like to forget about. Wachter's second postseason no-hitter sealed a NHIA Division 1 state championship for … [Read more...]
Class of ’22: HS/prep prospects in consideration for elite showcases
During the summer months, scouts start to shift their focus toward the next year's MLB Draft class. Incoming seniors at the prep and high school levels begin to see more scouts and cross-checkers at showcase events. For the top prospects in the Class of 2022, the most important dates on the scouting … [Read more...]
Scouting prospects: Key dates on the summer showcase series
The college baseball season has come to a close for all of New England's programs, so it's time to turn our attention to the summer calendar. Many of New England's college players are committed to playing in one of the collegiate summer baseball leagues. The Cape League season is set to begin on … [Read more...]
2021 MLB Draft: Top 15 D1 pitchers with New England ties
The MLB Draft is typically underway at this time of year, just before the start of the NCAA D1 College World Series. This year, the draft is a month later so that prospects can give scouts an extended look after the shortened 2020 collegiate season and cancellation of several summer collegiate … [Read more...]
2021 MLB Draft: Top 10 prep/high school players in New England
It may seem like a stretch to rank the top 10 prep and high school prospects for the 2021 MLB Draft considering that not one New England player at either of those levels was selected in the 2020 MLB Draft. However, the 2021 MLB Draft is expected to be a fruitful one for New England's draft-eligible … [Read more...]
NCAA Transfer Portal: Top 10 recent entrants with New England ties
The pandemic has had lasting effects on college baseball — from the shortened 2020 season, to an additional year of eligibility for players impacted, to expanded rosters for the 2021 season, to an unpredictable future for the sport at the college level. Many college coaches are staked with trying to … [Read more...]
Top MLB Draft prospect Miles Langhorne shut down due to arm tightness
The high school pitching career of the top right-handed prospect in Connecticut, Miles Langhorne, has come to an end as his team prepares for a semifinal matchup in the CIAC tournament. Vanderbilt commit and MLB Draft prospect Miles Langhorne, a Greenwich High senior, told New England Baseball … [Read more...]
The DR to Dexter: Ivan Arias continues tradition of top Hispanic prospects
The Dexter Southfield baseball field was one of the marquee attractions for MLB regional scouts this spring due to the highly anticipated prep debut of first-round talent Joshua Baez. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound Baez didn't disappoint, flashing a tool set that is extremely rare at the prep level. … [Read more...]
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