For the final month of the high school and prep season, we will run a 10 Peak Performers feature each Friday in hopes of recognizing 10 exceptional performances throughout New England. We will select players from prep and high school teams around New England, but we will try not to double up on … [Read more...]
D3 Coaches Poll: Conference champions climb to top of rankings
It’s officially playoff time in the world of Division 3 baseball. With that, New England Baseball Journal presents one final in-season edition of the Division 3 Coaches Poll. All of the region’s champions have been crowned and find themselves preparing for national tournament games this coming … [Read more...]
Podcast: Leominster coach Rich Barnaby on MIAA D2 outlook
Our most recent guest on The Base Path Podcast is the head coach of one of the top public school programs in Massachusetts -- Leominster coach Rich Barnaby. Barnaby currently has Leominster (13-1) ranked as the No. 2 team in the latest NEBJ ranking of the top 10 teams in the MIAA. Leominster is … [Read more...]
Prep tournaments: CNEPSBL, FAA, Founders, WNEPBL results
Prep baseball tournament season is upon us, and many of the league titles will be settled by the end of the weekend. For New England baseball fans, it will likely be the last time to see a player like potential first-round pick Thomas White (Phillips Andover) take the field as a prep-schooler. The … [Read more...]
10 peak performers: No-hitters aplenty in mid-May list of feats
For the remainder of the high school and prep season, we will run a Weekly Watch List each Friday in hopes of recognizing 10 exceptional performances throughout New England. We will select players from prep and high school teams around New England, but we will try not to double up on recognizing any … [Read more...]
Prep midseason report: 5 takeaways heading into homestretch
The prep baseball season is heading into the homestretch as most postseason tournaments begin on the weekend of May 20. That leaves about 10 days for teams to conclude the regular season and firm up seeding for league tournaments. Prep baseball continues to offer the highest level of play for … [Read more...]