The latest guest on The Base Path Podcast lays out a different route for college prospects to achieve their dream of playing baseball beyond high school. Northern Essex Community College coach Jeff Mejia, whose program is currently ranked No. 3 in the nation among JuCo schools, joined host Dan … [Read more...]
Weekly watch list: 15 top high school/prep performers for April 14-20
As we move into the heart of the high school/prep baseball season, pitch counts are rising, and batted balls are traveling farther in warmer temperatures. As a result, we're seeing more eye-popping statistical performances. Throughout the spring, we’ll look to recognize athletes who have exceptional … [Read more...]
Watch list: Top 13 power hitters at the D1 level in New England
A power bat is one of the most difficult luxuries for college coaches to find on the recruiting trail. Of the five tools (hitting for average, hitting for power, running, fielding, throwing), power typically develops the latest and rarely in the early high school years when prospects are getting … [Read more...]
Podcast: Winning Pitchers Academy trainers share how to add velo
The most recent guests on The Base Path Podcast can help prospects add 4-12 mph to their respective fastball velocity. For hitters, they can help add 10-20 mph to their swing velocity. The guests -- John Miller and Jamie Aldoupolis -- are from The Winning Pitchers Academy in Framingham, Mass. By … [Read more...]
2022 MLB Draft: Re-ranking New England’s top 25 prospects
The 2022 MLB Draft is not expected to be as laden with top-end New England prospects as 2021, when three natives were selected in the first round and seven in the top 100 selections. However, there is still at least one potential first-rounder and plenty of depth for the later rounds. Many of New … [Read more...]
How 3 Massachusetts prospects landed offers at big-time D1 programs
The “back to normal” phase of the pandemic is officially underway in high school baseball. This spring, there will be no condensed seasons, no post-July 4 championship game, no players driving themselves to games and changing in the parking lot, no locker room closures, and hopefully no last-minute … [Read more...]