New England prospects widely regard the Cape Cod Baseball League as the premier summer collegiate league in the country. Throughout the spring season, Cape League team executives will continue to look to recruit players for each of their respective rosters. A total of 28 New Englanders have … [Read more...]
Podcast: Thayer Academy coach James Pierce on ISL outlook
The latest guest on The Base Path Podcast is Thayer Academy coach James Pierce. The Thayer Academy alumnus (Class of 2003) served as a longtime assistant under Rick Foresteire before taking over as head coach last spring. He said on the podcast that the biggest challenge in Year 1 was … [Read more...]
2025 commitments: 65 prospects have accepted college offers
The final college commitments are trickling in before the start of the new year, when players in the Class of 2025 will play their all-important junior seasons of high school baseball. A total of 65 New England prospects in the Class of 2025 have committed to D1 programs since the NCAA permitted … [Read more...]
UMass Lowell settles with player who alleged racial discrimination
Former UMass Lowell baseball player Cedric Rose was set to meet with UML Chancellor Julie Chen Wednesday morning to reach a settlement, accounting for a premature ending to the player's career last February after he accused former head coach Ken Harring of racial discrimination. Rose, whose father … [Read more...]
2024 commitments: 316 New England prospects set for college
For those high school seniors losing hope that there are still offers out there for members of your recruiting class, there's still hope. While the list of 2024 college commitments increased to 316 in the first week of December, that list figures to grow by 40 percent over the coming months. Using … [Read more...]
College recruiting: 12 prospects who committed in late fall
A dozen New England baseball prospects received early gifts for the holiday season when they confirmed their college commitments in the last month. Twelve New England prospects announced their plans since Nov. 1, and this report gives us a chance to catch up on sharing those commitments before … [Read more...]