Nobody is going to argue that Cheshire Academy should be a better team in 2020. The bigger question will be how much better? Last season, Cheshire managed a respectable campaign by posting a 10-6 overall mark and qualifying for the Western New England Prep Baseball League (WNEPBL) tournament. … [Read more...]
Jake DeLeo is latest Avon Old Farms athlete ticketed for MLB Draft
Aside from its well-chronicled academic standing, no one will ever dispute Avon Old Farms' reputation in preparing and developing student-athletes for greater heights. Names that immediately come to mind include Brian Leetch (Cheshire, Conn.), Jonathan Quick (Hamden, Conn.) and Cam Atkinson … [Read more...]
Prep preview: Kimball Union Academy short on varsity experience in 2020
It might be difficult to predict what we will see out of Kimball Union Academy this spring. A team that finished 10-3 two years ago, and came within a victory of taking home the Lakes Region League tournament championship, played helter-skelter last season. The Wildcats finished 6-7, losing in the … [Read more...]
Prep preview: Cushing Academy hoping to make up ground in CNEPSBL
For Cushing Academy, an old axiom remains true: "There is no place to go but up." Following last season's dismal 4-14 record, the Penguins are hoping for a major turnaround in 2020. That notion is a high priority for fifth-year head coach Ryan Suchanek. Competing in the difficult Central New England … [Read more...]
Prep preview: Foresteire turning Thayer into perennial ISL contender
Consider yourself hard-pressed to find someone who understands the nuances of baseball inside the Independent School League (ISL) better than Rick Foresteire. The Thayer Academy head coach has dedicated nearly three decades of his life to the league both as a player and a coach. In the early 1980s, … [Read more...]
