Right-handed pitcher Tyler Stone and power hitter Garrett Snyder were major catalysts to Cheshire Academy's WNEPBL Cleary Division championship. With Stone and Snyder in tow for two more years, a WNEPBL Tournament championship could be the next goal for the Cats, who fell to eventual champion … [Read more...]
Prep insider: Top first-year players for each New England program
Many players made the transition into NEPSAC baseball this season, getting their first experience with prep baseball. Despite the upgrade in competition and talent, many of them handled themselves quite well in their inaugural seasons. New England Baseball Journal spoke with a number of coaches who … [Read more...]
New England Class B Small: Marianapolis Prep rolls to championship
Kaito Correa Wagatsuma was handed the ball in an attempt to bring a first-ever postseason championship to Marianapolis Prep. Not only did the senior right-hander deliver, but he was utterly dominant. Wagatsuma hurled five innings of one-hit ball and struck out five en route to an 11-1 victory over … [Read more...]
Prep insider: Middlesex ’26 Reid a top ISL arm with D1 potential
Andrew Reid's ascent as a front-line pitcher in the ISL is ahead of schedule. And he still has so much room to grow. Standing 6-foot-1, 170 pounds, the Middlesex School freshman is still six inches shy of his father's height. In Reid's first season facing staunch ISL and independent competition, he … [Read more...]
New England Class B Large Tournament: Hamden Hall repeats as champion
The Hamden Hall Hornets once again flexed their muscle over the weekend by knocking off Winchendon School 4-3 in the title tilt of the NEPSAC Small School championship, played at Fitton Field at Holy Cross on Saturday. After losing to Brunswick in the Fairchester Athletic Association championship … [Read more...]
Brunswick’s Montanez ends coaching career with FAA title
Johnny Montanez will retire as a prep baseball coach after leading Brunswick School to its fifth Fairchester Athletic Association Tournament championship on Thursday with a 10-8 victory over top-seeded Hamden Hall. One of the most successful coaches in Northeast prep school baseball history is … [Read more...]