New England Baseball Journal begins its summer collegiate baseball wrap-up series with a look at top performers from across the Cape Cod League. While New Englanders were scattered on nearly every Cape roster and many were added during the final week of the season, no team used more than the … [Read more...]
Watch list: Top performers from summer collegiate league champions
The summer collegiate baseball season concluded with three straight days of championship clinchers around New England this past weekend. Monday saw the Harwich Mariners complete a run to their first Cape Cod League title since 2011, toppling the two-time defending champion Bourne Braves in a … [Read more...]
Cape League Watch List: Impact players in the postseason
Postseason baseball has arrived in the Cape Cod League. The Bourne Braves are setting out to win their third straight championship, but the playoff action begins on Tuesday with the new wrinkle of a single-elimination game in the opening round. Like a summer ago, Bourne enters this postseason run as … [Read more...]
Futures League Watch List: Impact players in the postseason
The Futures League’s regular-season journey is complete. Starting last night with a best-of-three semifinal round, it’s all about postseason baseball. The Norwich Sea Unicorns finished atop the standings once again with a 37-win record and look to become the third team in league history to capture … [Read more...]
NECBL Watch List: College prospects who could sway postseason
August means that playoff time is near across New England’s three summer collegiate leagues. The NECBL will be the first league to begin the “second season,” as eight teams begin the chase for the Fay Vincent Sr. Cup on Thursday. Four best-of-three wild-card round series will begin the … [Read more...]
Peak performers: NECBL, Futures League All-Star standouts
The calendar hitting mid-July means that the summer collegiate season around New England is reaching its climax. The NECBL All-Star Game was first up, pitting East and West Division squads against one another on Sunday at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Conn. The Futures League took center stage in … [Read more...]
