After eight seasons at the helm of William & Mary, Brian Murphy is returning to his deep New England roots -- and his alma mater -- to serve as Merrimack College’s new head baseball coach. Murphy will fill an opening that was vacated following last month’s abrupt firing of Nick Barese (Braintree, … [Read more...]
NCAA transfers: UConn, Northeastern, Boston College add key pieces
With the start of a new academic year here, college baseball rosters at all levels throughout New England have continued to change after players had until July 1 to tell their coaches that they intended to transfer without being forced to redshirt next season, according to a new NCAA rule. College … [Read more...]
2021 All-NEBJ: NECBL’s top New England players by position
New England Baseball Journal continues its series of end-of-summer content with a look back at the top players who showed out within our region’s three circuits in 2021. The spotlight shines on the NECBL in this post as we take a trip around the diamond for some All-NEBJ selections. After a one-year … [Read more...]
By the numbers: Eye-opening stats from summer collegiate baseball
Three leagues. Thirty-two teams. One summer. And it felt so good for starving baseball fans all over New England. Another year, a much more normal year of summer collegiate baseball in New England -- after the very subdued slate during the COVID-impacted year of 2020 -- has come and gone. From … [Read more...]
NCAA transfers: Bryant, BC, Northeastern add potential contributors
It continues to be a turbulent summer for college baseball -- one that started with more than 3,000 players in the NCAA Transfer Portal. At the dawn of a new school year, rosters at all levels throughout New England have continued to change after players had until July 1 to tell their coaches that … [Read more...]
NECBL notes: Danbury earns first title with mix of gritty players
The New England Collegiate Baseball League has crowned a new, long-waiting champion. The oldest active team in the circuit, the Danbury Westerners became the kings of the NECBL for the first time in the organization’s 26-year history after completing a two-game sweep of the North Shore Navigators … [Read more...]