An expanded summer is well underway in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. The first year of the league’s move to a 68-game regular season will reach the halfway point for all eight teams over the next week or so. Around the same time, the league’s best will convene at New Britain Stadium for … [Read more...]
NCAA D1 awards: All-NEBJ First Team, Second Team honors
After four New England schools earned conference championship titles and found themselves on the “Road To Omaha” in NCAA tournament play, New England Baseball Journal looks back at the best players from the 2021 season that was with its annual All-NEBJ teams. The loss of the Ivy League season and a … [Read more...]
Cape League preview: Roster breakdowns for all 10 teams
After a year-long hiatus, the Cape Cod League is finally set to make its return to the rich summertime baseball scene in New England. There was no crack of the bat, sight of beach chairs and blankets on the hillside or roar from the crowd across the Cape’s ballfields last summer. The first pitch of … [Read more...]
D3 Coaches Poll: Final ranking of 2021 after NCAA regionals and CWS
The recent completion of the Division 3 College World Series means it’s time for one final, season-ending edition of New England Baseball Journal’s Coaches Poll. The results of the NCAA regionals and World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, left no voters doubting the region’s best team, but postseason … [Read more...]
D3 College World Series: Wheaton reflects on unforgettable season
It’s no secret that Wheaton College has built a baseball program with rich history and tradition. The shortened NEWMAC season didn’t stop the Lyons from writing a lengthy new chapter of their all-time story that included postseason victories over nationally-ranked Babson and Southern Maine for the … [Read more...]
NCAA D1 tournament: Last team standing, Fairfield, falls in Austin Regional
A season unlike any other has come to an end for all of New England’s Division 1 college baseball teams. The action spanned into late Sunday as Fairfield completed its Cinderella run in the Austin Regional Final. The Stags capped a one-loss regular season with the best winning percentage in NCAA … [Read more...]