As the 2023 college season approaches, New England Baseball Journal will provide a preview for each of the 20 Division 1 programs in the region. We will provide updates on any coaching changes and player movement, including NCAA transfers and incoming freshmen. We will also look to gain insight as … [Read more...]
2023 preview: Stonehill has ‘awesome challenge’ in move to D1
“A whole new world.” That’s how an excited Pat Boen (Brockton, Mass.) describes the Division 1 level for Stonehill College and his baseball program. After competing in the renowned Northeast-10 Conference since first playing ball in 1981, the Skyhawks are entering a whole new world in 2023 as … [Read more...]
NCAA transfers: CCSU slugger to ACC, Bryant gets A-10 standout
With a new academic year heating up, New England Baseball Journal’s look at transfers across all NCAA levels does as well. Our latest “transfer tracker” post includes incoming and outgoing first basemen for Central Connecticut State, a powerful addition to the Bryant infield, and a pair of returnees … [Read more...]
Mass. native Sean Burke part of high-rising 2022 MLB Draft class
Massachusetts featured one of its best high school classes ever in 2018, headlined by future 2021 first-rounders Sal Frelick and Ryan Cusick and three more prominent pitching picks from last July in Sean Burke, Steven Hajjar and Mike Vasil. Burke had Tommy John surgery in May of his senior season at … [Read more...]
D2 insider: Bentley coach Mike Hill replacing legend in Bob DeFelice
Bob DeFelice spent the past 54 seasons building the Bentley University baseball program into the Northeast-10 Conference competitor that it is today. Back in May, DeFelice (Winthrop, Mass.) officially retired from his post as the only skipper the Falcons had ever known. No baseball coach at any NCAA … [Read more...]
NCAA transfers: D3 to D1 path more common post-pandemic
As preparations for the 2022 season began, it didn’t take long for Mike Glavine to recognize what his Northeastern team landed in Babson graduate transfer Jordy Allard. The Woodstock, Vt., native was dominant as a senior at Babson, going 7-0 with a 0.91 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 49 ⅔ innings en route … [Read more...]
