At 6-foot-5, things looking up for South Portland’s Hunter Owen
As a sophomore last season, Hunter Owen went 6-1 with a 1.25 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 39 innings. (The Forecaster)A growing body oftentimes can…
High School
Oral history: How the MIAA's Super 8 was born six years ago
In the summer of 2013, then Lincoln-Sudbury head coach Kirk Fredericks put into action a plan that he and his father, Don, had been batting…Read More
Family Affair: How the Espelins, Meiers did it
From left, Chris and Laura Espelin, and Shelagh and David Meier. (Photo by Mike Gridley/NEBJ)Pitching prospects Max Meier and Nate Espelin grew up together in…
2019 NEBJ High School Season Preview
NEBJ’s Top 20 Prep & High School Hitters (March 2019)
Framingham's Evan Sleight is committed to Virginia for the 2020 season. (Dave Arnold photo)This year’s crop of hitting talent across New England is one of…
Top prep and high school arms
Billy Seidl of St. Sebastian's. (Dave Arnold)With the 2019 season just around the corner, New England Baseball Journal highlights the top 10 prep and high…
NEBJ’S Top 10 draft prospects
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Influential: High school coaches
ED HOLLOWAY ▪ Head coach | Bishop Hendricken High When you conduct a Google search for Bishop Hendricken coach Ed Holloway, the pages are loaded…
High Schools: State championships in New England
Archbishop Williams rallies for Div. 4 title
The senior leaders of Archbishop Williams carried the team throughout the season, but it was the sophomores that finished the job. With the Bishops down…
Franklin claims first Mass. state title since 1986
With the go-ahead run on third base in the top of the ninth inning of the Massachusetts Super 8 Division 1 championship game, Franklin High…
At the dish or behind it, Pat Winkel is making an impact
Pat Winkel fell in love with catching over unusual circumstances. When he was about 9 years old, head lice was running rampant in Winkel’s hometown…
Oyster River’s Brennan Oxford preps for Wake stint
Brennen Oxford’s coaches knew right away that they had a special talent on their hands. USA Mavericks coach Dave Hoyt realized it when Oxford began…
