The level of play in the NEPSAC has never been higher, according to several coaches who took stock of the first two weeks of the prep season.
Prior to the COVID pandemic, it was not unusual for a NEPSAC program to have one ace pitcher who could control the strike zone with a fastball that topped out at 90 mph. Now, a few of the top programs have a handful of players who fit that description.
Lineup cards throughout New England are laden with D1 prospects at every position. College baseball coaches continue to adjust to a new landscape with the transfer portal and NCAA-imposed roster size restrictions.
Meanwhile, at the prep level, more prospects are taking postgraduate years or transferring from public/private schools earlier in their respective high school careers to extend the recruiting timeline. With all of that in mind, here are five takeaways from the first NEPSAC Report.
