The calendar hitting mid-July means that the summer collegiate season around New England is reaching its climax.
Playoff races are heating up across the Cape Cod League, NECBL and Futures League as all three seasons have just a couple of weeks remaining and will take a brief pause for their respective All-Star Games over the next week.
The NECBL All-Star Game is the first up on Sunday at Muzzy Field in Bristol, Conn., while the Futures League will follow at Norwich’s Dodd Stadium two days later. The focus will shift to the Cape next Saturday as the best of the best will take to Guv Fuller Field in Falmouth, Mass.
Our latest list of summer peak performers includes several All-Star candidates, as well as some midseason additions making a recent splash for their teams.