The start of the high school and prep seasons has not caused a spike in college baseball recruiting. For high school seniors still looking for offers, there is still time to secure a roster spot. We now have a total of 368 New England prospects in the Class of 2024 planning to play college baseball. Using last year’s 527 commitments for players in the Class of 2023 as an example, it seems likely that we will see at least 150 more prospects commit to college baseball programs over the next few months. Whether it’s through prep/high school or the travel ranks, New Englanders are routinely bound ..read more

ANDOVER, Mass. – All it took was one inning for Andover. The Golden Warriors did all their damage in the bottom of the fifth in a big 3-0, Merrimack Valley Conference win over rival North Andover. On the mound, senior left-hander Chris Jaillet was sharp from the start, throwing a complete game shutout.  Matt DeFeo got it started when he legged out an infield single and stole second. After advancing to third on a fielder's choice, the speedster took home on a passed ball to open the scoring.  Jaillet helped himself out with a single that took a perfect bounce at third, and  ..read more

As we get deeper into the heart of the MIAA schedule, there was no shortage of action to keep track of last week.  BC High remained red-hot, while Taunton took a pair of high-powered matchups, beating Xaverian after knocking off Plymouth North. Meanwhile, St. Mary's took care of business out of state, going undefeated at the Cal Ripken Experience. All of it led to plenty of jostling in the top 10, especially as the teams toward the top fight for position. North Andover makes its debut in the rankings this week as well. Let's dive in. The post MIAA Top 10: Shuffling in top 10 as North And ..read more

There were plenty of fireworks across the MIAA this week. We came close to seeing a perfect game in Franklin's win over Sharon. Meanwhile, there were plenty of players making significant contributions at the plate and on the mound for their teams. Others are scorching hot offensively. Throughout the season, we’ll run a weekly watch list each Friday, recognizing 10 standout performances across the state. A friendly reminder, it is impossible to attend every high school game in Massachusetts, so we rely on reports from coaches and social media accounts to select the performers in a given week ..read more

Just a few weeks remain in the Division 3 baseball regular season around New England. The winningest teams in New England still remain among the nation’s upper echelon, and thus, the latest edition of New England Baseball Journal’s Division 3 Coaches Poll. However, this past week’s results have changed the form of the bottom half of the top-10, which still includes representation from five different conferences. Four other teams continued to receive strong consideration for the rankings, but will look to pile up some more wins to completely break through. Doing so now would be advantageous, a ..read more

It has only been a week since New England Baseball Journal’s Prep School Coaches Poll made its 2024 season debut, and recent results have already caused some major moves. The latest Wednesday ranks feature a complete new look beyond the top, including four new teams as compared to last week. Two of those teams received consideration for top-10 spots a week ago, while the other two quickly jumped onto the radar with strong recent showings. This week’s ranked teams represent four different New England leagues in the WNEPBL, CNEPBL, Founders and ISL. The group is led by four clubs from the WNEPB ..read more

TAUNTON, Mass. – Jack Cali stopped Xaverian dead in its tracks. The Hawks, winners of five straight, were rolling as they visited Taunton Wednesday for a high-powered tilt between two of the MIAA's top teams.  Cali fired a complete game, allowing one run, while the Tigers' offense caught fire in a 7-1 win over Xaverian.  Here is a full recap from the game, as well as seven standouts. The post MIAA: 7 standouts from Taunton’s 7-1 win over Xaverian appeared first on New England Baseball Journal ..read more

The latest guest on The Base Path Podcast is a BC senior who has been one of the team’s top starting pitchers over the last two seasons. Shrewsbury, Mass., native John West returned to BC for his final season this spring, and he has arguably been the Eagles' most consistent pitcher in 2024. The 6-foot-8, 265-pound right-hander has made nine starts in 2024, posting a 1-1 record and 4.70 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 51.2 innings. He talked about the coaching change that took place last July when Mike Gambino left BC to take the head coaching job at Penn State, leading to BC's hire of Todd Interdona ..read more

No matter how the rest of 2024 unfolds, it will be a memorable season for coach John Delaney and his Quinnipiac program. The Bobcats are chasing a MAAC championship after producing 30 wins for just the second time ever last spring, but now do so on a sparkling new turf field that opened in early March. Many former players and supporters are to thank for the field project, which has helped Quinnipiac to level up among some of the top programs in the Northeast. Really, though, it wouldn’t have been possible without the work that players like senior catcher/outfielder Keegan O’Connor (Andover, M ..read more

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