DANBURY, Conn. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) star Ben Alekson added to his growing post-season awards haul earlier this month with top Eastern College Athletic Conference honors after an outstanding junior campaign for his Fairfield University baseball team. The 6-foot-2 right-hander was tied for the team lead in wins (7)[Read More…]
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Capital League Honors
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Thetford Academy, U-32, Lyndon Institute and North Country dominated All-Capital First Team selections last week. Thetford’s Xander Oshoniyi led the way with First Team honors and was named Player of the Year after leading the Panthers to their third Division III State Championship in the last four[Read More…]
MSJ ends Wildcats’ run. win first state title
RUTLAND – The Hazen Union baseball team’s maiden run through the Division IV state tournament came to an end last week against eventual champion Mount St. Joseph Academy (MSJ). MSJ capitalized on several miscues by the Wildcats to build an early lead last Tuesday and hung on to advance to[Read More…]
Vikings fall in state title game
BURLINGTON – The Lyndon Institute baseball team’s bid to end a nearly two-decade title drought came up just short over the weekend against top-seeded Mount Abraham. Mount Abe rallied from a two-run deficit to down the Vikings 5-3 and claim the Division II State Championship at Centennial Field on Sunday.[Read More…]
Upset-minded Wildcats roll into the Final Four
TOWNSHEND – The Hazen Union baseball team protected its home field against Arlington last week before stunning second-seeded Leland & Gray on the road to advance to the Final Four in the Division IV State Tournament. Grayson McNaughten fanned 11 in a complete game effort and helped his own cause[Read More…]
Brown’s Bullets earn favorable draw
FAIRFAX – Hazen Union alum and current BFA-Fairfax baseball head coach Mike Brown closed out the regular season with an 8-5 record, guiding his Bullets to the #6 seed in the upcoming Division III state tournament. Fairfax pulled out an extra-inning nail-biter against Hazen at home, 5-4, on Thursday before[Read More…]
Montpelier to face uphill battle
MONTPELIER – The Montpelier baseball team, led by Twinfield’s Isidore and Ambrose Hochschild, will limp into the Division II Postseason on an 11-game losing streak. The Solons were competitive last week, but closed out the regular season with losses to Peoples Academy (6-2) and Lake Region (8-4). The Hochschild brothers[Read More…]
Vikings roll into postseason
MONTPELIER – Danville’s Sebastian Eldred and his Lyndon Institute baseball team closed out the regular season with their fourth straight win last week, improving to 11-2. Jackson Dwyer fired a complete game shutout to power the Vikings to a 4-0 road win over U-32 last Thursday. Dwyer scattered four hits[Read More…]
New season for Hazen boys with home playoff
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union baseball team wrapped up its regular season last week, playing competitive ball against two out-of-division teams and earned a home playoff game in the first round of the Division IV playoffs. Blain Gillespie struck out six to earn the win on the mound and drove[Read More…]
Fairfield’s run ends despite gem from Alekson
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) star Ben Alekson’s Fairfield University baseball team saw its season come to an end last week in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship last week. Alekson took the hill for the Stags on Wednesday night in the MAAC Tournament opener, throwing[Read More…]
Eldred powers Vikings to big week
LYNDON CENTER – Danville’s Sebastian Eldred continued to swing a hot bat for his Lyndon Institute baseball team last week, leading them to wins over Spaulding and North Country. Eldred belted a pair of doubles and drove in a run to lead the Vikings to a 10-2 home win over[Read More…]
Offense sputters for Wildcats in dropping fourth straight
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union baseball team struggled to generate offense last week in a pair of losses out of division to U-32 and North Country. The Raiders spoiled Senior Night for the Wildcats on Tuesday with a 19-0 win at Hudson Fields. Seniors Grayson McNaughten. Justin Montgomery and Own[Read More…]
