Baseball

Alekson wins third straight for Stags

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) three-time state champion Ben Alekson won his third straight start for the Fairfield University baseball team last week, improving to 5-3 on the season. The 6-2 right-hander scattered five hits over six innings of work against Iona on Friday night, striking out three.[Read More…]

Hazen Union Baseball make improvements

HARDWICK – Returning an experienced core could help the Hazen Union baseball team make the defensive and offensive improvements they need to build on a three-win season a year ago.  The Wildcats struggled to find consistency in head coach Shaun Allen’s third season. Defensive miscues and erratic pitching plagued Hazen[Read More…]

Fairfield and Alekson stay hot

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) star Ben Alekson and his Fairfield University baseball team won three of four games last week to push their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) record to 9-3 on the season. The Stags only loss of the week came with Alekson on the mound[Read More…]

Hauser excelling for Black Bears in freshman season

LOWELL, Mass. – Former St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) multi-sport star Rex Hauser is having an impressive freshman campaign for the University of Maine men’s baseball team this spring. The former Vermont Gatorade Player of the Year in both baseball and basketball earned America East Rookie of the Week honors in[Read More…]

Alekson solid despite Stags’ struggles

VESTAL, N.Y. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) star Ben Alekson has been consistent this season on the mound for his Fairfield University baseball team as they’ve struggled to gain momentum at 11-11. The big right-hander suffered his shortest outing of the season over the weekend, as the Stags fell to[Read More…]

Hauser Heads to College Ranks on High Note

WHITE RIVER JUNCTIOIN – St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) two-sport star Rex Hauser, put a cherry on top of an incredible year, leading his St. Johnsbury Post 58 baseball team to a state title in Legion ball over the weekend. Hauser earned the win on the mound with six-and-a-third innings of[Read More…]

Locals Win District Babe Ruth Title

ST. JOHNSBURY – A trio of Hazen Union Wildcats helped the 16U St. Johnsbury Babe Ruth baseball team capture the 2025 Vermont District III Championship late last month. Hazen’s Chayse Newell, Jon Sicard and Will Halperin ended their baseball season in style with a series sweep of Three Corners to[Read More…]

Vermont Sweeps Twin State Classic

MIDDLEBURY – Vermont’s top high school seniors took to the diamond once more over the weekend, sweeping a doubleheader from New Hampshire in the 2025 Twin State Baseball Classic at Forbes Field in Middlebury. Vermont took advantage of their pitching depth from all divisions to sweep the twin bill on[Read More…]

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