HARDWICK – Hazen Union’s Grayson McNaughten was a bright spot for a struggling Wildcat baseball team this past spring, landing himself First Team Capital League honors with a breakout junior season. McNaughten was promising prospect at Craftsbury Academy (CA) before diving into Hazen athletics full-time as a sophomore. He will[Read More…]
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Brown’s Bullets Suffer Heartbreaker in Semifinals
S. ROYALTON – Hazen Union alum and current BFA-Fairfax head coach Mike Brown and his Bullet baseball program came up two outs short from upsetting undefeated White River Valley last week in the Final Four of the Division III tournament. Brown’s squad and their quest to defend a Division III[Read More…]
Record Season for Alekson at Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Former Peoples Academy (PA) three-time state champion Ben Alekson earned top Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) honors after he and his Fairfield University baseball team had a record-breaking season this past spring. The Stags’ season came to an end two weeks ago in the NCAA Regional in[Read More…]
Hauser Caps off Dream Season for Hilltoppers
BURLINGTON – Rex Hauser got some help from his teammates in the biggest moments last week as the reigning Vermont Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year and his St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) team outlasted top seeded Mt. Anthony to capture the Division I state title. Fellow senior Will Eaton provided[Read More…]
Hazen Bounced by Green Mountain in First Round
CHESTER – The Hazen Union baseball team’s season came to an abrupt end last week against a superior Green Mountain team last week in the first round of the Division III playoffs. Mason Parker and Tanner Swisher combined for a no-hitter and the Green Mountain offense showed little mercy last[Read More…]
Brown’s Bullets Advance to the Final Four
FAIRFAX – Hazen Union alum and BFA-Fairfax head coach Mike Brown and his Bullet varsity baseball team began their division III title defense last week with impressive wins over Springfield and Woodstock. Ryan Sheehan (four innings) and Reagan Baumeister (1) combined to no-hit No. 13 Springfield last Wednesday 13-0. Sheehan[Read More…]
Area Youth Baseball Lives on through Tristan Southworth Memorial Day Classic
HARDWICK – Fifteen years after his tragic and heroic death, former Hazen Union multi-sport star Tristan Southworth and the strength of his character and name continues to bring area athletes to the baseball field with the playing of the 10th Annual Tristan Southworth Memorial Day Baseball Classic. Crowds filled the[Read More…]
Wildcats Clip Lancers to Stop Skid
DUXBURY – After going ice cold the last couple of weeks, the Hazen Union baseball team’s bats came to life in the final week of the regular season, showing a ton of fight in out of division match-ups, including a win against Lamoille to put an end to a nine-game[Read More…]
Bullets Win Third Straight to Keep Pace
FAIRFAX – Hazen Union alum and BFA-Fairfax baseball head coach Mike Brown led the Bullets to their third straight win last week to keep pace atop of the Division III standings at 8-4. The defending Division III champs escaped with a 3-1 home win over Richford on Wednesday to sweep[Read More…]
Offense Sputters as Wildcats Lose Eighth Straight
RANDOLPH – The Hazen Union baseball team continued to look for answers at the plate last week with a trio of lopsided losses to Randolph, Lyndon Institute and North Country. Randolph continued to play its best baseball of the season in the rugged Capital League last week, blowing past the[Read More…]
Brown’s Bullets Stay Hot
FAIRFAX – Hazen Union alum and BFA-Fairfax head coach Mike Brown guided his Bullets varsity baseball team to their sixth win in seven tries with a dominant performance against Richford at home last week. Ryan Sheehan struck eight, scattered three hits, and didn’t walk a batter to lead Fairfax to[Read More…]
Barre City Teams Feast on Wildcats
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union baseball team dropped a pair of lopsided games out of division last week as U-32 and Spaulding pounded Wildcat pitching, dropping them to 2-8 on the season. Owen Dwyer and Maddox Heise combined for four hits and seven RBI to power U-32 to a program[Read More…]
