Best baseball programs at New England Preps

keylyme
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:45:18 +0000

I can only speak for the school that my older son attended and my younger son will be attending, Northfield Mount Hermon. They had a good season the year my older son graduated, and had several kids go on to collegiate play. Last year was very rough, a “building year” according to their new coach (who seems very good). My husband, who is a coach himself, spoke at length with him and was quite impressed. The field is very well kept and has a grass infield. The varsity team travels to Florida for spring training. They continue to have many post-grads, so making varsity can be tough.
That said, I am sure you realize that your son needs to play more than just the hs season if he expects to go somewhere with his sport. I am assuming he plays Babe Ruth All Star and possibly Legion ball in the summer. I understand that you are looking for an “all-around” experience if you are sending your child to boarding school, but there is of course a draw-back for certain sports. Your son will, for example, not be able to play on an AAU team or specialize in his sport on a more year-round basis.
Check out the NMH website; there is a link to the baseball page under the “athletics” tab.