New England Elite Baseball League

Welcome to New England Elite Baseball League.  This new and exciting league will be comprised of the most talented teams in New England.  Our mission is to create a competitive league with a strong focus on structure and organization within the league.  All teams will have a team page on EBL website so they can promote their program, post team rosters and update game scores and stats.  All programs will benefit from this league because it will eliminate constant changes, cancelations and the hassle of finding games last minute.

The Nor'easters 11U Blue team are the EBL Showdown Tournament Champions. They were undefeated giving up only 5 total runs on the weekend. Pitcher Andrew Theriault started it all off with a complete game 3-hitter with 8 strikeouts in a 6-0 win vs. the Plympton Crush. Offensively Keegen O'Connor went 2-3 with a big RBI. In game 2, pitcher Colin Kirkpatrick, threw his own 2-hit complete game in a 7-0 win vs. Legends Gold. Helping out offensively was Tournament MVP Edgar Velasquez and his 3-3 while adding 2 RBI and a double. Velasquez stayed hot in the game 3 4-2 win vs. Plympton Crush going 3-3 again this time with an RBI triple. Getting the win was Matt Perron(6 K's) with Stephen Shaw getting the save in relief. In the championship game vs. Legends Navy, starter Patrick Dennehy got the win with 4 strong innings and Velasquez came in with 2 shutout innings(3K) to earn the save. The offensive tone was set by leadoff hitter Kyle Zervas who was 2-2 with a walk and 3 stolen bases.

 

The Central Mass Hurricanes are 24-2 on the season with a team ERA of 1.81. Owen Lyons is 6-0 with a 0.99 ERA, Khamal Saunders is 5-0 with a 1.86 ERA, Connor Gaudette is 3-0 with 1 save and has 40 strike outs in 26 innings, Pat Gallagher is 4-0 with 2 saves and a 0.29 ERA (and just missed a no hitter last weekend), Kevin Hummer is 3-0 with a 1.40 ERA and Will Thrun has 2 wins and 1 save. The Hurricanes also have a team batting average of .313 on the season. Cole Hughes is batting .406 with 28 hits, Adam Holland .364 average and Casey Boudreau .326 average all 3 guys are helping the offense.

Joe Ward of the 11U Division 2 Northeast Thunderbirds hits 3 home runs in one game to bring his total to 6 on the year. The Thunderbirds have an overall record of 10-9 and are leading the American League Division with a 6-3 record. Joe is a big reason why the Thunderbirds are having a successful first season.

Jake McOsker of the Athletes Edge threw a no hitter against the Diamond Dawgs in Dracut Ma. He struck out 10 of the 20 batters that he faced and did not issue a walk in the game. Jake's big scare was the last out of the game when his 2nd baseman (Victor Otero) had to make a great play ranging to his right and ending the game. Offensively Athletes Edge had a balanced offensive attack led by McOsker going 3 for 4 with a triple and 3 RBI’s, and Nick Giaconia going 3 for 4 with a double. Cam Goulet and Jamie Hauswirth also had 2 hits apiece.

Former Red Sox Player Brian Rose's 13U Division 1 team is off to an incredible 8-0 start. With a team ERA of 1.96 and a team batting average of .406 it's no wonder why this team has been dominant in the early part of the year. Four players are hitting .500 or better and those players are Ryan Lewis, Mike Devlin, Dallas Noons and Tylor Arruda. Bubba Correira and Tylor Arruda have been dominant on the mound in the early going with a combined 5 wins on the mound. Brian Rose Baseball plays Nokona on Sunday, both teams are undefeated.

The Mizuno Navy 11U Division 2 team improves it's overall record to 10-0.  This past weekend Mizuno went 4-0 with wins over the Stampede 12-2 and 10-2 and Mizuno Black 8-1 and 11-1.  Mizuno is also 6-0 in the National League Division standings with 4 league games remaining.  Mizuno and the Newton Minutemen will battle this weekend for 2 big division games.

Luke Gustavson pitching for the 11U Nokona Chiefs pitched a perfect game this past weekend. Gustavson was perfect for four innings striking out 6 of the 12 batters he faced. Luke has only allowed 1 run while striking out 9 and has improved his record to 2-0 on the season. Nokona is 9-1 on the season and is in sole possesion of first place in the 11U Division 1 standings.

       
• EBL League handles all game scheduling. 
• Teams will never have to worry about cancelations and double booked games.
• All teams will have two bye weeks to enter outside tournaments, or play outside competition.  (these bye weeks are picked by each team).
• EBL will keep one open week for rain outs.  If no rain outs occur, EBL will make a schedule for that week.
• All Star Game will be played the Thursday before playoffs.
• Playoffs will consist of a one week double elimination bracket.
• All teams will have a team page on EBL website to promote their program, add team rosters and update game scores and stats.

Ripken Baseball is proud to partner with the New England Elite Baseball League in their effort to bring a better experience to top-tier travel teams in the New England area. We’re excited to provide NEEBL teams with exclusive offers on tournaments at our world-class facilities in Aberdeen, MD and Myrtle Beach, SC—where teams can compete on our major league-caliber diamonds and enjoy elite competition. 

Here’s to providing great teams with great baseball experiences! We wish the best of luck to the New England Elite Baseball League in its inaugural season and to all the teams getting ready to compete in 2012!