<p>Out of these schools:
Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Academy (Andover)
Middlesex School
Episcopal High School
Northfield Mount Hermon School
St. Andrew's School (DE)
Mercersburg Academy</p>
<p>Also, which boarding college prep school has a better program outside of these schools?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure Exeter does not have the best baseball program.</p>
<p>St. Andrew’s is small, and so it probably isn’t “renowned” for baseball. Middlesex traditionally had a pretty good team (Bill Richardson, the former governor of NM, UN Ambassador, Energy Secretary, and presidential candidate, played baseball at Middlesex), for a smaller school. Andover, Exeter, and Northfield-Mount Hermon are all very strong in most sports. I don’t know about Mercersburg and Episcopal. Overall, you’ll find that baseball isn’t a traditional strength among most boarding schools, although they all have teams. Kids who are serious about baseball tend now to play all year, which is impossible at a boarding school (day students can do it, to some extent). You might check out Blair, in NJ; we know a boy who was recruited by some colleges on the basis of his strong baseball performance there. If you’re a strong player, look at the bigger schools in strong leagues; if you simply love the sport, look at smaller schools where you’ll have no difficulty making the team: their JV teams are often “no-cut,” and better players can sometimes make varsity from freshman year onward.</p>
<p>My son plays baseball at a BS located in CT. The dominate programs in western NE prep schools have been, IMHO, Salisbury and Avon Old Farms over the past several years, with AOF probably a tad better most recently.</p>
<p>Stagemum, just want to say that I find you are quite knowledgeable on BS issues and your posts objective and enlightening. Thanks for sharing on this forum!</p>
<p>Thanks for your kind words, DAndrew - I feel I have something to contribute, as an alumna (from the paleolithic era) of a single-sex boarding school, married to an alumnus of what was a very traditional, all-boys (now co-ed) New England school, and now a parent of two at a progressive school that I had known nothing about until my kids applied. We had to figure out that it was a very different world out there from the one when we applied and attended.</p>
<p>The Crimson Knights (Salisbury) captured the Western New England Prep League Championship on Sunday, May 20, with a 6-2 win over The Gunnery. The Knights record climbs to 22-0 on the season. It is the fourth championship for the team in the last seven years.</p>
<p>I saw Salisbury play its last game of its season on Monday against my son’s Hotchkiss team. I am pleased to say that Hotchkiss played the Kinights as tough as anyone this season, albeit in a loss, 6-5 (although we had bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th when we made third out). Still, Hotchkiss scored more runs against Salisbury than anyone this season. For the record, Salisbury allowed 5 runs once (against Hotchkiss, of which my son scored scored 2, I am happy to report), 4 runs on one occasion, 3 on another and the rest… two runs or less. Also, “New England Baseball Journal” ranked Salisbury the No.1 prep school baseball team in NE. They lived up to their ranking. Quite a showing this year by Salisbury!</p>
<p>Not on your list, but Deerfield claims its baseball field is the second largest in Massachusetts, second only to Fenway Park. And Choate produced Chris Denorfia of the Padres. That’s all for today’s BS trivia, baseball category, from CherryRose. :D</p>
<p>Have to say that outside of NE, the Mid-Atlantic Prep League has to be in the discussion. A knowledgeable family scouted games for a potential applicant and were especially impressed with Hill School and Lawrenceville for baseball. Looking at the whole package and fit for kid, came away with Mercersburg and Peddie as top choices, with baseball programs still as a big draw. These four play Blair and Hun in the MAPL. Along with publics on the schedules in the Trenton/Princeton/Philly areas, I think the baseball at these schools probably rivals anything in NE. But, again, my view of NE is as an observer from a distance. From first-hand knowledge, the MAPL has many strong athletic programs and is just a good league, of schools in the 450-800 student range.</p>
<p>In the ISL…BB&N, Belmont Hill, Roxbury Latin, Lawrence Academy have dominated</p>
<p>Like Blair, Peddie is also fairly good at baseball. For example, this year they had an 8-2 win rate against MAPL schools. They tied Mercersberg in the MAPL championships. </p>
<p>Just a thought…</p>
<p>Andover just won the new england title last weekend</p>
<p>Andover had a 16 - 5 record this year. Certainly not the best Prep School team in New England in 2012.
Salisbury 24 - 0 was the best team in 2012.</p>
<p>Still won champs this season…</p>
<p>Lol, I see now, my apologies, they won the Central New England School Championship, and were 15- 5 overall for the season. Terrific! Congratulations!</p>
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