I was at a College Showcase recently and observed something first hand that I have read about before. I am standing behind a backstop speaking with a group of college coaches while a showcase game is going on. The batter hit a fly ball to deep left field that the left fielder had to make a short run to get. The fielder caught the ball and threw it back in. One of the college coaches then remarked in an annoyed tone, "Wow, ... Read More

With the 985th pick in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates select former New England Catching Camp student Pat Irvine from Westwood, MA. This is a proud week for the New England Catching Camp, as another one of our former students has been selected in this year's MLB First-Year Player Draft. Pat graduated from Elon University in North Carolina in May and appears ... Read More

The NECC is pleased to announce that the US Marine Corps has awarded a $150,000 ROTC College Scholarship to Kyle Jackson of Milford NH. Kyle has been a long time student of our program and a catcher at Milford High School in Milford NH. He will graduate from Milford High School this June. Kyle was accepted into the US Marines ROTC Program and will be attending the University of Southern Florida in Tampa majoring in civil engineering while participating in the ... Read More

Read Jay's latest column at Baseball Digest. We are a little over a quarter of the way through the 2009 Major League Baseball season and the story lines have certainly been plentiful. The two Big Apple franchises took major steps into the modern ballpark era, Zack Greinke had us wondering whether a pitcher’s ERA can actually dip BELOW zero, Manny was busy being A-Rod Manny and Tampa Bay hasn’t surprised anyone this season. With just over a month remaining until the 2009 ... Read More