Championship Saturday

Per Nashua Telegraph Blog (Gary Fitz)

Championship Saturday at MerchantsAuto.Com Stadium in Manchester


Class S: 10:00 am
Class M: 1:00 pm
Class I: 4:00 pm
Class L: 7:00 pm

Patio Bar at the Hilton Garden Inn opens at 4:30

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Originally posted by SMAN14:
Anyone know the scheduled start times for the games? Looks like some great match ups:

Class S: #1 Pittsburg vs. #6 Portsmouth Christian
Can Pittsburg repeat?

Class M: #1 Somersworth vs. #2 Winnesquam
Who is on the hill for each team, how many innings does Jordan Cote have left?

Class I: #1 Portsmouth vs. #7 Bedford
My pre-season pick of Bedford didn't look good as a #7 seed but they have gotten it done in the playoffs. Is this Jones vs. Maher? Looks likely.

Class L: #3 Londonderry vs. #4 Salem
A couple of the GSBA's favorite coaches face off for the Championship. Kasey Corrolo likely for Londonderry? Will it be Peters for Salem?

My picks........

Londonderry 6
Salem 3

Portsmouth 2 (Extra Innings-Montville HR off Hotel)
Bedford 1

I thought Londonderry would win it last year. Good things come to those who wait.

Wait....Does Poore have innings left?
May need to reconsider......

Due to graduation, the Class M game between Winnisquam and Somersworth will now be at 10AM, followed by the Class S game at 1PM. Jordan Cote has 7-1/3 innings left.

If Poore went 7 innings in his first game then he has 2 innings left on Saturday after going 7 on Tuesday. They are allowed 16 total innings I believe.

Nick has 2 innings left.

This might be two of the best defensive catchers in Class L also. Interesting to see how they control the running game.

"Portsmouth 2 (Extra Innings-Montville HR off Hotel)
Bedford 1"

Walk him- take your chances with O'Leary.

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Originally posted by bbl4life:
Due to graduation, the Class M game between Winnisquam and Somersworth will now be at 10AM, followed by the Class S game at 1PM. Jordan Cote has 7-1/3 innings left.

Has anyone had a gun on Jordan Cote? With the naked eye he looked like he was in the low to mid 80's on Wed night.

There will be plenty of guns on him sat. However I would agree with your estimate on Wednesday.

two of the D1 coaches I talk too said they've had him at 87-89

Good luck to our kids at Bedford NH and Xaverian in MA who are in the finals this weekend---also to our player fron Notre Dame-West Haven in CT who is also in their state final--cannot wait for them to join us for the PG Fathers Day tournament on LI next week

Good Luck guys

Notes for Class I games last night.


PHS lower order hitters, younger guys, did a good job of hitting last night.

Our son had never played at Gill and always wanted to, don't think he wants to play there again. Two well hit fly balls to LC Power Alley and straight away center, both looked nice and out in most parks but not last night. Just score it F7 and F8 - that's baseball.

Think I have only been to Gill once before - other than right down the lines is that a big park or is it may imagination?

Give the Con-Val coach credit had his outfielders playing 2/3 steps from warning track.

Pitcher from Con-Val did a nice job but too many sliders and breaking balls. Taylor for PHS was great, excellent changing of speeds, average velocity but the kid is a pitcher. Still thought Con-Val would hit better.

Little disappointed in CV fans (good travel crowd), a few chanting Portsmouth S---S was bush league.

Like the Olen kid from Bedford has good stuff and knows what he is doing very similar to PHS Taylor.

Can't see how Lebannon got to final four if they played defense like they did last night.

I thought the Woodward kid handled his teammates errors well. However, noticed him arguing balls and strikes when he was at bat and bordering on showing up umpire on calls against him when he was pitching - that act won't play well in college.

Looking forward to seeing Maher pitch, heard great things about him - we may not feel so good after the game if he is on!! Heard he threw about 150 pitches in last Saturday's game at St. Thomas.

Watched the Bedford kids excitment before,during and after the game. Nice to see and their fans were really happy - that's what HS sports is all about.

nhmonty – another solid post with good insight. Mike’s not the only home run hitter in the family. BTW – you didn’t mention that the F8 was a sac fly that would have probably scored Jacoby from 2nd. The Gill outfield is enormous – combined with the quick turf, it places a premium on outfielder speed.

I concur on the Olen / Taylor comparison and the beauty is they are both juniors.

The Bedford fans are really enjoying the ride. The players have enjoyed the journey. To think it all started with a bus ride for a “home” game in Portsmouth back in April 2008. If you recall the venue was switched because the field in Bedford was not ready, but Bedford was officially the home team. A group of freshmen and sophomores went toe-to-toe with a stacked PHS team that featured Welch, Hart, Fransosa, the Bergerons and a couple of up and comers named Montville and Jones. In the first game in the history of BHS, they walked away on the short end of a 4-0 score, but gave us a preview of their potential by playing an incredible defensive game. James O’Brien took the hill for Bedford that day, threw strikes and watched his fielders make play after play. Gap shots and warning track bombs were run down by the outfielders and the infield was stout as well. Their young bats were no match for Welch, who would go on to have a super year. If memory serves me, that was also game #1 of the now incredibly impressive 62 game winning streak. Pardon the BHS faithful if we indulge in some hope of being the bookends of a great run.

PHS is the gold standard for high school baseball programs in the state. Watching them last night at Gill and how they handle all aspects of the game was impressive. From the pre-game, to between innings and obviously the game itself you can see why they have had so much success. I was a little worried that Jones was going to pull a "hammy" sprinting Taylor's warmup jacket to him at 1st base. Let’s hope for good weather and a great ball game.

P.S. Your source on the 150 pitches by Maher is 25 or so too high. Still a scary, high number, but he was stronger at the end than in the beginning.

bl-baseball= Jack Edwards?

I really do like how the NHIAA uses some of NH's historic parks. From a fan's prespective a good seat is not hard to find and from the player's point if view there is something special about playing at a place that so many generations of youth NH ball players have before them.

Talking to URI wednesday night Cote was 87-89 and hit 91 a few times.

NHIAA does a great job with the playoffs, I do think $7.00 is a bit much for a high school game but hey I paid it so they must know what they're doing.

Maine has their state finals in two locations and doesn't use either Old Orchard Beach Ballpark or Hadlock Field. I'll be hitting up their finals at St. Joseph's College doing a little scouting for the Showcase League Maine Teams.

JoEdam Cote throws a no hitter wiinsquam 2 -0 win.

*Jordan Cote

Portsmouth Christian Class S State Champs

Congrats to the Winnisquam Bears on their 1st baseball championship in school history. And to Jordan Cote, Class M Player of the Year, on his no hitter today.

Class M got the match up they wanted, and the boys did not disappoint. What a well played pitchers dual between Parma and Cote. Cote proved he is the player of the year in class M. Congats to Winnisquam, enjoy your championship, you deserve it, you beat a very good baseball team today.

PS: Gotta love the effort by Somersworth fighting all the way to the end. Cote gets the strike out to end the game, but dropped strike three, Somersworth kid goes in head first to reach first base and give them team another out. It's all about the effort, Somersworth has nothing to be assamed of.

Did the Londonderry vs. Salem game get canceled? if so when is it rescheduled?

3-1 Londonderry bottom 1 Nick Poore getting loose....

Wet and cold from Fisher Cat Stadium. Bottom of 1 with 1 out Lancers are up 3-1.

Sweet double play by Salem SS Jordan Estevez to end the first 3-1 Londonderry.

congrats to portsmouth and bedford. two very good and classy programs that play the game the right way. need more like them in class I.

Bottom of 2 call to the bull pen Nick Poore in to pitch. Runners at 1st and 2nd no outs.

Josh Treffs throws behind the runner at first to get the 1st out of the inning. Poore k's the next Lancer hitter for out number 2 then a 6-3 to end the inning 3-1 after 2.

Londonderry spins a double play to end the top of 3.

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Originally posted by Granite State Baseball Association:
Londonderry spins a double play to end the top of 3.

Thanks for the updates Mike...please keep them coming...couldn't make the game tonight...

Salem is able to work around a Geoff Fisher 2b which nearly left the park. Top 4.

Salem down in order in top of 4. 3-1 Londonderry.

Poore is out of innings Senior RHP Rob Liberatore in gets through bottom of four. Score 3-1. Lancer RHP Kasey Carolla tossing a gem for the Lancers.

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Originally posted by Granite State Baseball Association:
Poore is out of innings Senior RHP Rob Liberatore in gets through bottom of four. Score 3-1. Lancer RHP Kasey Carolla tossing a gem for the Lancers.

Good for Kasey...classy kid that will pitch at a high level in the future. Sounds lke a pitchers duel...thanks again mike.

After 5 Londonderry picks up 2 more runs. Top of 6 5-1.

Bottom of 6. Salem picks up one in the top of the frame. 5-2

Top 7 Salem has 3 outs to use trailing 3.

Strike out looking 1 down

Carolla strikes out 2nd batter 2 down

Strike 3 looking Londonderry Class L champs. Carollo throws an absolute Gem.