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Fourkids,

I'm not going to lie to you, the weather will be an adjustment.   I grew up in the Northeast so I didn't know any better.  My kids grew up in Virginia and my oldest son had an adjustment playing in Upstate NY.  Many of the baseball fields up north are artificial turf, so that is a plus.   The problem is team practices in the cold specifically hitting and outfield.   Many northern teams travel south for the start of the season and that is their first time outside....and it showed.   This happened to my sons team two out of his four years playing college baseball.

I played tennis in the Northeast 10 about 35 years ago when my school was D2.   The school has since moved to D1.   The travel was not bad at all.  We played a mix of D1 and D2 and our farthest match was probably 2.5 hours.  Based on the mix of the Northeast 10 today, I don't think it is that much different for travel requirements.

Best of luck to your son!

From a practical standpoint, I would send him up there with a starter supply of cold weather sports clothing. I like Nike Hyperwarm or Under Armour ColdGear. Also warm socks from SmartWool or Drymax. The new fabric technologies are pretty amazing and can make a huge difference in staying comfortable in cold weather.

For pitchers in particular, I think about hands. Not a lot you can do, but cold weather sucks moisture from your skin, so good lotion helps. Some guys also keep HotHands packs in their back pocket, which will knock the chill off between pitches.

I don't know if the map below is up to date, but it should give you an idea of travel. I don't think every team in each  of the two divisions of the NE10 all play each other, so your son's team may not make the longest trips.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/...2C-73.586297&z=7

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