Openning day next week in NH High School Baseball

I think this is a very wide open season this year in Class L. The surprise team in the state I think is going to be West High. They have some returning talent and I heard they have filled the hole left by Cole Warren who transfered out of West. Londonderry has to be the favorite, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Central High in the mix in mid June.

Don't forget about Trinity with the pitchers that they have.....those arms can carry them very far into the season. Also you never can sleep on Keene or Goffstown because those towns eat, sleep and breathe baseball beginning from a young age. I do agree with Central because they have plenty of athletes on their team.

Both Nashua teams should be in the top 10. They both have some decent arms. North lost some Senior bats though so will be interesting to see if they can manufacture enough runs.

i saw both Dover and Spaulding at scrimmages this week. dover has Magngon... spelled wrong, but other than him they are week and very poor defensively. Spaulding is well coached, but below average pitching and hitting. both will be lucky to make the playoffs and will one and out.

I think that there are going to be a lot of teams hovering around the .500 mark this season mostly because the talent for many teams is not as deep from past years for many of the traditional schools. There should be some separation by teams like Londonderry, Goffstown, and Trinity who seem on paper to have tons of talent but we will wait and see how everything pans out this year.

Nick Poore, Salem High School Sophomore, this southpaw is solid. I have heard through the grapevine that he is overrated and not that good. Holding Londonderry to 1 run is tough to do, ask all of Class L. He also pitched a shutout inning of relief earlier in the week, and he is only 15 years old. This kid is good and will only continue to get better.

I attended the Central v. Dover matchup at Gill Stadium this past Friday, Cole Warren was solid but to be honest not dominate, have to keep in mind that it was only the second game of the year for Central and Warren was not in midseason form. The pitcher from Dover, I am not sure on his name if anyone has it I would really like to know, pitched a great game. I was really impressed with him through out the game.

Someone said Nick Poore is overrated? How overrated can a 15 year old leftie who throws in the 80s be?

the dover players name is cam cash. i don't know much about him but i'll see what i can learn.

sounded like a very good outing.

20dad, I was impressed he was consistent and effective through out the game. Anyone hear what Garrett Cole from Trinity is doing?

Cole pitched yesterday i read in telegraph against south and struck out 11 of the 12 batters he faced. Trinity looks solid this year there staff with clark, lyons and cole are very good. Intereasting game tomorrow Goff travels here to hudson o face the broncos. No one is giving them credit. with this change peopls minds?

i believe that Garrett Cole is 2-0 for Trinity, and could possibly pitch vs PA on wednesday depending on who threw for Trinity on Monday. As for Nick Poore, if he can shut down what people say is a very good lineup in Londonderry then he doesn't seem to be that overrated especially for a 15yr old.

The season is young but it would seem that some teams are already heading towards an uphill battle after losing some very close games early in the season. Are there any early surprises this year in Class L so far?

One surprise to me is the 0-3 start for Central, it is still early and I stand by my earlier comments that they will host a first round play off game. What really surprises me is that they were beat in the season openner by Tom Hudon who went 6 innings or three hit shut out ball. What is really surprising to me is that Hudon is only 14 years old, or at least would be considered league age 14 in Babe Ruth or AAU.

As of Saturday Nick Poore was 2-0 on the season here is an article from the Eagle Tribune recaping his game vs. Londonderry.

http://www.eagletribune.com/pu...story_108022017.html

I have had the pleasure of coaching Nick Poore, and he is anything but overrated. Not only is he dominate on the mound but he is a great kid that wants to learn the game. He is now and future of pitching in Class L baseball. As for Garrett Cole he has established himself as one of the dominate pitchers in New Hampshire High School baseball between him and Dylan Clark Trinity is going to be close to impossible to stop come early June.
As for surprises in Class L I have been surprised by Central's slow start as well as Pinkerton. Chris DeBonis being hurt could spell the end of the year for Pinkerton. I would still keep my eyes open for Londonderry, with Jake Finnegan, Chris Crutcher and a very good offense they are going to be hard to beat once the weather warms up.

As an avid fan of NH baseball for many years, I've spent the past few years looking at players from Plymouth and north. If you haven't had a chance to watch Rich Manzi from Plymouth or Eric Jensen from Gorham, they both are very good shortstops with sound swings at the plate.

NHbaseballfan what grade is Jensen? Who would you say are the top Sophomores and Juniors this year? I have seen Manzi play over the past few years, he played for the Plymouth teams in our Summer Wood Bat league, I would agree with you about his ability.

Jensen is a senior, but unfortunately hasn't got a whole lot of looks because of his location. I would agree that Nick Poore seems a very promising young talent as well as Jake Finnegan of Londonderry...not many underclassmen up north.