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Sixteen Top New England Baseball Clubs Form Premier Baseball Conference

Posted by Evan Burnett on August 17, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Wilmington, MA – Aug 17, 2019 – Sixteen of the top baseball clubs in New England will come together to form the Premier Baseball Conference, which will feature more than 200 teams between the ages between the ages of 9 and 18. Clubs will span from Cape Cod to Maine, and include New England’s top club owners and coaches. Play will begin in the Spring of 2020.

The Premier Baseball Conference (PBC) will not only have premier competition, it will also focus on development and growing and promoting the game. The PBC has been created as an exclusive league for those who have been identified as the top programs in the region.

“The PBC will provide our clubs a platform to compete and develop players at the highest level and offer a first-class postseason experience at New England’s finest venues,” said PBC commissioner Pat Mason, a former head coach at Virginia Tech who has more than 20 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. “We’re excited to help grow the game with some of the best clubs, coaches and players in the region.”

Premier Conference Members include: Northeast Hurricanes, Seacoast United, Nokona Baseball, Show Baseball, Mass Hurricanes, TC Kings, Maine Lightning, Nor’Easters, East Coast Eagles, Jr. Spinners, Team Boston, Dugout Dawgs, Jr. Bay Sox, NE Gators, Giants Futures and Mizuno Northeast Runbirds.

“This is an exciting and important time in youth baseball,” said Mason. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring the best players and clubs together in a one-of-a-kind league.”

For more information on the PBC Conference, go to www.premierbaseballconference.com or follow the PBC on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook with the handle @PBConference.

2017 Team Mizuno Northeast Tryouts

Posted by admin on June 8, 2016 at 9:03 PM

Team Mizuno Northeast (TMNE) is excited to announce tryout dates for the 2017 teams. TMNE will offer teams at the following age groups:

9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U

2017 Team Mizuno Northeast Tryouts TMNE players are taught the basic principles of the game at the 9U & 10U age groups. 11U & 12U players explore advanced development concepts including leading and stealing, among other concepts. 13U & 14U age groups, train to earn high school roster spots for their respective schools. Ultimately they will prepare for the college process.

All members of the 2017 TMNE rosters will receive some of the best baseball development around. For over 25 years, the program has demonstrated the ability to develop and place players on varsity high school baseball teams. In addition, players have also been placed on college and the professional baseball teams. 2017 Team Mizuno Northeast Tryouts will give new prospective players outside the program opportunity to join the most premier program in New England.

The formula for success isn’t easy, but below are just a few items that comes along with membership and assures proper baseball development: Continue Reading

Perfect Game Honors 10 Members of ES/TM Canes NE

Posted by Evan Burnett on March 28, 2016 at 9:07 PM

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Rawlings and Perfect Game announced today its Preseason All-American Teams to recognize the top underclass high school baseball athletes in the United States. (Classes of 2017, 2018, 2019)

The Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All American East team consists of 100 players who are currently juniors, sophomores, or freshmen in high school. There is also a high honorable mention and an honorable mention list to identify other potential top underclassmen. EvoShield & Mizuno Northeast is proud to announce that ten athletes from our 17U team have been recognized with this prestigious honor. Continue Reading

Mizuno Northeast Begins Strength and Conditioning Sessions

Posted by admin on January 11, 2016 at 7:00 PM

The 9U and 10U Mizuno Northeast teams began their strength and conditioning training on Tuesday to prepare for the upcoming season. Coach Kevin Wnukowski took the kids through a 45 minute full body regimen on the turf at Hit Quarters. The program involved portions dedicated to strength and as well as agility, with workouts like hamstring bridges, planks, and modified shuttles. This is a great way for the kids to stay fresh and in-shape during the off season in order to be the best when the season rolls around. Team Mizuno Northeast will continue its practices weekly throughout the winter months until the spring season begins.

Program 15 Player Development Evaluation Day

Posted by admin on November 19, 2015 at 8:59 PM

Program 15 will hold a Scout Day on December 5th 2015 at Hit Quarters in Shrewsbury MA. The Scout Day will work directly with players using a pro style format. Each player will be thoroughly instructed in all phases of the game by the Program 15 staff and all players will receive an evaluation of their performance to aid in their off-season preparation towards the 2016 spring and summer season. Even more importantly, the evaluations can also be used in player’s efforts to play college baseball. Continue Reading

Mizuno NE Partners with Program 15

Posted by admin on November 12, 2015 at 7:37 PM

As the baseball industry continues to evolve and improve, so must Team Mizuno Northeast’s (TMNE) direction for the scout teams (15U-17U age groups). Part of the next phase for Team Mizuno Northeast is focusing on creating strong relationships with the right kind of baseball people who will aid in the advancement of the organization’s players and college placement of those players.

2016 Tryout Team Schedules: 13U/14U

Posted by admin on August 1, 2015 at 11:54 AM

This year, Team Mizuno Northeast team tryouts will run following a live-game/round robin format. This format will be used to improve the selection process for all 2016 teams.

Four teams will participate in three games over the course of the August 1st and 2nd weekend for the 13U & 14U age group. One team will play two games and one inter squad game.

All players who preregistered, have been “drafted” onto one of five tryout teams. Those players have been notified of their team assignments for the weekend. All games Saturday will be played at Tahanto Regional High School in Boylston MA. All games Sunday will be played at Worcester State University.

Below is the schedule for the 13U/14U 2016 team tryouts for Sunday, August 2nd:

TMNE RED
8/1 – 1pm, 3pm @ Tahanto Regional High School
8/2 – 1pm @ Worcester State University

TMNE WHITE
8/1 – 1pm @ Tahanto Regional High School
8/2 – 3pm, 5pm @ Worcester State University

TMNE NAVY
8/1 – 7pm (inter squad) @ Tahanto Regional High School
8/2 – 5pm, 7pm @ Worcester State University

TMNE GREY
8/1 – 5pm @ Tahanto Regional High School
8/2 – 1pm, 3pm @ Worcester State University

TMNE BLACK
8/1 – 3pm, 5pm @ Tahanto Regional High School
8/2 – 7pm @ Worcester State University

13Us Finish 5th at The TCS Summer Nationals

Posted by admin on July 23, 2015 at 9:22 PM

The summer is all about spending time with your friends, hitting the beach and soaking up the sun, but for the 2015 Team Mizuno Northeast 13U team members – it’s all about baseball. Over the July 13th week, TMNE sent two 13U groups down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to compete in the 64 team national tournament that saw teams from all over the country. While teams battled it out in a competitive bracket styled pool play round, both groups were enjoying their first glance at participating in a nationally sanctioned tournament.

After pool play and winning their bracket which included a team from Kentucky (Vipers Baseball), North Carolina (Diamond Baseball) and South Carolina (Myrtle Beach Pelicans), the 13U NEBA squad were among the top 16 teams who would play for the national championship. The defeated the GA Prospects (3 seed) and the Central Florida Pride (11 seed) before falling to Team Connecticut Baseball (TCB) in the quarterfinals. They were then eliminated from the tournament by the Connecticut Edge (2 seed). TCB and Connecticutt Edge then met in the finals where TCB prevailed, beating CT Edge 11-4 in the championship game.

The 13U NEBA group went 5-3 overall – finishing 5th overall in the 64 team tournament. 2016 Team Mizuno Northeast tryouts are set for August 1st and 2nd for ages 13U & 14U and August 8th and 9th for ages 9U-12U. For more info on tryouts, please click here. All players must preregister for to attend tryouts. Registration deadline is Friday, July 24th.

9U Team Loses in NEAAU Semis

Posted by Evan Burnett on June 21, 2015 at 5:07 PM

2015 9U Squad has a Strong Season - Loses in NEAAU Semi-Finals to Blackstone Valley Spinners

Team Mizuno Northeast fielded several strong rosters this past season. None were more focused and dedicated to developing as young baseball players as the 2015 9U TMNE squad. The roster was made up mostly of 8s and 9s who battled all season long despite much game experience at a competitive level. While many 9U programs in the northeast are actively recruited pitting young baseball players against each other to make team rosters, the TMNE 9U (and 10U) program is structured to give all players willing to put in the hard work and effort and opportunity to learn the game before having to concern themselves with being told. “you’re not good enough.”

2015 AAU International Qualifier

Posted by Evan Burnett on June 16, 2015 at 10:39 PM

Over the June 13th & 14th weekend, the Team Mizuno Northeast (TMNE) 13U team traveled down to Hartford, Connecticut to participate in the 2015 AAU International Qualifier. The team went 4-0 overall in the tournament en-route to capturing the Northeast Region Berth to the 2015 AAU International World Championships to be held in Fort Lauderdale, Flordia this September.