On Sunday, May 6th, nearly 100 people gathered in the Morrison Athletic Center at Noble and Greenough School. The occasion was the annual Organizational Meeting for the high school players in the Ruffnecks College Development program. The rosters for the 15U through 18U teams feature close to 60 players from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Dozens of communities and high school programs are represented in the Ruffnecks program. It is our privilege to assemble so many talented and focused players. The meeting outlined the details of the summer travel schedule, which features more than 40 tournaments in 15 different states for Ruffnecks teams. All of the College Development teams from 15U to 18U will spend up to a month on the road in a challenging schedule during which the teams will compete at places such as Auburn University, Richmond University, the University of South Carolina, and numerous college venues in the Northeast, including Bryant University, Harvard, Northeasterm, Tufts, Babson, Brandeis, among others. Even the 14U Ruffnecks will be playing an intensive travel schedule that features a 14 day stretch in which the team could play up to 20 games.
Alumni Prosper in College; Prepare for the Draft
Nearly 50 Ruffnecks alumni are currently competing in College Baseball. Several of them eagerly await the MLB June Amateur Draft. Even a few high school Ruffnecks may get a call from a Major League organization. Among the college players most likely to get a call are Tucker Healy (D-3 Ithaca College), Sean Reilly (D-2 Rollins College), and Chris Munnelly (D-1 University of North Carolina). There will undoubtedly be a few surprises as well. Lawrence Academy senior Max Tishman is also attracting attention. In addition to being draft-eligible, he is college bound for Wake Forest University. There are four Ruffnecks currently playing professional baseball: Ryan Westmoreland (Red Sox); Nelfi Zapata (NY Mets); John Pedrotty (Diamondbacks); Jordan Cote (NY Yankees). Just as important, many of our Ruffnecks alums will be graduating from college having had the benefit of a good education and the opportunity to play college baseball. We wish all the best of luck. We appreciate the trail they have blazed for our current players.











