New England Baseball Journal’s The Base Path

John DeRouin has served as a Pitching Coordinator at Hop’s Athletic Performance in Rhode Island as well as for the travel program, North East Baseball. He talks with us to discuss how he helps pitchers develop, and what he can do to help them achieve their goals.

Brian Hamm is the new Head Men’s Baseball Coach at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. He joins Yale after winning a Division III championship with Eastern Connecticut State University. Coach Hamm joins Dan Guttenplan and Matt Feld to discuss his new job and what winning means to him.

We travel to Hartford, Conn., to interview some of the coaches and a player at the 14th Annual Kelly Rodman Memorial Summer Rivalry Classic, an event that shows off some of the top high school and college baseball players. You’ll hear from Yankees scout Matt Hyde, Red Sox scout Ray Fagnant, and Norwood High School MLB prospect Jack Cropper in this fun podcast with interviews straight from the field.

Ben Brutti of South Kingstown High School in Rhode Island has just been drafted by the Cincinnati Reds. What’s it like to be a high schooler with a MLB deal? How does it feel to make $400,000 when you’re still so young? Host Dan Guttenplan interviews Ben to find out.

Tom Tanous is the New York Mets Vice President of Amateur and International Scouting. The New England native joins us to talk about the just-passed trade deadline as well as what he looks for when he's scouting talent.

Coach Mike Glavine from Northeastern University joins The Base Path to talk about his recently-finished season and what it was like having three players drafted by Major League Baseball. The Billerica native also talks about growing up with a famous brother - Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine.

Worcester Academy announced last week the hire of a new coach to replace Jim McNamara. A former St. John’s Shrewsbury standout and current North East Baseball coach Mike Abraham accepted the position. He'll take over a squad that went 14-8 and returns two Division 1 commits. He joins The Base Path to discuss the challenges that lie ahead, and why he loves Worcester so much.

Lawrence Academy won its first ISL championship since 2011 this spring, under the tutelage of Coach Chris Margraf. The team went 17-4-1, and sealed the ISL championship with a no-hitter against Tabor. Coach Margraf joins us to talk about his Groton-based team and what it took to win.

Blair Bourque is the head coach at Taunton High, and he recently led his team to a Massachusetts Division 1 state championship. His team clinched the championship with a victory over top-seeded Franklin, a Hockomock League rival. He joins us via Zoom.

We sit down with one of the most accomplished prep school coaches in New England – Winchendon head coach John Toffey. John came to Winchendon in 2018 after leading Salisbury School and Cheshire Academy to a combined record of 135-9 and eight conference championships. He is now well into the process of building Winchendon into one of the region’s top developmental programs for aspiring college baseball players. 15 Winchendon players are currently committed to playing college baseball.