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From Philips Exeter to “The Show”
If not a baseball fan, you might not be aware of one of (possibly) the best feel good stories in baseball this year (Super Sam: Early success for a late bloomer - New Yorker article; subscription required). Sam Fuld, a Phillips Exeter graduate, has arrived to “the show” after nine years in the minors. He’s a [...]
Read MoreSalisbury School Alumnus Peter Clark: Baseball Hall of Fame Curator
Researching boarding schools players likely to be taken in the 2011 Amateur Baseball draft, I came across this interesting story about Salisbury School alumnus (’61), Peter Clark . Clark is the recently retired curator of collections for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Clark didn’t set out to make a career at [...]
Read MoreJustine Siegal Building Girls Baseball Across America
We wrote about boarding school alumna Justine Siegal back in February when she became the first woman to throw batting practice for a Major League Baseball team- Cleveland Indians. She’s since thrown BP for the Tampa Bay Rays, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, and New York Mets. Throwing BP isn’t what she does [...]
Read MoreA Boarding School’s Growing Baseball Legacy
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Lou Rabito’s piece tells the story of how Perkiomen School baseball connected with Puerto Rican players/families and, in the process grew into a boarding school baseball power. Perkiomen players now hold spots on collegiate rosters of all levels and, one alumnus, Jose Morales plays catcher for the Colorado Rockies. Current Perkiomen senior [...]
Read MoreA Boarding School Alumna Throws Cleveland Indians Batting Practice
Full disclosure, I’m writing this story from 16-19 year old memories. If I could dig fast enough through those old yearbooks and make some early morning phone calls, I’d have some particulars. Today, a note short on research and long on memory and impressions. Justine Siegal was a student at Brewster Academy while I taught [...]
Read MoreA Few Athletic Stories to Close the Year
With graduation has provided a spate of stories about boarding school athletes and their achievements. Spanning basketball, football, and baseball- the affects, strengths, and lessons of a boarding education runs through the four pieces. The stories also cover some time and history covering the current status of athletes looking beyond their boarding schools and and [...]
Read MoreLyman Ward Military Academy Plays Baseball After 25 Year Hiatus
Lyman Ward Military Academy cadets return to the baseball diamond this spring building the new program from scratch. Lyman Ward coaches and administrators gaged interest and the school fields and 18 player roster filled from 30 players who tried-out. Head coach Terry Arwood told American Chronicle (PREP BASEBALL: Lyman Ward Returns To Diamond After 25 [...]
Read MoreAfternoons at Proctor Academy: Many Talents, Many Perspectives
Editor’s note: we’ve covered the benefits & importance of afternoon athletics and activities in several posts. Physical recreation, drama productions, and club meetings provide outlets adding richness and breadth of experience to boarding school students. Kim Hurlbutt of Proctor Academy’s development office contributes this piece presenting Proctor’s thinking on the broadening of afternoon and activities [...]
Read MoreFrom Salisbury School to the Majors
The Philadelphia Phillies chose Anthony Hewitt with their first pick in the recent baseball amateur draft. Selecting a player directly out of high school is part and parcel of the baseball draft. What’s noteworthy here is that he was chosen out of a boarding school. In Hewitt’s case, he’s grown-up in junior and upper boarding [...]
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