The varsity baseball team earned the #7 ranking in the first top 10 Prep Power Rankings of the season released by the New England Baseball Journal.
The Big Green opened the first week of the season with a record of 2-1, after going 5-2 during their spring break trip to IMG.
After a scrimmage vs. Williston on Wednesday afternoon, the Big Green hosted a talented and well coached Millbrook for a Friday night contest and opened the season with a convincing 7-1 win. Avery Powers ’26 picked up the win on the mound pitching 4 2/3 innings along 5 hits and 1 run while striking out 3. Jackson Glazier pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. Barrett Adams, Jack Welch, and Connor Mudd led the offense with two hits apiece. Defensively, Deerfield turned four double plays and did not make an error.
Returning to the mound on Saturday for a double header vs. Belmont Hill, the Doors split the series 1-1.
In the opening game, the Big Green fell behind 3-0 in the 1st and then scored the next 11 runs, including 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st, leading to a 12-6 victory over a very talented Belmont Hill team. Jack Welch led the way offensively with 3 hits and 2 RBI’s (3 runs), along with two hits from Jake Mohler (4 RBI’s), Tim Harrick (2 RBI’s), and Connor Mudd (3 runs). Jack Wahl-Cox picked up the win on the mound pitching 4 innings allowing 5 hits and 4 runs, while Tyler Easterbrook picked up the 3 inning save allowing 4 hits and 2 runs. Defensively, Deerfield turned two double plays.
From New England Baseball Journal Prep Power Rankings: Coaches select season’s first top 10:
League: CNEPBL
2025 record: 15-5
College commits: P Henry Dorman (Fairfield), P Jack Wahl-Cox (Marist), C Will Machnik (Williams College), OF Jack Welch (Hobart), P Tyler Easterbrook (Tufts), IF Jake Mohler (Salve Regina), OF Connor Mudd (Skidmore)
Other players to watch: 1B Barrett Adams, IF/C Hunter Henderson, P Jackson Glazier, SS Colton Simas
Outlook: The top of Moriarty’s Big Green roster will feature a new look after graduating the undefeated pitching duo of Tripp Woytowicz (Richmond) and Connor Niemiec (Cornell), as well as .448-hitting team MVP Tate Bannish (Tufts), from a team that lost to Dexter Southfield in the CNEPBL title game. However, Adams returns following a breakout last season as the league’s top hitter for average at .475 and posting a 1.352 OPS, and Machnik is back behind the plate as a fourth-year varsity player who enters his second season as a team captain. With innings to fill, including 62 ⅔ from just the aforementioned duo alone, several newcomers are expected to make immediate impacts on the mound, including top Vermont native prospect Dorman (South Burlington), Easterbrook (Darien, Conn.) and Wahl-Cox.
The Big Green return to action this afternoon vs. Vermont Academy!