We return to another edition of "Friday 4," where I usually discuss the four things I’ve been thinking about over the last week and the upcoming weekend in sports and the world. Only this week, it's just one topic. ONE Worcester sports fans are really talking about one thing this week: the Worcester Bravehearts and... Continue Reading →
FCBL announces Worcester Bravehearts 2025 schedule
Last week The Futures League officially released its 2025 schedule. The league’s 15th season of summer baseball action in New England will begin with all six teams competing on Opening Day, which is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28. The Worcester Bravehearts begin their season that day with a 10:30am matinee at Holman Stadium in Nashua,... Continue Reading →
The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Bravehearts 2024 season
As we’ve reached the end of the 2024 season for the Worcester Bravehearts it’s time to hand out some awards. Named for the moniker this blogger used on several sports message boards, the "210 Awards" officially began in 2009 when the Worcester Sharks were in town. Starting in the 2015 season the award posting was... Continue Reading →
WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts come up just short and miss FCBL playoffs
It was north to Vermont early in the week for the Bravehearts in what was supposed to be two doubleheaders in a row against the Lake Monsters, but Mother Nature didn't get that memo as Worcester and Vermont managed to only get one game in each day with the nightcap on both Tuesday and Wednesday... Continue Reading →
WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts need lots of wins and some luck to qualify for FCBL playoffs
After two days off for the Futures Collegiate Baseball League's All-Star Game that saw Brady Stuart, Cody Smith, Owen Pincince, and Dylan LaPointe all representing the Bravehearts and WooBall infielder Jackson Marshall winning the Home Run Derby Worcester got an unexpected night off Wednesday when field conditions at Fitton Field forced a postponement of their... Continue Reading →
WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts walk off into All-Star break
The Worcester Bravehearts began their week with a Tuesday game at Fitton Field against the Vermont Lake Monsters, and despite a mid-innings comeback to tie the score they couldn't get over completely over the hump and drop a 5-3 contest. Down 3-0 in the bottom of the seventh WooBall tied it on a Shea Grady... Continue Reading →