Connolly Commits To Notre Dame

Class of 2015 RHP Jack Connolly gave his verbal commitment to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish! 

Connolly, on a baseball trip in the Carolina's with Team Nokona, gave a verbal commitment to ND Head Coach Mik Aoki.

 Lying on his bed in room 334 of the Courtyard Marriott in Durham NC, Connolly made the phone call and said "Coach, I talked it over with my parents, and I would like to commit!". Coach Aoki said that was great  and reminded The rising Junior he would need to maintain "good grades"!

Connolly is also the latest product in a terrific family lineage. His brother Mike, a former University of Maine star, and Former Trojan, was drafted by the San Francisco Giants earlier this month. Their father, Mike Sr., was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1982 out of East Bridgewater High School. 

"I went to Notre Dame and absolutely fell in love with it," Connolly told ESPNBoston.com. "It's amazing. Their baseball team ranked 15th in the nation at one point. The coach, I trust him, and he offered me a pretty good deal. It's a no-brainer, really." 

Mike Bruemmel and Joe Freiday named to ESPN All State Team

Wheaton bound Mike Bruemmel (outfield) and Joe Freiday (catcher) were named to the first team ESPN MIAA All State team!

Congrats!!

BR Trojans Honored at State House!

Bruemmel powers Trojans to D1 State Championship!

The Trojans dominate Nashoba behind Mike Bruemmel's 12 strikeout, 2 hit, complete game shutout and capture the Division 1 State Championship!
Pinch me, pinch me!  We are playing for the D1 State Championship at LeLacheur Park (Home of the Spinners), and I really can't believe we made it here.  If you told me on April 2nd that we could or would do it, I would've waved my hand at you as if I was swatting a fly buzzing around my head.

What I was about to witness was almost as unbelievable, as Senior Co-Captain Mike Bruemmel, who will be attending Wheaton College in the fall, grabbed the ball from Coach Kearney's hand, and pitched the game of his life, throwing a COMPLETE game shutout.  Bruemmel flirted with a no hitter through 7 innings, but the no hit bid was thwarted in the 8th.
The Trojans jumped on the board in the top of the 3rd when Corey Dinunno (single) would score on an RBI single by, none other than himself, Mike Bruemmel to take a 1-0 lead. The Trojans added 2 more runs in the top of the 4th, on hits by Senior Brian McSherry who advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch, and would score on an infield Chieftan error on a hard hit ball by Tyler Carey, who ended up on 2nd.  Sophomore Andrew Noviello would knock home Carey with a laser 1 RBI double to left.
Bruemmel kept the Nashoba hitters off balance locating his "down and away" fastball, curve and changeup, keeping them guessing. 
The Chieftans came to the plate in the bottom of the 8th, hitless and looking for answers, when Chieftan Jack Sarnosky strode to the plate and singled  to center field and breaking up the no hit bid!  The crowd at LeLacheur park rose the their feet (from both sides) and saluted the lefty Senior for his efforts! 

Brummel struck out the next batter, and with 1 out, a runner on first, a full count, and Chieftans grasping for something, they put the hit and run on, and the Trojans executed a perfect strikem out, throwem out, Bruemmel to Freiday who lasered a perfect throw to Shortstop Tyler Glavin who slapped the tag on Sarnosky killing the threat!
The Trojans added an insurance run in the top of the ninth When Cory Wasylow (single) would be knocked in by who else but Mike Bruemmel! Coach Kearney had the option of putting in Senior Cody Medairos to close the door, but Mikey Bruemmel had pitched such an efficient game, only throwing 89 pitches through 8 innings, so he left him in.

To the 9th inning we go.  Bruemmel struck out the first batter on 3 pitches, gave up a harmless single, induced a fly ball to right, and struck out the last batter for the complete game win!!!  Mike took a few steps towards the dugout, fell to his knees and was swarmed/dogpiled by his team mates.
Pinch me, pinch me...... It wasn't a dream, but a reality! We are STATE CHAMPS.... WE ARE BR!!!

Trojans defeat Billerica 5-2 and Advance to State Championship game!

What a difference a year makes!  One year after missing the State Tournament, the Trojans are heading where no Trojans team has been before, as they play for the D1 state Championship against Nashoba, Saturday at 1:00 at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, after they defeated The Billerica Indians 5-2 on Wednesday night.
The  Trojans jumped out to the early lead in the 1st inning as Tyler Carey was knocked home by Tyler Glavin to make the score 1-0. The Indians added a run of their own in the top of the 4th to knot the game at 1. The Trojans exploded for 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th on hits by Connor Sullivan, an RBI single by Tyler Glavin, a HUGE 2 RBI single by Senior Brian McSherry scoring Joe Freiday and Tyler Glavin, and a Corey Dinunno RBI single scoring Dave Miller to make the score 5-1. The Indians came roaring back in the top of the 6th, but left with no runs and leaving the bases loaded. The never say die Indians threatened again in the 7th, as Sophomore Jack Connolly walked the first 2 batters with no outs, and Coach Kearney went to the Bullpen for Junior Josh Monson. The Indians would score only 1 run to make it 5-2.

Sophomore Andrew Noviello came in to pitch the 8th and 9th for the save.
Jack Connolly earns the W and advances to 6-1 on the season, giving up 2 runs and striking out 6 in 7 plus innings pitched.  It was quite a week for the Connolly Family as Jacks brother Mike, who played his Junior and Senior year for the Trojans, was selected in the 27th round of the MLB Draft, taken by the San Francisco Giants!
Offensively leading the way for the Trojans were Tyler Glavin 2 for 5 with 2 RBI's and Brian McSherry 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's.
Coach Kearney on the win "It’s an awesome, awesome feeling,’’ Kearney said more than once. “This is tremendous. It really is. I can’t tell you how happy I am. It’s a great feeling." The win is extra special as it notches Kearney's 200th win!
It would be nice to win # 201 on Saturday!!
We are BR!!!!

GAME CHANGE!

The game has been postponed until 7:00 Wednesday at Fraser field in Lynn.  Middleboro will play Whittier Regional at 4:00

Trojans shock BC High!

The Trojans clinched the D1 South Championship on Sunday night in a packed house at Campanelli Stadium, defeating the BC High Eagles 4-3 in the most exciting game of the season, winning the Divison 1 South, and advance to the Divison 1 Semi-Finals!
The Trojans started the scoring early in the first inning, as Corey Dinunno walked, followed by a Tyler Glavin single.  A Mike Bruemmel sac fly advanced Dinunno to 3rd and he would score on a Joe Freiday sac fly. Enter Dave Miller......... Senior Co-Captain Dave Miller who has been unable to play the field because of injury, has been the DH for several games.  To say he has performed in that role would be an understatement!! Dave Miller came to the plate with 2 outs and hit a laser triple to left center field, scoring Tyler Glavin, and would later score on a wild pitch to make the BR lead 3-0.  The Eagles would threaten in the 3rd, but left the bases loaded. BC would score 2 runs in the 6th and would tie the game in the top of the 8th.  With 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th Dave Miller (hit by pitch) would score on a double by Tyler Carey! The never say die Eagles would put runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out, and with a 3-2 count, and with Virginia Tech bound Ryan Tufts at the plate, they put the hit and run on. Ryan hit a gap shot to right center field, that appear would score both runners and give the Eagles the lead, as they were off with the pitch, however the speedy Center Fielder Tyler Carey got a great jump on the ball and tracked it down, made a fabulous catch and threw to 2nd base for the double play... Game over... BR WINS.... BR WINS!!! 
Mike Bruemmel pitched 7 1/3 innings, throwing 130 or so pitches striking out 8 in a gutsy performance, and was relieved by Senior Cody Medeiros who only gave up 1 hit, walked 3 and struck out 2.
Tyler Carey led the offense going  3 for 3 with an RBI and a walk and Dave Miller went 1 for 3 with a triple , 1 RBI and 2 runs scored! In a touching gesture, the crowd at Campanelli stadium gave the BR Trojans softball team a standing ovation as they entered the stadium in the 4th inning after losing the D1 South finals to Milford High.

Said Bruemmel: “I wanted the ball for this game. This could have been my last game and I know most of the kids on their team. I played with them and I know most of them so well. I was locating my change-up in the game.”
"What a game,” said B-R coach John Kearney, whose team last won a sectional title in 2003. “BC High played their hearts out. Luckily, we put that three-spot on them early and it took a little bit of the pressure off of us."
“BC High played like they did all year and I did not expect anything less. That is an excellent team."
The Trojans will face off against Billerica on Tuesday at LeLacheur Field in Lowell at 7:00 PM

B R WINS!

The #5 ranked Bridgewater Raynham Trojans upset #1 ranked Walpole Rebels, in come from behind fashion, in a slugfest, on Wednesday afternoon at Campanelli Stadium in a 3 Hour and 40 minute marathon, that I never thought would end, winning 13-9 and advancing to the state D1 South finals.
Let me start by saying I am a big fan of this BR team, and they have exceeded my pre-season expectations by leaps and bounds, but after being down 6-0 after 1 inning of play against the #1 ranked Rebels, I mentally prepared myself for a 15-2 route by the Rebels.  I couldn't have been more wrong!
The Rebels jumped out to an early lead in the first, scoring 6 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks .
The Trojans answered in quick fashion throwing up 4 runs in the top of the 2nd. Dave Miller started it off with a double and was driven home by Corey Dinunno (single).  Tyler Glavin came to the plate and lined a bases loaded single to center scoring Dinunno. A Mike Bruemmel hit by pitch plated Tyler Carey, and Connor Sullivan would score on a wild pitch to make the score 6-4.  NEW BALL GAME!!!
The Rebels added a run in the 3rd to make it 7-4.  Joe Freiday led off the 5th with a BOMB triple to center field, sliding Pete Rose style into 3rd, and popped up with a big fist pump to get the BR faithful roaring and the team pumped up, and it worked! Freiday would be knocked in by Adam Chase, followed by hits by Dave Miller, Corey Dinunno, and a bases clearing triple by (the slumping no more) Tyler Carey.  Senior pinch hitter Ryan Scripter followed it up with a single, scoring Carey, to take the lead 8-7. The Trojans added 2 more when Tyler Glavin singled, followed by a Mike Bruemmel RBI single, and throw in walks by Freiday and McSherry (RBI) to make the score 10-7!
The Rebels answered in the bottom of the 5th scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, to make it a 1 run game. After a scoreless 6th, the Trojans bats roared again as singles by Connor Sullivan, Tyler Glavin  and Mike Bruemmel would load the bases for Joe Freiday who single to right, scoring Sullivan, and a BIG 2 RBI single to center by Senior Dave Miller to make the score 13-9.
Senior Cody Medeiros came in to pitch the final 2 inning, striking out 4, and that was all she wrote.
Josh Monson earns the W, followed by gutsy, scoreless relief performances by Bruemmel and Medeiros.
Offensively leading the way for the Trojans were Tyler Glavin (4 for 6 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored), Joe Freiday (3 for 4 with a triple, 2 walks,1 RBI), Dave Miller (3 for 6 with a double, 2 RBI's, and 2 runs scored), Tyler Carey (2 for 5 with a triple, 2 RBI's and 2 runs scored), Mike Bruemmel (2 for 5 with 2 RBI's), and Connor Sullivan (2 for 3 with 2 runs scored)!
The Trojans will face BC High in the D1 South Finals at Campanelli Stadium Sunday night under the lights at 7:45.

Trojans roll on to the Semi-Finals!

#5 ranked Trojans roll on to the semi finals of the MIAA D1 South State Tournament behind a very strong combined shutout pitching performance (18K's total) led by Sophomore Andrew Noviello's 6 innings of work (hitting 91 on the gun), defeating the # 4 ranked Braintree Wamps Tuesday evening, by a score of 12-0, at Braintree High School.
The Trojans jumped out to an early lead in the top of the 2nd when Brian McSherry  would score on a Corey Dinunno single.  The game remained 1-0 until the top of the 5th when Joe Freiday would double home Tyler Glavin, Dave Miller would knock in Joe Freiday with a single, and Andrew Noviello would knock in Ross Talpy who pinch ran for McSherry, to make the lead 4-0.
Andrew Noviello threw 6 innings of shutout work throwing 126 pitches, striking out 11 and walking 5, and was replaced in the 7th by Mikey (Baseball) Bruemmel, who continued right where he left off, striking out 6 of the 7 batters he faced and looked terrific! The Trojans would head to the 9th with a 4-0 lead and would explode for 8 runs led by Senior Brian McSherry who doubled to lead off the inning and then smashed a 3 run (no doubter) home run  to right center field to cap off the 8 run inning.
Senior Cody Medairos came in and closed the door in the 9th to seal the deal.
This game was a lot closer than the final score showed as a gutsy Braintree team, who has 8 seniors graduating, played a very good game.  They have a very young pitching staff, led by 3 Sophomores and a Freshman, and should be a tough team to beat over the coming years.
Leading the offense for the Trojans were Mike Bruemmel (4 for 6, 3 singles, a double, RBI and run scored), Brian McSherry (3 for 5, single, double, Home Run, 3 RBI's and 3 runs scored), Tyler Glavin 2 for 6, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored), Joe Freiday (2 for 5, single, double, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored), and Andrew Noviello (2 for 5, 3 RBI's).
There is no rest for the weary as the Trojans jump in to D1 South Semi-Finals as they face # 1 ranked Walpole at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, Wednesday for a 4:00 start.  Sophomore Jack Connolly will get the start. BC High faces Dartmouth in the 7:00 game.

S "WAMPED"!

Mondays quarter final game against the WAMPS has been postponed until Tuesday at 6:00PM at  Braintree High.
Here is an updated D1 South bracket.