Hunt Field is named after legendary BHS coach Bill Hunt.
"My favorite memories involve Bill and his boys (Matt and Dave). How they made that field their home away from home. Not only did they love baseball, and love their players, they built a field, with the help of obviously the town, that I think is second to none in this area. That's an absolutely gorgeous field and that wasn't always the case. That was Bill's hard work and his boys blood, sweat and tears that went into that."--Shaun Ratchford, Danbury HS baseball coach, in the Danbury Newstimes
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Matt Liquori--a standout athlete for BHS, the Admirals, and Union College--recently returned from a 9-month medical mission to rural Uganda.
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Charlie Huegi Is Named Outstanding Player of the 2019 New England D3 Super Regional
A pair of former Admirals--UMass-Boston senior shortstop Charlie Huegi and New England College freshman starting pitcher Dylan Champagne--faced each other in the D3 N.E. Super-regional Championship game in Boston on Sat. May 25th.
Huegi's UMB team triumphed by a score of 6-2, advancing to the NCAA D3 World Series for the third time this decade. Champagne, a hard-throwing lefthander, pounded the zone with 71% strikes in 5 innings of work for NEC.
During the broadcast of of the game, the announcer noted:
"Huegi has doubled in 9 of his last 10 games....We've nicknamed him 'Charlie May' here in the press box because of how well he has hit, not just this May, but each of the last 3 years...starting every NCAA tournament game for the past 4 years."
Delivering a pair of hits and a sac fly, Charlie extended his hitting streak to 12 consecutive games, clinching his selection as Outstanding Player of the 2019 UMass-Boston Super Regional. Charlie played 4 summers for the Admirals.
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Admiral alumnus Sam Czel, a junior at Keene State, led his team in slugging pct. and OPS during the 2019 campaign. Sam--who played a summer of 17u and two summers of 19u for Post 100--banged out 4 doubles, 2 triples, and 5 home runs for the Owls.
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Central Ct. State University's Dave Matthews Is Named To the Faryetteville (AR) Regional All-Tournament Team
Dave earned the honor for his performance against California and TCU, racking up five hits (including a home run) and five RBI against the pair of perennial bluechip D1 programs.
During the regular season, Dave was 2nd Team All-Conference for his major role in leading CCSU to the Northeast Conference title.
The left-handed slugger ranked either first or second in all major hitting categories for the Blue Devils, leading the team in RBI, home runs, and runs scored. Back in the day, Dave was an RBI machine during the summers that he played 17u and 19u for the Admirals..
Current Admirals who recieved conference honors:
Tyler Davis--First Team SWC 2018
Shane Demers--Second Team SWC 2019
Andy Ridzik--First Team SWC 2018
Brian Ridzik--Second Team SWC 2018
Shawn Sato--First Team SWC 2019
Sammy Smith--First Team SWC 2019
Josh Taylor--First Team SWC 2019
Bryan Vanderhave--First Team HVAL 2019
Nick Vieira--Second Team SWC 2019
Congratulations to:
Zach Albin (BHS 2011) for his selection by the Orioles in the 2014 MLB draft. Zach played for the Admirals for four seasons.
Kyle Wilcox (NHS 2012) for his selection by the Mariners in the 2015 MLB draft. Kyle is a veteran of three seasons with the Admirals.
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