Vermont New Hampshire Twin State Baseball Classic Returns to Diamond in 2015

March 11, 2015

Vermont New Hampshire Twin State Baseball Classic Returns to Diamond in 2015 

contact: Bruce Bosley (bbosley.vbca@gmail.com or bosleyb@comcast.net)

After an 11-year hiatus, the Twin State Baseball Classic featuring many of the top high school seniors from Vermont and New Hampshire will return to the diamond this June. Representatives from the Vermont Baseball Coaches Association and the New Hampshire Baseball Coaches Association made the announcement today.

Originally held from 1983 to 2004, the renewal of Twin State Baseball Classic will take place at Holman Stadium in Nashua, New Hampshire on Saturday, June 20, 2015. First pitch of game one of the doubleheader (two seven-inning games) will be at 11 a.m. The Vermont squad will be the top seniors from the all four divisions of the state while for the immediate future the Granite State will be made up of New Hampshire's top seniors from its Division III and IV. Both rosters will be announced in early June.

'Having grown up in Vermont, I always looked at the Twin State games as the ultimate rivalry game for high school baseball,' said Brent Demas, a native of the Montpelier, Vermont-area who is now the head baseball coach at Londonderry High in New Hampshire, 'I always felt there was a big hole when this event was discontinued. Being able to help bring these games back has been a very satisfying experience, and one that we are very excited about,' added Demas who is a driving force behind the classic's return.  

'I am extremely pleased that the Vermont and New Hampshire coaches have agreed to resume the Twin State Baseball Classic to make it part of the high school baseball experience. This opportunity for our baseball seniors has been sorely missed for the past 11 years,' said Jeff Stetson, longtime coach at Mount Abraham Union High in Bristol, Vermont, who will head up the 2015 Vermont squad. 'The honor of representing the state is something that our student-athletes remember forever. I have had players from the game twenty or so years ago thank me for the tremendous experience they had at the Twin State Baseball Classic.

Joining Stetson, who had previously been on several Vermont coaching staffs, will be fellow coaching veterans Mike Brown of BFA Fairfax, Kevin Bellomo of Rutland High and Scott Blood of Blue Mountain Union of Wells River. The New Hampshire coaching staff will be announced at a later date. 

The rain date for the 2015 classic is Sunday, June 21. The site of the game will alternate each year between the two states. Built in 1937 and renovated in 2002, Nashua's Holman Stadium has been the longtime home of several minor league teams and is currently the home of the Nashua Silver Knights of the summer Futures Collegiate Baseball League.

Annual VBCA Spring Baseball Clinic and State Meeting To Be Held March 14, 2015

Bruce Bosley: bbosley.vbca@gmail.com or bosleyb@comcast.net

The annual Vermont Baseball Coaches Association spring clinic and state association meeting will be held Saturday, March 14 at the Essex High School gymnasium. Baseball coaches at all levels are invited to attend. The clinic fee is $25 per person and registration starts at 8:30 a.m. 

Following registration and the annual state association meeting that begins at 9 a.m., the annual coaches clinic will be held in the Essex High gymnasium. Highlighting the clinicians and speakers are a pair of presentations by Aaron Izayrk, current Bridgton Academy baseball coach and manager of the Sanford Mainers of the NECBL. There also will be a presentation by area coaches regarding social media and baseball teams.

All high school and amateur coaches are encouraged to become a member of the VBCA, an organization that promotes, publicizes and enhances baseball in the state of Vermont. Membership dues are $25 per school or amateur team. High School membership entitles your school's coaches and senior baseball players for post-season all-star consideration as well as participation in the annual VBCA Junior Showcase.  

Please share this notification with other baseball coaches in your community and encourage them to attend. For more information, please contact VBCA executive director Bruce Bosley at bbosley.vbca@gmail.com or bosleyb@comcast.net, or Jeff Stetson of the VBCA at jstetson@anesu.org