16U Ruffnecks

16U Ruffnecks Grow Stronger and Talented

TEAM ROSTER | TEAM SCHEDULE

Following a challenging 2020, the 16U Ruffnecks face 2021 with optimism and talent.  This is a group that has strengthened its roster through hard work, commitment, and the addition of several talented new players.  Other players have reclassified and will repeat the 16U year in the Ruffnecks curriculum.  The result is an older, seasoned, roster.  The 16U year presents a challenge to a player’s focus and resolve.  The recruiting process provides distractions.  Our goal is to maintain a focus on development, team baseball, and getting players better.  We frown on players leaving their team for showcases or college camps during June and July.  Indeed, the 16U Ruffnecks attract attention.  College coaches follow our 2023 (16U) roster.  We meet the distractions of recruiting with a focus on player development, team play, and performance.   It is a formula in which success rewards preparation and focus.  Performance attracts attention.

Pre-Season and Scout Day

The 16U schedule begins in mid-June.  Since we are still affected by the impact of Covid 19 on high school schedules, the program will commence “Pre-Season” training on June 8th at the NEBC.  These sessions are designed to be daily workouts to include batting practice, skill work, and to recalibrate pitching arms for the busy summer.  The Pre-Season culminates with a SCOUT DAY on Thursday, June 17.  With uncertainties in the recruiting landscape, we continue to evaluate what to do and to play a brand of baseball that gets everyone better.  The primary objective is development and preparation.  The 16U Ruffnecks will travel to Georgia in 2021 to compete in the 17U Perfect Game WWBA.

Like those of the 15U and the 17U/Seniors teams, the 16U schedule is designed for “every day baseball.”  There are very few days off, as we roll from event to event.  Practice and instruction continue to provide a foundation for our body of work.  When on the road, we often practice prior to a game or after a game to go over details, team concepts, and skill work.  Our intent is also to play in the top events at the NEBC and at college TEAM Camps.  As we continue to monitor recruiting guidelines and to emerge from Covid restrictions, it is valuable to present our players in our home region where the college recruiters see us multiple times.  Their eyes, ears, and feedback will provide an informed narrative for the 2023 recruiting class.

The Ruffnecks’ home, the New England Baseball Complex, provides game and practice facilities that are unmatched in the region.  With field reliability and the certainty that comes with playing on a synthetic surface, the 16U Ruffnecks are well positioned for the summer of 2021.

2021 16U Team Rosters & Schedule

Schedule Updated April 4, 2021 at 9:40 am

Additional changes to the schedule may be made during April and May.
We are monitoring the feasibility of attending the 16U Music City Classic in Nashville June 22-26.
If we do not travel, we will play in the Perfect Game Super Regional at NEBC June 25-27

16U Ruffnecks Schedule 2021