Updated March 19, 2025 at 8:51 pm
Ruffnecks players of all ages are welcome to use the Facility on their own. Many high school aged Ruffnecks may be increasing their use of the Facilit in preparation for school seasons. 13u and 14u Team Hitting sessions continue into March. These sessions are usually on Thursdays or on the weekends. Please monitor the Home Page Announcements for up to date Facility information. Open Hitting hours are plentiful at “The Facility.” Tunnel #1 is available for throwing and/or hitting. On field workouts begin in March for the 13u and 14u Ruffnecks squads. Check the team schedule pages and team email boxes for communication.
The Facility will be open daily for Open Hitting from approximately 1:00 to 6:00pm.
Winter Workouts provide Spring Training-like sessions for Ruffnecks players to prepare for the 2025 season. These workouts are repetition oriented. The program utilizes the resources of the indoor “Bubble” at Boston College. If weather permits, we conduct a late winter session at the NEBC in Northborough. While a considerable portion of the Winter Workout sessions is devoted to positional play and repetitions, there is also focused work for pitcher preparation.
The 13u and 14u teams prepare for the 2025 season with Team Hitting sessions and “classroom” work. Extensive use of The Facility is the focus for November through February. Team sessions are scheduled on weekends (ONLY) and vary between Saturdays and Sundays, usually in the mornings. 13u and 14u players are encouraged to use The Facility on their own.
Winter Workouts for all players in the program take place at the BC Bubble. These are high repetition, positional, practices. Players should come equiped with all proper equipment and protective gear.
Team Hitting Sessions are regularly scheduled. Outdoor practices will be scheduled when fields become available. The severity of the winter conditions may delay our ability to get out on fields.
Please defer to email messages for updates and weather notices.
Positional Keys (Winter Workouts):
Pitchers:Younger pitchers on the 13u and 14u rosters work into throwing routines by mid to late January. We encourage young players to refrain from intensive throwing programs during the early winter. Veteran pitchers among our older rosters, specifically those in the classes of 2026, 2027, and 2028 are expected to build a winter throwing program that commences in late January or early February (depending when their school practices commence in March). We expect older pitchers to conduct at least Check-Ins with Ace Adams, who is the pitching coordinator for 15u, 16u, 17u.
Players are expected to wear ONLY Ruffnecks gear to the Facility and to Winter Workouts. This means a navy Ruffnecks tee (preferably numbered), Ruffnecks caps and batting helmets, Ruffnecks sweats, shorts, or GRAY baseball pants. Long sleeves are recommended when the weather turns chilly, even indoors. For scheduled Winter Workouts, we ask players to respond to ROLL CALLS sent via email. We build workout groups based on attendance. Notices for inclement weather or cancellations are communicated on the HOME PAGE of the website and through email.
Families should NOT depart from home during winter weather without checking the website and email first.
