Updated February 19, 2025 at 9:21 am
Ruffnecks players of all ages are welcome to use the Facility on their own. Ruffnecks college alumni may also be using the Facility during the holidays. 13u and 14u Team Hitting sessions continue through January, February, and into March. Pro Scout Hitting Clinics and The Rich Gedman Catchers Clinic provide additional development opportunities for Ruffnecks. Open Hitting hours are plentiful at “The Facility.” Tunnel #1 is available for throwing and/or hitting. Our Winter Workouts in January and February include Team Hitting sessions for 17u, 16u, and 15u players. Often, Pro Scouts are in attendance, actively working with our older players. On field workouts begin in February inside the Boston College “Bubble.”
The Facility will be open daily for Open Hitting from approximately 10:00am 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. There are no 13u/14u Team Hitting Sessions Saturday, February 15
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.
