Winter 2025

Updated January 20, 2025 at 7:13 am

Winter Workouts & Indoor Activity
January 2025

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.”

Winter Workouts: General Information

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 or Harvard University.  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.

Teams Sessions – Winter Workouts

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.

13U & 14U Team Workouts

Team Hitting Sessions are regularly scheduled.  Please defer to email messages for updates and weather notices.

Saturday, January 25

  • 13u Team Hitting:  8:30 to 10:00
  • 14u Team Hitting: 10:15 to 11:45

Sunday, January 26:
15u and 17u Pro Scout Team Hitting

  • 15u Team Hitting:  8:30 to 10:00
  • 17u Team Hitting: 10:30 to Noon

Winter Workout Schedule (BC Bubble)

  • Boston College Bubble Winter Workouts (All Players)
    • Sunday, February 2 from 6:00am to 8:00am
    • Sunday, February 9 from 6:00am to 8:00am

Assignments – (To be posted)

The Key to reading Winter Workout assignments follows below (Sample):

  • X – Not Attending
  • A-1,2,3,4 Assigned to 8:30 Session Group
  • B-1,2,3,4 Assigned to 10:30 Session Group
Positional Keys (Winter Workouts):
  • IF = Infielders.  Be prepared to take reps at all 3 positions
  • 1B = First Basemen
  • C = Catchers
  • OF-F3 = Outfielders on Field 3 during Block 1
  • Infielders will take reps from all 3 positions: 3B, SS, 2B
Pitchers:
  • P1 = Block 1
  • P2 = Block 2
  • PFP = Pitchers work into infield/outfield drills in Block 2 as your throwing permits.

Pitcher Preparation & Check Ins

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 TWO Check-Ins with Ace Adams, who is the pitching coordinator for 15u, 16u, 17u.

  • January Check-IN:  Provide a summary of the current workout regimen and throwing program. Create a focused throwing schedule that incorporates flat ground work and side sessions (bullpens).
  • February (Mid to Late) Check-IN:  Pitchers may conduct a supervised throwing session with Ace at The Facility or during a Winter Workout.

Expectations at The Facility and Winter Activity

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.