Super Eight (baseball)

The Super Eight is the common name of the high school baseball tournament that determines the state champion of Massachusetts. The tournament is technically called the Division 1A tournament.

Both public and private high schools from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association compete in this tournament. The Independent School League does not compete in the MIAA and has its own league and playoff tournament.

The format of the Super Eight Tournament is a double-elimination bracket of eight teams. The tournament is based after the older MIAA Super Eight Hockey Tournament to crown a supreme state champion.

All games for the Super Eight Tournament are 9 innings long rather than the typical 7 innings for high school games.

Finals

Year Winner Score Runner-up MVP
2014 Newton North Tigers 6-2 Braintree Wamps Dylan Sbordone (Newton North)[1]
2015 Braintree Wamps 4-20
7-2		 St. John's Prep Eagles Scott Creedon (Braintree)[2]

History

School Appearances Wins Losses Championships Years Won
Braintree High School 2 8 3 1 2015
Newton North High School 2 4 2 1 2014
St. John's Preparatory School 2 5 4 0
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School 2 4 4 0
Boston College High School 1 2 2 0
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 1 2 2 0
Silver Lake Regional High School 1 1 2 0
Wachusett Regional High School 1 1 2 0
Xaverian Brothers High School 1 1 2 0
Catholic Memorial School 1 0 2 0
Lowell High School 1 0 2 0
St. John's High School 1 0 2 0

Tournaments

2014

The eight teams to qualify for the 2014 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[3]

  1. Newton North High School (19-1)
  2. St. John's Preparatory School (16-4)
  3. Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School (18-2)
  4. Silver Lake Regional High School (19-3)
  5. Braintree High School (17-3)
  6. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (18-4)
  7. Lowell High School (16-6)
  8. Catholic Memorial School (14-6)

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Championship
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1  Newton North Tigers 5  
  8  Catholic Memorial Knights 4 F/14    
      1  Newton North Tigers 8  
      4  Silver Lake Lakers 5    
  4  Silver Lake Lakers 8          
  5  Braintree Wamps 3        
      1  Newton North Tigers 7            
      3  Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans 5              
  3  Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans 19              
  6  Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors 4                
      3  Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans 3          
      2  St. John's Prep Eagles 1        
  2  St. John's Prep Eagles 4          
  7  Lowell Red Raiders 0         1  Newton North Tigers 6
      5  Braintree Wamps 2
  Loser's Bracket      
  8  Catholic Memorial Knights 5        
  5  Braintree Wamps 11     5  Braintree Wamps 5        
    2  St. John's Prep Eagles 4          
      5  Braintree Wamps 3        
  6  Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors 4         6  Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors 1     5  Braintree Wamps 9    
  7  Lowell Red Raiders 1     6  Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors 11         3  Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans 2  
    4  Silver Lake Lakers 4  

2015

The eight teams to qualify for the 2014 Super Eight tournament are listed below.[4]

  1. St. John's Preparatory School (19-2)
  2. Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
  3. Braintree High School (20-2)
  4. Xaverian Brothers High School
  5. Wachusett Regional High School
  6. St. John's High School
  7. Boston College High School
  8. Newton North High School

Bracket

  First Round
6/3-6/4 at Home Site
6/7 at Campanelli Stadium		     Second Round
6/8-6/10 at Campanelli Stadium		     Third Round
6/12 at Campanelli Stadium		     Semifinals
6/14 at Campanelli Stadium		     Championship
6/17-6/18 at Campanelli Stadium
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1  St. John's Prep Eagles 1  
  8  Newton North Tigers 0    
      1  St. John's Prep Eagles 9  
      5  Wachusett Regional Mountaineers 0    
  4  Xaverian Hawks 2          
  5  Wachusett Regional Mountaineers 5        
      1  St. John's Prep Eagles 6            
      3  Braintree Wamps 8 F/11              
  2  Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans 6              
  7  Boston College High Eagles 4                
      2  Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans 3          
      3  Braintree Wamps 13        
  3  Braintree Wamps 7          
  6  St. John's Pioneers 3         3  Braintree Wamps 4 7
      1  St. John's Prep Eagles 20 2
  Loser's Bracket      
  8  Newton North Tigers 2        
  4  Xaverian Hawks 7     4  Xaverian Hawks 5        
    2  Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans 10          
      2  Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans 7        
  7  Boston College High Eagles 3         7  Boston College High Eagles 13     7  Boston College High Eagles 5    
  6  St. John's Pioneers 2     7  Boston College High Eagles 4         1  St. John's Prep Eagles 10  
    5  Wachusett Regional Mountaineers 1  

References

  1. ↑ "North's Sbordone is ESPN Boston's Super 8 MVP". ESPN. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Brendan C. Hall (18 June 2015). "Super 8 MVP: Braintree's Scott Creedon". ESPN. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "2014 MIAA Baseball - Division 1A". Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "2015 MIAA Baseball - Division 1A" (PDF). Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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