The following are the most recent makeup dates for BPS baseball and softball games:

-O’Bryant vs. Boston International at Fallon Field, varsity only, at 3:30 p.m. on May 23.

-West Roxbury vs Boston International varsity baseball at Fallon Field at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

-Latin Academy vs East Boston varsity baseball at East Boston at 3:30 p.m. on May 6.

-Brighton vs Boston English varsity baseball at Rogers Park at 3:30 p.m. on April 29.

-Brighton vs. Boston English JV baseball at McKinney Field at 3:30 p.m. on April 29.

-Dorchester at Burke varsity softball at Casey Field at 3:30 p.m. on May 21.

-South Boston vs Cathedral varsity baseball at 3:30 p.m. at King Field on May 2.

-Dorchester vs. New Mission varsity baseball at 3:30 p.m. at Ross Field on May 20.

-Latin Academy vs. South Boston varsity baseball at King Field at 3 p.m. on May 21.

-Fenway vs Madison Park varsity softball at Madison Park at 4 p.m. on May 24.

By Justin A. Rice, Globe Correspondent

Due to inclement weather in Tuesday's forecast, all Boston public school baseball and softball games were postponed late Tuesday afternoon.

Stay tuned to find out when Tuesday's games will be rescheduled.

Justin A. Rice covers Boston Public school athletics. He can be reached at jrice.globe@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeJustinRice or @BPSspts.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Globe Correspondent

Not a lot of people would expect anybody to be playing catch on a cold winter day in Dedham, let alone in the parking lot behind a Stop & Shop. But for Boston Latin pitcher Patrick “Packy” Naughton and his father Michael, it is a place of solitude.

The 300-foot long toss in 35-degree weather is nothing new for the father and son; they do it almost every day in the winter. The parking lot just happens to be best open space with the least amount of gathered snow.

According to Patrick, it is this kind of dedication which opened up the opportunity for him to commit verbally to the Virginia Tech baseball team in just his junior year of high school.

“Everyday at the field, he’s always there making sure I play proper catch and everything and he paid a lot of money for my pitching coach and he’s pretty much the reason I’m committed to Virginia Tech right now,” Naughton said of his father.

For Michael Naughton, all of the sacrifices are worth it, whether it’s hiring former St. Louis Cardinals pitching coach Ace Adams or helping out Patrick himself.

“I’m part of it but when I step back I feel how fast everything has moved over the years. I can see him yesterday throwing the ball when he was 4-years-old to me and now we’re talking about college,” Michael Naughton said.

It was at that time, when Patrick Naughton was just 4-years-old, that his father realized he was going to be baseball player. At that early age Naughton could catch the ball properly with two hands and didn’t need his father to throw to him underhand like his peers.

The young pitcher couldn’t stay away from the diamond, even if it was shagging balls or throwing batting practice for his older brother Jake.

“Jake would be six and “Packy” would be four and he wanted to do everything his brother did,” Michael Naughton said. “Playing out in the backyard with Jake, he’d be right next to him, so we’d have to do a three-way catch.”

When his older brother graduated from the Latin school last year to attend Fairfield University, Naughton took over as captain of Latin.

In his sophomore campaign, he was a Dual County League all star with a 1.47 ERA with 73 strikeouts and 13 walks. The great performance on the mound led to a 6-0 undefeated record.

The junior has followed up last season well thus far with 2-0 record. In his most recent win against Concord-Carlisle, Naughton threw 18 strikeouts, his second time doing so in his career, while giving up just two hits and two walks over 7 innings.

The accomplishments would already make a worthy resume for colleges, especially considering Patrick was also a member of the 2008 Parkway National Little League that played in the New England championship against New Hampshire. Had they won that game, the Latin player would’ve pitched in a Little League World Series game in Williamsport, Pa.

“We won the state tournament out in Worcester and we just went there and we had a ball, it was so much fun. My whole team was great and I remember every minute of it,” Naughton said.

Whether it is pitching for Parkway, Latin, practice with Ace Adams, or just one-on-one time with his father, Naughton said that the baseball mound is where he feels most comfortable.

However, even though he has already verbally committed, the junior knows that a starting position is never safe.

“I am trying not to be as complacent as I can because I know once I start being complacent then the other kids that are right below me, they’ll start to work harder than me and they’ll pass me,” he said. “That’s one of my biggest motivations that I want to be the best that I can be.”

Even if his fastball and changeup may be more advanced, Patrick knows that he still has room to improve and has set goals to do it.

“I want to have a perfect season,” Naughton said. “I want to win eight games or however many I start and I want to throw a no-hitter and a perfect game. Those are my goals for this year so hopefully they come through.”

His confidence and hard work has won the confidence of his coach, too.

“He knows he has a job to do and that’s to lead our team to, with [much] luck, the first DCL title in awhile,” Rene Gauthier said.

Patrick described the day he accepted the verbal commitment to Virginia Tech as the best day of his life. That, plus the goals he has laid for himself, has left Michael Naughton a very proud father.

“I give him all the credit in the world. He’s a hard working young man and I think he has a goal in front of him and he sees what he wants but he knows how hard it is and he knows how hard he has to work to get it.”

Zolan Kanno-Youngs covers Boston Public school athletics. He can be reached at kannoyoungs.globe@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @KannoYoungs.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Globe Correspondent

Latin Academy at South Boston, 3:30 pm, Tuesday

It will be interesting to see how Latin Academy responds to their 10-3 loss against Westwood after winning their first four games with ease.

Latin Academy’s defense is noted as the strongest part of their young team so South Boston coach Victor Pereira will hope that the speed of his players will match the skill.

English at Latin Academy, 3:30 pm, Wednesday

English was thought of as one of the best programs coming into the season and so far they have not disappointed. In their last two games, they’re offense has scored a combined 25 runs.

However, North division opponent Latin Academy should prove to be a good test for English in the early part of this season.

East Boston at Boston International, 3:30 pm, Thursday

Here’s a stat: Boston International hasn’t failed to score double-digit runs once this season.

It’s going to be a hard game for an East Boston team that has yet to score more than 7 runs and whose only win has come against O’Bryant.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs covers Boston Public school athletics. He can be reached at kannoyoungs.globe@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @KannoYoungs.

The following baseball and softball games have been rescheduled:

-West Roxbury vs. Boston International varsity softball was rescheduled from April 12 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Hemenway field.

-Snowden and New Mission varsity baseball was rescheduled from April 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Ross Field on Thursday.

-Brighton vs Boston English varsity baseball was rescheduled from April 12 to next Monday at 3:30 p.m. at Rogers Park. The JV teams will play at 3:30 p.m. next Monday at McKinney Field.

-Madison Park vs. West Roxbury was moved from April 12 to May 13 at Jefferson Field. Both JV and varsity games start at 3 p.m.

New Mission freshman Gabriel Sanchez slides into home during the Titans first win in program history, a 15-4 victory against Burke on Tuesday afternoon. (Billy Owens / For the Boston Globe)

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Globe Correspondent

Fast legs proved to be just what New Mission needed to get its first win in program history on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon.

The Titans didn’t look back after a five-run second inning that included eight stolen bases. New Mission stole 27 bases in the 15-4 win over Burke.

“We always work on baserunning in practice and the kids have done a nice job with that and we didn’t know going in but as we took a look at what was going on, we capitalized on that,” coach Jason Luisi said. “The opposing pitcher wasn’t really holding them on as much so all the kids had the green light, just be smart about it.”

Freshman Chaquille Pena accounted for three of those five stolen bases in the second inning. He stole second, third, and home to give New Mission a 2-1 lead.

Junior outfielder Marvi Fransisco then reached on an error and stole second and third before first baseman Jose Maria brought him home on a single to center. Maria then stole second and third before he came home on an error.

It was the theme of the afternoon game; Titans getting on base and stealing their way to the plate. The bottom of the order also propelled the big second inning.

“We’re just trying to work hard and trying to be ready for the game every day,” outfielder Andy Gonzalez said. “I’m a junior here so I know more about the game, we have mostly freshman here so I tell them be ready for the game, always have their mindset ready for each play and every pitch.”

New Mission scored two more runs in the second, two in the third, one in the fourth, and six in the fifth before the game was called in the sixth.

After they scored one run in the first, Burke got three runners home in the third inning against junior Ewing Diaz, who pitched the complete game.

“Ewing pitched very well today," Luisi said. "He threw strikes, that’s all we were looking for. We knew as long as we threw strikes, didn’t put extra runners on, we should be OK. We’re a good defensive team so we should be all right.”

Despite the score, Burke coach Paul Duhaime was proud of his team’s attitude.

“One thing I like about this team is that there’s no give up,” Duhaime said. “There’s no head down, there’s no situations like that. I’m blessed to have five solid seniors with solid leadership and that’s all I can ask for as a teacher, as a coach.”

For New Mission, it was a game that the players will be sure to remember for the rest of their life - the first win for the new program.

“It’s been great. The kids have been really practicing hard, playing hard in games, keeping up a great attitude so it’s been nice actually,” Luisi said.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs covers Boston Public school athletics. He can be reached at kannoyoungs.globe@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @KannoYoungs.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Globe Correspondent

CENTRAL DIVISION

Boston International

Coach: Christian Irizarry (Ninth year)

Strengths: After reaching the semifinals of the state tournament last year, this team not only has post-season experience but also leadership with all of its returning players.

Concerns: While Irizarry thinks they will do well, one of the few areas Boston International lost depth in is its pitching staff. Irizarry said it would be a learning experience for them.

Outlook: Irizarry’s No. 1 goal for the team is that they have fun and continue to improve with most of his players returning next year.

However, after losing in the state tournament semifinal last year to Northeast Regional, the players have added a new goal for their season; win both the city and state tournament.

“That’s a goal they have put on, they’re hoping they can win the [city tournament] but we’re just going to work hard and have fun. That’s the main thing,” Irizarry said.

Returning starters: Freshman pitcher Pedro Peguero, sophomore pitcher Manuel Urena, sophomore infielder/outfielder Nelfry Velez, sophomore shortstop Frank Rosario, sophomore infielder Derlin Tejeda, freshman outfielder Alfredo Frias, freshman first baseman Randy Gonzales, freshman pitcher Christopher Reynoso, senior infielder Junior Perdomo.

O'Bryant

Coach: Theodore Curley (first year)

Last year: 4-12

Strengths: The team is returning two of their best pitchers so there will be some experience on the mound.

Concern: Depth will be a hard thing to manage for O’Bryant without a JV team. Curley expressed concern about the future of his program with a limited amount of underclassmen making the roster.

O’Bryant will also be trying out a new catcher, junior Jose Vasquez. He will need some games to build chemistry with his pitchers.

Outlook: Despite the lethargic record from last year, the enthusiasm on O’Bryant could not be any better. Curley said that energy among his players would never be a worry for this squad.

“I think we have shot of going over .500. I think that would be a reasonable expectation,” Curley said.

The coach added that this expectation could be met if the team improves on defense. This was one of the biggest problems for the squad last year.

Returning starters: Senior captain pitcher Brandon Ruiz, senior second baseman/outfielder Johnny Mejia, junior third baseman/pitcher/catcher Jose Vasquez, sophomore pitcher/shortstop/outfielder Fernando Burgos, sophomore first baseman Antonio Ortiz.

South Boston

Coach: Victor Pereira (sixth year)

Last year: 4-12

Strengths: Other teams will have to watch out for South Boston’s speed with the team getting multiple speedy athletes from the basketball team and football team.

Concern: The last few seasons, South Boston has graduated double-digit seniors so the team will be lacking in experience.

Outlook: With a lot of new players, Pereira is expecting a slow start to the season as a result of many players needing to make the big jump from JV to varsity.

The coach said it was too early to talk about qualifying for any postseason play but that getting better than the day before is always a goal.

Returning starters: Senior center fielder Aviel Collazosuentes, sophomore third baseman Kenneil Toney.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs covers Boston Public school athletics. He can be reached at kannoyoungs.globe@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @KannoYoungs.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Globe Correspondent

Due to rain and lightning on opening day, the Snowden at New Mission game has been rescheduled to April 12 at 3:30 p.m. The game will be picked up in the bottom of the third inning with Snowden leading 6-5.

O’Bryant’s opening day game at Weston has also been rescheduled to April 5 at 4 p.m. due to rain.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs covers Boston Public school athletics. He can be reached at kannoyoungs.globe@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @KannoYoungs.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Globe Correspondent

SOUTH DIVISION

Burke

Coach: Paul Duhaime (15th season)

Last year: 2-16

Strengths: Duhaime highlighted the attitude of his players as a huge strength for his team but also hopes that his team will be able to throw consistent strikes.

Concern: Duhaime noted early offensive struggles as being a possible problem for his squad. However, the squad is being awarded a batting machine by the BSA so they will be able to get their reps in throughout the season.

Outlook: The coach of 15 years tends to focus on the improving character of his players rather than just wins, however, a goal right off the bat for Burke will be to reach .500.

“For us, it would be great because last year we just had two wins and the year before that with just maybe two wins and we did go one year in 2008 with no wins but that’s behind us,” Duhaime said. “We’re ready to go.”

Returning starters: Senior captain Terel Andrews, senior catcher Elvin Perez, sophomore outfielder Humhrey Ajike, senior first baseman Jamari Young, sophomore infielder Brandon Newton, sophomore infielder Brandon Newell.

Charlestown

Coach: Mayron Ramirez (first year)

Last year: 6-11

Strengths: This young Charlestown team should benefit from their familiarity with each other. Ramirez is very high on both the chemistry and work ethic of the squad.

Concern: There are very few juniors and seniors within this group of Townies, which directly affects the depth on their pitching rotation. The Charlestown pitchers are currently very inexperienced.

Outlook: Ramirez will be counting on his returning catcher to lead the way for his infield defense which Charlestown will need with the lack of experience in his pitching and outfield.

“With a young team, we are going to have our lumps but we’re looking to at least surpass the six wins we had last year so we’re looking for around 8 to 10 wins. That’s what we’re shooting for,” Ramirez said.

The coach went on to add that the city tournament is the initial goal for his team but he will also be keeping an eye out for the state tournament.

Returning starters: Sophomore catcher Miguel Arias, junior third baseman Alberto Melo, sophomore second baseman Rodney Soto.

Dorchester

Coach: William (Rusty) Young (third year)

Last year: 7-9

Strengths: Coming off a season where Young had to kick off some his best players due to commitment issues, leadership was something the third year coach noted as a strength for his season. This mainly has to do with senior captain Jose Amaro, who is coming off a broken leg from this past football season.

Concern: With this young Dorchester team getting a new turf field, they will be without their home field for this season so they will have to get used to practicing on another diamond.

Many of Dorchester’s players also haven’t played any baseball past little league so there is a sharp learning curve on the team.

Outlook: Young noted that the goal for Dorchester is always to be one game above .500 so that the squad can qualify for the state tournament.

The team wasn’t able to do it last year after they dropped games due to core players getting kicked off the team. However, with athletes from different sports teams mixed in, Young is exited about his player’s willingness to learn.

“With a young group, they’re willing to learn, they’re excited and they’re committed; they show up and that’s really all you can ask for as a coach,” Young said.

Returning starters: Junior pitcher/infield Morses Moises, freshman pitcher/infield Jose Lorenzo, sophomore centerfielder/pitcher Tarmanand Jodhan, senior captain outfielder Jose Amaro.

Fenway

Coach: David Walsh (second year)

Last year: 11-7

Strengths: Walsh noted the speed of his young team as definitely being an advantage going in to the season.

Causes: There’s not going to be a lot of big doubles and triples for this Fenway squad. Power will definitely be lacking in their batting lineup.

Outlook: Even though Fenway made the state tournament for the first time in eight years, the team graduated four key players last season making Walsh call this season a rebuilding year.

“I think with the talent we have, it’s going to be a promising team. I think we’re going to have our ups and downs but with the talent we have we might be able to sneak under the radar,” Walsh said.

Returning starters: First baseman Eddie Santos, second baseman Juan Allen, third baseman Curtis Coughlin, catcher Henry Miranda, outfielder Randolph Alvarez, outfielder Jose Ramon, outfielder Julian Gonzales, senior captain catcher Henry Miranea.

New Mission

Coach: Modesto (Moe) Gomez (first year)

Strengths: With a completely fresh start, it won’t be very hard for coach Modesto Gomez to motivate his players. He described the excitement around the new program as very high and it should remain that way throughout the season.

Concerns: Gomez only has two players returning from last year’s squad so it will take the brand new team a couple games to solidify chemistry.

Outlook: The former English coach said that he needed a challenge and he sure will get one.

It can be expected that it will be a developing year for the brand new program but with the coach of last year’s city champions leading the way, New Mission should be competitive.

“It motivates me more to work harder with the kids so it’s a strength on my behalf and I like that it’s a challenge. I needed this challenge,” Gomez said.

Returning starters: Shortstop Ansel Rivera, outfielder Jomar Ventura.

Snowden

Coach: Michael O’Brien (second year)

Last year: 7-9

Strengths: O’Brien thinks that his team will excel in the fundamentals of baseball. The players that have played baseball played in South End youth baseball, where they focused on fundamentals.

Concern: Between Snowden and the Quincy Upper School, O’Brien is only expecting about 20 players to come out for the team and he thinks only seven of them will have played baseball before, so depth and experience may be a huge factor throughout the season.

Outlook: O’Brien hopes that his team will be able to compete against the more competitive teams in the state but his goal is mainly to make sure that his players continue to learn the sport of baseball.

“If you’re learning the game and you’re working together and you’re having fun, good things are going to happen,” O’Brien said.

Returning starters: Junior catcher Louis Medina.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs covers Boston Public school athletics. He can be reached at kannoyoungs.globe@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @KannoYoungs.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Globe Correspondent

NORTH DIVISION

Brighton:

Coach: William Mahoney (13th year)

Last year: 9-9

Strengths: Brighton will be relying on their batting power this season because of their inexperience on the mound. Mahoney said the combined score of some games might get as high as 27 runs.

Concern: Mahoney noted pitching as Brighton’s Achilles heel.

Outlook: Even though Brighton finished with just a .500 record last season, the squad has high expectations going in to this season.

“As usual we want to get into the city tournament, that’s number 1. Number 2 we want to win it and number 3 we’d like to go really deep in to the state tournament,” Mahoney said.

The coach went on describe how priority No. 1 is his players and how far they can go in the tournament.

Returning starters: senior pitcher Michael Marte, senior pitcher Joe Marte, outfielder Jose Valenzuela, pitcher Jefferson Guerrero, junior shortstop Jesus Soto.

English

Coach: Ricardo Figueroa (first year)

Last year: 13-6

Strengths: In the words of coach Ricardo Figueroa, the defending city champions’ defense is going to be “awesome.” The first year coach is especially exited about the versatile sophomore Miguel Lorenzo, who has the ability to play any position on the field.

Concerns: Even though English will have two senior pitchers to lead the rotation, Figueroa is concerned with the team’s lack of depth forcing him to start position players on the mound.

Outlook: The former O’Bryant coach said he has much higher expectations for his English squad this year and rightfully so -- the defending city champions' experienced defense should have the Blue and Blue as one of the top contenders in the city once again.

“I don’t think it will be too much to represent the championship they won but I think they have the talent to be successful,” Figueroa said.

Successful, for this team, means competing for another a second straight championship.

“I was thinking the other day about the big picture but I think we’re going to be a top contender at the end,” Figueroa said. “Watch out.”

Returning starters: Senior pitcher Nelson Barreiro, senior shortstop Frankly Gonzales, sophomore outfielder/infielder Miguel Lorenzo.

Latin Academy

Coach: Anthony Bernazzani (third year)

Last year: 11-10

Strengths: The Dragons returned five starters from their defense last year, including the catcher and shortstop position so they should go through most games without many defensive mistakes.

Concerns: Bernazzani has spent the first few weeks of practice trying guys out for the much-needed vacant pitching positions on his roster. Latin Academy only has one returning pitcher.

Outlook: A huge factor in a successful Latin Academy season will be the transition from junior varsity to varsity for the many young players on the squad.

While coach Bernazzani will have his ace Vincent Lopriori to work with he hopes that one of last year’s JV players will be able to help the senior out.

“There’s a couple guys with some decent arms but they’re really inexperienced,” Bernazzani said. “The speed of a varsity game is so much different then the JV.”

The team also doesn’t have a lot of power in their lineup, so a lot of bunts can be expected with their speed.

“As long as everyone’s getting better on a consistent basis, that’s kind of the goal right now,” Bernazzani said.

Returning starters: senior pitcher Vincent Lopriori, senior catcher Dan O’Connell, senior shortstop Nick Hicks, junior outfielder Eddy Funes, junior infielder Mark Guerard.

Madison Park

Coach: Michael Viggiano (seventh season)

Last year: 9-9

Strengths: Both the varsity and JV players within Madison Park’s programs are very versatile. Most players can play multiple positions. Viggiano also noted his infield as being solid going into the season.

Concern: In addition to the six seniors that Viggiano graduated last season, the coach may lose three more returning starters to do scheduling conflicts with their jobs. Viggiano is currently trying to work out a schedule with their employers.

However, it is likely the coach will have to begin the season with only three varsity players from last season.

Outlook: Viggiano’s expectation is always to have a winning record for the sake of the morale of his team.

“It promotes a good spirit. When you have a losing season, the dugout gets a little bit quiet, the locker room gets quiet, the bus ride gets quiet. To have a winning season, there’s a lot more cheerfulness,” Viggiano said.

Returning starters: Garric Garcia, Jonathan Soto.

West Roxbury

Coach: Clifton Wilson (third year)

Last year: 7-10

Strength: While they’re only returning four players, Wilson just added a new catcher to his roster and is excited about the depth in that position.

He added that there are also very promising pitchers in the freshman and sophomore class.

Concern: While there is excitement around the freshman and sophomore class, Wilson is concerned that about who will emerge as the leaders of this team with a lack of upperclassmen presence.

Outlook: Wilson will hope that his team can learn a lot from this season given the talent in his incoming freshman class and the fact that he will be returning about 80 percent of his team next year.

Simultaneously, his goal in terms of his team’s record is very clear.

“My goal is very simple; win more than we lose,” Wilson said.

Returning starters: senior pitcher Chris Moreta, senior pitcher Elvin Florentino, senior captain Allejandro Lopez.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs covers Boston Public school athletics. He can be reached at kannoyoungs.globe@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @KannoYoungs.