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Preps best baseball teams square off in Worcester

Print | Comments () Posted by Bob Holmes, Globe Staff May 18, 2012 12:43 PM

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By Bob Holmes, Globe Staff

Four of the region's best NEPSAC baseball teams will square off Saturday in the annual Blackburn Tournament, the championship of Central New England. The tournament will take place at Fitton Field at Holy Cross.

At 10 a.m., No. 2 seed Worcester Academy will face No. 3 Philips Exeter followed at 12:30 by top-seeded Phillips Andover facing No. 4 Cushing Academy. The title game will be held at 3 p.m. Phillips Andover is led by former Wellesley High star and Globe All-Scholastic Dan Dymecki.

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Bob Holmes: A Reading resident (Go Rockets!) and Boston College graduate, Holmes is the Boston Globe High School Sports Editor. We remind you now that his weekly picks are often made in jest so everyone just calm down when he picks against Everett for 11 straight weeks. Contact him at rholmes@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeHolmes.
Craig Larson: A native of West Springfield (Leo Durocher anyone? Tim Daggett?) and Curry College graduate (a proud Colonel!), Larson is the sports editor for the Globe's regional sections: South, West and North, as well as a frequent contributor on the college beat. Abington to Xaverian: it all starts with the schools. Have a compelling story idea? Contact him at clarson@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeLars.
Zuri Berry: Berry attended the same high school as sports legends O.J. Simpson and Joe DiMaggio. (Guess which one is his hero.) He's a South Boston resident (formerly of Eastie) and the editor of the High School Sports blog as well as the go-to-guy for everything high school sports on Boston.com. Contact him at zberry@boston.com and follow him on Twitter @ZuriBerry for all of the latest updates.

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