MIAA Division 1A Baseball Tournament

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Super Eight
First played
Most recently played
Current championsNorth Andover (1st title)
Current runner-upSt. John's Prep
Most titlesBraintree (2)

The Super Eight is the common name of an annual high school baseball tournament held in Brockton, Massachusetts that takes place in June each year. A selection committee chooses the top eight public and private high schools from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association to compete in this tournament. The tournament is technically called the MIAA Division IA Baseball Tournament. The tournament is a double-elimination bracket of eight teams.

History[]

Since 2014, the Super Eight has been held in Brockton, Massachusetts at Campanelli Stadium, home to the Brockton Rox. However, the first round of games are held at the higher seed's home field. The tournament is based after the older Super Eight Hockey Tournament to crown a supreme state champion. All games for the Super Eight Tournament are 9 innings, rather than the typical 7 innings for high school games.

Format history and changes[]

Division 1A champions by year[]

See also:
Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Most Valuable Player
2014 Newton North Joe Siciliano 6-2 Braintree , Newton North[2]
2015 Braintree Bill O'Connell 4-20, 7-2 St. John's Prep , Braintree[3]
Braintree Bill O'Connell 2-11, 16-5 St. John's Prep , Braintree
St. John's Charlie Eppinger 5-4 St. John's Prep Ian Seymour, St. John's
Franklin Zach Brown 3-2 Central Catholic Bryan Woelfel, Franklin
2019 North Andover Todd Dulin 6-0 St. John's Prep

Team appearances[]

School Appearances Titles Years
Belmont 1 0 2017
Boston College High 5 0 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Braintree 5 2 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 2 0 2014, 2015
Catholic Memorial 1 0 2014
Central Catholic 2 0 2017, 2018
Franklin 2 1 2018, 2019
Lexington 1 0 2018
Lincoln-Sudbury 1 0 2014
Lowell 2 0 2014, 2019
Mansfield 2 0 2018, 2019
Newton North 4 1 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
North Andover 1 1 2019
Plymouth North 1 0 2016
1 0 2016
St. John's 3 1 2015, 2016, 2017
St. John's Prep 6 0 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Silver Lake Regional 1 0 2014
Wachusett Regional 2 0 2015, 2018
Walpole 2 0 2018, 2019
Xaverian Brothers 3 0 2015, 2016, 2017

Most Super Eight wins[]

Top 10 teams by wins in the Super Eight through June 18, 2019
Rank School Wins Losses S8 Winning % Appearances Wins Per Appearance
1 St. John's Prep 19 11 .633 6 3.17
2 Braintree 14 7 .667 5 2.80
3 Boston College High 12 10 .546 5 2.40
4 St. John's 6 4 .600 3 2.00
5 Franklin 5 2 .714 2 2.50
5 Newton North 5 6 .455 4 1.25
5 Xaverian Brothers 5 6 .455 2 2.50
8 Bridgewater-Raynham 4 4 .500 2 2.00
8 Central Catholic 4 4 .500 2 2.00
8 North Andover 4 0 1.000 1 4.00
8 Walpole 4 4 .500 2 2.00

Most Super Eight Finals appearances[]

Rank School Champion Runner-up Total Years
1 St. John's Prep 0 4 4 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
2 Braintree 2 1 3 2014, 2015, 2016
3 Central Catholic 0 1 1 2018
3 Franklin 1 0 1 2018
3 Newton North 1 0 1 2014
3 North Andover 1 0 1 2019
3 St. John's 1 0 1 2017

Most appearances without a Super Eight championship[]

Top 10 - Updated through June 18, 2019
Rank School Appearances S8 Winning % Runner-up Wins Per Appearance
1 St. John's Prep 6 .633 4 3.17
2 Boston College High 5 .546 0 2.40
3 Xaverian Brothers 3 .455 0 2.50
4 Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 2 .500 0 2.00
4 Central Catholic 2 .571 1 2.00
4 Lowell 2 .000 0 0.00
4 Mansfield 2 .200 0 0.50
4 Wachusett Regional 2 .500 0 1.00
4 Walpole 2 .500 0 2.00

Most Super Eight participants by one conference in a year[]

Minimum two participants
Number Year Conference Programs (S8 Winner)
3 2015 CC Boston College High, St. John's Prep, Xaverian Brothers (Braintree)
3 2016 CC Boston College High, St. John's Prep, Xaverian Brothers (Braintree)
3 2017 CC Boston College High, St. John's Prep, Xaverian Brothers (St. John's)
2 2014 BSC Braintree, Newton North (Newton North)
2 2014 CC Catholic Memorial, St. John's Prep (Newton North)
2 2015 BSC Braintree, Newton North (Braintree)
2 2016 BSC Braintree, Newton North (Braintree)
2 2017 BSC Braintree, Newton North (St. John's)
2 2018 CC Boston College High, St. John’s Prep (Franklin)
2 2018 HOCK Franklin, Mansfield (Franklin)
2 2019 BSC Braintree, Walpole (North Andover)
2 2019 CC Boston College High, St. John's Prep (North Andover)
2 2019 HOCK Franklin, Mansfield (North Andover)
2 2019 MVC Lowell, North Andover (North Andover)

Championships by conference[]

Rank Conference Titles
1 Bay State (BSC) 3
2 1
2 Hockomock 1
2 Merrimack Valley (MVC) 1

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Brendan C. Halll (30 May 2016). "2016 Super 8 Baseball Field Set". ESPNBoston.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ "North's Sbordone is ESPN Boston's Super 8 MVP". ESPN. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ Brendan C. Hall (18 June 2015). "Super 8 MVP: Braintree's Scott Creedon". ESPN. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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