PJ Potter

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High School Sports Reporter at NJ.com

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Player of the Year & more postseason N.J. baseball honors for all conferences, 2025

1 day ago | nj.com | PJ Potter |Kevin Minnick |Brian Bobal

The 2025 New Jersey high school baseball season has now come to its conclusion. Players and teams up and down the state made some serious statements on the diamond, and now it is time to recognize the best of the best from each conference. Have a look at all 15 Conference Players of the Year, Pitchers of the Year, rankings, stat leaders, and more below. Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting NJ.com with a subscription.
Who lit it up?: Final baseball stat leaders in all 15 N.J. conferences for 2025

2 days ago | nj.com | Kevin Minnick |PJ Potter |Brian Bobal

There were plenty of terrific plays and individual moments on the baseball fields across the state this season. Click on the links below to see the leaders for all 15 conferences throughout New Jersey in nine categories - strikeouts, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, runs scored, RBIs, stolen bases and batting average. Note: Listings are based on stats reported by teams directly into our database. NJ.com staff was not responsible for reporting stats, except for games we covered in person.
Baseball: Final Skyland Conference stat leaders for 2025

2 days ago | nj.com | PJ Potter

Joey Dwek (4) of Gill St. Bernards reacts after hitting a RBI double against Pennington during the Prep B baseball final at Diamond Nation in Flemington, NJ on Thursday. May 15, 2025John Jones | For NJ Advance Media
Baseball: Final Skyland Conference stat leaders for 2025

2 days ago | nj.com | PJ Potter

Joey Dwek (4) of Gill St. Bernards reacts after hitting a RBI double against Pennington during the Prep B baseball final at Diamond Nation in Flemington, NJ on Thursday. May 15, 2025John Jones | For NJ Advance Media
Padres might have the best promotional giveaway in MLB this season

2 days ago | friarsonbase.com | PJ Potter

Fernando Tatis Jr. is the gift that keeps on giving for the San Diego Padres and its fans. While he is one of the most exciting and talented players in the league, Tatis Jr. literally came in gift form on Monday night. The Padres had one of the more interesting giveaways to open the series against the Washington Nationals, handing out a bobblehead of Tatis Jr. But they got a little creative with it.
Nationals rub Juan Soto trade in Padres' faces with rude tweet, slow James Wood trot

3 days ago | friarsonbase.com | PJ Potter

The disrespect has hit multiple levels. The Washington Nationals were clearly looking forward to playing the San Diego Padres this week. In a three-game slate at Petco Park, the Nationals brought the power, downing the Friars in a 10-6 drubbing to open the series. Who could blame Washington for being eager to face the Padres, though? Two of their best players were once upon a time the best prospects in San Diego's organization, and now, they are dominating in the big leagues.
Padres Prospect Update: High-A pitcher earns award, 2025 mock draft insight

4 days ago | friarsonbase.com | PJ Potter

With the 25th pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the San Diego Padres select... As in every mock draft, the player that each team decides to draft will be different - which makes the anticipation that much more fun. But for a while, the Padres were seemingly locking in on high school left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft, who is not the person the Friars will select in MLB.com's latest mock draft.
This Padres top prospect deserves a promotion after dominant pitching stretch

4 days ago | friarsonbase.com | PJ Potter

Double-A is just too easy for this guy. With MLB.com deservingly pushing for Padres prospect Braden Nett to get a promotion, there is another Friars arm in the farm system who deserves a bump up in the organization. Henry Baez, a 22-year-old right-hander, has proven that Double-A might be a bit too easy for him.
Baseball: Final Group and conference rankings for 2025

4 days ago | nj.com | Kevin Minnick |Brian Bobal |PJ Potter

Last week, we unveiled the final Top 20 to 2025. It’s time to dig deeper across the state and check out the rankings in each group and conference. Scroll down to see which teams stood out the most. 1-Middlesex (23-5)2-Schalick (22-3)3-Midland Park (21-9-1)4-Audubon (20-8)5-Brearley (15-10)6-Wallkill Valley (17-7)7-Point Pleasant Beach (20-8)8-Pequannock (17-8)9-Woodstown (16-10)10-Verona (19-7)1-Gov.
San Diego Padres: A.J. Preller's 2 best signings so far in 2025

5 days ago | friarsonbase.com | PJ Potter

Nick work from A.J. here. Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller is always on the hunt for the club's next big player. Sometimes it's a star like Manny Machado, but other times, Preller has dug deep and added some players to the roster who have exceeded expectations. These are the kind of deals that make Preller one of the most respected decision-makers in the sport, but it always comes with a risk.