MIAA Division 1A Baseball Tournament

Last updated
Super Eight
First played 2014
Most recently played 2019
Current champions North Andover (1st title)
Current runner-up St. John's Prep
Most titles Braintree (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.

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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

YearChampionCoachScoreRunner-UpMost Valuable Player
2014 Newton North Joe Siciliano6-2 Braintree Dylan Sbordone, Newton North [2]
2015 Braintree Bill O'Connell4-20, 7-2 St. John's Prep Scott Creedon, Braintree [3]
2016 Braintree Bill O'Connell2-11, 16-5 St. John's Prep Scott Creedon, Braintree
2017 St. John's Charlie Eppinger5-4 St. John's Prep Ian Seymour, St. John's
2018 Franklin Zach Brown3-2 Central Catholic Bryan Woelfel, Franklin
2019North AndoverTodd Dulin6-0 St. John's Prep

Team appearances

SchoolAppearancesTitlesYears
Belmont 102017
Boston College High 502015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Braintree 522014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional 202014, 2015
Catholic Memorial 102014
Central Catholic 202017, 2018
Franklin 212018, 2019
Lexington 102018
Lincoln-Sudbury 102014
Lowell 202014, 2019
Mansfield 202018, 2019
Newton North 412014, 2015, 2016, 2017
North Andover 112019
Plymouth North 102016
Pope Francis 102016
St. John's 312015, 2016, 2017
St. John's Prep 602014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Silver Lake Regional 102014
Wachusett Regional 202015, 2018
Walpole 202018, 2019
Xaverian Brothers 302015, 2016, 2017

Most Super Eight wins

Top 10 teams by wins in the Super Eight through June 18, 2019
RankSchoolWinsLossesS8 Winning %AppearancesWins Per Appearance
1 St. John's Prep 1911.63363.17
2 Braintree 147.66752.80
3 Boston College High 1210.54652.40
4 St. John's 64.60032.00
5 Franklin 52.71422.50
5 Newton North 56.45541.25
5 Xaverian Brothers 56.45522.50
8 Bridgewater-Raynham 44.50022.00
8 Central Catholic 44.50022.00
8 North Andover 401.00014.00
8 Walpole 44.50022.00

Most Super Eight Finals appearances

RankSchoolChampionRunner-upTotalYears
1St. John's Prep0442015, 2016, 2017, 2019
2Braintree2132014, 2015, 2016
3Central Catholic0112018
3Franklin1012018
3Newton North1012014
3North Andover1012019
3St. John's1012017

Most appearances without a Super Eight championship

Top 10 - Updated through June 18, 2019
RankSchoolAppearancesS8 Winning %Runner-upWins Per Appearance
1St. John's Prep6.63343.17
2Boston College High5.54602.40
3Xaverian Brothers3.45502.50
4Bridgewater-Raynham Regional2.50002.00
4Central Catholic2.57112.00
4Lowell2.00000.00
4Mansfield2.20000.50
4Wachusett Regional2.50001.00
4Walpole2.50002.00

Most Super Eight participants by one conference in a year

Minimum two participants
NumberYearConferencePrograms(S8 Winner)
32015CCBoston College High, St. John's Prep, Xaverian Brothers(Braintree)
32016CCBoston College High, St. John's Prep, Xaverian Brothers(Braintree)
32017CCBoston College High, St. John's Prep, Xaverian Brothers(St. John's)
22014BSCBraintree, Newton North(Newton North)
22014CCCatholic Memorial, St. John's Prep(Newton North)
22015BSCBraintree, Newton North(Braintree)
22016BSCBraintree, Newton North(Braintree)
22017BSCBraintree, Newton North(St. John's)
22018CCBoston College High, St. John’s Prep(Franklin)
22018HOCKFranklin, Mansfield(Franklin)
22019BSCBraintree, Walpole(North Andover)
22019CCBoston College High, St. John's Prep(North Andover)
22019HOCKFranklin, Mansfield(North Andover)
22019MVCLowell, North Andover(North Andover)

Championships by conference

RankConferenceTitles
1 Bay State (BSC) 3
2 Central Mass (CML) 1
2 Hockomock 1
2 Merrimack Valley (MVC) 1

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