Baseball

The Saint John’s baseball program has a tradition of success.

Competing in Massachusetts’ highest division, the program has won four state championships - most recently the MIAA D1A Super 8 State Championship in 2017.  The Pioneers were the only private school to win the Super 8 baseball championship, which was held from 2014 - 2019.

In 2015, 2016, & 2017, the Pioneers were selected for the Super 8 with seedings of #6, #2, & #1, respectively.  

After the dissolution of the Super 8 tournament, the 2023 team advanced to the MIAA Final Four. 

The team has also competed in six Division 1 State Championship games -- winning the D1 State Championship 3 times.  From 1990 - 2019, the team won 20 CMass Conference League Championships and 8 CMass District Championships. 

St. John's became a member of the Catholic Conference in 2022 and placed 2nd in the conference in 2023.

As a member of the perennially competitive Catholic Conference, the team also schedules games against top teams from around the state. The regular season schedule consists of 20 games followed by participation in the MIAA state tournament.  

The Pioneers field four baseball teams: varsity, junior varsity Red, junior varsity White, and middle school.  There are two baseball fields for practices and games.  The varsity field features professional style in-ground dugouts, a stadium style seating concourse, mens & womens bathrooms, and an electronic scoreboard. Other facilities include indoor and outdoor batting cages and indoor pitching mounds.

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• Charlie Eppinger, Head Coach… 2023 team advanced to the Division 1 Final Four ... 2017 team won the D1A Super 8 State Championship and a school-record 23 games ... '15 & '16 teams also selected for the Super 8 ... '09, '11 District Champions; '09 State Finalists… '06 & '12 teams won 22 games… 11 CMass Conference Championships ... at SJ: 289-121 (0.705); D1 tournament: 25-13 (0.658); Super 8: 6-4 (0.600)... overall: 302-130 (0.699)... pitched and played infield for the Pioneers from '89-'92… graduated from the University of Notre Dame… teaches math and economics at Saint John’s.
• Brett Ford, Varsity Assistant …joined the coaching staff in '09 … '05 graduate of Westfield State University, where he was a Captain & two-time defensive MVP… before college, played for Brockton Legion Post 35 as well as baseball & basketball at Brockton High School… currently works for Hanover Insurance.
• Ed Shoro, Varsity Assistant... joined the coaching staff in '12 ... was an infielder on the '06 & '07 St. John's teams that posted a 40-9 record... also played 4 years of soccer for the Pioneers... previously coached with the West Boylston American Legion team ... '11 Boston College graduate ... currently teaches math at Saint John's.
• Mike Coonan, Varsity Assistant ... re-joined the coaching staff for the 2021 season ... played collegiately at Saint Leo University in Florida ... previously the head coach at Becker College, Grafton HS, and Holy Name Central Catholic ... coached at St. John's from 2009 - 2011, helping the Pioneers to District Championships in 2009 and 2011 ... currently teaches math at St. Peter Central Catholic.
• Sean Hastings, Junior Varsity (Red) Coach ... joined the baseball coaching staff in 2019 ... also coaches football and basketball for the Pioneers ... currently serves as the Assistant Athletics Director at St. John's.