MIAA Division IA Baseball Championship

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 Championship. 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 game is 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

2014–present – 8 teams are selected to participate in a double-elimination tournament in Brockton, Massachusetts, during the month of June. Selections are made on the last Monday in May.
- 2016 – Plymouth North High School was taken as the tournament's first non-Division 1 school. In addition, Pope Francis High School becomes the first team selected from Western Massachusetts.^[1]
- 2017 – Belmont High School, the second Division 2 school, and Central Catholic High School both make their first appearances in the tournament.

Division 1A champions by year

Year	Champion	Coach	Score	Runner-Up	Most Valuable Player
2014	Newton North	Joe Siciliano	6-2	Braintree	Dylan Sbordone, Newton North^[2]
2015	Braintree	Bill O'Connell	4-20, 7-2	St. John's Prep	Scott Creedon, Braintree^[3]
2016	Braintree	Bill O'Connell	2-11, 16-5	St. John's Prep	Scott Creedon, Braintree
2017	St. John's	Charlie Eppinger	5-4	St. John's Prep	Ian Seymour, St. John's

Team appearances

School	Appearances	Titles	Years
Belmont High School	1	0	2017
Boston College High School	3	0	2015, 2016, 2017
Braintree High School	4	2	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School	2	0	2014, 2015
Catholic Memorial School	1	0	2014
Central Catholic High School	1	0	2017
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School	1	0	2014
Lowell High School	1	0	2014
Newton North High School	4	1	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Plymouth North High School	1	0	2016
Pope Francis High School	1	0	2016
St. John's High School	3	1	2015, 2016, 2017
St. John's Preparatory School	4	0	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Silver Lake Regional High School	1	0	2014
Wachusett Regional High School	1	0	2015
Xaverian Brothers High School	3	0	2015, 2016, 2017

Most Super Eight wins

Top 10 teams by wins in the Super Eight through June 19, 2017
Rank	School	Number	S8 Winning %	Appearances	Wins Per Appearance
1	Braintree	14-5	.737	4	3.50
2	St. John's Prep	13-8	.619	4	3.25
3	Boston College High	7-6	.538	3	2.33
4	Newton North	5-6	.455	4	1.25
5	Bridgewater-Raynham Regional	4-4	.500	2	2.00
6	St. John's	6-4	.600	3	2.00
7	Xaverian Brothers	5-6	.455	2	2.00
8	Lincoln-Sudbury Regional	2	.500	2	1.00
9	Silver Lake Regional	1-2	.333	1	1.00
10	Wachusett Regional	1-2	.333	1	1.00
11	Central Catholic	1-2	.333	1	1.00

Most Super Eight Finals appearances

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

Most appearances without a Super Eight championship

Top 10 - Updated through June 19, 2017
Rank	School	Appearances	S8 Winning %	Runner-up	Wins Per Appearance
1	St. John's Prep	4	.619	3	3.25
2	Boston College High	3	.538	0	2.33
3	Xaverian Brothers	3	.455	0	2.50
4	Bridgewater-Raynham Regional	2	.500	0	2.00
5	Lincoln-Sudbury Regional	1	.500	0	1.00
6	Central Catholic	1	.333	0	1.00
7	Silver Lake Regional	1	.333	0	1.00
8	Wachusett Regional	1	.333	0	1.00
9	Belmont	1	.000	0	0.00
10	Catholic Memorial	1	.000	0	0.00
11	Lowell	1	.000	0	0.00
12	Plymouth North	1	.000	0	0.00
13	Pope Francis	1	.000	0	0.00

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)

Championships by conference

Rank	Conference	Titles
1	Bay State Conference (BSC)	3

References

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

Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)
Leagues	Cape Ann League Commonwealth Athletic Conference Dual County League Merrimack Valley Conference Northeastern Conference Boston City League Greater Boston League Middlesex League Atlantic Coast League Bay State Conference Hockomock League Patriot League South Shore League Tri-Valley League Big Three Conference Cape and Islands League Eastern Athletic Conference Mayflower Athletic Conference Old Colony League South Coast Conference Central Massachusetts Conference Colonial Athletic Conference Dual Valley Conference Inter-High Midland Wachusett League South Worcester County League Worcester County Athletic Conference Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference Berkshire County League Catholic Central League Catholic Conference
See also	Super Eight (baseball) Super Eight (hockey)
National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)

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