Running the table in Northeastern Conference baseball play is a rare feat. Gloucester accomplished that this spring and was rewarded by the league’s coaches as senior ace Brayden Francis, who will join the three-time D3 College World Series participants at Endicott next year, was voted NEC baseball Player of the Year.

Rory Gentile was honored as NEC Coach of the Year while this season’s Sportsmanship Award went to Beverly High.

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