Baseball 2021 Preview

Not since Al Leiter dominated during a legendary 1984 season has a member of the Leiter family pitched at Central. Almost 40 years later, Cam Leiter finally continues the Leiter legacy at the family alma mater.

Your one stop for all preseason baseball content, with the highly-anticipated 2021 season on the verge of finally arriving.

Baseball is back in New Jersey. After a lost season, which teams at the Shore will come back strongest in 2021?

Ranney is on the verge of becoming a major factor in the Shore Conference. Can the Panthers' young core make the jump in 2021?

Two years after coming up one win short of an NJSIAA sectional championship, Point Beach returns a ton of experience and hopes to finish the job in 2021.

With a new coach and a slew of new starters, reigning Class B Central champion Mater Dei Prep is in a transitional year in a tough top-half of the division.

With barely any depth, Keyport will rely on a strong core of returning players from 2019 to help navigate the Red Raiders through a challenging 2021.

Keansburg will lean on its versatility in 2021 to make up for a lack of depth and a tough top of the Class B Central division.

With five freshman projected for the opening-day lineup, Henry Hudson is optimistic about the future and hoping they can compete in 2021.

Is this the year for Point Beach's battle-tested group or is Ranney's young squad ready to take over? Two teams load up while the rest of the B Central division hopes to survive.

Lacey entered 2020 without a senior in its starting lineup, so the Lions enter 2021 with plenty of senior talent and high expectations.

Jackson Liberty is the two-time defending Class B South champion and the Lions have reloaded with young talent in order to make another run in 2021.