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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Pomfret has a storied baseball tradition. Perched near the crest of the Hilltop, Mallory Field houses the Griffins on one of New England’s premier grass fields with in-ground dugouts, a carefully maintained clay mound and infield, and a picturesque hillside view beyond the outfield fence.
The Pomfret Baseball Program of today is driven by a four-word motto: “Think Baseball, Play Baseball.” These actions highlight the key components of Pomfret Baseball, Baseball IQ, Brotherhood, and Dedication. The program believes that baseball does not just happen during the three-month long spring season, but rather it takes a year-round approach in order to find success. This does not require players to be hitting, fielding, and throwing without pause, instead, the goal is for them to be thinking about the game whenever they can. Phenomenal will always beat phenomenal skill.
Pomfret plays in the competitive Western New England Prep Baseball League against perennial New England powerhouses like Cheshire, Canterbury, Salisbury, and Williston. Each year, the team travels down to Florida for a spring training trip to get game-ready for their competitive schedule, having spent the early weeks of the spring hitting and fielding in their on-campus fieldhouse facility.
 

 

Choose a team to see the schedule, coaches, and roster below. 

 

SCHEDULE

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COACHES

  • Collin Shapiro
    Head Coach
  • Donald Gibbs
    Assistant Coach
    The son of a Griffin ('65), Don joined the Pomfret faculty in 2001. Before becoming the associate head of school, he was the dean of academics. During his long and distinguished tenure at Pomfret, Don has also served as the Ben Morgan '53 Endowed Chair in Science and was the self-study coordinator for Pomfret's ten-year accreditation.
  • Bennett Wilson
    Ben joined Pomfret in 2023 as a School Counselor, Dorm Parent, and Baseball Coach. A graduate of Concord Academy, Ben's own boarding school experience is central to his career as an educator. Ben was a double major in Economics and Music at Hamilton College, where he also sang a cappella. Ben began his career in education as a Math and Music teacher in northeast Connecticut at Marianapolis Preparatory School, where he also held administrative roles as Assistant Dean of Students and Dean of Students and Residential Life. 
     
    Ben's passion for supporting the holistic student experience led him to pursue graduate school, where he earned his Master's and Educational Specialist degrees in School Counseling from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Ben worked as a School Counselor in upstate New York for seven years, where he delivered social-emotional, college-career, and academic counseling in public high schools. Most recently, Ben was a School Counselor and Student Services Department Leader at Ithaca High School, where he focused on equity, access, and support for all students.
     
    Ben lives on campus with his wife, Nicole (Pomfret Math Teacher and Learning Specialist) and son Henry. Additionally, Ben also enjoys golfing, skiing, and playing piano.

ROSTER

# Name Class Hometown
Everett Carvalho 2026 Warwick, RI
19 Peter Clapp 2026 Washington, DC
Mirabelle Cole 2026 Brooklyn, CT
3 Brody Dorian 2027 West Hartford, CT
12 Seth Duerden 2026 Hamilton Parish
6 Robert Ellsworth 2026 Eastford, CT
9 Sean Farrell 2026 Pascoag, RI
4 Ryan Flynn 2026 Shrewsbury, MA
27 Mason Gordon 2027 West Hartford, CT
10 Taejun Kim 2029
25 HyunWoo Lim 2028 Seoul
14 Brendan McDonald 2026 Somerset, MA
13 Joseph Mitchell 2026 Peru, NY
Aidan Petion 2027 Milton, MA
2 Sam Power 2026 Peru, VT
1 Samuel Rivet 2028 Groton, MA
16 Benjamin Schwarz 2027 Nashville, TN
8 Ian Sherman 2026 Brooklyn, CT
23 Lincoln Smith 2029 Atlanta, GA
28 Kyrie Thames 2029 Hartford, CT
5 Alexander Trapani 2026 New York, NY
Florence Wilson 2026 Mid-Levels