Dave Bettencourt has over 30 years experience coaching and recruiting in various venues. He spent two seasons at Lawrence High School (2001 and 2002) and has also seen time at Central Catholic (1983-85), Andover (1987-92), Salem (N.H.) High (1996) and Winnacunnet Regional of Hampton, N.H. (1998-2000). At Andover High School, his teams were usually nationally ranked, won two State Championships, and numerous league titles.
A former head coach at the University of New Hampshire, Bettencourt guided the Wildcats to a then school-record 23 wins en route to a North Atlantic Conference tournament appearance in 1993. He was named the conference's coach of the year and ended the season with a 23-20 (15-10 NAC) record including a second place finish in the conference.
As a player at University of New Hampshire, Bettencourt was a catcher under head coach Ten Conner, and captain of the 1975 and 1976 squads during his junior and senior seasons. As a sophomore in 1974, Bettencourt led the Wildcats with a .395 average earning NCAA All-American, an All New England honors, and All-Yankee Conference selection. He also played in the highly competitive Cape Cod Baseball League during the summers of his college career. He played at Peabody High School, earning multi-sport honors. The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, the Salem Evening News, Essex County Newspapers, and the Lynn Item each honored Dave by including him on their All-Scholastic teams from 1969-1972. He was a team captain for the Tanners in both baseball and football and was a defensive demon on the basketball team.
David Blank has been active in New England baseball for some time. He first garnered local attention with his baseball career at Andover High School under Coach Dave Bettencourt. David led the Warriors to their first ever state baseball championship in 1991 as the left-handed anchor of the team’s pitching staff and gathered many top awards during the three years that he played for Coach Bettencourt.
After being recruited nationally by several of the nation’s top baseball schools, David went off to play his college ball at the University of South Florida. His summers were split between coaching at Coach Bettencourt’s baseball camps and playing baseball in the prestigious Cape Cod League. David was selected to represent the United States as a member of the Junior Olympic Baseball Team. While in college, David suffered an injury to his left elbow, and as a result underwent “Tommy John” surgery to reconstruct his elbow, thus ending any hopes at a professional baseball career. David still holds several records at both Andover High School and the University of South Florida.
Coach Blank’s awards : Two-time Eagle Tribune All-Star, Eagle Tribune Player of the Year, Merrimack Valley Conference player of the Year, New England Player of the Year, 2 time Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic, Massachusetts State Tournament MVP, Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, All-Conference Team selection
BJ Weed
BJ Weed played for the Worcester Tornadoes 2008-2009 and finished in the Can-Am League where he was named batter of week of 6/23-29/08 over which he hit .472. Weed tied a Can-Am League record for at-bats (394) in a single season. BJ played for the Anaheim Angels minor league from 2003-2005.
BJ attended Jacksonville University where he was 2nd team All Conference in his freshman year and 1st Team All American in his sophmore year. He played baseball for Valley Central High School (Montgomery, NY) where he was named 2nd team All-State during his senior year in 1998.
DJ Bettencourt
DJ Bettencourt was a captain at UNH. He transferred from UMASS Amherst and played his sophmore year. Before UMASS: Totaled a .454 batting average his senior year. Named the Merrimack Valley Conference MVP. A three-time time MVC all-star. Also President of his class at Tewskbury H.S. Hit .444 his freshman season and .311 as a sophomore. Played for the Lowell Legion team that reached the state title game in the summer of 2001.
Megan Biddle was a four-year starting pitcher at the University of Connecticut, and was a member of the 2001 Big East Championship and NCAA Regional qualifier that posted a 36-23 record. She earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore in 1999 and again as senior. During her UConn career, Biddle won 35 games for the Huskies and pitched 392 innings with 304 strikeouts. She also finished with a .303 career average and was tied for fifth all time in home runs with 12. Her career strikeouts total also rank in the top ten for the Huskies. Biddle was a member of the Connecticut Classics, who were part of the Brakettes organization from 2001-03. Biddle won two games in the 23 & Under ASA National Championship event, to earn First-Team All-America laurels.
Biddle was a member of the Stratford Brakettes in 2004, and went on to play for the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut developmental team in Women's Professional League.
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