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N.H. baseball: Milestone win for Winnacunnet head coach Aaron Abood
TL;DR
Aaron Abood achieved his 100th win as head coach of the Winnacunnet High School baseball team with a 7-0 victory over Salem. This milestone follows a challenging start to his coaching career, including a significant losing streak.
Key points
- Aaron Abood won his 100th game as head coach
- The victory was a 7-0 win against Salem
- Abood replaced Jared Liebenow as head coach in 2017
- The team ended a 30-game losing streak during Abood's tenure
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SALEM - Aaron Abood's first two years as head coach with the Winnacunnet High School baseball program were not the greatest.
When Abood was an assistant coach at Winnacunnet in May 2016, the Warriors snapped a 30-game losing streak as then-freshman Shawn Sears struck out four and pitched Winnacunnet to a 10-5 win at home over Timberlane.
Members of the Winnacunnet High School baseball team celebrate with head coach Aaron Abood, third from right, after he won his 100th game as head coach at Winnacunnet on Saturday, a 7-0 win at Salem.
The win not only snapped a losing streak that went back to the 2014 season, but it also marked that better days were ahead. Abood was later named head coach for the 2017 season, replacing Jared Liebenow.
Ten years and five days after the 30-game losing streak was snapped, Abood earned his 100th career win at Winnacunnet as the Warriors shut out Salem, 7-0 on Saturday, May 16 in a Division I game. Winnacunnet improved to 9-4 on the season.
Winnacunnet went 2-17 in 2017, and 4-14 in 2018 for a combined total of 6-31 in Abood's first two years. The Warriors have made the Division I tournament every year since, reaching the quarterfinal round in each of the past five seasons.
"Obviously, the beginnning was rough," Abood said. "Winnacunnet baseball was in a tough spot, but in the last seven or eight years we had a lot of good players. We had a couple Gatorade Players of the Year, and a couple of runs to the championship game. Clearly, there were a lot of good players that stayed in Hampton, stayed at Winnacunnet and played for us in the last seven or eight years. It's been fun."
During Abood's tenure, Jake Bullard, as a junior, was the Division I Player of the Year in 2019, Cam MacDonald and Joe Allen were New Hampshire Gatorade Players of the Year in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and Jones Vicinius was the Division I Pitcher of the Year in 2024.
The Warriors advanced to the Division I championship game in 2021 and 2025, losing to Concord and Exeter, respectively.
Abood won 60 games from 2010 to 2015 at his alma mater Manchester Memorial before arriving at Winnacunnet. He is now 100-82-1 in his eight-plus years at Winnacunnet.
Q&A
How many wins does Aaron Abood have as head coach of Winnacunnet baseball?
Aaron Abood has achieved 100 wins as head coach of the Winnacunnet High School baseball team.
What was the score of the game where Aaron Abood won his 100th game?
Aaron Abood won his 100th game with a score of 7-0 against Salem.
When did Aaron Abood become head coach of Winnacunnet baseball?
Aaron Abood was named head coach of the Winnacunnet baseball team for the 2017 season.
What significant event happened during Abood's first two years as head coach?
During his first two years, Abood's team snapped a 30-game losing streak, marking a turning point for the program.
