Early-season high school baseball games can often be played in frigid conditions, when only a few people will sit bundled up in the stands. But that certainly won’t be the case for Barnegat High School. Their acepitcher, Jason Groome, is thenumber one ranked scholastic player in the country according toPerfect Game USA, a leading resource on amateur baseballthat tracks the top high school and college prospects.

Groome is scheduled to pitch the season opener, on Friday, April 1. Because it takes place during spring vacation, Groome will be throwing the…