Former Silver Knights reliever Kyan Bagshaw will take part in tonight's Northeast Prospects Game in Norwich, Conn. (File photo)

NASHUA – In the midst of their hottest streak of the season, the Nashua Silver Knights will be without a couple of their better players for one night as tonight is the Northeast Prospects Game.

Silver Knights left fielder Connor Smith, who drove in two runs in the team’s win over Norwich Monday night, and reliever Aaron Forgues are on the Future League Prospects team that will play the Northeast Scout Team, put together by MLB scouts. They will miss the Silver Knights push to win five straight as they take on the Worcester Bravehearts at 6:03 p.m. at Historic Holman Stadium.

The Prospects game is at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Conn.at 6:30 p.m.

The Futures League Prospects feature representation from all seven league franchises, including a strong crop of rising freshmen. The game also has a couple of FCBL alums, especially former Nashua Silver Knights reliever Kyan Bagshaw, who helped Endicott reach its fourth straight Division III College World Series. He’s on the FCBL roster.

A highlight of the roster is the presence of two recent Gatorade Players of the Year who will begin their college careers this fall: Westfield Starfires infielder Ryan Ventrelle (Notre Dame), the Connecticut winner in 2026, and Lowell Spinners catcher Bradley McCafferty (Virginia), the Massachusetts honoree in 2025. 

The FCBL team also includes an SEC-bound talent in catcher/infielder Hunter Strohm (Mississippi State), who is contributing to the league-leading Vermont Lake Monsters. Worcester Bravehearts shortstop Jake Malfant and pitchers Shaun Flannery of Norwich and Noah Farrell of Westfield are all soon-to-be University of Connecticut freshmen. Risers to Kansas State, Rutgers, Stetson and Brown will also represent the Futures League. Malfant will thus also miss tonight’s game in Nashua.

Worcester Bravehearts Director of Player Personnel Alex Dion will manage the Futures League squad. Dion previously served as Worcester’s skipper from 2019-24.

Led by New York Yankees Northeast Area Scout Matt Hyde, the Northeast Scout Team features top college and high school talent from New England and nearby states, with several familiar faces from past Futures League seasons. 

Among the Northeast Scout Team prospects is Brady Stuart (Endicott), the 2026 Division 3 National Pitcher of the Year who claimed the same honor in the Futures League two seasons ago with Dion and the Bravehearts. The roster also boasts outfielder Matt Bucciero (Fairfield), who helped the Sea Unicorns to their first of three straight Futures League championships in 2023 at Dodd Stadium.

The game was created to take the place of the Scout Day that was part of the FCBL All-Star event.

(FCBL VP of Media Relations Josh Kummins contributed to this report.)