College baseball community mourns death of Norwell's Jack Birtwell
"You will live on forever through my heart, my sweet little brother," Julia Birtwell wrote in a social media caption.
Jack Birtwell — a former Norwell High baseball standout — died this week at 21 years old, his family announced on social media. Birtwell, a former three-time South Shore League All-Star pitcher, continued his career at Division III Gordon College (2024-25) and Division I Sacred Heart University (2026) after graduating high school in 2023. The 6-foot, 205-pound junior right-hander pitched for the Vermont Lake Monsters in the collegiate Futures League last summer.
No cause of death has been announced. In an Instagram post from the account ' @JackBirtwell_Legacy ', Birtwell's sisters, Julia and Audrey, wrote in captioned post that he died on Sunday, April 11. The sisters created the account to share their favorite photos and memories of their brother.
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