It was a tremendous season for West Islip, who beat Massapequa to claim their first Class AA Long Island Championship in 56 years. Their season was cut short in the NYS semifinals to Victor, by the score of 1-0.
Nick Arnold suffered the loss, although he struck out eight against only three hits in six strong innings. The lone run was unearned, and it came in on an RBI single to right field in the bottom of the sixth.
The loss puts an end to high school baseball for the 2014 season. Bayport-Blue Point won the Class A state title for a consecutive season, truly a great accomplishment.
**On another note, I want to thank my readers for their loyalty this baseball season. This started as a way to follow only the college programs, but it became clear the high school players were more engaging than them.
I am at a crossroads with this website. On one hand, it was just for fun during my senior year of college in 2013. Then, I decided to continue for another season. Now that I am more than a year removed from college, it will make it difficult for me to maintain contacts within the industry. I won’t know nearly as many players as I have the past two seasons.
On the other hand, I see the potential that this has. There are no publications that cover college baseball on Long Island. Newsday only covers one high school game per day. That, combined with the fact that players like hearing about their achievements makes this a tough decision for me.
