2022 Season Previews
Comsewogue Looking to Build on 2021 Playoff Berth
by Thomas Cregan Comsewogue beat Happauge 2-1 WP: Jacob Pedersen (6IP, 10 Ks, 5 H, 4BB, 1 ER) S: Dom Schuch Chris Valesquez hit a HR and Dom Schuch hit the go-ahead RBI single. Comsewogue moves on to face West Islip tomorrow pic.twitter.com/A6xxo9R5Gt — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 15, 2021 Coach Joe Caltagirone of Comsewogue Varsity Baseball hopes to build off a strong 2021 season and make another run at the playoffs in 2022. Following the loss of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Comsewogue Warriors came back strong in 2021 with a 10-10 record, clinching a playoff berth in their final game of the regular season. In that post season they defeated Hauppauge in the first round and in the County Semi-Finals lost to West Islip. However, Coach Caltagirone wa...
Despite Graduating Two Standout Performers, Mepham Poised for Another Playoff Run
By Michael Malaszczyk TYLER O’NEILL WITH A 2-STRIKE GAME-TYING GRAND SLAM IN THE FIFTH pic.twitter.com/zkj9uRMu52 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 14, 2021 It would be difficult to find someone with a deeper knowledge of the game of baseball than Eric Passman. Coach Eric Passman of Mepham has been coaching baseball for fifty years and has no intentions of stopping anytime soon. He has been coaching at Mepham since 2017, and looks forward to Mepham’s 2022 baseball season. Passman was happy to share his thoughts about both last season and this one. “Last season was excellent,” said Passman. “And I can’t say I was happy with how it ended – we were one ground ball away from going to the county finals. And we played a tough game, tough three game series with Calhoun...
After losing in County Finals, Calhoun Hopeful To Take Next Step
By Michael Malaszczyk CALHOUN IS HEADING TO THE NASSAU CONFERENCE II FINALS pic.twitter.com/Ezs8uDbiDv — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 14, 2021 Coach Art Canestro of Calhoun High School is getting right down to business this year. Calhoun had a very strong season in 2021, finishing with a 17-4 record (15-1 regular season). They came just short of glory when they lost to Garden City in the County Championship. Canestro, while critical of how this occurred, is staying positive about this experience and is striving to overturn that result this year. “Last year we had a ton of kids that could fill up the strike zone and get outs,” said Canestro. “This year we virtually return everyone now with experience. Our pitching is going to be much better.” Despite this positivity about the...
Led by the 2021 CHSAA Pitcher of the Year, St. John the Baptist Hungry to Get Back on Top
By Michael Malaszczyk Coach Casey McKay of St. John the Baptist’s baseball team sees only good things for his team this upcoming season. After what was a difficult start for all teams as a result of losing their 2020 season to the coronavirus pandemic, St. John the Baptist had a strong season in 2021, finishing third in the Catholic League. St. John the Baptist came up just short in the semi-finals, losing 2-1 to Chaminade in a pitcher’s duel between ace Kyle Chase (‘22) and Seton Hall-commit John Downing (‘22). McKay is in no way discouraged by this event and instead feels the experience gained from last season will lead the team to great places this season. “While we were disappointed with the result, the coaching staff was extremely proud of the way our players competed during the sea...
