2025 MLB Draft
Led by the Top Pitcher on Long Island, Miller Place Ready to Take Next Step
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman After serving eight years as an assistant coach, Joe Mancini took the reins as the head coach of the Miller Place Panthers in 2024. In his rookie season in charge, Mancini led his team to a second place league finish. But after winning a playoff game over Center Moriches, the Panthers eventually fell to both Kings Park and Sable. This season, Mancini is looking to build off of the playoff victory from last season. Of the seniors that graduated from Miller Place last year. Alex Strickland, who had a sub 1 ERA last season, is now pitching at Longwood University. His brother, Joe Strickland is at Misericordia University and Mike Monaco is now at the University of Bridgeport. An extended lo...
Nick Frusco Commits to Clemson
Miller Place sophomore LHP Nick Frusco carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and struck out 15 in a 13-0 win over East Hampton pic.twitter.com/Ud2EPCfWSf — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 30, 2023 Long Island has long been a hotspot for producing hard-throwing southpaws. This has been true dating back to the 1970s when Neal Heaton was the No. 1 overall pick in the country but chose to attend Miami. It seems every couple years there’s another young stud that garners interest from Power 5 conferences. Next up is Miller Place southpaw Nick Frusco. After initially committing to Rutgers, he de-committed and announced his commitment to Clemson this past week. Frusco has been up to 94 MPH with his fastball and sits in the low 90s. As a sophomore, he led Long Island pitcher...
