Aaron Diaz
Coming off 17-Win Season, Sayville Tasked With Replacing Impact of Strong ’23 Class
by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Sayville 5, Mount Sinai 4 (9 innings) WP: Cavan Mahler, 4.1 ip 0er Ryan leniec hit the walkoff and had 2 RBIs Ryan Hillery: 2-3 Kyle Messina: 2-4 Sayville advances to face Miller Place on Monday pic.twitter.com/u9hhYURWue — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 19, 2023 Sayville finished the season with a 17-9 record in 2023. That propelled them into the final four of the Suffolk County Class A playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. They will be hoping to continue that level of success in 2024 as Sayville and head coach Joe Esposito prepare a young Golden Flashes team for the same dominance. Sayville finished the 2023 season at the top of their league. Still, the los...
Port Jefferson Enters 2024 as Two-Time Reigning Class C Long Island Champions
Port Jefferson defeats Pierson 6-3 They are the Suffolk Class C Champs for the second straight year pic.twitter.com/zBwps6t782 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 19, 2023 by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. The 2023 season was another successful one for Port Jefferson with a record of 14-10 record. Their success has placed them at the top of their respective leagues after winning back-to-back Class C Long Island and Suffolk County Championships. In 2024, Port Jefferson will try to put together yet another successful year with a team full of talent and a veteran core behind head coach Jesse Rosen. Coming into the new season, Port Jefferson will be a part of the new Class B league which puts them with...
Harborfields Looking to Improve on Last Season
by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Here at Harborfields HS for “Corey’s Promise” fundraiser game between Harborfields and Cold Spring Harbor which will fulfill Corey Phelan’s wish of supporting families struggling with pediatric cancer. Phelan, who tragically passed away from cancer last year, is a 2020 graduate… pic.twitter.com/DF7rQtGunl — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 22, 2023 Harborfields had a tough 2023 season. With just two wins on the year, head coach Ian Schneider is poised to bring the best out of his young team and try to compete in 2024. “It was a down year for us,” Schneider said. “We only had two wins on the season total. It was a young, new group that gave guys more opportunitie...
Syosset Primed to Take Leap in 2024
by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. The 2023 season had promise for Syosset Braves as they had a 7-6 record before losing two of their last three. In the Nassau AA playoffs, their season was stopped short by Farmingdale for the second year in a row. Coach Tom Morritt wants to improve in their upcoming 2024 campaign heading into his sixth season. “We didn’t start great,” Morritt explained. “We started 1-6 but then rattled off six in a row to get to 7-6 in league play. We ended up being eliminated in the playoffs by Farmingdale. It was a good season. We had many kids returning and many young kids who became big contributors. But it was good to have our hat in the mix at the end of the season.” For the Br...
Kings Park Returning 8 College Commits to 15-Win Team
by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Final: Kings Park 1, East Islip 0 WP: Hunter Colagrande (CG shutout, 2 hits , 2 Ks) Kings Park improves to 10-3. Game time: 1 hour, 20 mins pic.twitter.com/2thPSGXwVR — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 24, 2023 Kings Park took the next step in 2023 after narrowly missing the playoffs in 2022—a 15-win season and three playoff games later the team finds themselves in a prime position with fifth-year head coach Andrew Abreu as they look to take the next step in their quest for a championship in 2024. “Two years ago we were a game short, losing the last two games and missing the playoffs,” Abreu said. “Heading into last year the guys had a chip on their shoulders an...
Newfield Poised For Bounce Back Season Following Sub .500 Record in 2023
by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Newfield 11, Centereach 2 WP: Matt Hesselbirg Bartho: 3 hits, 2 RBIs Hesselbirg: 2 hits, 2 RBIs Whitbeck: 3 RBIs pic.twitter.com/6Qli1lYfjJ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 4, 2023 Following losing 26 seniors in the past two years, the Newfield Wolverines couldn’t capture the same success in a County Championship in the 2023 season as they did in 2021. An early injury to their number one pitcher set them back as they had a team filled with youth. Newfield finished 2023 with an 8-12 record despite a hard-fought year through the eyes of their coach Eric Joyner. “We lost our number one pitcher in week one, Joyner said. “That was a huge loss for us and somet...
Shoreham-Wading River Seeking to Start New Postseason Run
by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series Shoreham-Wading River 7, Center Moriches 5 Joey Marchese walk-off 2 run homer Liam Bowes hit a 3 run shot to tie it earlier in the inning pic.twitter.com/TkuissE9iq — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 4, 2022 2023 turned into a rebuilding year for the Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats, but an unexpected one at that. Last season was the first time in 37 season years the team missed the playoffs. The Wildcats finished with a 6-14 record in that span. “We broke that streak which was always something we were proud of as a program and the consistency there,” said head coach Kevin Willi. “Last year, we had a perfect storm of us not having a playoff berth with some major inju...
William Floyd Hungry to Make Noise in League I
by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. William Floyd: 9, Sachem North: 8, (9 innings) WP: Austin Panettieri: 3.0 ip 1H 0R 3K Jayden Zayas: 3R HR Cherokee Smothergill: 2-4 1rbi pic.twitter.com/bfw5lBe7lj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 25, 2023 William Floyd struggled in their campaign during the 2023 season finishing with a 8-10 record. However, with some key returners, they are poised to make a push for the playoffs in the 2024 season. “We ended the season at 8-10, we won our last three games of the year and we were in the mix for that playoff spot but unfortunately we didn’t do enough good things to get there,” said head coach Keith Kobasiuk. William Floyd made the playoffs in 2022, where they e...
Pat-Med Looking to Build on Last Year’s Class AA County Finals Appearance
by Aaron Diaz (Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series.) 🚨 Upset Alert 🚨 Final: Pat-Med 3, Connetquot 2 WP: Jack Costello (CG, 1 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 2 Ks) Rob Melo: RBI single Jack Costello: sac fly Bryan Frascogna: RBI single Pat-Med will play the winner of Ward Melville-Longwood on Saturday pic.twitter.com/T6NLwIJdH6 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 17, 2023 Patchogue-Medford finished with an 18-8 record and is always in the conversation when playing playoff baseball in May. Last year’s County Finals appearance was no different. They ran into an exceptional Commack team, however, that halted their championship aspirations. “We got pretty far last year and made it to the County Finals,” said Patchogue-Medford head coach ...
Centereach Hopes to Recapture Magic of 2022
by Aaron Diaz and Vin Messana (Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series.) Congratulations to Centereach who defeated Smithtown East in extra innings to clinch their first postseason berth since 2010 pic.twitter.com/xX8F8V0Ap1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 4, 2022 Centereach looks to recapture their magical postseason run of 2022 and bounce back from a down season last year. They will aim to clinch a playoff berth in 2024. “Last season was very disappointing for us,” said Centereach Head Coach Pete Cammarata. “The season before that we got into bracket semifinals and we made a deep run into the playoffs. I didn’t think we were going to be as good but we were disappointed with where we were last year, we only ...
Port Washington Looking to Return to Postseason and Make a Run in 2024
by Aaron Diaz (Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview season.) Port Washington 8, Oceanside 4 WP: Hunter Trenaman (5 IP, 3 ER, 3 Ks) Anthony Iuorio: 2 for 4, 4 RBIs, Bases loaded triple to break it open in bottom 2 Ryan Gawley 2 for 4, 2 RBI Jake Scharlat 3 for 3, 2 doubles, RBI pic.twitter.com/eLMVsZNe8A — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 8, 2023 Port Washington will look for a different ending in the 2024 season after two-and-out in the postseason. The Vikings finished last season with a 15-5 season record and lost to Oceanside in two games, 10-0 and 10-2. The Vikings had control of their conference going into their last two games of the season but losing their leadoff hitter first baseman Lucas Milgrim due to injury stal...
Mattituck Leaning on 12 Seniors and Talented Pitching Staff
(Photo Credit: Ray Passaro) (Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscaping Design for sponsoring the season preview series.) by Aaron Diaz This season will look a little different for the Mattituck Tuckers in 2024 as the little school is now in an ocean full of bigger schools to play against this year. Head coach Danny O’Sullivan prepares in his fifth year at the helm to bring their team to the next level. Mattituck finished the season with a league record of 12-7 record and an overall record of 12-9 including the playoffs. “Last season was kind of interesting for us,” said O’Sullivan. “We ended up losing in the semifinals to Babylon and Center Moriches who had excellent seasons. Mattituck now sees itself in a mixed league but with bigger schools rather than the smaller schools they are u...
