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Surreal. pic.twitter.com/sfJCdNx3Tb — Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) June 7, 2015 He hasn’t played in a game this year, but his face was all over Toronto today. The first 20,000 fans at the Rogers Centre were given a Marcus Stroman bobblehead. The injured ace with the affable personality even brought some magic to the Blue Jays–as they swept the Houston Astros on a two-run single by Chris Colabello. Stroman is planning on returning to the field by September in hopes of leading the Blue Jays to the playoffs for the first time their back-to-back World Series in 1992-’93. He has been sidelined since tearing his ACL during Spring Training on a fluke incident. In addition to rehabbing, he is also working towards completing his degree at Duke University. The Pat-Med graduate is com...

Today is a bittersweet day for baseball on the island, as well as Baseball on the Island. While it is a day of jubilance for Connetquot and Division HS as they celebrate being crowned the Long Island Champions, there will be no more high school or colleges games played on the island. From February 13, the day that Stony Brook’s season began, until today, Baseball on the Island generated close to 100,000 views and countless interactions on Twitter. I would be lying if I said I anticipated this when I began doing this as a hobby. After sitting back and noticing what type of buzz was being generated, I knew this was worth pursuing. 2015 has been terrific thus far, but who said it has to end? There are plenty of events to look forward to such as the Grand Slam Challenge, Showcases, Hampt...

Photo Credit: John Hennge Division shutout Bayport Blue-Point 4-0 behind Anthony Papa’s CG 6-hit shutout, capturing the Class A Long Island championship. They also won the Long Island Championship in 2011. Later in the day, Connetquot edged MacArthur 3-2 behind a combination of Tim Monti and Travis Bruinsma. The latter recorded the final seven outs and earned his 13th victory of the season–a program record and Long Island high. Both of the winning teams now advance to the NYS Tournament. Connetquot will play Mamaroneck on Saturday as they look to become the first Long Island Class AA team to win the state tournament since Lindenhurst in 2010. Here are some of the reactions of the players via Twitter. LIC CHAMPS #StatesBound pic.twitter.com/WuD3fP9RNM — John Hengge® (@theRealHen...

With  Division winning the Nassau County A crown and Bayport-Blue Point winning the Suffolk A crown, the two teams will face off in the Long Island Championship for the second straight year.The game is set for noon tomorrow at NYIT in Old Westbury. Last season, BBP took the crown with a 3-0 victory led by Jack Piekos‘ five-hit shutout. He is currently with Maryland in the Super Regionals.Division enters the game with a 24-4 record. They just cruised past North Shore in a two game sweep of the Nassau County A championship. James Varela led the team with eight victories, while Kieran McLaughlin had five and Anthony Papa had three.For the Phantoms of BBP, they are coming off their third straight Suffolk A Crown and are looking for a three-peat as State Champions. They are 21-5 and are l...

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeBI8BIyr44]Nobody thought the battle for Suffolk County supremacy on the diamond would be settled in two games. Not the fans and definitely not the players on Ward Melville–who hadn’t lost a game at home all year.No. 2 Ward Melville defeated top-seeded Connetquot in a classic game on a walk-off solo shot by Dom Lamonica–who now has two walk-off homers this postseason.“I was ready for the first fastball he was going to give me,” said Lamonica. “I swung as hard as I could and it felt great. I like being in the big situation and I like capitalizing on it,” he added.The walk-off forces a deciding game three at Connetquot tomorrow and the Patriots are looking forward to the challenge against 11-game winner Travis...

(The image and information was taken from the Suffolk County Baseball Association.) 2015 League Most Valuable PlayersLeague-1 – Senior .. P/3B .. Joe Flynn, Ward MelvilleLeague-2 – Senior .. OF ….. Aaron Gagliano, ConnetquotLeague-3 – Senior .. P/SS .. Patrick Lagravinese, Smithtown EastLeague-4 – Senior .. P/3B .. Mike Demarest, East IslipLeague-5 – Senior .. P/CF .. Nick Fanti, HauppaugeLeague-6 – Senior .. P/3B … Dan Colasanto, ComsewogueLeague-7 – Senior .. P/INF .. Mike Mannix, John GlennLeague-8 – Junior .. P/CF … Joe Tardif, MattituckLeague-9 – Senior .. P …….. Alex Poliwoda, Southold By each of these players being named League MVPs, they are nominated to win the recipient of the coveted Carl Yastrze...

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Today’s rain means the postponement of four crucial games for high school teams. The AA and A county championships for both Nassau and Suffolk County has been rescheduled for tomorrow.Connetquot at Ward Melville 4 pm Shoreham-Wading River at Bayport-Blue Point 4 pm Macarthur vs Oceanside (at Farmingdale State College) 4 pm Division vs North Shore (at Farmingdale State College) 7:30 pm A win for Connetquot means winning the Suffolk County AA title. If Ward Melville wins, the series will move to a do-or-die game 3 at Connetquot. In Nassau County, Macarthur is one win away from the AA title and Division will win the A title with a victory.

Catcher Andrew Knizner batted .322 over 53 games.Photo Credit: NC State Athletics Stony Brook will take on NC State today at 3:30 pm in the opening game of the Fort Worth, TX regionals. Background: NC State is currently 34-21 and they were just defeated by Florida State in the championship game of the ACC tournament by the score of 6-2. They have never won the College World Series but they did make an appearance in 2013. They came closest to winning it in 1968 when they finished in third place. How do they stack up talent wise? They Wolfpack landed five players on the All-ACC team. Jake Fincher, Andrew Knizner and Preston Palmeiro made the second team while Logan Ratledge was named to the third team and Brian Brown made the All-Freshman team. Those top four are the leading hitters for the ...

Travis Bruinsma, owner of nine wins for Connetquot, delivers a pitch to Pat Lagravinese of Smithtown East.

Photo Credit: UMBC Athletics Anthony Gatto, who made a name for himself by winning the League IV MVP in 2009, 2010 and 2011, was recently named First Team All-Conference of the America East.The redshirt junior at UMBC bounced back strong from an injury shortened 2014 season to bat .297 over 46 games. In 158 at bats, he scored 35 runs, smacked four home runs, drove in 22 runs, drew 25 walks, was hit by 11 pitches while striking out only 17 times. He had a terrific OBP of .427, stole 27 bases in 32 tries and committed only one error in the field.It is his best season since his freshman year in 2012 when he batted .302 with a .376 OBP and also drove in 22 runs.Gatto, a graduate of Smithtown West, was also a talented football player who holds the school records for touchdowns, sacks, intercept...

Photo Credit: Daniel De Mato No. 1 ranked Mattituck cruised past Babylon 11-6 to capture a consecutive Suffolk County Class B title. If someone asked who owns the best record in Suffolk County, it might not be your first guess to say a League 8 school, but they have done just that by improving to 23-1 on the season. Their only loss came on May 5 against this same Babylon team by the score of 3-2. They got redemption on them on Tuesday with a 7-0 shutout behind Joe Tardif‘s six shutout innings. He struck out seven batters and allowed only two hits. Tardif also hit a three-run home run which accounted for all the offensive support he would need. In yesterday’s game, Chris Dwyer went 4-for-4, drove in four runs and smacked a home run and Tardif drove in three more runs. They opene...