(Editor’s Note: This is the ninth of a 10-part “Where Are They Now” series in which look back on some of the top players in Long Island history. Previously, we featured James Bailin, Jeff Tyler, Jake Thomas, Luke Stampfl, Nick Trabacchi, Thomas Roulis, Billy Alvino and Matt Prokopowicz. Special thanks to Prime Performance for sponsoring this year’s series.) Had Instagram and TikTok been around, there’s no doubt there would’ve been a barrage of content built around Connetquot in the late 80s and all of the 1990s. They were the premier baseball program in Suffolk County, capturing the State Championship in 1989 and 1995 and were always contending for a County Championship under the late, great Bob Ambrosini. In 1999, Connetquot did not win the County Champ...
Longtime Suffolk CC Head Coach Eric Brown will be receiving our 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at our Awards Banquet on Saturday, January 6. He guided his teams to 7 NJCAA World Series and won 685 games during his 29-year tenure. He was named to the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2014. Last year’s recipient was Connetquot HC Bob Ambrosini. The 2017 Suffolk CC team had a number of standout players; Joseph Mattero, Shawn Blasberg and Joseph Murphy will all be receiving All-Long Island Awards for their outstanding achievements on the field. The previous year, Kris Killackey was named our 2016 Cy Young Award winner for his undefeated season for Coach Brown as they marched through Region XV and into the World Series. We are planning an evening to remember with special guests at the beautiful Vill...