Bradley Camarda

It was a typically cold Spring day on March 31 and when you factor in playing on the frigid east end and against the reigning Long Island Champions in West Islip, it was going to be a tough task for any pitcher. Half Hollow Hills West was faced with replacing Aaron Glickstein, their ace coming off a 10-0 season and with the ink barely dried on his letter of intent to Stony Brook, who had recently gotten Tommy John surgery. His replacement was sophomore Bradley Camarda. Unfazed, even with Newsday and Baseball on the Island in the stands, the young right hander went out and delivered a remarkable outing, forcing his way into the conversation of top pitchers on the island. That outing put his name on the map and he proceeded to win four games for his team, who went 15-5 but had their season c...