Cole Maucere
Brady Parks, Deer Park Cruise Past West Babylon, 10-1
Anytime you lose your starting pitcher in the second inning with 0 out, it’s never a good thing – but the sting hurts much less when your reliever throws 6 innings of shutout ball. That’s exactly what happened to Deer Park when starter Kevin Houlahan exited in the top of the second inning, after recording just four outs but junior southpaw Brady Parks fired 6 innings of shutout ball, yielding just three hits and striking out three batters to earn the win. The offense had already done the heavy lifting in the first inning when Aiden Connors smacked an RBI double, Angelo Agro followed with an RBI single and Gennaro Trovato followed with an RBI single of his own. The big knock came by nine-hole hitter Nick DeNoyior who ripped a two-run single to open up a 5-1 lead. At that p...
West Babylon Enters 2021 Counting on Maucere To Do Some Damage
by Ben Diamond Head coach of the West Babylon baseball team, Victor Manzella is in the same boat as other coaches going into this season. They lost a few players from his roster due to the pandemic canceling the 2020 season. Although, his senior class last year wasn’t as big as his senior class this year which is eleven players. Last year he lost players like second baseman Jack Rankin, who would have been an impact player on his roster. This year, Manzella has a few players on his roster that he expects to make an impact this season. His center fielder, Cole Maucere, who Manzella says will be the player that has the biggest impact on the team because not only will he patrol center field but he will also help out on the mound. He is a lefty with big pop in his bat, and a great outfield arm...
West Babylon Ushers In New Era Under Head Coach Victor Manzella
Victor Manzella takes over at the helm of West Babylon after four seasons as head coach of Babylon. He is taking over a team that is hungry, following a 3-12 season in league play. “I’m excited to join a program that has a history of being successful going back to player like Billy Koch and Rob Sandora (two professional players),” he said. “I’m looking forward to competing with the other teams and seeing what my guys have,” he said. He is joined by assistant coach Anthony Sparacio, who was the longtime coach of Babylon before Manzella took over and he led the Panthers to a Long Island Champions in 2012. The Eagles have been working hard since Manzella took over in September. He noted that they have been in the gym twice per week since the New Year and he...
