Connor Quinn
GAME RECAP: Wheatley Captures Class B Long Island Championship Against Babylon
by Tucker Terranova Final: Babylon 1 | Wheatley 3 Wheatley wins their first Class B Championship since 2021! pic.twitter.com/GmFQzf2qnF — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2024 Since Coach David Burke took over the Wheatley program in 2023, one thing has been certain: in big games, Connor Quinn gets the ball. After today’s contest, Burke described Quinn as “the kid who, as a coach, you dream of having. You know when you put the ball in his hands in pressure situations that he will reward you.” Quinn, in the biggest game of his career at Wheatley, backed up Burke’s trust in him with yet another stellar performance. The right-hander, who will be heading to SUNY Brockport this fall, ensured that today would not be his last time in the white and red. Quinn went the dista...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Dom Carleo Fires No-Hitter With 12 Ks in 1-0 Pitcher’s Duel Against Wheatley
by Aaron Diaz Dominic Carleo pitches a no-hitter against Wheatley. Final score: 1-0 Final Line: 7.0 innings pitched, 12k and 5 BB pic.twitter.com/pZB3PXlNQN — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 1, 2024 Dominic Carleo threw a no-hitter against the Wheatley Wildcats in their 1-0 victory, Game 1 of a crucial three-game set that will determine who captures Conference B. “I felt great on the mound,” Dominic Carleo said. “I was really just attacking the zone early and trusted my defense with a lot of groundballs today. I was piling the zone, attacking batters and we got the win.” Carleo finished the day with tallying up 12 strikeouts and five walks in his no-hitting performance. “I wanted to command my fastball,” Carleo said. “Throughout the season my fastball has been my best pitch by fa...
Wheatley Looks To Reach Finals Again In 2024
by Mike Merolle (Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series.) In his first year as head coach for Wheatley, David Burke led the team to the Nassau County Class B Finals. It came down to a one-run game where Seaford only allowed one hit and prevailed. Although Seaford came out on top, it was still a season full of positives for Burke and the Wheatley Wildcats. The site of Game 1 of the Nassau County Class B Finals between Seaford (20-1) and Wheatley (19-6). First pitch coming up at 4:30 pic.twitter.com/mTBGROwkZv — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2023 “The season went how I expected. I expected to be competitive and to be in the hunt for a county championship, but we just came up one run short,” said Burke. Burke is...
