Danny Gillette
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...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Kyle Rosenberg Strikes Out 10 in 3-2 Victory Over Oyster Bay
Kyle Rosenberg on his 11 K performance in Wheatley’s huge 3-2 win over previously undefeated Oyster Bay pic.twitter.com/KH0YBA8ZfD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 11, 2022 A battle of the unbeatens. Two 6-0 Nassau Class B teams went head-to-head on Monday afternoon with the reigning champs, Wheatley, coming away with a 3-2 victory in a very well-played game behind Kyle Rosenberg‘s 10 strikeout, 6.1 IP outing and some clutch-hitting by a player in his first varsity game. Rosenberg has been Wheatley’s ace for the past 1+ seasons but he was facing a tough opponent, New Haven-commit Michael Gatti, who entered the game with a 2-0 record, 0.00 ERA and 23 strikeouts over 10 innings. The Wildcats of Wheatley got out to a quick 1-0 lead thanks to some good fortune. Af...
