Dom Persichilli
Centereach Clinches First Postseason Berth in 12 Years
Congratulations to Centereach who defeated Smithtown East in extra innings to clinch their first postseason berth since 2010 pic.twitter.com/xX8F8V0Ap1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 4, 2022 They’ve been waiting on this for a long time. Even the clinching game was spread out over 24 hours after Tuesday’s scheduled game lasted nearly 3 hours and was suspended due to darkness. Upon the continuation of the game on Wednesday at Centereach, the Cougars scored a run in the top of the eighth on a sac fly by Dom Persichilli to score Burke Sheehan. That was the pitching duo as well – but in reverse order. Sheehan started and went 5+ innings, before giving way to Persichilli who pitched the final 3 innings over the course of two days to seal the 6-5 victory. Centereach ...
Centereach Hopes Improved Defense Will End Postseason Drought
It has been 10 years since Centereach‘s last postseason berth. They have come tantalizingly close the past two seasons, as they came up just one win shy of the mandatory 10 victories to clinch a berth. “Two years in a row we’ve needed to win just one game and I think about it everyday,” said Head Coach Pete Cammarata, who is entering his third year at the helm. He was previously the assistant since 2004. “I’m always thinking what kind of change or tweak we need to make to win one more game. That’s in my thought process all the time,” he added. One aspect of the team that he feels is upgraded is the team’s defense – which was their undoing the previous two seasons. “Defensively we will be a good team – we will catch the...
