East Meadow
East Meadow Looking to Improve on Last Year’s .500 Season
by Max Edelman Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. East Meadow 10, Carle Place 3 WP: Danny Ratkewitch (3 IP, 0 R) Brandon Tauber: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs Joe Lanza & Devin McQuillan: 2 RBIs each pic.twitter.com/g7A2DjshoO — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 31, 2023 The 2023 season was a year of ups and downs for the East Meadow Jets. Vinny Mascia, who is entering his third year as head coach of the Jets, led his very young team to a .500 season. “Last year we were a very average 11-11.” Mascia said. “We were very young, and we got knocked out in the first round against Plainview.” Being a young team, East Meadow was not a group that was made up of very many seniors, as only five of the Jets last season gradu...
East Meadow Prepared to Build off Final Four Appearance
by Andy Smith East Meadow is entering 2023 following a very strong 2022. The Jets finished in second place in the AA2 with a league record of 13-4. They went on to defeat Baldwin in the quarterfinals, but fell to the eventual LI Champion Massapequa in the semifinals. Now entering his second season as the head coach, Vinny Mascia reflected on his debut season. “I felt we had a good season last year. Any time you get to the Final Four is a positive season.” Mascia continued, “ Even though it was my first year as Head Coach it was not a new experience as I have been the Head Coach at EM Football for 20 years as well, so I had some experience in that area. I also was prepared for the job as I worked under two great Head Coaches in the legendary Ken Sicoli (501 Wins) and John Marciante. Bot...
East Meadow Enters Season With 1 Returning Player from 2019 Playoff Team
Quick trivia question: Who’s the last Nassau County Class AA team – not named Massapequa – to capture a title? That’s right, East Meadow Jets captured the 2016 Nassau County championship before losing to West Islip in Long Island Championship. Head coach John Marciante said they “emptied the tank against Massapequa. We basically had a five-man pitching staff, or maybe even four-and-a-half.” Marciante is East Meadow through-and-through. He captured a County Championship as a player in 1991. He has been on the coaching staff since 1998 and head coach since 2015. He immediately took the program to the height of success in his second season. Since then, they have been successful but unable to reach the mountain top. In 2019, they had a great season. They wen...
East Meadow Squeaks Past Port Washington, 3-2, In Crucial Game Three Victory
Sean Kennedy talks about how he worked out of crucial jams on the mound & what this win means heading into next week. pic.twitter.com/K32yvvdXGp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 25, 2019 East Meadow came through when it mattered most on Thursday afternoon, defeating Port Washington by a score of 3-2. On the verge of getting swept, East Meadow sent Sean Kennedy to the mound in game three and he delivered. Kennedy finished the game going the distance, allowing two earned runs, seven hits and struck out three batters. “My stuff in the beginning was a little off, but I was able to battle through it. I trusted my defense and they made every play, we were able to have a couple big innings,” said Kennedy. Scoreless after the first two innings, it was East Meadow’...
East Meadow Looking to Regain 2016 Magic
It was less than three years ago that East Meadow rode the right arm of Joe Minucci and the power bat of Zach Fritz to the Nassau County Class AA title. Now entering 2019, fifth year Head Coach John Marciante is excited about their chances to compete for another title. Last year, they were defeated by Massapequa in the quarterfinals with a starting lineup that was composed of two sophomores, five juniors and two seniors. “We were young last year,” said Head Coach Marciante. “We are hoping the experience they gained helps them this year.” He went on to add that they will miss the presence of Patrick Hoffman, an All-County LHP/1B who is now at Molloy, as well as Billy McQuillan, who went 16-5 during his three-year career and is now at NYIT. The roster this year will l...
Nassau Class AA Power Rankings (4th Edition)
Another week, another new team at No. 5 in the power rankings. Oceanside sweeping Massapequa was the highlight of baseball this week in Class AA. With two weeks left in the regular season, let’s take a look at the top 5. 5. East Meadow (9-5-1) (Last week: 4) After splitting with Herricks last week, the Jets find themselves hanging on for dear life in the top 5. If East Meadow wants to make a deep run in the playoffs, they’re going to have to be more consistent at the plate. As oppose to last week in which they scored 14 runs in 3 games, they only scratched across 8 runs in 3 games this week. East Meadow will look to bounce back this week in a series with Long Beach. 4. Calhoun (10-5) (Last week: Unranked) An impressive 3 game sweep over Baldwin lands Calhoun back in the top 5. ...
Nassau Class AA Power Rankings (3rd Edition)
Photo Credits: Jim Primm There’s a new #1 team in this week’s power rankings which shouldn’t come to a surprise to anyone. Officially more than halfway done with the season, here’s your top 5 teams heading into this week. 5) Farmingdale (8-4) (Last week: 5) An impressive victory over Oceanside keeps Farmingdale locked in the top 5. Pitching is clearly a stronghold for this Farmingdale team, as they haven’t given up more than 6 runs all season. Not only do the Dalers have a strong rotation, but they have a talented bullpen as well, led by Anthony Burriesci. After their bye week, the Dalers have their toughest series of the season coming up against Massapequa. 4) East Meadow (8-4) (Last week: Unranked) The defending county champions are finally back in the top 5...
Nassau County Class AA Preview
With the newly developed conferences this year, there will be two conferences containing 7 teams each, and the top 6 in each conference will make the playoffs. The top 2 teams in each conference will receive a first round bye. The newly developed conferences will change how these teams approach the season as they all have a chance at a playoff run. Here’s a look at what to expect for Class AA in 2017. Conference AA1: Conference Champs – Massapequa (16-2) 2nd Place – Oceanside (13-5) 3rd Place – Freeport (10-8) 4th Place – Hicksville (9-9) 5th Place – Port Washington (8-10) 6th Place – Farmingdale (7-11) Although Conference AA1 lost a ton of talent with huge names such as Kyle Martin, Chris Keenan and Pat Clyne graduating, there’s still a good...
