Eric Russo
Centereach Leaning on Three Legit Arms
Not since 2009 has Head Coach Mike Herrschaft spoke this confidently about a pitching staff. Back in those days, I was in his office to discuss how we would be game planning for the opposition. “This might be the best staff we’ve had”, he told me with a smirk knowing that the 2009 staff might think otherwise. Regardless, the Centereach Cougars have a very good chance to shock League 4 this season with a legitimate pitching staff that has opposing coaching noticing. Eric Russo, Sean McGuinnes and Matt Hirsch are all pitchers that work in the low-to-mid 80s with command and have all had some degree of success at the varsity level. Sean McGuinnes (Centereach ’17, College of St Rose-commit) pic.twitter.com/BE4CTIGwPB aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) Februar...
Man Of Steel: How Eric Russo Finds Inspiration To Overcome Life’s Obstacles
Editors Note: Eric is a 2017 graduate of Centereach HS. He is uncommitted at the moment, but has put himself on the radar since this past summer when his velocity spiked from the upper 70s to mid 80s. ) By Eric Russo There have been many things that have held me back throughout my life both on and off of the field. Tryouts will be Jan. 15 at MacArthur HS! The most prominent of which occurred before I could even take the field. My family has had to persevere through some struggles the last few years that no family should ever have to deal with. I was born with two special needs siblings; my sister that has cerebral palsy, and my little brother that has autism. So taking care of them has always been more important and had to come before baseball. This become more prominent w...
