Hicksville baseball

Last year was certainly a transitional year for the Hicksville Comets who struggled in a loaded Nassau AA-1 to a record of 1-16. Diving deeper, they did lose three one-run games, and if the ball had bounced a little differently the season’s win-loss record would look much different. This season, they will move down to AA-2 with Plainview, Baldwin, East Meadow and Long Beach. Leading the charge is senior Connor O’Keefe. Last season, he batted .359. Coach Frank Ciaranitaro noted that he has good power and speed combination and an above-average base runner. Junior and returning All-League C Anthony Pandolfi batted .350 and is known to be good defensively with a “high baseball IQ”, according to coach. Senior Nick Pathmanathan is a three-year starter at third base and co...