Jayden Stroman
Young, Loaded Stony Brook Prep Team Ready to Take Major Leap
by Andy Smith Jordan Serrano of the Islip Owls put this ball into orbit! He crushes a 3 run home run over the high wall in left field to make it 3-0 Owls in the bottom of the 1st. pic.twitter.com/WnedKQSAXu — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 15, 2022 After beginning the 2022 season 1-12, Stony Brook School was struggling to find their way. With a young team, and a first year head coach, the growing pains were there At the midpoint of the season the culture change finally began to take shape. The young team came together and won 14 out of their last 16 including defeating Vanderbilt-commit Thomas White, 2-0, with Johan Franco firing a complete game 3-hit shutout. Following this amazing stretch, the Bears punched their ticket to the NYSAIS Tournament and then earned their sp...
The Stony Brook School Quickly Building A Dangerous Program
From a League 9 school just three years ago to a fully-independent program that features some of the top players in their graduating classes, it’s been a transformative time for The Stony Brook School Bears. The private school was founded in 1922, but if you ask most Long Islanders, they probably didn’t know the school existed. Despite remaining low-profile, they are soon to be a force to be reckoned with on the baseball field. I went down to their workout on Saturday morning, and you can see this is a program that will be very dangerous for the next several years. They may have some growing pains, as many of their impact players are still underclassmen and there is not yet enough kids in the program to develop a JV team. Here is the composition of their roster: 6’7 RHP L...
Up Next Presented by The Yard Sports: Jayden Stroman
(We are bringing back our popular series called ‘Up Next’ in which we highlight the next crop of stars on Long Island. All the players have been recommended by coaches and none of them have played at the varsity level yet. We can confidently say that they will soon be. First up is Marcus Stroman’s younger brother, Jayden. This segment is sponsored by The Yard Sports Academy. Check them out here. ) Most 12-year-olds spend their summers playing video games with friends or riding their bikes. But most 12-year-olds don’t have an older brother that’s an established Major Leaguer. Jayden Stroman gets to enjoy the perks not often associated with being a middle schooler. Getting to hang out on the field current Major League superstars such as Alex Bregman, Vladimir Gu...
