Keith Kobasiuk
William Floyd Hungry to Make Noise in League I
by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. William Floyd: 9, Sachem North: 8, (9 innings) WP: Austin Panettieri: 3.0 ip 1H 0R 3K Jayden Zayas: 3R HR Cherokee Smothergill: 2-4 1rbi pic.twitter.com/bfw5lBe7lj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 25, 2023 William Floyd struggled in their campaign during the 2023 season finishing with a 8-10 record. However, with some key returners, they are poised to make a push for the playoffs in the 2024 season. “We ended the season at 8-10, we won our last three games of the year and we were in the mix for that playoff spot but unfortunately we didn’t do enough good things to get there,” said head coach Keith Kobasiuk. William Floyd made the playoffs in 2022, where they e...
Floyd Looking to Build On Last Year’s Playoff Run
Final: William Floyd 6, Sachem East 4 WP: Riley Lake Jayden Zayas: 3-R HR during 6-run third inning William Floyd (10-9) advances to face Ward Melville tomorrow pic.twitter.com/80cZXW6pSC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 19, 2022 William Floyd made some noise in the 2022 postseason as they upset two powerhouse teams in Pat-Med and Sachem East. We covered the latter game, in which they used a six-run inning to shock a talented Sachem East team and advance to the next round. Ultimately, they were defeated by Ward Melville, in a game that took place over the course of two days due to an elongated rain delay. That team graduated 11 seniors, as is often the case with a large school such as Floyd. Several of those players were impact players such as All-League OF Colin Ross, who is now...
William Floyd Looks to Build On Last Year’s Playoff Appearance
It was a year to be proud of for William Floyd, as they qualified for a postseason berth for the first time in eight years. They finished with a regular season record of 13-7, and won their first-round playoff game against rival Sachem East along the way for a total of 14 wins. Head Coach Keith Kobasiuk, entering his third year as head coach, but 12th with the program, felt his players performed well last year but they face the challenge of replacing a big group of seniors. They had eight seniors last year – seven were starters – and three were starting pitchers. Replacing all those innings could be an obstacle. “We’re going to try to piece it together on the mound,” said Kobasiuk. Replacing All-League southpaw A.J. Verga will be difficult. They also graduated...
