Kris Vinski

Last year was the first season in which Bridgehampton fielded a baseball team in 43 years. The team, however, was five years in the making since Lou Liberatore got a job in the school district five years ago. It took passion and a whole lot of patience as the school did not have enough interested players to field a varsity team until 2022. While they took their lumps going 6-12 in league play, it was far from an embarrassment. Under the tutelage of Liberatore, who comes from a great baseball family and played collegiate ball at Molloy, and their winter workouts at the Hub 44 in East Hampton, the team has really made some strides. They also work with hitting instructor Henry Meyer, and Liberatore said, “we are really excited about the progress they’ve made.” Excited is an ...