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Lynbrook Takes Field in 2023 Under First Year HC Jon Zaccaro
by Andy Smith Lynbrook took some steps in 2022. Newly appointed head coach Jon Zaccaro, who served as the assistant coach for six years under Al Marrazzo reflected on last season and what improvements were made. “Last year was tough, but we felt we were finally bouncing back from losing one of our best teams we have had in years from the canceled COVID season.” The Owls were “in a very tough league and were in every series except one (South Side).” Lynbrook finished with a 4-15 record but four of these losses were just by one run. “We had a great group of seniors that came to play hard every day and grew more confident against the toughest competition. We did not make the playoffs, but we also didn’t lay down for anyone.” The Owls will be without a few strong players who had a...
Lynbrook Hopeful Hot Streak In Second Half Carries Over to 2022
By Thomas Cregan Uncommitted RHP Sean Mylan (Lynbrook 2022) showing good command, T80 pic.twitter.com/Sed2QvSy1R — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 17, 2022 Lynbrook coach Al Marrazzo is looking for a bounce back year from his group of returning players in 2022. Lynbrook finished the 2021 season with a record of 5-14 missing the playoffs in a tough league, which Marrazzo admitted was a disappointing outcome. However, throughout the year he saw players making improvements and many of their games were closely contested and competitive. He was pleased with the way his team finished the season as they won 4 out of their last 5 games in 2021 and hopes that it was a good sign of things to come. Lynbrook will see many returning players start in 2022 and Marrazzo is hoping that the...
Lynbrook Hopes To Return to Postseason For First Time Since 2017
‘21 RHP John Carver (Lynbrook) has a prototypical build at 6-2 / 190 lbs & possesses an intimidating presence on the bump. Holding 83-85 out of H 3/4 T86 w/ this two seam FB for the K 🥊 ⬇️. Landed a few tight 71-72 mph SL for strikes as well. #NYStateGames pic.twitter.com/H92OhvMP4X — Ted Williams (@T_Wills1) July 8, 2020 Lynbrook will be playing in a competitive league in 2021 which will feature perennial powerhouse Wantagh, rising programs like Bethpage, North Shore, Plainedge as well as Valley Stream North, Valley Stream South, Floral Park and Mineola. Longtime head coach Al Marrazzo said “it’s a very good league, but we expect to be competitive.” Last year, their league was set to feature Division as well, but they were switched into another league. Lynbrook’...
Nassau Class A Power Rankings (4th Edition)
With one week remaining in the regular season, things are really starting to heat up in Class A. As of right now, there is not one dominant team in Nassau County. This means that we are in for an outstanding postseason. With that being said, here’s this weeks new and improved top 5. 5) Lynbrook (9-3) (Last week: 2) After dropping the first 2 games of the series to North Shore, the Owls bounced back in game 3, winning 11-3. Last week marked Lynbrook’s first series loss all year, but they have no reason to panic. North Shore always seems to get hot at the right time, so it makes plenty of sense that they played their best baseball of the year last week. With 3 games left to play, Lynbrook still holds a 2 game lead for first place. All they have to do is beat Valley Stream South o...
Nassau Class A Power Rankings (3rd Edition)
After a crazy week of baseball, 3 new teams have earned a spot in the top 5. With only 2 weeks left of play, virtually every conference title is up for grabs. Let’s take a look at the new top 5. 5) Garden City (6-2-1) (Last week: Unranked) Being on the outside looking in for the entire season, the Trojans have finally cracked the top 5. Rich Marooney and TJ McEvoy continue to carry this experienced team offensively, along with help from Andrew Nagal on the mound. After beating MacArthur this past week, it’s safe to say Garden City is now the favorite to win conference A1. With an easy series coming up against Great Neck South, Garden City will look to solidify its spot as the top team in the conference. 4) Plainedge (7-2) (Last week: 5) Plainedge continues to impress more and m...
Lynbrook Gets to Chris Stefl, Wins 5-1
Going against one of the top pitchers on the island like Chris Stefl (St. John’s-commit) is a daunting task for any team. But for a quality hitting team like Lynbrook, the secret sauce was simply in their approach, according to Head Coach Al Marrazzo. “We always talk about if we could get into good counts–which is what we spoke about this week–we could be successful, and that’s what we were. I think you saw that with the top of our lineup, they were a little bit patient–they got fastballs in fastball counts and they were patient on curveballs and change ups. He settled in towards the middle of the game, and he really had his curve and change up working really well, but I think we had him early when he left the fastballs up at times. I think we had a real...
