Miguel Sime Jr
St. Mary’s Poised for Improved Year
by Andy Smith 2022 was a transitional year for St. Mary’s. Head Coach Christopher Estrada was hired beginning with the 2020 season. That season was abruptly canceled due to the pandemic. In 2021, the Gaels were not able to play a season, and instead just played three scrimmages. Following these tasking seasons, the Gaels finally completed their first season in almost five years last year. Coach Estrada, a former college baseball athlete, made appearances at Monroe College, Coppin State, Missouri Western State University and even had a stint with the Indy Ball League (Desert League). Estrada reflected on this challenging 3-year journey at St. Mary’s, and how he learned from it. “Last season was an introduction and learning experience for the players and staff, since it was the first time ...
Miguel Sime Jr Commits to LSU
Miguel Sime Jr. (‘25 NY) holding 89-92 w/ heavy sink thru 3. Med depth to CB at 73-74 & landing it. Replicates arm spd on CH w/ heavy fade. #14uNational @PGMidAtlantic pic.twitter.com/jfWTIxsY6g — PG Showcases (@PGShowcases) July 30, 2022 This is a big one. St. Mary’s sophomore Miguel Sime Jr, a flame-throwing RHP announced his verbal commitment to Louisiana State University. Sime has been up to 94 MPH but typically sits 89-92 MPH. He is head & shoulders above the average velocity for his age group and clearly LSU is willing to bet on that. As far as I know, the last Long Island players to play at LSU were Keith Osik and Eric Strovink in the late 1980s. The duo of Sime and Todd Feurtado is bad news for the CHSAA, as they are no longer a team you can overlook. It will be anoth...
Up Next Powered By Eye Q Investigations: Miguel Sime Jr
(This is the first installment of the 2022 Up Next Series Powered by Eye Q Investigations, where we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. This is a 10-part series. All of these uncommitted players should have a huge impact on their high school teams this season and eventually will be Division-I players). 2025 RHP Miguel Sime (NY) brought the heat today out of the bullpen, grabbing several 92s with the fastball while spinning a quality slider too. Ball was jumping out of his hand! #14uWS pic.twitter.com/rh2kXKyJrC — Perfect Game Youth (@PGYouthBB) June 28, 2022 Once the hype gets going, it has a snowball effect and just keeps growing. St. Mary’s sophomore flame thrower Miguel Sime is in the early stages of that hype machine going into effect. The 6’2 210 lb RHP put him...
