Mike Postilio
Oceanside Looking to Take Next Step in 2024
by Mike Merolle Oceanside 10, Port Washington 2 WP: Patrick Pallentino (6ip 1ER 4 Ks) Luke Villella: 3 for 5 3 singles 3 RBIs Jake Lunenfeld: 3 for 4, 2B and 2 singles 2 RBIs Justin Alvarez: HR, 2 RBI’s Sean Varon: 2 for 3 pic.twitter.com/tFPbm2Oaor — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 17, 2023 After having their season cut short by Massapequa in 2023, Oceanside plans to bounce back this upcoming spring. Though the result did not favor Oceanside, there was a positive in their Nassau County Class AA playoff experience. The Sailors developed a young, inexperienced 2022 core into a 2024 college-bound group. Head coach Mike Postilio highly praises his two junior leaders, Luke Villella (‘25) and Kyle Scheurer (‘25). “When I watched them as freshmen, you wouldn’t tell they were freshmen. ...
Oceanside Hoping Year of Experience Leads to Growth for Young Core
by Nick Cipolla Drone shot from Farmingdale and Oceanside’s scrimmage last night at Brooklyn Cyclones stadium pic.twitter.com/AOgALI06v7 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 24, 2022 Two years ago, Oceanside was the Cinderella Story of the year as they had a group of young, unproven guys snuck into the Nassau County playoffs by winning their final game of the season. The Sailors then upset Farmingdale and made it back to the Nassau Final 4 where their season would end, but the future looked extremely bright. Unfortunately for the Oceanside Sailors, they ended up missing the playoffs for the first time in coach Mike Postilio’s 10 years as a head coach in 2022. There was a lot to take away from the previous spring and it seems like Postilio looks towards the positives. “We sta...
