Nick Fressle
Division Wins Thriller In the Battle of Levittown to Advance to Class A Finals
Diez fans Buchan to end it ! Division wins 6-4 and will face Wantagh for the Nassau Class A championship on Saturday ! pic.twitter.com/pHKo9zWlFj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 24, 2018 Colin Diez came on in relief during the fourth inning, wound up pitching the final 3.2 innings including a strikeout to end the ballgame in a 6-4 victory over rival MacArthur and send Division into the Nassau County Class A finals against Wantagh; a rematch of 2010. “We want revenge–we want it,” Diez said moments after he fanned Brandon Buchan to record the final out. It was Buchan who was lights-out in Monday’s 9-0 victory for MacArthur that put Division on the brink of elimination but they bounced back with consecutive victories with their backs firmly against the wall ...
Nassau County Mid-Season Awards
The weather may not reflect the fact that we’re more than halfway through the month of April, but believe it or not, it’s officially the midway point in the varsity baseball season. So far, we’ve seen a ton of surprises, including standout players around the league. It’s safe to say 2018 has not disappointed by any means. Although there’s still another half of baseball to be played, here are the 2018 mid-season awards for Nassau County. Class AA Coach of the Mid-Year Coach Mike Postillo (Oceanside) Class A Coach of the Mid-Year Coach Helms Bohringer (Mineola) Class AA Mid-Season Most Improved Team Long Beach (4-4) Last season: (4-13-1) Class A Mid-Season Most Improved Team Mineola (10-0) Last season: (8-7) Class AA Mid-Season Best Team Oceanside (7-0) Class A ...
