P.J. Martino
10 Skyline Conference Players That Could Be X-Factors
The Skyline Conference has improved vastly over the past few seasons. There are now four teams that could legitimately win it this year. St. Joseph’s, Old Westbury and Farmingdale have each one it in the past three seasons. Below are 10 players that could have a large say in who ultimately wins it this season. Nick Attardi-OF, Farmingdale State The reigning Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year is a force at the top of the order. He hit .420 with a .514 OBP and struck out only seven times. They have transformed into more of a small-ball team over the past couple years. When I was playing there, it was a lineup filled with power but with the speedsters they have, they try to “get-em-on, get-em-over, get-em-in”. With the vast improvements of the rest of the Skyline Conferen...
Q & A With P.J. Martino
(Photo Credit: Robert Armbruster) It’s hard to go through more as an individual than P.J. Martino has done already. By the time he was a sophomore at the University of Bridgeport, the Pat-Med grad had already dealt with Tommy John surgery as a junior in HS, the passing of his father just prior to his senior baseball season and then he tore his ACL and MCL last summer. Our reporter David Moskowitz had a chance to sit down with him, and here’s what he had to say. You had a great career at Pat Med, a powerhouse baseball program. What was it like to play there and for coach Frascogna? Playing at Pat Med was some of my best years of my baseball career. Those teams were the best teams that I have ever been a part of: it was a family more than it was a team and that is something spec...
