Pat Arciello

This one was about more than a game. “We dedicated this season to Josh…after each game we would sound off for him, 1..2..3..Josh,” said the Head Coach of the SSA Nationals in the moments following his team’s emotional victory in which they captured the Town of Brookhaven JV championship with a 5-0 shutout over LI Liberty Red. Mileto was a 16-year-old student at Sachem East HS whose life was tragically taken during a football practice nearly one year to the day (August 10th, 2017). He was also a baseball player that was a member of the Nationals since he was 11-years-old. He was well respected by his teammates and his coach noted how he came to each game “ready to play”, and was “never there to argue.” He was so adored his teammates dedicated ...