Pete Cammarata
Centereach Hopes to Recapture Magic of 2022
by Aaron Diaz and Vin Messana (Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series.) Congratulations to Centereach who defeated Smithtown East in extra innings to clinch their first postseason berth since 2010 pic.twitter.com/xX8F8V0Ap1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 4, 2022 Centereach looks to recapture their magical postseason run of 2022 and bounce back from a down season last year. They will aim to clinch a playoff berth in 2024. “Last season was very disappointing for us,” said Centereach Head Coach Pete Cammarata. “The season before that we got into bracket semifinals and we made a deep run into the playoffs. I didn’t think we were going to be as good but we were disappointed with where we were last year, we only ...
Centereach Hopeful to Take Step Next and Reach Postseason
By Thomas Cregan Centereach head coach Pete Cammarata is looking to take the next step and reach the postseason in 2022. In his first two years with the program coach Cammarata and his Centereach team barely missed the playoffs by just one game in both years. However, in 2021 the team took a step back and won four games, but Cammarata is not discouraged and is looking to build off the experience his players have gained and continue to make strides toward success in 2022. He described the 2021 season as a “hiccup” and he further stated, “Having a four-win season hurts and it’s really not something that you want to see, but this team has always been gritty and competitive, and we will be looking to our core group of seniors to perform better in 2022.” Centereach saw two key players depart f...
Pete Cammarata Excited to Compete in 2021
by Ben Diamond There is a lot of confidence coming out of Centereach baseball for this coming season. Centereach head coach Pete Cammarata, entering his fourth season, expects that his team will be competitive this season. They are looking to break a postseason drought which spans a decade, but have come tantalizing close in 2018 and 2019 – as they needed just one more win to qualify each year. “We are going to be a competitive baseball team. I think we are going to match up with the best of them,” Cammarata said. “I do think that when teams come play us this year they are going to realize we are competitive.” Cammarata was the assistant coach during Centereach’s last two postseason trips in 2009-2010, when they were League III Champs. This season, they will play in Conference...
