Queensborough baseball
Q & A With Oceanside-Native Nicholas DiLorenzo
Queensborough Community College defeated No. 1 seed Bronx to capture the 2018 CUNAC/Community College championship at MCU Park. One of the major reasons they were able to take the leap and become a championship-caliber team was the production of freshman infielder Nicholas DiLorenzo. The Oceanside native led the team with 35 games played, compiling a robust batting AVG of .357, with an incredible .464 OBP and .705 SLG. I had a chance to speak with him and here’s what he had to say. How did you decide to attend Queensborough? Queensborough wasn’t my first choice. I originally went to Nassau, but things didn’t work out as I planned. I tried out but ended up not making the team. The next summer I played for a team called NorthEast Empire and my coach Paul Carufe introduced me to Coach P...
Ryan Sandberg: From Obscurity to the Top of the Nation’s Leaderboards
If he was a secret before, he definitely was not a secret following his 16-strikeout, no-hitter over Suffolk CC last month. Suffolk Head Coach Brian Klammer called him the “best pitcher we’ve seen all year, hands-down”. He was siting 88-90 and touching 92 MPH with pinpoint command. And he’s available to any college that’s interested. Queensborough CC ace Ryan Sandberg went on to be named CUNYAC Pitcher of the Year after recording 90 strikeouts over 46 innings just a year removed from Tommy John Surgery. He led the nation in strikeouts, K/9 and was top five in complete games. His pitching coach Alex Pangourelias described him as a “bonafide ace that took the mound overtime and gave his team a chance to win”. Following his lights-out season, he has g...
