Randy Leek
Where Are They Now Powered by Prime Performance: Jeff Tyler
Jeff Tyler always found a way to win. Whether it was during his storied high school career for the MacArthur Generals or in college for the Adelphi Panthers there was often a W next to his name in the box score. In fact, even long after his career ended he still found a way to be the winning pitcher. That’s right, even at Adelphi’s Alumni day many years after his final competitive pitch, he was able to hawk a win against Adelphi’s current team. Jeff Tyler owns Long Island’s record for the most wins in a varsity career with 32. He played during the height of Levittown’s special run in which he led the Generals to back-to-back Long Island Championships in 1993 and 1994. But to understand the full story, you must start from the beginning. The Early Days Tyler was...
Where Are They Now Powered by the BK7 Brand: Randy Leek
1 earned run in 78 innings. That’s not a typo that’s what MacArthur LHP Randy Leek posted in 1995 while winning the Diamond Award – given to the top pitcher in Nassau County. His minuscule ERA of 0.09 ranks fourth all-time in the New York State record books. Despite that level of dominance, it was actually the year before that generated more headlines, as he was part of one of the best high school teams in Long Island history. But before that’s we’ll turn back the clock. Early Days Randy Leek was born and raised in Levittown, NY. His father, Rick Leek, was a baseball coach and actually coached at MacArthur HS prior to current legendary coach Steve Costello. He was huge Met fan and he cited Gregg Jeffries as he favorite player. Later on in life, he met Gregg an...
