Reis Lehmler
Newfield Ready to Turn the Corner
Second-year Head Coach Eric Joyner knows a thing or two about instilling winning mentalities in his teams. He was a part of two Long Island Championships with Newfield football while a member of the coaching staff. Now having dedicating himself fully to his baseball duties, he sees a difference in how his players are going about their business. “It’s starting to take hold,” he said referring to his coaching philosophies. “We require a lot of the guys, from the weight room to conditioning and batting practice in the offseason–and it’s still a work in progress but they’re coming down here to work,” he added. The Wolverines will be looking to avenge the bitter end to the 2016 in which he needed to win one of their final two games against Smithto...
How an Injury and a Pitching Coach Created a Monster
Reis Lehmler just finished his freshman year at Newfield HS. It’s understandable if you haven’t heard of him yet but almost every college coach on Long Island has. He is only 14-years-old but you recognize him as soon as he begins warming up. He’s the only submarine pitcher on the field and probably on the complex, unless there is a men’s league game going on. All submarine pitchers begin as conventional pitchers and usually make the switch due to ineffectiveness at the professional level and to maximize their chance at being a “one-out guy” in the big leagues. Lehmler began doing so at the age of 12–an incredibly young age for it– and it was for a different set of circumstances. “It was a preseason game in the spring of 2012 that I had...
