Ricky Caputo
Joe Mancini Takes Over as Miller Place’s Head Coach, Expects Competitive Season
by Mike Merolle (Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series.) Miller Place 15, Hampton Bays 3 WP Nick Frusco (5IP 1H 0R 10Ks) Tyler Lopez 2 for 3 2-2bs 3RBI Joey Citrangola 1 for 3 3RBI pic.twitter.com/XHHuAWzHNk — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 9, 2023 Miller Place had a strong 16-8 campaign until it was cut short by Sayville in the playoffs last season. This year, the Panthers are under new leadership. Joe Mancini is taking the reigns from former head coach Ricky Caputo. Mancini served as Miller Place’s assistant coach for eight years under Caputo. In terms of coaching style, Mancini plans to focus on the fundamentals. “I learned a lot from Rick. I’m very grateful for the time we had together. We grew a bond, he’s a...
After Graduating 10 From 2022 Class, Miller Place Ready to Move Forward
by Brian Honka Miller Place 3, East Hampton 1 WP: Trevor Diamond 6ip 1 run 5 hits Tyler Hodella 2-3, double, 2 RBIs Mikey Schleider 2-3, RBI pic.twitter.com/xK3ohQ2o81 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 19, 2022 Miller Place is coming off a 13-6 season and a trip to the playoffs where they lost to Bayport-Blue Point. They will be looking to follow that up with another postseason appearance. The team graduated 10 players from last year’s team so filling the gaps left by those players will be something the coaching staff will have to figure out this off-season and early in the season. Among that group was their All-County OF Tyler Hodella – who had ridiculous season. He batted .557 with a .618 OBP, .889 SLG, 1.520 OPS, 34 hits, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HRs, 25 runs and 24...
Miller Place Returns Experienced Team Ready to Contend for League Title
by Mike Anderson A .500 finish may not have been what Miller Place varsity baseball was looking for, but given everything they were going through last year, it was perfectly respectable. The team fought an unprecedented schedule and lacked varsity experience, as they only had three seniors on the team. Not only that, but Miller Place played in one of the most competitive leagues in Suffolk County last year. Conference IV had four 11-win teams and seven of the teams finished at least .500 or better. That number was the highest of any league in Section XI. Mix the lack of experience, the strange schedule, and the tough league together, and it spells a perfect recipe for disaster. However, Miller Place did a great job avoiding disaster and finished at an even 9-9 and made the playoffs, showin...
Coming Off 6-0 Town of Brookhaven Tournament in 2020, Miller Place Focusing on Themselves
by Chris Sacchi Miller Place defeats Hauppauge, 4-3, to capture the Class A Town of Brookhaven Varsity Wood Bat tournament Kai Loftin recorded the victory. Miller Place went 6-0 in the tournament pic.twitter.com/xs3AKAkQyf — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 13, 2020 Miller Place baseball and head coach Ricky Caputo have enjoyed a fascinating past couple of seasons. Coming off a 16-4 record in 2019, Caputo’s squad earned a promotion from league VII to League VI in 2020, ready to capitalize on the momentum and further vault the program. “Last year was crazy. We had 18 seniors,” coach said. “We had guys who had multiple years of varsity experience. We were set to have an incredible year.” “This year is way different.” Despite the decline in the number of experienced seniors, coach C...
Miller Place Ready To Compete For League VI Title
by Zevan Shuster Heading into the 2020 season, Miller Place head baseball coach Ricky Caputo does not expect his team to miss a beat. They finished with a record of 16-4 in League VII, but they will move up to League VI this season due to enrollment. “I think we’re going to continue the success we had last year. We have a bunch of returning players, a lot of key players returning, so I don’t expect us to have a down year, or a rebuilding year, or anything like that,” Caputo said. “I think it’ll be pretty much full steam ahead from the start.” The familiarity of this team, both from player to player, and from Coach Caputo to his players, plays such an instrumental role for Miller Place, and will almost assuredly attribute to however much success Caputo’s club has this coming season. “(Our ...
