Riverhead Tomcats
Southampton Breakers Kick Off HCBL Season With a Win
by Gabe Zoda In the top of the 4th, the Breakers pour on the runs. 5 in the inning and 7 in the game as the Breakers extend their lead to 7-0. pic.twitter.com/5RJ7ylHgMK — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 15, 2021 To start off the 2021 season of the Hamptons League, the Riverhead Tomcats opened up at home. It was the Southampton Breakers, though, who were able to take home the W to jump start their season. Jake Babuchak, the starting pitcher for the Tomcats set the tone on the mound, striking out two batters and getting a quick 1,2,3 inning. Mike Volgende returned the favor and did the exact same thing in the bottom of the inning, striking out two and setting the side down in order. It was in the top of the second that the Breakers would start to put some runs on the board. Babu...
Riverhead Scores Eight Runs in the Early Innings to Defeat Shelter Island
by Chris Sacchi Just one day away from the Hamptons League All Star Game, a pair of teams sending several players took the Ferry into Shelter Island for Friday afternoon baseball. The Riverhead Tomcats will be well represented with eight all stars, while the Shelter Island Bucks will send nine players. Going into the game, Riverhead stood at first place in the HCBL at 22-8, while the Bucks were at third with a 17-15 record. Despite having more all stars, it was the Tomcats who came out with a 8-5 victory over Shelter Island to extend their win streak to six. Riverhead scores first, as Jason Coules, an all star entering the game with a .403 average, singled and stole second. He scored on a Bryce Willits RBI single, another all star. Shelter Island tied it up in the home first after Jus...
Noah Centeno Delivers Clutch 2-R Single to Deliver 9-7 Victory for Riverhead
by Chris Sacchi Here’s the big hit for Centeno, in a dream-like scenario. pic.twitter.com/BANxU5fMsm — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 11, 2019 While baseball is a game of many situations, there may be one that tops them all in terms of intensity. As a young baseball fan dreaming of the major leagues, a 3-2, 2 out, bases loaded opportunity with a chance to win in the ninth inning is a dream scenario. In a matchup between the Riverhead Tomcats and the Sag Harbor Whalers in the Hamptons League In Sag Harbor, Riverhead’s Noah Centeno was in the exact spot, with his team trailing by one run. Sag Harbor’s Nathan Moore delivered the fateful pitch, and Centeno delivered with a two RBI single to give his team a permanent 9-7 lead. Despite the penultimate scenario, this game had many ...
Riverhead Tomcats Start off HCBL With a 2-0 Victory
Reporter @SachChristopher talks with @RHTomcats outfielder Robert Gallagher about “setting the table” at the top of the order. Gallagher scored both Tomcats runs out of the lead off spot in a 2-0 victory. pic.twitter.com/3iGJpR1dsK — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2019 Last season, the Riverhead Tomcats entered play as the only team in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League without a championship. Fast forward a year, and they’re looking to be the only team in HCBL history to win back-to-back titles. “We were the last club to win it,” Tomcats general manger Patti White told the Riverhead Times. “We’re going to be the first club to repeat.” Entering opening day of its matchup with the Shelter Island Bucks, the Tomcats had returned only three players from last season’s champio...
Henry Outduels Marzonie, Riverhead Takes Over Third in HCBL
Tyler Henry spoke to Justin Paura following Riverhead’s 1-0 victory over Sag Harbor in the Hamptons League pic.twitter.com/tTWqeA11YH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 13, 2018 Tyler Henry came to Long Island all the way from Middletown, Ohio, about 700 miles away, just to pitch for the Riverhead Tomcats (16-12-3) in the HCBL. He got roughed up in his junior year at the University of Dayton, posting an ERA over 11 in 10 appearances. His luck has changed this summer after earning a role as a starter in John Galanoudis’ rotation and picking up his first win by pitching eight scoreless innings against North Fork on June 28. The 22-year-old was on the bump at home against the Sag Harbor Whalers (15-12-3) on Thursday in a battle for third place in the league. He showed his stuff...
Riverhead Tomcats Sweep DH in Westhampton to Clinch Playoff Spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5yVp_42nMk Aviator Field was scheduled to host a double header on Monday afternoon. The rain had other plans. Instead, the two games between the Westhampton Aviators and the Riverhead Tomcats were set to take place on Tuesday afternoon, one of two on the day. The other was the North Fork Ospreys and the Sag Harbor Whalers, two sets of games proving to be vital to determining the playoff picture. @jonahkarp82 interviews the @HamptonsLeague @RHTomcats star Jackson Olson after a double-header sweep in Westhampton pic.twitter.com/68j2xQsQ0R — aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) July 26, 2017 Entering the first game in Westhampton Beach, the narrative was simple for the Tomcats: win one game and you’re in. With the Aviators and the Long Island Road Warri...
