Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman Coming off a season with a very young team, head coach Rob Fisher, who is entering his 21st year in charge of the Bethpage Golden Eagles, is excited to follow up a growing season in 2024 with a year that will hopefully feature more on field success. “Last year we struggled, but we were very young.” Fisher said. “We started three freshmen and three sophomores and a bunch of other lower classmen got playing time. We struggled a little bit. We weren’t consistent on the mound. While we did have some good showings, we just didn’t have the consistency to be able to compete day in and day out.” Although much of the Golden Eagles core players last season weren’t seniors, there were a number of k...
by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Upset Alert
Bethpage 3, Division 2 WP: Kyle Brindisi (5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 9 K) S: Ziggy Cohen Joe Resta: Go-Ahead RBI Single in 6th Brindisi: 2-4, 2 RBI pic.twitter.com/3GTPgqTMMD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 19, 2023 After another successful season with a 15-5 record, Bethpage’s deep playoff push puts them in a position to try and make another run with a young core around them. “For a team that lost a lot of guys, I’ve felt that we made a good run and had a good year.” said head coach Rob Fisher. Like every other team on the island, Bethpage lost some seniors from last year’s squad. Bethpage will be without pitcher Kyle Brindisi, who committed to LockHaven ...
by Andy Smith Bethpage 9, Valley Stream North 2 WP: Conor Burns (5 IP, 4 K and 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R) Joe Lynn: 3-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI pic.twitter.com/FD6jk46tPU — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 1, 2022 Bethpage entered 2022 with high expectations. The Golden Eagles won the County Championships in 2021 and were prepared to repeat their accomplishment. However, their playoff hopes were cut short in the quarterfinals following a loss to Division. Entering his 19th season as the head coach, Rob Fisher reflected on how their postseason hopes ended and what lessons were learned from it. “We were a strong team. We pitched well, defended well, and always came up with big hits. We just ran out of gas after knocking out South Side.” Fisher continued, “We learned about the importance of chemistr...