Ryan Muskopf
Hills West Coming Off 14-Win Season With Two Playoff Victories
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Clemson-commit Justin LeGuernic struck out 9 over four hitless innings and showed why he’s one of the top pitching prospects in the region. @GCsports pic.twitter.com/HkALGt2m4H — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 3, 2023 Half Hollow Hills West had a much improved season in 2023 going 14-10 and securing two victories in the playoffs. In 2022, the Colts were disappointed in their 7-11 season including missing out on the postseason. Head coach Tom Migliozzi, who has held the manager position for 31 years, was able to turn the tide and hopes to continue the same success in 2024. Migliozzi’s team added playoff experience following the 2023 postseason. His two leaders this season ar...
Hills West Looks to Put “Disappointing” 2022 Behind Them
by Nick Cipolla 6’5 Clemson-commit Justin LeGuernic (Hills West 2023) was up to 92 mph last season. Low arm slot generates plenty of arm side run pic.twitter.com/IT9yQKiqGJ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 8, 2023 Half Hollow Hills West has been one of the most consistent programs on Long Island over the past couple decades. Last season was a step back as they finished 7-11, missing the postseason. Head Coach Tom Migliozzi, who has won over 400 games, was very open about his team’s performance when he spoke to Axcess Baseball for their preseason preview. “Last season was uncharacteristic and disappointing for Hills West Baseball”, said coach Migliozzi, “We only had three seniors on the team last year, we were a junior heavy team and the three seniors we had weren’t nec...
Up Next: Ryan Muskopf
While working at the renowned New York Baseball Academy (NYBA) camp at Hofstra during the summer of 2016, I was in charge of working with Group 5 one week. This is for younger players, typically fifth or sixth grade. Most of the players have potential but are very raw and have plenty to work on. One player that caught my eye was young Ryan Muskopf. Then in fifth grade, he was easily one of the best players in the camp and was well beyond his years in terms of talent. The camp ends each summer in mid-August and it’s up to the players to continue to work on what they learn. In many cases, the players will really take that experience and grow from it. They will continue to develop and sometimes you end up hearing about these players later. Muskopf is that player. While conducting resear...
