Final: Sachem North 8, Sachem East 1 WP: Ryan Palm (5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 7 Ks) Matt Podesta: 3-3, BB, R, 2 RBIs, 2 doubles pic.twitter.com/HaS8i91osD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 1, 2025 Both fan bases were fired up for the season opener between district rivals, Sachem East and Sachem North. After an eventful first inning, it was all Sachem North as the 2024 Suffolk County finalists came away with an 8-1 win. It was a terrific pitching match up between Iona-commit Jake King of East and Staten Island-commit Ryan Palm of North. In the first inning, both offenses made the starters work. Palm allowed a leadoff single to Ryan Margolis and back-to-back walks to Chris Ragona and Ryan Lane to lead the bases. Aron Brown ripped one down the line but third baseman Travis Szober made a grea...
Final: Sachem North 4, Commack 1 WP: Ryan Palm (CG, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 6 Ks) Lucas Singleton: 3-4, 2 R Rob Kienzle: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI Winner-take-all Sunday 4pm at Middle Country Complex for Suffolk AAA Championship pic.twitter.com/7EuLjx4Wpz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman In his 21st season as head coach of the Sachem North baseball Team, Tom Gambino led his team to a 19-7 record, ultimately falling just short of its goal, losing in the finals of the Class AAA Suffolk County championship to Commack in a pair of highly-competitive games. Despite not finishing the year on top, Gambino believed that his team went above and beyond last season. “I think we exceeded expectatio...