Sachem East baseball
Who Is Rafe Schlesinger?
Not many people are more qualified to evaluate pitchers–specifically southpaws than Neal Heaton. The former 12-year MLB veteran had worked with a number of the top pitchers from Long Island the past several years, including Steven Matz from the time he was 8-years-old so I don’t take his opinion lightly. When he drops a comparison to a big league pitcher I take notice. Tonight while watching Rafe Schlesinger throw a bullpen session, Neal had some glowing reviews of the promising young pitcher. “He’s the best pitcher I’ve had since Matz and I think he’s further along than him at the same age. I think he’s going to be very similar to Chris Sale and Josh Hader with his arm slot and his velocity,” he added. The sophomore has yet to log significan...
Which School Has the Best 1-2 Punch?
I think we’ve seen plenty of examples the past few years in high school baseball that you really only need two dominant starting pitchers to make a run at a county championship. Eastport-South Manor was able to reach the Class AA Finals led by two workhorses (Ryan Foran and Alex Doskoez) but they fell short by one game to West Islip that also had a dynamic duo in Mike LaDonna and Bobby DiCapua. In Class A, it was Rocky Point who captured their first county title led by Joey Grillo and Robert Milopsky. It was the same story in Nassau County as Massapequa rode the right arms of Christian DeNave and Chris Mantione all the way to winning the Class AA New York Championship. But that was last year, in this article we will examine which teams have the best 1-2 punch atop their rotation for ...
Roman Dorosh, Dan Palermo Power Arrows Past Ward Melville
Our @DigmiNation Player of the Game is Dan Palermo who hit a leadoff HR in Sachem East’s 8-2 victory pic.twitter.com/vnDXcHOMm3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 18, 2018 When you play a team for the fifth time of the season, there are no surprises. The cream rises to the top on merit alone and Sachem East rose to the occasion from the first at bat–when center fielder and Iona-commit Dan Palermo launched a solo shot to left off Max Nielsen on their way to an 8-2 victory over Ward Melville. With the victory, the Arrows advance to face West Islip in the finals of Bracket #4. “We always like facing Ward Melville–they’re our biggest rival, we always get hyped for these kind of games and we love it,” said Palermo. They continued to tack on runs. Crai...
Ward Melville Defeats Sachem East, 5-3, And Advances To Face West Islip
When two League 1 foes square off, it always promises to be a great ballgame . The Ward Melville Patriots won the game, 5-3, with Chris Buehler earning the win over Sachem East‘s ace Roman Dorosh. This matchup proved to be a gritty battle between two rival teams. LIU Brooklyn-commit Buehler earned the win after tossing five and two thirds innings. The crafty lefty threw five innings of three-hit ball but ran into trouble in the sixth. Buehler was able to breathe easy on the mound, however, because Ward Melville’s offense put three runs up for him in the first. Second base and shortstop combo Brady and Logan Doran started the inning off with back-to-back base hits, with Brady reaching third on Logan’s hit. A wild pitch from Dorosh produced a close sliding play at home but the tag was ...
Opening Day Recap
Today was a day players have had circled on their calendar for months. I know I was the type to circle March 30 once the schedule was announced during my playing days. After seeing the level of excitement on the player’s faces and the huge turnout, I think there’s plenty more people that share that passion for the game as me. It was a unique Opening Day in that so many fields were unplayable that Moriches Complex featured four games. It was a huge benefit for me considering two of Long Island’s top arms in Bobby Vath and Roman Dorosh were both on the mound at the same time. Both were among my top candidates for the Paul Gibson Award and they both were lights-out in their first outing. It made for must-see action. I’ll give you my takeaways from those two games as we...
Sachem East Looks to Build On Last Year’s Playoff Appearance
Having played Ward Melville four times already in 2017, Sachem East was very familiar with them. They took the No. 1 seed right down to the wire, loading the bases with two outs down by one run. They were unable to cash in and they had their season ended against the League I powerhouse. Nevertheless, it was a successful year as they finished with a record of 13-8, won a playoff game over Brentwood and even had the League I MVP reside in their own dugout, senior Anthony Siroka who dominated the opposition with a 5-0 record on the mound and at the plate with a .459 AVG, 6 HR and 25 RBI. “He was probably one of the most feared hitters in Suffolk County,” said 13th year Head Coach Kevin Schnupp. “He hit with power and he hit to all fields. He was also a team leader and weR...
Neal’s Knowledge: The Season is Over–Now What?
(Editor’s Note: Neal Heaton is our Pitching Analyst. He spent 12 seasons in the Major Leagues as a LHP for several teams. He was named to the National League All-Star Team in 1990 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1979 MLB Draft out of Sachem HS. He opted to attend college at the University of Miami, where he set several program records and was named to their Hall of Fame in 1993. He is now a Pitching Instructor at All Pro Sports Academy in Bellport, if you’d like to book a pitching lesson with him you can email Kate@AllProSportsAcademy.com) For many players the 2017 season has come to an end. Now what should you do? Now is the time to give your body a much-needed break. When I was in the big leagues, I always took a two-week break after the seaso...
