Sean Lynch
Led by One of Top Pitchers in the League, Northport Hopeful to Return to Playoffs
by Max Edelman (Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series.) John DeMartini received the Bill Batewell Man of the Year Award – presented by current Northport head coach Sean Lynch, who played for Bill Batewell at Sachem HS pic.twitter.com/oP5tvbxGwD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 13, 2023 Northport is fresh off an 11-7 season that saw tough playoff losses to Lindenhurst and North Babylon. They looking to return to playoff success in 2024. Head coach Sean Lynch, who is entering his 5th year as head coach of the Northport Tigers, looked back on last season and his team. “We had a great group of guys.” Lynch said. “Just awesome team chemistry, we just played very well as a team together, everybody had their own di...
Northport Returning Several Impact Players From 2022
In 2021, Northport had a veteran, experienced team that made a team postseason run but ultimately lost to Huntington in the Conference Semifinals. They graduated 17 players from that team included all three of their starting pitchers (Liam Fodor, Liam Darrigo and Jason Schwartz) and their Gold Glove OF, Daniel Thompson. Northport pitching staff Liam Fodor: 3-1 record, 1.30 ERA, 32.1 IP, 25 H, 43 Ks, 3 BBs Liam Darrigo: 5-0 record, 1.02 ERA, 34 IP, 28 H, 30 Ks, 7 BBs Jason Schwartz: 3-0 record, 0.00 ERA, 14 IP, 8 H, 19 Ks, 4 BBs, 2 saves Darrigo will go today against Palmer O’Beirne — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 16, 2021 Entering last season with an inexperienced team and having lost their starting 3B to play lacrosse in favor of baseball, things could have gone really s...
After Graduating 17 Seniors, Northport Will Rely Heavily on Younger Players
By Michael Malaszczyk Northport 4, Smithtown East 0 WP: Liam Fodor (1-hit shutout, 11 Ks, 1 BB, 92 pitches) pic.twitter.com/hczy782jXN — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 8, 2021 Coach Sean Lynch of Northport is looking ahead to 2022 with a team of mostly young players. Northport played a great season in 2021. They finished with a 13-5 overall record, and made it to the playoffs. In the playoffs, they were able to defeat Smithtown East before ultimately losing to the county champs in Huntington. That is in Northport’s rear view mirror now, however; most of last year’s team graduated. “We graduated 17 seniors last year,” said Coach Lynch. “Including our entire pitching staff led by All-County Liam Fodor and All-Leaguer’s Liam Darrigo and Jason Schwartz.” In addition to those th...
Northport Hungry to Get a Taste of the Postseason
Northport was a team that was chomping at the bit to start the 2020 season considering how strong their roster was. With a rotation and offense led by Charleston-commit Larry Citrola, the Shashaty twins atop the lineup, Queens-commit Danny Deutsch plus a great group of juniors, “we thought it could be a special group,” according to head coach Sean Lynch. Once the season was on pause, he said they were intently following along every update from the governor and Section XI, hoping they could at least play a condensed season knowing they had a chance to make a run. When it was canceled, “it was a very tough pill to swallow,” said Lynch. “It would’ve really been nice to play, between our senior leadership and seniors bats plus our junior pitchers, we thought...
Northport Returns Strong Core of Impact Players
Northport came up one win shy of a postseason berth last year, but expectations are high entering 2020 due to their large contingent of returning impact players. “Almost our entire team is back from last year,” said head coach Sean Lynch. “With the exception of All-League 3B Trent Mayer and pitcher Kevin Rooney,” he added. University of Charleston-commit Larry Citrola is their big bat and will also anchor the rotation. He was recruited as a two-way player and Lynch called him “one of the most athletic kids at Northport” and that he will play the field on the two days that he doesn’t pitch. He may potentially play on the left side of the infield. Accompanying him in the middle of the order is CF Colin Shashaty, who batted over .400 but just missed o...
In 2nd Season Under Sean Lynch, Northport Aims To Compete in Talented League 3
It was the start of a new era in Northport last season. Legendary Head Coach John DeMartini, who had been at the helm for 32 seasons, stepped down as Head Coach due to health complications. His incumbent, Sean Lynch, who had been with the program for 20 seasons since graduating from the University of South Florida. “For him, it’s about the love of the game,” said Lynch in regards to DeMartini. “He has so much love for his players and this community. He has taught me so much,” he added. Lynch has known DeMartini for over 20 years, dating back to high school when he played in the Empire State Games and he coached alongside Bill Batewell. “My hope is that he continues to coach as long as he desires,” he added. Lynch noted he and Jim DeRosa will...
