Southside
Pat Shortt Opens Up About The Devastating Loss of His Son
For the first time in over 30 years, Pat Shortt didn’t host a Thanksgiving or Christmas at his home. It was simply to soon since the devastating passing of his only child, Joe, who had just turned 37-years-old. He chose to spend the holidays with the Strovinks, close family friends and a well-respected Long Island baseball family. Eric, the father, had a decorated career at Shoreham-Wading River in the late 80s and his two sons, Brennan and Kyle, who both played at Rocky Point. The past four months have been unspeakably difficult for Shortt, a former professional pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization for one season and member of the MLB Scouting Bureau for 24 years. “It’s been very tough on Carmen and I,” said Pat. “When you lose a parent it’s ro...
South Side Confident That Team Depth Will Yield Big Results
Ask any team on Long Island about depth. It’s a good thing to have. The South Side Cyclones could tell you all about it, even after losing a few impact seniors last year from an 8-12 team, the Cyclones return one of the deepest teams the school has seen in years, which is leaving the school excited that it can return to being at the top of the conference. Even with their big senior class last year, they have a ton of depth. Among the losses were catcher Patrick Leach and the Cyclones number one starter, Bobby Frankini. They also lost their starting third baseman Zach Leff and their starting center fielder Chris Collins. Replacing four starters on varsity isn’t usually an easy task, however, the Cyclones remain confident because of who’s coming back and who’s going to step up. The returning...
