Stellan Zangari
South Side Leans on Young, Talented Core
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman In a season that started red hot, the South Side Cyclones were unable to complete their goal of winning a championship. However, head coach Tom Smith, who is entering his 12th year in charge in 2025, believes that some of that blame falls on him. “Last season was up and down.” Smith said. “We came out of the gate in league play pretty hot but then we hit a road bump. I blame myself on that one, I needed to have a procedure done and I felt disconnected. We lost some really tight games down the stretch, finished second in the conference. We managed to get ourselves in as the number four seed. But we didn’t execute in some key moments and ultimately fell short of our goal.” While last seaso...
GAME RECAP: Division Scores Five Runs in 1st Inning, Wins 10-1 over South Side in Non-League Game
Final: Division 10, South Side 1 WP: Mike Roy Matt Bolton: 2-for-3, 2 BBs, 2 runs scored, 4 SBs pic.twitter.com/CtvcZbQrWr — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 5, 2024 Division HS has been one of the true baseball powerhouses on Long Island dating back to the mid 1970s. Much of that is due to their grittiness, blue-collar attitude and attention to detail. Recently, however, they have been fortunate to have high-end talent that has really helped lead them to the top of the standings. Just since 2021, they have graduated Nick Roselli (Binghamton) and had back-to-back Diamond Award winner in Joe Yovino (Elon) and James Sill (SUNY Old Westbury). This year, they appear to have another one of those and Matt Bolton. The Binghamton-commit is off to a red-hot start to the 2024 season –...
Up Next Powered by State Farm Ken Kortright Agency: Stellan Zangari
(Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of the Up Next Series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, Everett Zarzicki and Brian Brower were featured. Special thanks to State Farm Ken Kortright for sponsoring this year’s series.) Nick Clark certainly knows the game of baseball. He had one of the most decorated careers in the history of Adelphi University – having been twice named All-American and he still ranks No. 1 in program history for RBIs (193), runs scored (207), HRs (51) and is second behind Dom Gatti in hits (238) and stolen bases (94). Clark is one of the most well-respected hitting instructors on Long Island and has been around the game a long time. All of this is to say, his word carries a lot of weight. One of the athlete...
