Tom Migliozzi
Hills West Coming Off 14-Win Season With Two Playoff Victories
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Clemson-commit Justin LeGuernic struck out 9 over four hitless innings and showed why he’s one of the top pitching prospects in the region. @GCsports pic.twitter.com/HkALGt2m4H — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 3, 2023 Half Hollow Hills West had a much improved season in 2023 going 14-10 and securing two victories in the playoffs. In 2022, the Colts were disappointed in their 7-11 season including missing out on the postseason. Head coach Tom Migliozzi, who has held the manager position for 31 years, was able to turn the tide and hopes to continue the same success in 2024. Migliozzi’s team added playoff experience following the 2023 postseason. His two leaders this season ar...
Hills West Looks to Put “Disappointing” 2022 Behind Them
by Nick Cipolla 6’5 Clemson-commit Justin LeGuernic (Hills West 2023) was up to 92 mph last season. Low arm slot generates plenty of arm side run pic.twitter.com/IT9yQKiqGJ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 8, 2023 Half Hollow Hills West has been one of the most consistent programs on Long Island over the past couple decades. Last season was a step back as they finished 7-11, missing the postseason. Head Coach Tom Migliozzi, who has won over 400 games, was very open about his team’s performance when he spoke to Axcess Baseball for their preseason preview. “Last season was uncharacteristic and disappointing for Hills West Baseball”, said coach Migliozzi, “We only had three seniors on the team last year, we were a junior heavy team and the three seniors we had weren’t nec...
Hills West Looking to Build on Last Season’s Playoff Victory
Hills West is coming off yet another strong season in 2021 under longtime head coach Tom Migliozzi, who has over 400 wins to his name. They defeated Westhampton Beach in the first round of the playoffs before losing to Sayville on a walk-off HR in the 10th inning. From that team, they graduated 10 seniors, with Coach Migliozzi stated that catcher Mike Freda (Queens), 2b Jordan Goldstein and 3b Josh Waldman were impact players for them. In terms of returning players, they are in very good shape. They had six sophomores start on most games for them, and one junior, Mike Steinberg, who started at second base. The crux of the team is in the 2023 class and Migliozzi noted that they are a talented bunch. Justin Leguernic (‘23, NY) closes out the game with a 2 inning save with electric stuff. FB ...
Hills West Led by 9 Seniors and Talented Sophomore Class
Hills West captured a share of the League V title in 2019 with Hauppauge as they both finished with a record of 11-4. They went on to lost two playoff games to Shoreham-Wading River by the scores of 9-7 and 4-3. That year’s team was led by the Silver Slugger Award winner of Suffolk County, infielder Mike Draskin who is now at Adelphi University. Another key contributor was Aidan Tornquist, who is now at Fordham University. This year’s team will have a big senior class. The seniors include; Alex Au, Brian Bentz, Ryan Connelly, Mike Freda, Joe Genzardi, Jordan Goldstein, Jack Rovner, Aaron Rubin and Josh Waldman. Michael Freda (Hills West 2021) with a max exit velocity of 92.1 pic.twitter.com/ZaGDPOX3HN — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) November 8, 2020 Head Coach Tom Miglio...
Hills West 2020 Season Preview
by Tony Genualdo Last season was a successful one for Hills West, finishing with an 11-4 league record, and 13-6-1 overall They were co-league champions with Hauppauge. Two All-County players graduated after last season. Silver Slugger winner Mike Draskin (New York Tech) and Aidan Tornquist (Fordham). Coach Tom Migliozzi had one major takeaway from last season. “A takeaway from last year was the proof that leadership is extremely important,” Migliozzi said. “Our captain, Doug Lattuca, did a great job leading this team.” The preparation for the 2020 season started in November for Hills West. Pitchers and catchers began reporting to the team once a week. They, along with the rest of the team, met at local batting cages for hitting drills. But pitching is always the major concern when it come...
