Vinny Mascia
East Meadow Looking to Improve on Last Year’s .500 Season
by Max Edelman Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. East Meadow 10, Carle Place 3 WP: Danny Ratkewitch (3 IP, 0 R) Brandon Tauber: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs Joe Lanza & Devin McQuillan: 2 RBIs each pic.twitter.com/g7A2DjshoO — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 31, 2023 The 2023 season was a year of ups and downs for the East Meadow Jets. Vinny Mascia, who is entering his third year as head coach of the Jets, led his very young team to a .500 season. “Last year we were a very average 11-11.” Mascia said. “We were very young, and we got knocked out in the first round against Plainview.” Being a young team, East Meadow was not a group that was made up of very many seniors, as only five of the Jets last season gradu...
East Meadow Prepared to Build off Final Four Appearance
by Andy Smith East Meadow is entering 2023 following a very strong 2022. The Jets finished in second place in the AA2 with a league record of 13-4. They went on to defeat Baldwin in the quarterfinals, but fell to the eventual LI Champion Massapequa in the semifinals. Now entering his second season as the head coach, Vinny Mascia reflected on his debut season. “I felt we had a good season last year. Any time you get to the Final Four is a positive season.” Mascia continued, “ Even though it was my first year as Head Coach it was not a new experience as I have been the Head Coach at EM Football for 20 years as well, so I had some experience in that area. I also was prepared for the job as I worked under two great Head Coaches in the legendary Ken Sicoli (501 Wins) and John Marciante. Bot...
