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Today is a bittersweet day for baseball on the island, as well as Baseball on the Island<\/i>.
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While it is a day of jubilance for Connetquot<\/b> and Division<\/b> HS as they celebrate being crowned the Long Island Champions, there will be no more high school or colleges games played on the island.<\/p>\n

From February 13, the day that Stony Brook’s season began, until today, Baseball on the Island generated close to 100,000 views and countless interactions on Twitter.<\/p>\n

I would be lying if I said I anticipated this when I began doing this as a hobby. After sitting back and noticing what type of buzz was being generated, I knew this was worth pursuing.<\/p>\n

2015 has been terrific thus far, but who said it has to end?<\/p>\n

There are plenty of events to look forward to such as the Grand Slam Challenge, Showcases, Hamptons League All Star Game, etc.<\/p>\n

We will have coverage through out the summer, including feature stories, scouting reports and news on where the top juniors will be signing.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

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