{"id":44418,"date":"2020-05-25T19:25:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/?p=44418"},"modified":"2020-05-25T19:25:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:25:21","slug":"otd-eastport-south-manor-holds-off-connetquot-advances-to-to-first-class-aa-final-since-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2020\/05\/25\/otd-eastport-south-manor-holds-off-connetquot-advances-to-to-first-class-aa-final-since-12\/","title":{"rendered":"OTD: Eastport-South Manor Holds Off Connetquot; Advances to To First Class AA Final Since \u201912"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eastport-South Manor is headed to the Suffolk Class AA Finals with a 3-2 victory ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qfosu0J54T\">pic.twitter.com\/qfosu0J54T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1000143550426877959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Six years ago it was on this same field that the\u00a0<strong>Eastport-South Manor<\/strong>\u00a0Sharks had a chance to win a county championship against\u00a0<strong>Connetquot<\/strong>. They had better fortunes this time around as they are now one step closer to accomplishing that feat. They held off Connetquot\u2019s late rally to win 3-2 and they have a date with West Islip on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Starting pitcher\u00a0<strong>Alex Doskoez<\/strong>\u00a0was efficient and used his defense all game, striking out five batters in a complete game victory. He proved his mettle on a number of occasions, stranding runners in scoring position in the first, fifth and sixth innings and seventh innings; exemplifying the classic \u2018bend but don\u2019t mantra\u2019 against a high-octane T-Birds lineup that features as many as seven players that will wind up playing college baseball.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37076 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/longislandthunder-300x47.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/47;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He credited his defense stating, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be there if not for them,\u201d as he won his 7th game of the season. He also noted the \u201clong, difficult road\u201d they took to get here. This victory came one day after their dramatic comeback against the T-Birds in which they trailed 1-0 entering the 7th inning but received a clutch walk-off single by\u00a0<strong>Trevor Zanderzuk<\/strong>. The hit gave\u00a0<strong>Ryan Foran<\/strong>\u00a0his 9th victory of the season against zero losses.<\/p>\n<p>The Sharks got out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an infield single by\u00a0<strong>Connor Trace<\/strong>\u00a0to score\u00a0<strong>Angelo Montalbano<\/strong>. They were facing Oswego-commit\u00a0<strong>Nick Ungar,<\/strong>\u00a0who was making his first start of the season. His brother, Alex, was lights-out on Thursday\u2013firing six shutout innings.<\/p>\n<p>They extended their lead to 3-0 in the third inning on an RBI single by Montalbano and an infield error. Despite the deficit, you had the sense that it would\u2019ve be enough to crush the spirit of the T-Birds who have been a resilient bunch this season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39858 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0919-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0919-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0919-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0919.jpg 708w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That was confirmed after\u00a0<strong>Chris Amato<\/strong>\u00a0led off the inning with a double and came around to score on Stony Brook-commit\u00a0<strong>Derek Yalon\u2019<\/strong>s single to center field.<\/p>\n<p>Ungar settled in and didn\u2019t allow any further damage in his outing which allowed his team a chance to remain in the game.<\/p>\n<p>In the fourth, the T-Birds got their first two runners on but Doskoez showed his toughness by eluding any damage. In the fifth inning, once again the T-Birds threatened. A one out strikeout with a runner on second eluded the catcher and allowed D. Yalon to reach base safely. He stole second to get two runners into scoring position, but Doskoez got N. Ungar to fly out to center field to end the threat. In the seventh inning, he allowed a two-out, RBI double to D.Yalon to cut the lead to 3-2 and\u00a0<strong>Ciaran McGinnis<\/strong>\u00a0at the plate, but he forced him into a routine ground out to second to end the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Sharks improve to 20-5 on the season. It is safe to say they have surprised many people in the way that\u00a0<strong>Northport<\/strong>\u00a0did in 2016. There are many similarities between the two teams; primarily in the top of the rotation. They have two legit aces in Foran (9-0) and Doskoez (7-2) and have had to piece together the third spot. The Tigers, back in 2016, relied on\u00a0<strong>Brian Herrmann<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0Nicholas Palmerini.<\/strong>\u00a0Their offense was led by\u00a0<strong>Frankie Stola<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>George Sutherland<\/strong>\u00a0but did not match the firepower of West Islip. ESM will have the odds stacked against them once again, but they will be hoping for a rainout on Sunday so that they can have Foran and Doskoez lined up for Games 1 &amp; 2. West Islip is riding a 19-game win streak and just rolled through Commack 7-2 and 10-2. No easy task, but it will be a thrilling series without a doubt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastport-South Manor is headed to the Suffolk Class AA Finals with a 3-2 victory ! pic.twitter.com\/qfosu0J54T \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2018 Six years ago it was on this same field that the\u00a0Eastport-South Manor\u00a0Sharks had a chance to win a county championship against\u00a0Connetquot. They had better fortunes this time around as they are now one step closer to accomplishing that feat. They held off Connetquot\u2019s late rally to win 3-2 and they have a date with West Islip on Sunday. Starting pitcher\u00a0Alex Doskoez\u00a0was efficient and used his defense all game, striking out five batters in a complete game victory. He proved his mettle on a number of occasions, stranding runners in scoring position in the first, fifth and sixth innings and seventh innings; exemplifying the classic \u2018bend but don\u2019t mantra\u2019 against a high-octane T-Birds lineup that features as many as seven players that will wind up playing college baseball. He credited his defense stating, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be there if not for them,\u201d as he won his 7th game of the season. He also noted the \u201clong, difficult road\u201d they took to get here. This victory came one day after their dramatic comeback against the T-Birds in which they trailed 1-0 entering the 7th inning but received a clutch walk-off single by\u00a0Trevor Zanderzuk. The hit gave\u00a0Ryan Foran\u00a0his 9th victory of the season against zero losses. The Sharks got out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an infield single by\u00a0Connor Trace\u00a0to score\u00a0Angelo Montalbano. They were facing Oswego-commit\u00a0Nick Ungar,\u00a0who was making his first start of the season. His brother, Alex, was lights-out on Thursday\u2013firing six shutout innings. They extended their lead to 3-0 in the third inning on an RBI single by Montalbano and an infield error. Despite the deficit, you had the sense that it would\u2019ve be enough to crush the spirit of the T-Birds who have been a resilient bunch this season. That was confirmed after\u00a0Chris Amato\u00a0led off the inning with a double and came around to score on Stony Brook-commit\u00a0Derek Yalon\u2019s single to center field. Ungar settled in and didn\u2019t allow any further damage in his outing which allowed his team a chance to remain in the game. In the fourth, the T-Birds got their first two runners on but Doskoez showed his toughness by eluding any damage. In the fifth inning, once again the T-Birds threatened. A one out strikeout with a runner on second eluded the catcher and allowed D. Yalon to reach base safely. He stole second to get two runners into scoring position, but Doskoez got N. Ungar to fly out to center field to end the threat. In the seventh inning, he allowed a two-out, RBI double to D.Yalon to cut the lead to 3-2 and\u00a0Ciaran McGinnis\u00a0at the plate, but he forced him into a routine ground out to second to end the game. The Sharks improve to 20-5 on the season. It is safe to say they have surprised many people in the way that\u00a0Northport\u00a0did in 2016. There are many similarities between the two teams; primarily in the top of the rotation. They have two legit aces in Foran (9-0) and Doskoez (7-2) and have had to piece together the third spot. The Tigers, back in 2016, relied on\u00a0Brian Herrmann\u00a0and\u00a0Nicholas Palmerini.\u00a0Their offense was led by\u00a0Frankie Stola\u00a0and\u00a0George Sutherland\u00a0but did not match the firepower of West Islip. ESM will have the odds stacked against them once again, but they will be hoping for a rainout on Sunday so that they can have Foran and Doskoez lined up for Games 1 &amp; 2. West Islip is riding a 19-game win streak and just rolled through Commack 7-2 and 10-2. 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They had better fortunes this time around as they are now one step closer to accomplishing that feat. They held off Connetquot\u2019s late rally to win 3-2 and they have a date with West Islip on Sunday. Starting pitcher\u00a0Alex Doskoez\u00a0was efficient and used his defense all game, striking out five batters in a complete game victory. He proved his mettle on a number of occasions, stranding runners in scoring position in the first, fifth and sixth innings and seventh innings; exemplifying the classic \u2018bend but don\u2019t mantra\u2019 against a high-octane T-Birds lineup that features as many as seven players that will wind up playing college baseball. He credited his defense stating, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be there if not for them,\u201d as he won his 7th game of the season. He also noted the \u201clong, difficult road\u201d they took to get here. This victory came one day after their dramatic comeback against the T-Birds in which they trailed 1-0 entering the 7th inning but received a clutch walk-off single by\u00a0Trevor Zanderzuk. The hit gave\u00a0Ryan Foran\u00a0his 9th victory of the season against zero losses. The Sharks got out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an infield single by\u00a0Connor Trace\u00a0to score\u00a0Angelo Montalbano. They were facing Oswego-commit\u00a0Nick Ungar,\u00a0who was making his first start of the season. His brother, Alex, was lights-out on Thursday\u2013firing six shutout innings. They extended their lead to 3-0 in the third inning on an RBI single by Montalbano and an infield error. Despite the deficit, you had the sense that it would\u2019ve be enough to crush the spirit of the T-Birds who have been a resilient bunch this season. That was confirmed after\u00a0Chris Amato\u00a0led off the inning with a double and came around to score on Stony Brook-commit\u00a0Derek Yalon\u2019s single to center field. Ungar settled in and didn\u2019t allow any further damage in his outing which allowed his team a chance to remain in the game. In the fourth, the T-Birds got their first two runners on but Doskoez showed his toughness by eluding any damage. In the fifth inning, once again the T-Birds threatened. A one out strikeout with a runner on second eluded the catcher and allowed D. Yalon to reach base safely. He stole second to get two runners into scoring position, but Doskoez got N. Ungar to fly out to center field to end the threat. In the seventh inning, he allowed a two-out, RBI double to D.Yalon to cut the lead to 3-2 and\u00a0Ciaran McGinnis\u00a0at the plate, but he forced him into a routine ground out to second to end the game. The Sharks improve to 20-5 on the season. 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They had better fortunes this time around as they are now one step closer to accomplishing that feat. They held off Connetquot\u2019s late rally to win 3-2 and they have a date with West Islip on Sunday. Starting pitcher\u00a0Alex Doskoez\u00a0was efficient and used his defense all game, striking out five batters in a complete game victory. He proved his mettle on a number of occasions, stranding runners in scoring position in the first, fifth and sixth innings and seventh innings; exemplifying the classic \u2018bend but don\u2019t mantra\u2019 against a high-octane T-Birds lineup that features as many as seven players that will wind up playing college baseball. He credited his defense stating, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be there if not for them,\u201d as he won his 7th game of the season. He also noted the \u201clong, difficult road\u201d they took to get here. This victory came one day after their dramatic comeback against the T-Birds in which they trailed 1-0 entering the 7th inning but received a clutch walk-off single by\u00a0Trevor Zanderzuk. The hit gave\u00a0Ryan Foran\u00a0his 9th victory of the season against zero losses. The Sharks got out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an infield single by\u00a0Connor Trace\u00a0to score\u00a0Angelo Montalbano. They were facing Oswego-commit\u00a0Nick Ungar,\u00a0who was making his first start of the season. His brother, Alex, was lights-out on Thursday\u2013firing six shutout innings. They extended their lead to 3-0 in the third inning on an RBI single by Montalbano and an infield error. Despite the deficit, you had the sense that it would\u2019ve be enough to crush the spirit of the T-Birds who have been a resilient bunch this season. That was confirmed after\u00a0Chris Amato\u00a0led off the inning with a double and came around to score on Stony Brook-commit\u00a0Derek Yalon\u2019s single to center field. Ungar settled in and didn\u2019t allow any further damage in his outing which allowed his team a chance to remain in the game. In the fourth, the T-Birds got their first two runners on but Doskoez showed his toughness by eluding any damage. In the fifth inning, once again the T-Birds threatened. A one out strikeout with a runner on second eluded the catcher and allowed D. Yalon to reach base safely. He stole second to get two runners into scoring position, but Doskoez got N. Ungar to fly out to center field to end the threat. In the seventh inning, he allowed a two-out, RBI double to D.Yalon to cut the lead to 3-2 and\u00a0Ciaran McGinnis\u00a0at the plate, but he forced him into a routine ground out to second to end the game. The Sharks improve to 20-5 on the season. It is safe to say they have surprised many people in the way that\u00a0Northport\u00a0did in 2016. There are many similarities between the two teams; primarily in the top of the rotation. They have two legit aces in Foran (9-0) and Doskoez (7-2) and have had to piece together the third spot. The Tigers, back in 2016, relied on\u00a0Brian Herrmann\u00a0and\u00a0Nicholas Palmerini.\u00a0Their offense was led by\u00a0Frankie Stola\u00a0and\u00a0George Sutherland\u00a0but did not match the firepower of West Islip. ESM will have the odds stacked against them once again, but they will be hoping for a rainout on Sunday so that they can have Foran and Doskoez lined up for Games 1 &amp; 2. West Islip is riding a 19-game win streak and just rolled through Commack 7-2 and 10-2. 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