2026 Season Previews
Rocky Point Looking to Build On Last Year’s 11-Win Season
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman East Tennessee SS Cody Miller (Rocky Point 2022) selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 2025 MLB Draft pic.twitter.com/Jyf4cYs88M — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 14, 2025 As he enters his eighth year as head coach of the Rocky Point Eagles, head coach Anthony Anzalone’s team is coming off of a season in which they finished just over the.500 mark. Finishing 10-8 in league play and 11-9 overall. Despite falling short of their ultimate goal, Anzalone believes it was a step in the right direction for his team. “We lost to East Islip in the first round of the playoffs 1-0 on a 10th inning squeeze.” Anzalone said. “We came back and beat West Babylon in eight innings...
Youth Takes the Field as Valley Stream North Sets Its Sights on Conference A
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Ryan Manno With Head Coach Phil Sanfilippo entering his 16th season as a varsity head coach and Assistant Coach James Casella alongside him, Valley Stream North baseball begins the 2026 season embracing both opportunity and uncertainty. This year’s team is the youngest North has fielded since 2011 and possibly the youngest in Nassau County, but youth has not lowered expectations inside the program. North carries just two seniors and a small junior class, a reality that ensures teaching and development will be a constant throughout the spring. Still, Sanfilippo believes this group is capable of competing immediately in Conference A. The goal is to be a postseason team with a chance to make noise whe...
Building From the Ground Up Roslyn Baseball Enters 2026 With Renewed Purpose
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Ryan Manno The Roslyn Bulldogs baseball head into the 2026 season with a sense of urgency and confidence built from enduring one of the toughest years in the program’s recent history. Head coach Dan Freeman has been clear about the team’s objectives: the Bulldogs want to improve in every aspect of the game and put themselves in a position to make the playoffs. That goal shapes everything they do, from daily practices to in game decision making, further cementing a belief that steady improvement and discipline will ultimately translate into wins. Last season was a grind from start to finish, ending with a 2-17 record with some growing pains in league play. Beyond the losses themselves, the team dealt...
Hauppauge Hopeful to Recapture Magic of 2024 After Graduating First Round Draft Pick
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Anthony DiCocco The Detroit Tigers select catcher Michael Oliveto (Hauppauge 2025) with the 34th pick in the MLB Draft pic.twitter.com/3t8VIRmnim — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 14, 2025 Despite graduating a first-round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Hauppauge Eagles will attempt to recapture the magic they had two seasons ago with a talented roster. In 2024, head coach Josh Gutes helmed Hauppauge to both Suffolk County and Long Island Championship wins. Last year, the team was successful once again but to a lesser extent, as the Eagles went 12-11 and won a postseason game before being eliminated. Coming into this season, Gutes is dealing with three key departures in terms of quantity, ...
Center Moriches Hungry to Capture County Championship
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series The season ended in painful fashion for Center Moriches, who lost to Bayport-Blue Point, 2-1, in the Class A semifinals. It was an all-too familiar opponent for the Red Devils who compiled a record of 17-2 against all teams not named Bayport-Blue Point and 0-5 against them. That loss came directly after a thrilling 13-inning victory over the reigning Class A Long Island Champs, Kings Park, in which their ace, Joey Hiller, put the team on his back en route to a 4-3 victory. Center Moriches, who last captured a County Championship in 2022, enters the season with one goal in mound – getting back to the top. “Anything less than a County Championship is not good enough,” said head coach Pa...
Led By Strong Top of the Rotation, Division Looks to Return to Nassau County AA Finals
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Anthony DiCocco FINAL: Division 9 – MacArthur 1 Jefferson Biener shines, allowing only one run on four hits. Division moves to 4-3 in league play, and MacArthur drops to 5-2. pic.twitter.com/3puGAAn0rp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 21, 2025 After failing to complete a Nassau County Championship three-peat last season, the Division Blue Dragons will seek to return to the Promised Land in 2026. Head coach Tom Tuttle and the Blue Dragons put together another successful campaign a year ago, but it fell short of their usual title-winning expectations. Despite going 17-7, Division narrowly missed out on a trip to the semifinals and had its three-year streak of fielding Diamond Award w...
Commack Begins Quest to Return to the Mountaintop
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Anthony DiCocco Commack captures their 4th consecutive Suffolk County Championship behind a complete game gem by Evan Kay against Sachem North 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 pic.twitter.com/ElDOlV4Qlz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2024 After having their streak of four straight Suffolk County Championship victories snapped last year, the Commack Cougars have their sights set on rediscovering their winning ways in 2026. In addition to its county dominance, Commack had captured three Long Island Championship titles in that same four-year span prior to last season. However, the Cougars went 9-11 in 2025 and failed to win a postseason game. Though Commack’s green team endured some growing pains a season ago, ...
Huntington Looks to Turn the Corner in 2026
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Hunter Javeline After a disappointing season last year, the Huntington Blue Devils have a bunch of underclassmen who will make an impact for this upcoming season. Huntington went 2-17 in a difficult league 3 last year. Early in the season, Huntington took two of three from North Babylon and then fell flat. The expectations were high last season with star left fielder Harry Uvena leading the way. He is currently playing college baseball at SUNY Oswego. Last year he batted .577 and had an OPS of 1.472. Uvena played lockdown leftfield. Coach John Romano told Axcess Baseball, “Last year he only struck out about 5 times. Other teams were like wow, that kid can hit.” Harry Uvena (Huntington 2025) commits ...
Pat-Med Hopeful to Make Playoff Push After Graduating Carl Yastrzemski Award Winner
By Anthony DiCocco A season ago, Pat-Med made another playoff appearance while its 16 wins matched its second-highest season total in the past 15 years. Now head coach Anthony Frascogna and the Raiders will attempt to replicate that success without last year’s Carl Yastrzemski Award winner. RHP/CF Jayden Stroman — the younger brother of current MLB free agent Marcus Stroman — powered Pat-Med in all aspects of the game last season. When on the mound, Stroman went 5-0, posting a 0.70 ERA and 0.76 walks and hits per inning pitched with 50 strikeouts in just 20 innings pitched. RHP Jayden Stroman named recipient of the Carl Yastrzemski Award given to the top player in Suffolk County pic.twitter.com/LFrSfPaIVw — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 17, 2025 At the dish, he produced a .431 ...
Shoreham-Wading River Looks to Return to Postseason Play Led by Strong Rotation
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman 8 years ago today Wantagh ended Shoreham-Wading River’s 20 game win streak in the Class A Long Island championship. It was their second of three straight LIC titles pic.twitter.com/9QcyjZuGhQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 6, 2025 Last year proved to be a difficult year for head coach Kevin Willi’s Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats. Despite having what Willi said was a very strong team, the Wildcats ultimately fell short of their goal of making the playoffs with a 9-11 record. “It was a tough year,” Willi said. “We had a really good team. We were just in the toughest league in the county stacked with teams with college-bound arms. We wound up finishing just below .500. We...
Carle Place Baseball Eyes Back-to-Back Class B County Titles
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Ryan Manno The message from head coach Steve Laurino is clear: the goal is another county championship. After capturing their first Class B title since 2003 last season, the Carle Place Frogs aren’t satisfied with making history once. They want to do it again. Last year’s 18-7 campaign ended with the Frogs on top, but it also reinforced how demanding playoff baseball can be. Laurino emphasized the importance of staying healthy and mentally sharp through a long season. Facing the same opponents six or seven times, seeing the same pitchers, and handling the physical toll of postseason play taught this group that talent alone isn’t enough. Maintaining focus and discipline deep into the playoffs is now ...
Port Washington Leaning On Pitching & Defense to Compete in Nassau AAA-I
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman The Port Washington Vikings finished 12-8 overall and lost a first round contest to Oceanside. Head coach Matt Holzer, entering his 16th season, looked back fondly on his team’s season. “I thought we played well.” Holzer said. “It was another good year for us. We lost a one-run game down in Oceanside in the playoffs that could have gone our way very easily. Overall, it was a good season.” Port Washington did have a pair of key seniors graduate in 2025, one of which, Jake Scharlat is now playing college baseball at Johnson & Wales in Rhode Island. Additionally, while not playing college ball, Derek Fine was a key player for the Vikings last season, earning all-county honors. De...
