2026 Season Previews
Wantagh Looks to Defend Nassau Class A Crown
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Anthony DiCocco Wantagh takes home the title! They defeat Seaford, 6-1, in Game 3 of the Nassau A Finals to capture the County Championship🏆 They will face Sayville in the Class A Long Island Championship next Thursday at Middle Country Athletic Complex at 4:30 pm. pic.twitter.com/lZXM4KZnm4 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2025 Head Coach Keith Sachs and the Wantagh Warriors will look to defend their crown in a highly-competitive conference. In his 32nd season at the helm of the Warriors, Sachs has a tall task in front of him. After going 23-5 last year en route to winning a Nassau County title, Sachs will attempt to replace a number of key contributors from a team that fell just shor...
Bohringer Enters 31st season at Mineola With a Young Team Hungry for Success
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Joe Bello Congratulations to Mineola RHP Jesse Kostulias who is the recipient of the Axcess Baseball x BK7 Brand Player of the Week. The senior fired a complete game, 2-hit shutout with 14 Ks on the mound while going 7-for-10 with 2 doubles, 2 homers, 7 RBIs and a walk at the plate pic.twitter.com/AiKpKA5C1M — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 20, 2025 The Mineola Mustangs are heading into the 2026 season looking to rebound after a disappointing end to their season last spring. Head Coach Helms Bohringer is entering his 31st season at the helm of the Mineola varsity baseball program. In 2025, Mineola finished with a record of 12-10, going 12-6 in league play. But in the playoffs they were s...
West Babylon Poised for Strong Season Led by Trio of Senior Starters
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series By Anthony DiCocco Andrew Mandelbaum had 2 hits including a 2-R HR that capped a 7-run inning for West Babylon in a 9-5 win over East Islip @GetGameChanger pic.twitter.com/Zb4IOgz8Is — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 23, 2025 A year removed from hosting two playoff games, the West Babylon Eagles will attempt to put together a championship-caliber season despite losing two of its stars. West Babylon finished 2025 with a 14-8 record and were eliminated from the playoffs following a 11-5 loss to Rocky Point. In his second season as head coach, Shaun Kaminski heavily leaned on All-County and Second Team All-Long Island studs Anthony Gerbasio and Elijah Outlaw, who graduated at the conclusion of ...
New Hyde Park, Coach Rotondaro have sights set on the postseason
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Joe Bello Joseph Rotondaro is entering his 8th season as the head coach of the New Hyde Park Gladiators. After finishing the 2025 season with a 11-12 record, including a playoff run which saw them beat MacArthur in the first round before being eliminated to the eventual county champions, Garden City. Going into another season in the tough AA-2 Conference, Rotondaro and his team are ready to go into battle in 2026. “I feel we had a strong year with a mixed group of seniors and underclassmen in 2025.” Rotondaro said. The 2025 Gladiators batted over .300 as a team and featured a pitching staff which struck out 170 batters in 138 innings pitched. As mentioned earlier, the Gladiators will have to take on...
Long Beach Marines Eye Fifth Straight Playoff Berth
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Ryan Manno After four straight seasons in the playoffs, Long Beach baseball enters 2026 with familiar expectations and renewed confidence. Head Coach Jason Zizza believes this group has the depth, toughness, and pitching strength to once again compete in one of Nassau County’s most challenging leagues. The Marines’ primary goal is clear: return to the postseason for a fifth consecutive year. “We have made the playoffs four years in a row, so a big goal of ours is to make that five,” Coach Zizza said. “Get to the point where we can get in and make a run.” Last season, Long Beach finished 8-14 overall, with a 6-9 league record. The Marines proved it could compete with top progr...
Bay Shore Baseball Eyes a Breakthrough Season
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Ryan Manno After finishing 6-14 last season and missing the playoffs, the Bay Shore Marauders enter the new year with a clear mindset: compete every day and fight for a postseason spot in one of Long Island’s toughest leagues. Head Coach Chris Schiro knows the challenge ahead. League 2 is loaded with elite programs and some of the best pitching in New York, but that hasn’t shaken his confidence in this young roster. “We are going to be a young squad this year,” Schiro said. “We are looking to fight for a spot in the playoffs. Our goal is to be competitive and fight for a playoff spot.” Last season was filled with learning experiences, especially in close games. The Marauders dropped several tight co...
St. John the Baptist Returns Key Contributors and Hopes to Contend for League Title
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman Final: St. John the Baptist 4, Holy Trinity 1 WP: Joseph Randello S: Ryan Audette Jacob Schmutz went 2-for-2 with a walk, HBP and RBI pic.twitter.com/K6Rx4Am4nc — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 2, 2025 In one of New York’s toughest leagues, the St. John’s the Baptist Cougars have constantly put winning teams on the field, and last season was no different. The team finished with a 16-10 record. However, St. John’s came up short of their goal of winning the Catholic League championship. Head coach Ryan Dalton, who is entering his fourth year as the team’s head coach, looked back fondly on last season. “We dealt with a lot of adversity last year.” Dalton said. “We ha...
Newfield Wolverines Leaning on Talented Stable of Arms
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series By Ryan Manno After taking a major step forward last spring, the Newfield Wolverines enter the 2026 baseball season with confidence in what head coach Danny Walsh believes is one of the deepest pitching staffs he has coached. “We compete on the mound, in the field, and at the plate as best we can,” Walsh said. “The pursuit is to be as successful as a team as you can.” That approach paid off last season, when Newfield reached the playoffs for the first time since 2021. The Wolverines finished 11-11 including postseason play and went 10-8 in league, showing steady improvement throughout the year. While the playoff run was short, it was meaningful. Newfield battled Sachem North in its opening game and fol...
John Glenn Looks To Take Step Forward in Year 2 Under Billy Riedel
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Joe Bello Coach Billy Riedel is heading into his second year as the head coach of the varsity squad at John Glenn High School. After finishing with a record of 3-17 during the 2025 season, the Knights look to make some noise during their 2026 campaign. “The 2025 season supplied us with a great foundational year to build off of.” Riedel said, “We had a lot of underclassmen up, like shortstop Armando Muniz, catcher Joey Meyer, and utility man Gavin Paterniani that gained valuable experience as they continue to build their varsity resume.” B1 Catcher Joey Meyer (John Glenn 2028) catches a runner stealing to end the bottom of the first B1 leads 1-0 after one pic.twitter.com/QfahxgyuUR — Axcess Baseball ...
Coming off First County Title in 9 Years, East Meadow Looking to Build on Success
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series By Anthony DiCocco Owen Smith is the @GetGameChanger Player of the Game as the East Meadow RHP went the distance and also drove in 3 runs at the plate pic.twitter.com/ooUcF4Mwuj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 25, 2025 In year two under head coach Bill O’Connor, a young and hungry East Meadow Jets team will hope to make some noise against some of Nassau County’s best squads. Last spring, East Meadow went 17-7, riding its wave of success all the way to a Conference AA-1 title. After capturing their first title in nine years, the Jets now find themselves back in Conference-AAA for the 2026 season, where they will take on some powerhouse programs, such as Farmingdale and Massapequa. “We...
Farmingdale Eager to Regain Nassau-AAA Title
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series By Anthony DiCocco Final: Farmingdale 1, Oceanside 0 WP: Justin Hills (6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 Ks) Lone run scored on a bases loaded walk by Kenneth Roldan in first inning Farmingdale improved to 11-1-1 pic.twitter.com/lvRXN0zQf3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2025 After falling just short of being back-to-back Nassau County Champions, the Farmingdale Dalers are eager to begin their climb to return to the top of the mountain. Two years ago, Farmingdale finally got over the hump, as it captured its first county title after a 34-year drought. However, the Dalers were unable to complete the repeat last spring despite going 19-5-1. In the final game of a best-of-three series, Massapequa ups...
Talented Hills East Returns Core of Last Year’s Playoff Team
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman After an 11-7 season that ended in his team dropping their first two playoff games, head coach of the Half Hollow Hills East RedHawks Tim Belz looked back on what was an up and down season for his team. “We were a young team.” Belz said. “Where we started only one senior and had four ninth graders in the lineup and at times two or three sophomores and the rest were juniors.” While the RedHawks will be full of youth this upcoming season, they did lose four seniors to graduation. Including Matt LeRose, who is attending Alvernia University, where he is continuing his baseball career. Among returning players, Belz is looking for a big season from Nate Greene. Greene is committed to Rollins...
