For the first time since 2019, Connetquot captures the Suffolk County Championship! 🏆 They will face Massapequa next Saturday at 7pm for the Long Island Championship pic.twitter.com/dOrZyukw8q — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2025 Five straight wins in elimination games. All in the same week. As far as paths to winning a County Championship, this came on Expert Mode. The Connetquot Thunderbirds (23-4), who lost to Sachem North (19-7) last Saturday, rattled off wins against Pat-Med, Longwood and Smithtown East to reach the Suffolk Class AAA Finals, in a rematch against the Arrows. The T-Birds won 7-0 on Saturday night behind a 2-hit shutout by Dylan Wilkinson to force a winner-take-all game on Sunday at Middle Country Park. With the bases loaded, clinging to a 3-1 lead they ca...
No. 1 Connetquot forces a winner-take-all against No.4 Sachem North with a 7-0 victory. Dylan Wilkinson fired a 2-hit shutout with 8 Ks. Aaron Pace had 3 hits and drove in 4 runs pic.twitter.com/kYQETm9CsH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2025 Dylan Wilkinson saved his best for the biggest moment of the season. The hard-throwing RHP took a perfect game into the fifth inning as the No. 1 Connetquot Thunderbirds staved off elimination and forced and winner-take-all with a 7-0 win over No. 4 Sachem North on Saturday night at Middle Country Park. It was a primetime pitching match up between Wilkinson and Ryan Palm, who entered the game with a record of 15-1 over the last two seasons. The Connetquot offense was up to the task, however, putting up 4 runs in the fourth inning, much ...