by Zevan Shuster On his 108th and final pitch Randall Alejo retires Jose Matos to strand the bases loaded in the seventh. Pat-Med looking to walk off pic.twitter.com/ffZoqvsylH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 8, 2019 According to head coach Anthony Frascogna, Patchogue-Medford should be in more than capable shape heading into the 2020 season. They finished 2019 with a 9-9 league record, qualifying for the postseason with a 9th inning walk-off win against Longwood. “We did graduate a couple of seniors, but our key guys all played last year. Our best pitcher, Chris Baldwin, was All-League last year, and did a nice job for us,” said Frascogna. The head coach had enormous praise for his star pitcher, for his talent, his character and his competitive drive. “He’s going to Alfred St...
Coming off a year where they defeated #1 seed Smithtown East and No.8 Connetquot in the postseason, Bay Shore enters the 2019 season with high hopes. “Our boys believe we can beat anyone on the island and we proved that last year. Expect us to play hard and compete. Should be right in the thick of things,” said Head Coach Mike Herbst. The main obstacle Bay Shore will have is the extremely tough competition in League II. Last season, they were fortunate enough to sneak into the playoffs with a 10-10 record. Rather than having to stress about making the playoffs, they know they have the talent to comfortably earn a better seed. League II consists of Commack, Sachem North, Connetquot, Walt Whitman, Lindenhurst and Riverhead. Undoubtedly, this is one of the toughest leagues on Long...
Final: Pat-Med 2, Moriches Bay 1 WP: Josh Knoth (CG, 10 Ks) Pat-Med Raiders improve to 10-0 pic.twitter.com/pHj0mSnAKc — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 6, 2018 The Pat-Med Raiders improved to 10-0 with their win Thursday night behind pitcher Josh Knoth’s dominant performance. Knoth threw a complete game, allowed one run, and struck out ten in the Raiders 2-1 victory over the Moriches Bay Red Devils. The Raiders struck early taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Leadoff hitter Robbie Melo started the game by drawing a walk. Melo stole second base and advanced to third on an errant throw by the Devils catcher. Melo then scored on a fielder’s choice hit by CJ Pisano. Later, in the top of the fourth inning the Devils threatened to tie the game. Devils pitcher Derek Masano hit a...