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St. Dominic Returns Talent-Laden Roster Looking to Compete for Championship
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series by Max Edelman For the second consecutive year, the St. Dominic’s Bayhawks won the catholic league regular season championship, and for the second year in the row, they fell just short of their goal of a championship at the end of the playoffs, falling in the semifinals to eventual champions Kellenberg. “We got knocked out in the semifinals for the second straight year.” Head coach Joe Fusco said. “Back to back conference champions, and both years we were knocked out a game before the championship.” The main loss for the Bayhawks heading into 2026 will be the graduation of superstar pitcher Luke Lang, who posted a 6-0 record with a 1.57 ERA across 44.1 innings pitched, a two-time catholi...
GAME RECAP: Luke Lang Strikes Out 11, St. Dom’s Wins 1-0 Over Kellenberg
by Max Edelman FINAL: St Dom’s 1 – Kellenberg 0 Luke Lang wins the pitchers duel, recording 11 strikeouts across six innings of work, as St Dom’s picks up a big win over Kellenberg on the road. pic.twitter.com/6PeR4I4M8i — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 29, 2025 Every once in a while you have a hyped up matchup between two of the best pitchers in a league, but rarely does it deliver like it did today. Kellenberg’s Jack Durso and Saint Dominic’s Luke Lang more than lived up to the hype, as the St. Dom’s Bayhawks narrowly defeated the Kellenberg Firebirds 1-0 in a pitching duel that will be remembered. The winning pitcher, Luke Lang, who is committed to play at Iona University, pitched one of the best games of his season, even to his extremely high standards. Lang tossed s...
