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GAME RECAP: Connetquot Wins Thriller to Capture Suffolk Class AAA Championship
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...
Game of the Week Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Dylan Wilkinson Fires 2-Hit Shutout to Force Winner-Take-All
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 ...
GAME RECAP: Andrew Amarando’s Walk-Off Single Sends No. 1 Connetquot to Suffolk AAA Finals
‼️ Andrew Amarando comes through with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 8th to send Connetquot to the Suffolk AAA Finals against Sachem North ! ‼️ pic.twitter.com/PDbUi3eFqt — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 28, 2025 Back-to-back years Connetquot has been the grim reaper to Smithtown East. Both wins came via walk-off. Both in the 8th inning. Both against the same starting pitcher. If that seems cruel, it’s because it certainly is. Connetquot (21-4), one of the powerhouse baseball programs on Long Island, is headed to the Suffolk Class AAA Finals after a thrilling 2-1 victory on Wednesday against No. 3 Smithtown East (20-5). They’ll face No. 4 Sachem North (19-5) on Saturday at Middle Country Athletic Complex. The pitching match up of DJ Filippone and Sean Fanning ...
Led by Power Arms, Connetquot Hungry to Avenge Last Year’s Playoff Exit
by Max Edelman Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. St. John’s-commit Ryan Kiendle closing out the 7-3 victory for Connetquot pic.twitter.com/pbwCsZSFP2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 21, 2023 In a season in which the Connetquot Thunderbirds saw a near-perfect regular season with an overall 19-4 record, they were unable to carry that success into the playoffs. In what head coach Robert Burger, who is entering his fifth year as head coach, called a tale of two seasons. “Last year was a tale of two seasons.” Burger said. “We were the League III champs, number one seed in the Suffolk County playoffs. But then the second season started and we went 1-2. And at the end of the day, that’s what matters most.” Connetq...
