East Coast Lumberjacks
2022 East Coast Lumberjacks Dazzle and Impress In Summer 2018
(From left to right: Bowes, Miller, McGurk) Four class of 2022 standouts have been raising eyebrows all over Long Island this summer. Matt McGurk (Commack), Cody Miller (Rocky Point), Tyler John (Ward Melville) and Liam Bowes (Shoreham-Wading River) have united under the flag of East Coast Lumberjacks. The organization was founded by Ryan Pembroke, who coaches the older teams, but the younger guys are led by former professional ball player Eric Strovink. This experienced guidance and coaching has led to all four players earning selections to Junior Team USA. Their commitment on-and-off the field is impressive and this can be credited to the committed coaches and mentors in the Lumberjacks’ organization. “We’re constantly trying to improve and we believe in that 10,000 hour rule,̶...
Dan Palermo Commits to Iona
Iona College is coming off a season in which they made a great playoff run in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), rattling off three consecutive wins in elimination games before having their dreams dashed by No. 2 Marist. Additionally, lights-out closer Jared Finkel (11 saves, 1.41 ERA) was selected in the 23rd round by the Minnesota Twins. Today was another positive day for the program as OF Dan Palermo (Sachem East 2018) accepted their offer and announced his commitment. He spoke to Vinny Messana and here’s what he had to say… Talk a little about your recruiting process and how the commitment to Iona came to be. My recruiting process involved a lot of top JUCO teams and I figured I would be going in that direction until I met Coach Carey from Iona and took a tour a...
