Eastport-South Manor
Coming Off Magical 2025 Season, Eastport-South Manor Looks to Compete for County Title
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series By Anthony DiCocco Eastport-South Manor 11, Hills West 10 (F/11 innings) Walk-off hit by sophomore 2B Connor Minihane. They will host No. 4 East Hampton on Thursday pic.twitter.com/yVYOXaCUiR — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 21, 2025 Following a magical season that featured a disappointing ending, head coach Jim McGowan and the Eastport-South Manor (ESM) Sharks will work to get over the hump in 2026. After losing a win-and-in game in 2024 to miss the playoffs, the Sharks put together a campaign for the ages last year. Though ESM lost its final two contests of the season to end its run prematurely, those were the team’s only defeats all spring, as it won its league and was ranked the No. 1 Cla...
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Nick Lawrence
(Editor’s Note: This is the seventh installment of the 2025 Up Next Series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we highlighted Jack Mulligan, Alex Pagano, Quincy Gibbs, Michael Cotto, Charlie Edwards and Evan Picciano. Special thanks to Ken Kortright State Farm for sponsoring this year’s series.) Nick Lawrence (Eastport-South Manor 2028) pic.twitter.com/JYLTauSmQj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) December 8, 2025 Eastport-South Manor started the 2025 season with 22 wins in a row before finally losing to the eventual champs, East Islip, with the Axcess Man of the Year, Thomas Costarelli, on the mound. Remarkably, ESM did not have a senior in their starting lineup once the playoffs began and several of the players were underclassmen. One of thos...
Game of the Week Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Mason Gatchalian’s Walk-Off Propels ESM to 22-0 Record
Eastport-South Manor 7, East Hampton 6 WP: Gabe Sikora (4 IP in relief, 0 runs, 2 H) Mason Gatchalian: 2-3, R, sac, walk-off double McGowan: 2-4, R Gargiulo: 2-R single Gubitosi: RBI single No. 1 ESM will face No. 2 East Islip on Monday pic.twitter.com/rvUPS23TCb — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 24, 2025 Sometimes ignorance is bliss in the game of baseball. The Eastport-South Manor Sharks have fielded a young team all season, and somehow they continue to find ways to win. Both their wins in the Suffolk Class AA playoffs have come via walk-off, with the latest one on Friday night by sophomore Mason Gatchalian who ripped a double to right-center field to propel the top-seeded Sharks (22-0) to a 7-6 win in a winner’s bracket game against No. 4 East Hampton. “We’re ...
GAME RECAP: Eastport-South Manor Concludes League Play with 18-0 Record
by Trevor Diamond Ralph Betner is the Gamechanger player of the game for his gutsy save which was his 6th on the season. Bennett closed out the game to secure the undefeated season and to help Eastport-South Manor secure the regular season league title. Final Hauppauge-4 Eastport-South Manor- 7 pic.twitter.com/tLnGJqfggz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 17, 2025 Eastport-South Manor has developed an aura surrounding them this season. They stand out as the team out east that has a really cool stadium, plays night games and wins every game. They continued their undefeated start to the season with a 7-4 win over the reigning Class AA Long Island Champion Hauppauge Eagles. They conclude league play with a record of 18-0. It was a hectic start to a big game for the Eastport-South Man...
Fueled by Final Game of 2024, Eastport-South Manor Hungry for Postseason Berth
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman In a win-and-in game that either sent the Eastport-South Manor (ESM) Sharks to the playoffs or ended their season, the Sharks unfortunately were defeated, and saw their season end. Head coach Jim McGowan, who is entering his 11th season as head coach of the Sharks in 2025, looked back on the disappointing end of the season for his team. “It was extremely disappointing.” McGowan said. “We had to win the last game to get in, but we lost 5-4 and missed the playoffs on the last day. It was an extremely disappointing finish for us.” Although ESM graduated a large number of seniors following last season, not all were starters. However, there were a number of key players, including three that a...
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Mason Gatchalian
(This is the ninth installment of the popular “Up Next” series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Dylan Weinstein, Jaxson Torres, Richie Roberts, Joe Maxwell, Dom Muccia, Fred Klauck, Logan Lamberson and Jake Ostertag. Special thanks to Ken Kortright State Farm Agency for sponsoring this year’s series.) 1B Mason Gatchalian (Eastport-South Manor 2027) displaying his power with a homer at Diamond Nation pic.twitter.com/UEUt8aHKMn — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) December 30, 2024 Mason Gatchalian put himself on the map this spring for Eastport-South Manor as he was not only called up to varsity as a freshman, but batted in the middle of the order every game and was also their high-leverage reliever. He comes from a baseball f...
Eastport-South Manor Returns 16 Players, Headlined by 2-Time All-County Catcher
By Mike Merolle Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Eastport-South Manor 4, Westhampton Beach 3 WP: Cole Johnson (CG, 6 H, 6 Ks, 1 BB) Tristan Gatchalian game-tying HR Ayden Deslauriers scored go-ahead run on wild pitch ESM improves to 8-6 overall (6-6 league play) pic.twitter.com/zZ1RkuqL9e — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 28, 2023 After finishing last season with a record of 11-11, Eastport-South Manor is focused on improvement in 2024. Their season came to an end after losing to Sayville and Mount Sinai in the playoffs. Head coach Jim McGowan will look for more in his 10th season as the Eastport-South Manor head coach. McGowan is excited for the return of 16 players from last year’s playoff team. Senior D...
Ayden Deslauriers Leads Eastport-South Manor over Mount Sinai in Pitcher’s Duel
by Andy Smith Deslauriers continued on how he bounced back after being down early. pic.twitter.com/iQSaJ4FERo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 3, 2023 It was a low-scoring affair on a cold windy day. While both starting pitchers only surrendered one run combined, there were many batters left on base. In the opening frame, Ayden Deslauriers and Brady McGowan of ESM hit two consecutive singles. Then, following a stolen base by McGowan and a base on balls by cleanup hitter Tristan Gatchalian, who then swiped a bag, the Sharks had two men in scoring position. However, Mount Sinai starter and Mercy College commit Max Reichenbach worked out of the early jam to keep it scoreless. Reichenbach finished the day with four shutout innings and six punchouts. Bennie Franquiz was the fSS f...
Eastport-South Manor Looks to Reload After Graduating 11 Seniors
Eastport-South Manor 5, Westhampton Beach 0 WP: Jake Deslauriers (6.1 IP, 8 Ks) Tristan Gatchalian: 3-for-4, RBI Deslauriers: 1-for-3, 2 RBI pic.twitter.com/V4R7KN67jZ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 31, 2022 It’s fair to say that Eastport-South Manor flew under the radar last season as they finished the regular season with a record of 14-4 and even won two of three from league champ and eventual County Champs, Rocky Point. In the postseason, ESM lost their first game to East Islip before beating West Babylon to advance to face East Islip, but they had their season cut short by them. Head Coach Jim McGowan said, “It was an emotional ending. We had 11 seniors. Seven of them I had since 8u on the Sharks. It was a special group; the way they carried themselves and pra...
Nick Rizzo, East Islip With Gritty Road Win at ESM
Nick Rizzo fired a complete game in East Islip’s 8-4 win over Eastport-South Manor pic.twitter.com/sU1te6NRHz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 17, 2022 As far as postseason assignments go, facing an undefeated Division-I commit on the road is about as tough as it gets. East Islip, the reigning Long Island Champions, would not let that slow them down as they came away with an 8-4 victory in the first round of the Suffolk Conference IV playoffs against Eastport-South Manor. The Redmen scored a run in each of the first three innings against Hostra-commit Jake Deslauriers who entered the game with an unblemished record of 7-0, 0.83 ERA and 0.85 WHIP. They broke the game open with a five-spot in the fifth inning to make it an 8-3 ballgame. East Islip had their own Division-I com...
Eastport-South Manor Returning 15 Players from 2021 Playoff Team
by Daniel Lopes After losing the 2020 season to the COVID-19 pandemic, players and coaches on Long Island took on the 2021 season with even more importance. This was no different for Eastport-South Manor and head coach Jim McGowan, who went 10-8 and lost to Newfield in the playoffs. “Having a school season after losing 2020 made the season itself special and we had a special group of kids that gave us everything they had,” said McGowan. “We lost six games by one run or in the last inning, so we had to deal with adversity and injuries, but the group responded every time, which is a credit to them.” Despite returning 15 players from last years team, Eastport-South Manor still lost contributors on each side of the ball to graduation. On the mound, Connor Marcello had a phenomenal year, posti...
Eastport-South Manor One of the Few Teams With Chemistry Amidst the Pandemic
by Ben Diamond With the new season right around the corner, Eastport-South Manor has been making sure they are ready to go. Eastport-South Manor’s head coach Jim McGowin has had his team participate in tournaments to help make sure his team is ready to go before the season starts. Unlike other coaches who have been unable to see the level of talent and preparedness from their team due to the pandemic, McGowin has been able to see which players on his squad are prepared, and what the level of skill is. “We’ve been very fortunate, we’ve been able to play in a bunch of tournaments, we played 18 games together in the fall,” McGowin said. “A lot of the guys are playing together, and we’ve been able to take advantage of the time we got and get some of the young guys some work, and allow them to ...
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