Jack Mulligan

(Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of the 2025 Up Next Series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Special thanks to Ken Kortright State Farm Agency for sponsoring this year’s series.) When Massapequa closed out winning the Nassau County AAA Championship in Game 3 over Farmingdale, they did so in a way that differed from their typical fashion. The Chiefs, one of the true baseball powerhouses on Long Island, are generally very upperclass heavy. And while they certainly had their share of seniors – they did have the Diamond Award winner (Thomas Harding) after all, it was a freshman that closed out the last five outs.   That freshman, Jack Mulligan, pitched 21.1 innings on the season, allowed 19 hits and struck out 24 batters with a 2.6...