JD Duffy
Unfinished Business: Walt Whitman Baseball Sets Its Sights on a Breakthrough Season
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Ryan Manno Uncommitted SS Lucien Saint Cyr with a grand slam for Walt Whitman. Was featured in our “Up Next” series pic.twitter.com/eQpHsXxG15 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 29, 2025 The Walt Whitman Wildcats enter the 2026 season with a clear mission and standard. After reaching the playoffs in each of the last three years, head coach Keith Barrett says the goal is simple: make it four straight. For this group, success starts with another postseason berth, but the Wildcats are determined to go further than they did a season ago. Last spring, Whitman finished 12-6 in league play and 12-8 overall. The season included a playoff win and valuable experience in high pressure games. The Wild...
GAME Of The Week Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Luke Rizzi Hits Walk-Off Single in Longwood’s 4-3 Win
Final: Longwood 4, Walt Whitman 3 WP: Matt Faraone & hit 2 R homer Longwood improves to 12-1 pic.twitter.com/HTR356iUSV — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 29, 2025 The sign of a great team, is being able to win even when they don’t play their best game. Longwood has appeared to be that type of team this season. The Lions sit atop the League I standings, and entered Tuesday with a critical series against a young and talented Walt Whitman with their ace on the hill. They were able to overcame a late 3-0 deficit and found a way to win, 4-3, on a walk-off hit by Luke Rizzi. Walt Whitman sent ace RHP Jaden Grose to the mound, the junior is one of the top pitchers in the northeast. He looked every bit of that today as he was electric. He squared off against fellow junior Bren...
Up Next Powered by State Farm Ken Kortright Agency: JD Duffy
(Editor’s Note: This is the ninth installment of the popular ‘Up Next’ Series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Everett Zarzicki, Brian Brower, Stellan Zangari, Ryan Bush, Bryce Cutrone, Justin Ortiz, Colin Raymond and Jagger Adamo. Special thanks to State Farm Ken Kortright Agency for sponsoring this year’s series.) JD Duffy, an outfielder and pitcher for Walt Whitman HS, is coming off a very impressive 2023 season. He batted .390 with a .480 OBP, 1.045 OPS, 3 HRs, 50 RBIS over 148 at bats. On the mound, he allowed just 1 ER over 20.1 innings. He’s only in 10th grade, so look out for him to be an impact player at the varsity level for the next 3 seasons. His summer coach, Joe Fusco, spoke glowingly of him: ...
