Joe Esposito
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Nate Lewis
(Editor’s Note: This is the 14th installment of the Up Next series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Jack Mulligan, Alex Pagano, Quincy Gibbs, Michael Cotto, Charlie Edwards, Evan Picciano, Nick Lawrence, Robbie Mascia, Jacob Abran, Tyler Camastro, Jason Davis, Michael Garcia and Vincent Bourne. Special thanks to Ken Kortright State Farm for sponsoring this year’s series.) Clutch bases clearing double by Nate Lewis (Sayville 2028) for Blue Line Rangers pic.twitter.com/esZi4xyfq1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 29, 2024 It was the perfect storm for Sayville in 2025. The combination of a veteran-heavy team plus a few exceptionally talented underclassmen and a very difficult League VI prepared them for the gauntlet of th...
GAME RECAP: Sayville Captures Suffolk Class A Championship Over Bayport-Blue Point
For the first time since 2019 Sayville has captured the Suffolk Class A Championship! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9Mgw8Fwy8u — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 31, 2025 On paper, you had one team with a 21-1 record and another with a 15-7 record. In reality, these teams were much closer than you would realize – and not just because they are neighboring towns on the south shore of Suffolk County. Sayville and Bayport-Blue Point, two blue bloods of baseball on Long Island, squared off for the second time in a team. Earlier in the week, Sayville handed Bayport their first loss of the season after 21 wins. On Saturday, Sayville defeated them, 8-1, to capture their first Class A Championship since 2019. The Golden Flashes competed in the ultra-competitive League 6, in which all 7 teams were...
GAME RECAP: Spatenga Leads Sayville to Shutout Win over Miller Place
by George Caratzas Our @GetGameChanger Player of the Game is LHP Chris Spatenga. The Molloy-commit struck out 11 over 6.2 shutout innings of a 5-0 victory by Sayville pic.twitter.com/QPZmBL5NMU — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 9, 2025 Behind early offense and a gem from its starting pitcher on the road, the Sayville Golden Flashes improved to 3-2 on the season. After losing its first game of the series to the Miller Place Panthers on Tuesday, the Golden Flashes returned the favor on Wednesday, grabbing a 5-0 win. Although just one would have been enough for starting pitcher Chris Spatenga, Sayville plated all five runs in the first five innings. The Golden Flashes got to work early on offense, scoring three before the Panthers even came to bat. With two men aboard, Sayville fir...
Sayville Returns Experiences Group That is Hungry to Make Deep Postseason Run
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Tucker Terranova In an era where high school and collegiate baseball teams constantly battle roster turnover, Sayville Head Coach Joe Esposito enters his eighth season with a rare advantage—continuity. While many programs spend the early months of the season searching for stability, Esposito’s squad returns with experience, chemistry, and a proven ability to deliver in high-pressure moments. Sayville has established itself as a Suffolk County powerhouse, consistently finishing among the top teams over the last six seasons, including a Long Island Championship in 2019. Now, with one of the most seasoned rosters on the island, expectations are high for another deep postseason run. “All of the returnin...
Coming off 17-Win Season, Sayville Tasked With Replacing Impact of Strong ’23 Class
by Aaron Diaz Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Sayville 5, Mount Sinai 4 (9 innings) WP: Cavan Mahler, 4.1 ip 0er Ryan leniec hit the walkoff and had 2 RBIs Ryan Hillery: 2-3 Kyle Messina: 2-4 Sayville advances to face Miller Place on Monday pic.twitter.com/u9hhYURWue — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 19, 2023 Sayville finished the season with a 17-9 record in 2023. That propelled them into the final four of the Suffolk County Class A playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. They will be hoping to continue that level of success in 2024 as Sayville and head coach Joe Esposito prepare a young Golden Flashes team for the same dominance. Sayville finished the 2023 season at the top of their league. Still, the los...
Sayville Looks to Follow Up On Fantastic 2022 Season
Sayville RHP Ryan Karman fired a no-hitter with 8 Ks over Harborfields in a 9-0 win pic.twitter.com/8LQUcYRZQY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 18, 2022 It was a tremendous season for the Sayville Golden Flashes who captured the League VI Championship and made a deep playoff run before losing to Mount Sinai in the Conference IV Championship. Head Coach Joe Esposito had the following to say: “We had a fantastic season going 19-1 and taking the league title. In playoffs, we ran into a tough pitching staff against Mount Sinai and lost two close games. Ball needs to bounce your way in playoffs and it didn’t for us last year. Hoping to capitalize on last season with many returning players. Two guys at the top of our staff have some experience now with Karman really stepp...
Sayville Looking to Regain Magic of 2019
By Michael Malaszczyk Brock Murtha’s no-hitter sends Sayville to the N.Y. state championship for the first time in program history! pic.twitter.com/HOYA7iindr — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 9, 2019 Coach Joseph Esposito of Sayville is ready to take on 2022. Sayville had a solid season in 2021. Coming off of the 2020 season which never began, Sayville ended their 2021 season in third place in their conference, losing 2-1 to East Islip in the semifinals. There is absolutely no shame in losing a close playoff game to East Islip; who ended up sweeping the Long Island Championship. Sayville’s defense still managed to hold a high-octane offense to two runs. Going back even further than 2021, Sayville won the Long Island Championship in 2019, also under Coach Esposito. But despite Sa...
Coming Off Best Season in Program History, Sayville Motivated to Stay on Top
No town has been flying as high as Sayville since November 2019 when they captured the Suffolk County Class III championship with a 28-10 victory over East Islip. The football team followed that up by winning another title last week – this time against Westhampton Beach, 32-7. Sandwiched between those was the first Long Island Championship in school history on the diamond with a thrilling 1-0 victory over Clarke. By now, you’ve surely seen the video that has gone viral. Brock Murtha’s no-hitter sends Sayville to the N.Y. state championship for the first time in program history! pic.twitter.com/HOYA7iindr — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 9, 2019 Looking back on that historic game, Sayville coach Joe Esposito knew Murtha was on his game. “I knew one run was all h...
