Joey Hiller
Sunday Spotlight: Joey Hiller
Congratulations to Center Moriches RHP Joey Hiller who is this week’s recipient of the Axcess Baseball x BK7 Brand Player of the Week. The junior fired a 3-hit complete game gem with 15 strikeouts. He also went 7-for-13 with 4 doubles, 6 runs scored and 4 RBIs Previous winners:… pic.twitter.com/B3fPVAzjcL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 5, 2024 Center Moriches head coach Paul Gibson III knows Joey Hiller as well as anyone. He’s been coaching him since he was 12-years-old and called him up to varsity in 8th grade. Fast forward to May 2025 and Hiller was not just their ace, but one of the best pitchers on Long Island – twice named All-County and a 4x All-League selection. Hiller was locked in a pitcher’s duel with Kings Park RHP Everett Zarzicki, he fired 10 inni...
GAME RECAP: Joey Hiller Goes the Distance, Reaches K Milestone in 12-2 Win over Mattituck
Center Moriches RHP Joey Hiller struck out 12 in a complete game victory over Mattituck @GetGameChanger pic.twitter.com/BmDBWW4yOz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 15, 2025 Anytime a player on Center Moriches can have their name in the same sentence with a Gibson, it’s a pretty big deal. In Tuesday’s 12-2 victory over League VII rival Mattituck, senior RHP Joey Hiller notched career strikeout 200, passing his head coach Paul Gibson III, who had 194. Recently, he also passed Cameron Ball (180). Interestingly, Hiller will be attending Quinnipiac University in the fall, which is also where Gibson III and Ball attended. He now only trails legendary Paul Gibson (375) and Glenn Gibson (270). Needless to say, Gibson’s record is safe – the award for the top pit...
Center Moriches Hopes to Build on Championship Appearance
by Mike Merolle Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the 7th against undefeated Babylon, Center Moriches has pulled off the improbable comeback and they scored 5 times with the walk-off hit coming off the bat of Gavin DeRosa Game 3 tomorrow ! pic.twitter.com/62mTZYUsgd — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 24, 2023 It was a bittersweet ending to 2023 for Center Moriches. The team made the Suffolk County Class B Championship and led for the majority of the game until Babylon scored on a walk-off, winning the championship 6-5. Nonetheless, it was still a successful season considering Center Moriches’ 10-8 league record and their strong playoff run. Head Coach Paul Gibson is entering his fif...
GAME RECAP: Daniel Madsen Fires Two-Hit Shutout, Nick Crone Delivers Go-Ahead Hit in Fifth
Daniel Madsen fired a 2-hit CG shutout against rival Center Moriches as the Panthers improve to 7-0 on the season. Madsen is our Player of the Game @GCsports pic.twitter.com/r5Shr1NQpZ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 19, 2023 Hanging prominently from the center field fence are two massive banners highlighting Center Moriches incredible back-to-back New York State Championships in 2018-2019. During that time, Center Moriches was absolutely loaded with the talent and determination that we may never see again from a Class B team. Opposing teams step onto the field and sometimes get an extra jolt as they would love nothing more than to defeat a team with the track record of the Red Devils. We saw that on display as Babylon is looking to chase history themselves – the Panther...
