Johnny Harkins
GAME RECAP: Babylon 3-Peats, Jake Ostertag Fires CG Shutout
FINAL Babylon-4 Pierson-0 Babylon wins their third straight Class B championship, and will take on Carle Place in the Long Island Championship. Jake Ostertag had a complete game shutout with 7ks for Babylon. pic.twitter.com/190A8wyLvj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 28, 2025 by Trevor Diamond The one constant over the last three seasons in Suffolk County Class B has been Babylon. The Panthers have been a dominant force over since 2023 when they made a legitimate run at a perfect season. They wound up defeating Seaford in a classic Long Island Championship that season. They followed that up in 2024 when they were able to repeat at Class B Champs, defeating Port Jefferson before losing to Wheatley in a hard-fought battle at Farmingdale State College. They’ll return to Farmin...
Babylon Enters Season as Back-to-Back Class B County Champs
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana Babylon has quickly become one of the better small schools on Long Island. They made a run at perfect season in 2023 – right up until Game 2 of the Suffolk County Finals. They ultimately finished as the Class B Long Island Champs with a thrilling win over Seaford at St. Joseph’s University. They followed that up with another Suffolk County Championship last year – although they did lose to Wheatley, 3-1, in the Long Island Championship at Farmingdale State College. Unfortunately for Babylon, in addition to losing the game, Coach Michael Birnbaum noted that their ace starting pitcher, Aidan Kistner, suffered an injury to his UCL that day and he will not be pitching in 20...
