Larry Hotaling
South Shore Rides Offensive Surge to Third HCBL Championship
by Tucker Terranova The South Shore Clippers are the 2025 HCBL Champions, defeating the North Fork Ospreys 11-9! We’ll have an interview with the Playoff MVP coming soon! pic.twitter.com/CsNUsaxhLb — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 29, 2025 When you average 11.5 runs per game over a four-game stretch, it’s safe to assume the results often swing in your favor. For the South Shore Clippers, who put together an otherworldly offensive performance across four Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League playoff games, the barrage couldn’t have come at a more clutch time. Powered by a six-run third inning, the Clippers slugged their way past the North Fork Ospreys, 11-9, to complete the sweep and capture the 2025 HCBL Championship. The win marks the Clippers’ third in team history (2017, 2023) ...
Hotaling’s Heroics Lift South Shore to 11-6 Game One Win
by Tucker Terranova Larry Hotaling (@villanovabaseball) discusses his @clippershcbl team’s 11-6 Game One victory in the @hamptonsleague Championship Series, as well as his grand slam, his offense’s early start and what it will take to close it out tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/0lko7oAkwW — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 29, 2025 It was a clash of titans between two teams seemingly destined to collide all summer long. When the bright lights of Jean Cochran Park illuminated the North Fork of the Hamptons on Monday night, the South Shore Clippers and North Fork Ospreys took the field — each vying for a step toward their third HCBL championship. The hundreds in attendance were treated to a heavyweight bout, as the Clippers and Ospreys exchanged haymakers in a back-and-forth thriller. Th...
