MacArthur
MacArthur Looks to Continue its Baseball Tradition in 2023
by Nick Cipolla MacArthur 6, New Hyde Park 0 WP: Matt Sarni (CG, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 12 Ks) Ryan Castrillon 2-3 with 2 RBI Sarni has yet to allow a run this year in 18 innings and has allowed only 2 hits and struck out 24. pic.twitter.com/JDNRoGIBmG — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 21, 2022 MacArthur High School baseball team is one of the models of consistencies on Long Island and they always find a way to be competitive and make a run at the Championship. The 11-Time Nassau County Champions found themselves in the Nassau County semifinals in 2022 but were unable to finish the job against Clarke High School, losing in a three game series. They finished with an overall record of 19-6. Despite the loss, the MacArthur Generals look to be a competitor for the Nassau County title in 20...
Late Rally Propels Garden City to 9-4 Win Over MacArthur
By Thomas Cregan Garden city strikes first in the top of the 5th with a 2 run single by Braden Soutar who is now 3 for 3 in this game pic.twitter.com/40JrUvYClR — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2022 Garden City improves to 14-4 in conference and 14-5 overall after defeating MacArthur, 9-4. The Garden City Trojans were led to victory with big performances by third baseman Braden Soutar, shortstop Jack Fanning, and an impressive and resilient outing from starting pitcher Josh Cohen. Soutar was the main standout performer among the three going 4-for-5 with four singles and 3 RBIs. Fanning went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and two singles. Cohen, who looked as if he had lost the zone early on in his outing after hitting three batters within the first 4 innings and issu...
Matt Sarni Fires Two-Hit Shutout in 2-0 Win over Mepham
By: Daniel Lopes MacArthur head coach Steve Costello speaks after MacArthur gets a 2-0 victory over Mepham. pic.twitter.com/lhR0PjPFFb — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 8, 2022 It was a pitcher’s duel throughout the game between MacArthur and Mepham on Friday, as both starting pitchers went the distance for their respective teams. However, it was Matt Sarni and MacArthur who came out on top, 2-0. Sarni was dominant for MacArthur, pitching a complete game, one-hit shutout, striking out seven batters and only allowing one walk. Despite the great pitching, both teams had chances early on to get their team in the runs column. In the bottom of the first inning, Sebastian Loor hit a two-out double to give MacArthur a runner in scoring position. However, he didn’t score, as Ryan...
MacArthur Looking to Ride Deep Pitching Staff in 2022
by Mike Anderson NINETEEN punch outs for JT Raab. We head to the bottom of the 8th tied 1-1 pic.twitter.com/aCD5Q4rTO1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 4, 2021 Marred by injuries and the scheduling conflicts that the pandemic caused, MacArthur high school varsity baseball had every reason to struggle in 2021. Having said that, they did anything but struggle, going 13-7 and taking the eventual county champs to a Game 3 of the semifinals. Now that the team is healthy and the schedule is mostly back to normal, they have plenty of reasons for optimism in 2022. Of course, every year brings graduation, and most graduations bring losses. MacArthur lost their ace starting pitcher and DH JT Raab, who is now playing Div-I baseball at Stony Brook. Luckily for them, they already know how to ...
Up Next Powered by the Yard Sports Academy: Tyler Bonsignore
(This is the tenth installment of the popular series “Up Next” Powered by the Yard Sports Academy in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Centereach OF Logan Norman, Garden City LHP Gabe Beschloss , Connetquot INF Ryan Kiendle, Clarke MIF Nick Berasti, Miller Place SS Alex Strickland, Pat-Med OF Robbie Melo, Holy Trinity 1B Kyle Kozlowski, West Babylon 1B Jace Alvino, Chaminade SS Mikey Cervoni and Massapequa LHP Erik Paulsen. Make sure to check out the Yard Sports Academy here.) MacArthur has a rich history of baseball and is in the upper tier of programs on Long Island. That is a mix of the talent pool in the Levittown area but also the outstanding coaching of longtime coach Steve Costello. If you ask him, he will credit the players which, of c...
Tyler O’Neill and JT Raab Go Toe-To-Toe in Thriller, Mepham Wins 3-1 in Extras
Final (9 innings): Mepham 3, MacArthur 1 WP: Billy Kender pic.twitter.com/DGjKSp2pwV — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 4, 2021 They’ll be talking about this one for years to come. I knew this would be a great pitching match up between two of Long Island’s best pitchers in Stony Brook-commit JT Raab and Bucknell-commit Tyler O’Neill, but somehow the actual game exceeded even the loftiest of expectations. MacArthur and Mepham are two of the top teams in Nassau County entering 2021 and they proved it today, in an unbelievable pitcher’s duel that resulted in a 3-1 victory in 9 innings for the Pirates with the go-ahead run scoring on a safety squeeze with the bases loaded executed by Jack Hellerer to score Billy Kender – who led off with a two-strike doubl...
Led by One of the Top Arms in The County, MacArthur Ready To Make Another Playoff Run
Simply put, Steve Costello has been one of the most successful coaches in Long Island history. He’s won 512 games, 5 Long Island Championships – including the historic undefeated season in 1994, which was his second season with the team. They were in the County Finals each year from 2006-’08 and again from 2010-’13. Additionally, he has 8 players that have won the coveted Diamond Award – most recently in 2018 with Brandon Buchan. There is a chance they add to that list this year with the presence of RHP JT Raab atop the rotation. The 6’5 230 lb pitcher is committed to Stony Brook and is a physical specimen. He was All-County in 2019 and even defeated Clarke in the semifinals of the Nassau County playoffs. He was slated to be their ace last season as well...
Who Is JT Raab?
Raab topping at 88 MPH today pic.twitter.com/PVdE6H91mx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 18, 2020 When you are pitching on the same staff as other established arms like Rafe Schlesinger, Tommy Ventimiglia, Dylan Johnson and Jacob Steinmetz, it can be hard to garner all the attention. But 6’5 RHP J.T. Raab (MacArthur 2021) has certainly turned heads with his performance this summer and fall for the Long Island Titans-Quattrini. The No. 1 ranked 2021 team in the region had an outstanding summer, and finished off with a bang at the Northeast Elite Tournament. For the year, Raab posted an unblemished record of 9-0 with a 0.49 ERA. As if that’s not impressive enough, his peripheral numbers were even more astounding. He struck out 12.7 batters per 9, allowed 2.6 hits pe...
MacArthur Looks To Return to the Top
by Joseph Langan Amassing a 49-19-2 record over the past four seasons, MacArthur High School has been one of the most dominant regular season teams. In fact, they’ve been one of the baseball powerhouses on Long Island over the past 25 years. They moved to the Nassau Class A in 2017 after competing with the large schools prior to that. While the Generals have been one of the best teams on Long Island – always finding themselves in the playoffs, they’ve struggled to find their way back to that championship series since 2015. They made the county finals each year from 2006-2008 and then each year from 2010-2013. Coach Steve Costello and his Generals made a great push last season for the championship, making it all the way to the Class-A semifinals. In a hard fought, back and...
Clarke Advances To The Class A County Championship
FINAL: Clarke 5 MacArthur 0 Clarke is headed to the Class A County Championship! pic.twitter.com/ae4kiA8fDu — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2019 For the first time since 2013, Clarke is going back to the County Championship. On Memorial Day afternoon, they triumphed to a 5-0 victory over MacArthur in the do-or-die game three. After tossing 60 pitches on Saturday, Brendan Turton was ready to take the hill on just one day of rest. The ace who’s been phenomenal all season, tossed a complete game shutout allowing six hits. “I came out on one day of rest I was feeling good I only threw 60 pitches last time I was feeling good today. We’re psyched to be going to counties it’s been our goal since the beginning of the season and we can’t wait to get ther...
Chris Roach Delivers 16 Strikeout Gem To Lift MacArthur Past Plainedge
FINAL: MacArthur 1 Plainedge 0 WP: Chris Roach (CG, 2H, 0ER, 16K) pic.twitter.com/OQ4powmQVt — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 15, 2019 The Class A playoffs are officially underway in Nassau County, as 16 teams began their quest for a County Championship on Wednesday afternoon. In Levittown, the #9 seeded Plainedge Red Devils took on the #8 seeded MacArthur Generals. It was MacArthur who got the best of Plainedge, walking away with a slim 1-0 victory. Considering it was game one of the playoffs, both coaches called upon their aces to take the hill. For MacArthur, senior Chris Roach was handed the ball. The first at-bat of the game, he surrendered a single to Anthony Labita. However, he rebounded instantly as he struck out the next three batters. He went the distance in this one, a...
