Matt Holzer
Port Washington Leaning On Pitching & Defense to Compete in Nassau AAA-I
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman The Port Washington Vikings finished 12-8 overall and lost a first round contest to Oceanside. Head coach Matt Holzer, entering his 16th season, looked back fondly on his team’s season. “I thought we played well.” Holzer said. “It was another good year for us. We lost a one-run game down in Oceanside in the playoffs that could have gone our way very easily. Overall, it was a good season.” Port Washington did have a pair of key seniors graduate in 2025, one of which, Jake Scharlat is now playing college baseball at Johnson & Wales in Rhode Island. Additionally, while not playing college ball, Derek Fine was a key player for the Vikings last season, earning all-county honors. De...
Port Washington Riding Momentum From County Finals Appearance
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by George Caratzas The streak is over Port Washington 2, Massapequa 1 WP: Jackson Garcia 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 4 Ks Save: Jeff Radinsky 3 IP, 0 H, 7 Ks Derek Fine RBI single Max Spiryda 2 for 3, RBI Port Washington advances to the Nassau AAA Finals against Farmingdale. This ends Massapequa’s run of 6… pic.twitter.com/LXQSnOIcra — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 22, 2024 Coming off consecutive 15-win seasons and an appearance in the Nassau AAA County Finals, the Port Washington Vikings are looking to build off that success and claim a league title. A season ago, the Vikings went 15-11-2 including an upset over 6-time reigning County Champs, Massapequa, in an intense best-of-3 series. “We definitely s...
