Matthew Kurz
Clarke Returns Large Crop of Talented Seniors from 2024 County Championship Team
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series Final: Wantagh 0 | Clarke 5 Clarke wins the Nassau County Class A Championship for the first time since 2019! pic.twitter.com/AtGqvNDuAL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 28, 2024 It was certainly an uncharacteristic season for the Clarke Rams in 2025. Coming off winning the Nassau County Class A title in 2024, the Rams were defeated in the quarterfinals by Seaford in a best-of-three. While they still finished with a typically strong 18-5 record, it was the type of season that legendary coach Tom Abruscato is not accustomed to. “I would say it was disappointing by our standards,” said Abruscato who has been at the helm since 1999 and has won over 500 games and 23 conference titles....
GAME RECAP: Christian Danzilo Fires Complete Game in 5-2 Win Over Clarke
Final: Wantagh 5, Clarke 2 WP: Christian Danzilo (CG, 2 R, 7 Ks) RBI hits by Cole Spinelli, Frank McNally, Michael Avitabile and a sac fly by Ryan Conigliaro provided the offense Wantagh improves to 15-1 and takes the first game of a crucial series pic.twitter.com/ykFgjKmqDB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 12, 2025 Clarke and Wantagh are no strangers. They are two of the premier baseball programs in Nassau County – and you can expand that to across the island, really. They squared off in last year’s County Finals at Farmingdale State College with Clarke coming out on top in a thrilling series. This week the teams entered the final week of the regular series in dead heat at 14-1. The team that won two of three would secure the coveted No. 1 seed in Nassau A-I. The Wan...
