Michael Garcia
St. John the Baptist Returns Key Contributors and Hopes to Contend for League Title
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman Final: St. John the Baptist 4, Holy Trinity 1 WP: Joseph Randello S: Ryan Audette Jacob Schmutz went 2-for-2 with a walk, HBP and RBI pic.twitter.com/K6Rx4Am4nc — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 2, 2025 In one of New York’s toughest leagues, the St. John’s the Baptist Cougars have constantly put winning teams on the field, and last season was no different. The team finished with a 16-10 record. However, St. John’s came up short of their goal of winning the Catholic League championship. Head coach Ryan Dalton, who is entering his fourth year as the team’s head coach, looked back fondly on last season. “We dealt with a lot of adversity last year.” Dalton said. “We ha...
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Michael Garcia
(Editor’s Note: This is the 12th installment of the Up Next series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Jack Mulligan, Alex Pagano, Quincy Gibbs, Michael Cotto, Charlie Edwards, Evan Picciano, Nick Lawrence, Robbie Mascia, Jacob Abran, Tyler Camastro and Jason Davis. Special thanks to Ken Kortright State Farm for sponsoring this year’s series.) Michael Garcia (St. John the Baptist 2028) pic.twitter.com/eP6ALc4R3R — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 12, 2026 Rarely does a freshman have an impact role at the varsity level in the CHSAA. Especially on a competitive team. Last year, St. John the Baptist, who wound up with an overall record of 16-10 and won two playoff games over Holy Trinity and St. Anthony’s, had freshman Michael ...
