Oceanside
Mike Postilio, Oceanside Excited For 2026 season
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Joe Bello Oceanside is heading into the 2026 season with a lot of excitement after a successful 2025 campaign. Mike Postilio heads into his 13th year as head coach of the Oceanside varsity squad. The Sailors finished with a record of 15-7 last spring, reaching the playoffs and finishing in the final four. They knocked off Port Washington in round one, but then were eliminated by Massapequa in three games. “We had a very good season and played some great baseball at times.” Postilio said. “Going into the Farmingdale series, it was us and them for the conference title. We were 10-1 at the time, lost the first game 1-0 on a bases loaded walk, and then 6-1 the next day.” “In the playoffs, we advanced ...
Game of the Week Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Justin Hills Fires 6 Shutout Innings of Relief, Dalers Win 1-0
Final: Farmingdale 1, Oceanside 0 WP: Justin Hills (6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 Ks) Lone run scored on a bases loaded walk by Kenneth Roldan in first inning Farmingdale improved to 11-1-1 pic.twitter.com/lvRXN0zQf3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2025 Justin Hills didn’t have enough time to be nervous. The senior RHP was thrusted into the ballgame on short notice when Farmingdale‘s starting pitcher, Lorenzo Cimino, was injured during his plate appearance in the first inning. The senior righty was called up in a huge game for the reigning Nassau County champs against second-place Oceanside, who entered with a record of 9-1, and came up huge in a 1-0 victory. Oceanside sent Adelphi-commit Dylan Beirne to the mound. The hard-throwing righty battled command issues in the ...
GAME RECAP: Kyle Scheurer Throws Out Runner at Plate to Secure 2-1 Win
by Max Edelman FINAL: Oceanside 2 – Massapequa 1 An unbelievable throw by center fielder Kyle Scheurer throws out what would’ve been the tying run for the Chiefs. Pitcher Dylan Beirne pitches all seven innings, allowing only one run as the Sailors take the series over Massapequa pic.twitter.com/B2Vxh8I3qd — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 14, 2025 In rare instances, games are remembered for one play, and on a rare Monday morning showdown between the Massapequa Chiefs and the Oceanside Sailors, the game will be remembered for how it ended. Trailing 2-1 with two runners on and two outs in the top of the seventh, Chiefs pinch hitter Ryan Moore delivered what most believed to be the game tying base hit. However, a miraculous throw by Sailors center fielder Kyle Scheurer, foll...
Oceanside Looks To Rebuild After Graduating 9 Seniors
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by George Caratzas Oceanside 10, Port Washington 2 WP: Patrick Pallentino (6ip 1ER 4 Ks) Luke Villella: 3 for 5 3 singles 3 RBIs Jake Lunenfeld: 3 for 4, 2B and 2 singles 2 RBIs Justin Alvarez: HR, 2 RBI’s Sean Varon: 2 for 3 pic.twitter.com/tFPbm2Oaor — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 17, 2023 2024 was a tale of two seasons for the Oceanside Sailors. After starting 8-3, the Sailors dropped seven of their final nine regular season ball games and lost two of three to Plainview JFK in the playoffs. Oceanside also lost nine seniors to graduation, including much of its pitching staff. Nonetheless, head coach Mike Postilio is confident that the Sailors will be able to overcome those losses. “We’v...
GAME RECAP: Nick Blette’s 2-RBI Double Propels Oceanside To Game 2 Win over Plainview
Nick Blette breaks down his clutch, 2 RBI double to seal a comeback victory for Oceanside. pic.twitter.com/6fiwaVJB2Z — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 14, 2024 by Tucker Terranova Photo Credit: Catherine Scarantino In the electrifying kickoff to their best-of-three showdown, the No. 7 Oceanside Sailors and the No. 2 Plainview JFK Hawks clashed in a game for the ages, culminating with Hofstra-commit Mike D’Ambrosio launching a walk-off home run that cleared the left field fence with ease, propelling Plainview to a crucial 7-6 victory and sending Oceanside to the brink of elimination. Following Monday’s instant classic, the two teams collided once more for Game 2, this time at Oceanside High School with even higher stakes. For Oceanside, the objective was clear-cut: win, and you f...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Syosset Holds on to Defeat Oceanside, 7-6
by Aaron Diaz Here is Tommy Martelli as your Game changer player of the game with his tie breaking double in the game against Oceanside. pic.twitter.com/dS3viUjnfT — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 24, 2024 The Syosset Braves got the better of the Oceanside Sailors on Wednesday, April 24 with a 7-6 victory. “This team is full of energy,” said Tommy Martelli. “We always fight back and that’s why we come out on top. Now we’re looking to close out the series tomorrow.” On a sunny afternoon during spring break, the Braves and Sailors were tallied up against each other with Oceanside now holding an 8-6 record in the loss. On the road, Syosset got out to a 2-0 lead in the first two innings on a Ryan Steinberg double and a Steven Klein single. Both teams trade zeros in ...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Mike D’Ambrosio’s Arm and Bat Lead Plainview JFK to 4-1 Win
Final: Plainview JFK 4, Oceanside 1 WP: Mike D’Ambrosio (5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 6 Ks) S: Anthony Powers D’Ambrosio also had an RBI double Alex Reifer had 2 hits and 2 RBIs pic.twitter.com/Rspj1QsotX — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 1, 2024 With the way 2023 ended for Plainview JFK, they will not be satisfied until the final out is recorded and they are crowned County Champs. That doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy some victories along the way – as they defeated a tough Oceanside team, 4-1, with their ace Mike D’Ambrosio on the hill. The Hofstra-commit, who was named First Team Preseason All-Long Island came out of the gate firing, striking out three hitters in the first two innings that he breezed through. He was opposed by southpaw Patrick Pallentino. He was impres...
Oceanside Looking to Take Next Step in 2024
by Mike Merolle Oceanside 10, Port Washington 2 WP: Patrick Pallentino (6ip 1ER 4 Ks) Luke Villella: 3 for 5 3 singles 3 RBIs Jake Lunenfeld: 3 for 4, 2B and 2 singles 2 RBIs Justin Alvarez: HR, 2 RBI’s Sean Varon: 2 for 3 pic.twitter.com/tFPbm2Oaor — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 17, 2023 After having their season cut short by Massapequa in 2023, Oceanside plans to bounce back this upcoming spring. Though the result did not favor Oceanside, there was a positive in their Nassau County Class AA playoff experience. The Sailors developed a young, inexperienced 2022 core into a 2024 college-bound group. Head coach Mike Postilio highly praises his two junior leaders, Luke Villella (‘25) and Kyle Scheurer (‘25). “When I watched them as freshmen, you wouldn’t tell they were freshmen. ...
Oceanside Sneaks Out Win in Tight Opener Against Massapequa
by Eddie Lennon Oceanside’s Luke Villella is the Axcess Baseball Player of the Game powered by @GCsports. Villella crushed a go ahead RBI double. Solid 6-4 W for Oceanside. pic.twitter.com/otDo4wRfsP — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 3, 2023 In a thrilling start to the season, Oceanside comes out victorious with an upset win over Massapequa as they win 6-4 in six innings. Opening up against a powerhouse like Massapequa was not an easy task for coach Mike Postilio and his young Oceanside squad. Massapequa are the five-time reigning Class AA Nassau County Champs and were looking to establish their dominance early in the county. Oceanside had different plans for the evening. Mike Furst took the mound for Oceanside. He kept them competitive by tossing 4 1/3 innings, striking out f...
Oceanside Hoping Year of Experience Leads to Growth for Young Core
by Nick Cipolla Drone shot from Farmingdale and Oceanside’s scrimmage last night at Brooklyn Cyclones stadium pic.twitter.com/AOgALI06v7 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 24, 2022 Two years ago, Oceanside was the Cinderella Story of the year as they had a group of young, unproven guys snuck into the Nassau County playoffs by winning their final game of the season. The Sailors then upset Farmingdale and made it back to the Nassau Final 4 where their season would end, but the future looked extremely bright. Unfortunately for the Oceanside Sailors, they ended up missing the playoffs for the first time in coach Mike Postilio’s 10 years as a head coach in 2022. There was a lot to take away from the previous spring and it seems like Postilio looks towards the positives. “We sta...
Ken Kortright State Farm Agency Game of the Week: Port Washington’s Defeats Oceanside to Clinch Postseason Berth
By Thomas Cregan Port Washington coach Matt Holzer after his teams’ 10-4 win over Oceanside pic.twitter.com/uNfOSnDJM0 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 12, 2022 Port Washington defeats Oceanside 9-4 propelling them to the post season in dramatic fashion. Last year, Port Washington’s playoff hopes came down to a tie breaker game against Oceanside, in which they lost and missed out on the postseason. However, this year in their final series, once again facing well known foe Oceanside, they were victorious. This game featured a pitching matchup between Maritime-commit Will Chu for Port Washington and Peter Davies for Oceanside. The first trip to the plate for Oceanside looked like they were coming in with plans to abuse the short right field fence at Port Washington’s ho...
Oceanside Looking to Build Off Playoff Season
By Daniel Lopes Baltimore Orioles prospect Kyle Martin (Oceanside 2016) pic.twitter.com/udoJab78CZ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 27, 2021 After a 2021 season that saw Oceanside make a surprise run in the playoffs with an inexperienced roster, head coach Mike Postilio is ready to build on the progress of that run. “It wasn’t what I hoped for or expected, but at the end, we found a way to get in the playoffs and then make it back to the final four with a team that was under .500 for the first time since I’ve been coaching there,” Postilio said. “I was super proud of the kids and the senior group. We had great leadership.” They were eliminated in the semifinals against Massapequa in a best-of-three series. Multiple seniors from last year’s team have since graduated, but...
