Richie Roberts
Center Moriches Hungry to Capture County Championship
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series The season ended in painful fashion for Center Moriches, who lost to Bayport-Blue Point, 2-1, in the Class A semifinals. It was an all-too familiar opponent for the Red Devils who compiled a record of 17-2 against all teams not named Bayport-Blue Point and 0-5 against them. That loss came directly after a thrilling 13-inning victory over the reigning Class A Long Island Champs, Kings Park, in which their ace, Joey Hiller, put the team on his back en route to a 4-3 victory. Center Moriches, who last captured a County Championship in 2022, enters the season with one goal in mound – getting back to the top. “Anything less than a County Championship is not good enough,” said head coach Pa...
GAME RECAP: Joey Hiller Goes the Distance, Reaches K Milestone in 12-2 Win over Mattituck
Center Moriches RHP Joey Hiller struck out 12 in a complete game victory over Mattituck @GetGameChanger pic.twitter.com/BmDBWW4yOz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 15, 2025 Anytime a player on Center Moriches can have their name in the same sentence with a Gibson, it’s a pretty big deal. In Tuesday’s 12-2 victory over League VII rival Mattituck, senior RHP Joey Hiller notched career strikeout 200, passing his head coach Paul Gibson III, who had 194. Recently, he also passed Cameron Ball (180). Interestingly, Hiller will be attending Quinnipiac University in the fall, which is also where Gibson III and Ball attended. He now only trails legendary Paul Gibson (375) and Glenn Gibson (270). Needless to say, Gibson’s record is safe – the award for the top pit...
