Sam Kay
Game of the Week Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Commack Overcomes Elements in 8-3 Win
Final: Commack 8, Ward Melville 3 WP: Justin Pagan Luke Krzemienski drove in 3 runs as the Cougars improve to 5-1 pic.twitter.com/Wb6kMlQe2y — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 12, 2025 Commack was able to defeat their rivals, Ward Melville, and the elements by the score of 8-3 in a game that began at 5pm on Friday and ended around 12:20pm on Saturday due to darkness suspending play in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cougars, who jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead before Ward Melville fought back to tie it, showed their patented resilience that has allowed them to win four consecutive Suffolk County Championships. “All four games we played against them was in horrible weather,” said Commack head coach Matt Salmon, “But today I just tried to remind them that Ward ...
Sam Kay and Luke Krzemienski Ready to Embrace the Expectations of Their Last Names
Prior to each game, Sam Kay and Luke Krzemienski have a catch. Being superstitious like most baseball players, they have to finish it in a particular way. They throw the ball back-and-forth three times with the final catch having to be behind-the-back. Kay and Krzemienski are both sophomores on Commack’s varsity baseball team that were called up as freshmen. In addition to the challenge of playing against kids three years older than you, they both share the burden of living up to the expectations that their older siblings have set playing for the Cougars. Sam’s older brother, Evan, just finished up one of the best careers we have seen in Suffolk County history and especially for Commack’s program. He owns the Long Island record for consecutive scoreless innings at 60, he ...
