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Mattituck Ushers In New Era With Former All-State Player Joe Tardif at the Helm
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Joe Bello Joe Tardif is heading into his first season as the varsity coach of the baseball program at Mattituck High School. He steps into the role after he has been the head coach of the JV team at Mattituck for the past five years. Tardif takes over for Dan O’Sullivan, who was the varsity coach for six years. Last year, the Tuckers finished with a record of 2-18. “The 2025 season went about as expected.” Tardif said, “We were and still are a young team working on fundamentals and keeping games close.” Going into the 2026 season, Tardif and the Tuckers will be without their senior captain and All-League winning shortstop, Ben Vogel. “We will miss him dearly as we relied on him for almost everything...
Sayville Captures Class A Long Island Championship with 1-0 Win Over Wantagh
by Trevor Dugan For the first time since 2019, Sayville has won the Class A Long Island Championship! FINAL: Sayville 1 – Wantagh 0 pic.twitter.com/vwbRbYnZap — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 5, 2025 For the first time since 2019 the Sayville Golden Flashes have won the Class A Long Island Championship. Sayville squared off against Wantagh on Thursday afternoon at Middle Country Athletic Complex. Wantagh started Oneonta-commit Christian Danzilo on the mound for the championship matchup, while Andrew Law got the nod for Sayville. It was a short outing for Law, as he was pulled in the first inning after walking the first two batters he faced. Law would remain in the game as Sayville’s three hitter, but the sophomore Joseph Strining took over in relief, inheriting two base r...
GAME RECAP: Sayville Captures Suffolk Class A Championship Over Bayport-Blue Point
For the first time since 2019 Sayville has captured the Suffolk Class A Championship! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9Mgw8Fwy8u — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 31, 2025 On paper, you had one team with a 21-1 record and another with a 15-7 record. In reality, these teams were much closer than you would realize – and not just because they are neighboring towns on the south shore of Suffolk County. Sayville and Bayport-Blue Point, two blue bloods of baseball on Long Island, squared off for the second time in a team. Earlier in the week, Sayville handed Bayport their first loss of the season after 21 wins. On Saturday, Sayville defeated them, 8-1, to capture their first Class A Championship since 2019. The Golden Flashes competed in the ultra-competitive League 6, in which all 7 teams were...
Sayville Returns Experiences Group That is Hungry to Make Deep Postseason Run
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Tucker Terranova In an era where high school and collegiate baseball teams constantly battle roster turnover, Sayville Head Coach Joe Esposito enters his eighth season with a rare advantage—continuity. While many programs spend the early months of the season searching for stability, Esposito’s squad returns with experience, chemistry, and a proven ability to deliver in high-pressure moments. Sayville has established itself as a Suffolk County powerhouse, consistently finishing among the top teams over the last six seasons, including a Long Island Championship in 2019. Now, with one of the most seasoned rosters on the island, expectations are high for another deep postseason run. “All of the returnin...
