Baseball Award Winners
'Tis that time of year.
Here's the rundown for the big awards given this year to some of Long Island's top baseball players.
DIAMOND AWARD (POSITION PLAYER)
Bryan Verbitsky (Island Trees) takes it for the second year in a row.
Finalists included:
Jake Thomas, Calhoun
Eddie Murer, Baldwin
DIAMOND AWARD (PITCHER)
MacArthur's Josh Barry takes home Nassau's top pitching prize.
YASTRZEMSKI AWARD
Jimmy Briggs, from state champion Lindenhurst, takes the coveted award
GIBSON AWARD
Islip's Ed Macaluso captures Suffolk's pitching title
SILVER SLUGGER
Michael Hewson, from Sayville, gets the title of best hitter in Suffolk
'I've never seen fire sitting on the water' Three Newsday photographers talk to NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland about covering the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.
'I've never seen fire sitting on the water' Three Newsday photographers talk to NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland about covering the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.
