Suffolk League IV baseball preview

1. HILLS WEST COLTS

Coach: Tom Migliozzi

2013 record: 18-7

Key players

Aaron Glickstein, P, 6-1, 190, Jr.

Jon Faraci, P/IF, 6-7, 210, Jr.

Sean Noriega, OF, 5-11, 190, Sr.

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Owen McMenamy, OF, 5-10, 170, Jr.

Justin Pelletier, C, 6-1, 195, Sr.

Outlook: One of the deepest teams in the league; strong bench, airtight defense.

2. EAST ISLIP REDMEN

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Coach: Sal Ciampi

2013 records: 20-4

Key players

Dave Palmer, P/3B, 6-4, 190, Sr.

Mike Demarest, P/3B, 5-10, 200, Jr.

Steve Rosenvold, SS, 6-0, 175, Sr.

Brendan Dowd, C, 6-1, 175, Sr.

Jared Vuolo, OF, 5-8, 160, Sr.

Outlook: Palmer (8-0, 1.75 ERA, 24 RBIs) and Demarest (7-1, 1.90) make them strong.

3. HAUPPAUGE EAGLES

Coach: Josh Gutes

2013 record: 12-10

Key players

Nick Fanti, P/OF, 6-2, 180, Jr.

Sean Prahalis, P/OF, 6-0, 175, Sr.

PJ Contreras, C, 5-11, 180, Jr.

Mike Basil, P, 6-2, 175, Sr.

Ryan Morgenlander, 2B, 5-10, 175, Jr.

Outlook: Prahalis (1.06 ERA), and reliever in Basil will keep them in the hunt.

4. RIVERHEAD BLUE WAVES

Coach: Rob Maccone

2013 record: 9-11

Key players

Cody Smith, C, 6-0, 160, Sr.

Jesse Patriss, SS, 5-11, 170, Sr.

Ryan Gaffney, OF/P, 6-0, 185, Sr.

Kenny Simco, 3B/P, 6-0, 150, Jr.

Brian Brenton, OF, 6-1, 170, Sr.

Outlook: Good speed behind Patriss, balanced offense but short on pitching.

5. WEST BABYLON EAGLES

Coach: Michael Rayola

2013 record: 6-14

Key players

Nick Brigandi, P, 6-2, 180, Sr.

Tim Kranz, P/SS/3B, 6-2, 180, Jr.

Nick Gilley, SS/2B, 5-9, 165, Jr.

Adam Dell'Isola, C, 6-3,180, Jr.

Joe Granieri IF/OF, 6-0, 160, Jr.

Outlook: They'll have speed, versatility and should be competitive.

6. COPIAGUE EAGLES

Coach: Bill Bennett

2013 record: 5-15

Jose Tavares, CF, 5-11, 185, Sr.

Edward Collado, P, 5-10, 160, Sr.

Carlo Giarraffa, C, 5-8, 165, Jr.

Kiero Nuñez, RF, 6-0, 170, Sr.

Juan Cepeda, P/SS, 5-9, 142, Jr.

Outlook: Depth off the bench and solid production from Tavares (.393, 18 RBIs).