Suffolk League VIII baseball preview
Center Moriches' Pat Bryant poses for a portrait at Bethpage Ballpark in Central Islip Saturday, March 15, 2014. Credit: Barry Sloan
Coach: Gary Pike
2013 record: 19-3
Key players
Eddie McLaughlin, P/3B, 6-1, 165, Sr.
Kevin Edgar, C, 5-9, 188, Sr.
Garrett Pike, P/SS, 5-10, 170, Jr.
Thomas Beckman, P/Util, 6-1, 170, Sr.
David Kirshy, P/OF, 6-3, 210, Sr.
Outlook: Pike (.383, 23 RBIs) leads offense; McLaughlin (0.86 ERA) is the ace.
Coach: Dennis Donovan
2013 record: 13-9
Key players
Patrick Bryant, P/SS, 6-5, 220, Sr.
Mike Colombi, P/OF, 6-0, 190, Sr.
Daniel Franchi, P/11, 5-9, 154, Jr.
Kevin O'Brien, 1B, 6-3, 175, Sr.
Stephen Bryant, IF, 5-10, 142, So.
Outlook: Bryant (Wake Forest) leads a solid pitching staff.
Coach: Steve DeCaro
2013 record: 15-9
Key players
Cameron Burt, P, 6-2, 200, Sr.
Ian Nish, 1B, 6-3, 200, Jr.
Marcos Perivolaris, SS, 5-7, 155, Jr.
Joe Tardif, OF, 5-8, 150, So.
Brian Pelan, C, 5-10, 165, Sr.
Outlook: They can put together a nice season behind Burt (64 Ks) and Nish.
Coach: Anthony Sparacio
2013 record: 10-10
Key players
Zach Carmody, SS/P, 5-10, 190, Jr.
Jack Facciebene, RF/P, 6-0, 185, Jr.
Liam Young, LF, 5-10, 180, Jr.
Nick Crawford, 3B/P, 5-7, 180, Sr.
Joe Savastano, CF, 5-8, 160, Sr.
Outlook: Excellent pitching, but a shot at the league title will depend on offense.
Coach: Jesse Rosen
2013 record: 6-12
Key players
Tyler D'Accordo, P/3B, 5-7, 165, Sr.
Neil Alvarez, P/RF, 5-11, 160, Jr.
Corey Carnahan, C, 5-8, 170, Jr.
Andy Vasquez, P/SS, 5-7, 155, Sr.
Aaron Accardo, CF, 5-10, 160, Sr.
Outlook: D'Accordo, Alvarez and Vasquez will be tough to score on.
Coach: Pete Meehan
2013 record: 4-16
Key players
Ryan Schultheis, P/1B, 5-9, 160, Sr.
Ryan Cavanaugh, OF, 5-11, 195, Sr.
Josh Karl, SS/P, 5-11, 160, Jr.
Tim Frost, P/1B, 6-0, 175, So.
Nick Giannone, OF, 5-8, 190, Sr.
Outlook: Can be competitive if they shore up a leaky defense.
Coach: Skip Gehring
2013 record: 5-16
Key players
Marco Pascale, 3B, 5-9, 185, Jr.
Jasper Bradley, OF, 6-3, 190, Jr.
Pat Marelli, P, 6-2, 215, Sr.
Greg Gehring, C, 5-10, 170, So.
Kurt Bahnke, SS, 5-10, 160, Sr.
Outlook: Defense is a strength behind Pascale, a strong arm with quick reflexes.
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Sarra Sounds Off Ep. 35: EI baseball, girls lacrosse and plays of the week On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we look at East Islip baseball's inspirational comeback story, Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week and Tess Ferguson breaks down the top defensive players in girls lacrosse.
