Long Island's Diamond Stars: Top performances this week in high school baseball and softball
Garden City senior pitcher Joe Carey celebrates during a baseball game at Massapequa High School on April 4, 2026. Credit: Joe Orovitz
BASEBALL
Zach Adelstein, Bellmore JFK: He fired a one-hitter and struck out nine to help the Cougars eliminate Bethpage from the Nassau Class AA playoffs in a 3-0 win.
Colin Ark, Rocky Point: He pitched a one-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts in a 2-0 win over Islip.
Thomas Brown and Brian Major, Malverne: The Mules won a baseball game for the first time since May 9, 2024, as Brown went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and Major went 3-for-3 with four RBIs in a 16-4 win over Friends Academy. Brown also struck out five in 4 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run.
Joe Carey, Garden City: He allowed just one hit and one walk across six scoreless innings, striking out 13 in a 9-0 win over Manhasset.
Teagan Cardona, Mepham: He went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs in a 11-4 win over Division.
Ethan Johnson, South Side: His two-run triple broke a tie in the fifth inning in a 5-2 win over Division.
Connor Jones, Floral Park: He struck out nine and allowed one unearned run for Floral Park in a 2-1 win over Lynbrook.
Connor Kenefick, West Islip: He pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts in a 7-2 win over East Islip to clinch the Suffolk League IV title. He also went 4-for-4 with an RBI.
Brandon Seddio, Newfield: He threw a four-hit shutout in a 9-0 win over Copiague.
Ryan Yormack, Bellmore JFK: He went 3-for-3 and smacked a three-run home run in the third inning of a 3-0 win over Bethpage.
Jake Zabbara, Mount Sinai: He threw a shutout with one walk and 11 strikeouts in a 10-0 win over Sayville.
Everett Zarzicki, Kings Park: He pitched a three-hit shutout, striking out 12 and walking none in a 1-0 victory over Miller Place.
SOFTBALL
Hauppauge’s Crisalyn Abruscato makes contact during a softball game against Eastport-South Manor at Hauppauge High School on March 25, 2026. Credit: Kathy M Helgeson
Crisalyn Abruscato, Hauppauge: She hit two home runs and drove in five in a 6-2 win over West Islip.
Rylie Betz, Seaford: She threw a five-inning no-hitter and struck out 16 in a 16-0 win over Floral Park.
Lyla Camacho, Connetquot: She went 3-for-4 and hit a walk-off double in the ninth inning of a 4-3 win over North Babylon. She struck out eight in a complete game.
Hannah Jaccard, Eastport-South Manor: She went 3-for-3 with a three-run home run and six RBIs in a 12-8 win over East Hampton.
Alex Livanos, MacArthur: She went 2-for-3 and hit a walk-off three-run homer to give MacArthur a 7-6 win over Carey.
Rylee Petruski, Bethpage: She tossed a five-hit shutout and scored the game’s lone run in a 1-0 win over Glen Cove.
Selma Radoncic, Calhoun: She went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs in an 8-2 win over Bellmore JFK.
Sienna Renny, Syosset: She hit a walk-off RBI single in the eighth inning of a 6-5 win over Farmingdale in the Game 3 of a Nassau Class AAA quarterfinal.
Julianna Russ, Ward Melville: She went 2-for-3 with a home run and struck out 11 in a 4-3 win over Comsewogue/Port Jefferson.
Delaney Schleider, Miller Place: She went 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs, including a walk-off sacrifice fly in a 13-inning 4-3 win over Kings Park.
Gabriella Shepherd, East Meadow: She went 2-for-4 and hit a walk-off homer in the seventh of a 5-4 win over Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK.
Gregg Sarra is Newsday's high school sports editor and has been on the beat since the mid-1980s.
