Suffolk County baseball has been in the headlines all year on Long Island and they culminated a fantastic season with multiple Long island Championships.
The Kings Park Kingsmen were the first team to punch their ticket as Long Island champs when they defeated Clarke 3-2 this weekend. The Kingsmen won in dramatic fashion as a 9th inning walk off balk was called to hand them the title.
Star pitcher Hunter Colagrande was injured early in the game, but still went on to pitch one run ball through 7 innings. With the victory Kings Park claimed their first title since 2001 and just their second championship in the school's history.
Hauppauge also won their Long island title this weekend. Matt Neglia led the way with a fantastic pitching effort in a 4-3 win over Division. The Eagles relied on Neglia to pitch out of trouble all game long and despite his 10 hits allowed he went the distance for the title. Hauppauge secured their 21st win on the season and hadn't been to the Long Island title game in 24 years.
While Haupauge and Kings Park haven't had a championship in a while, winning titles has become a trend for the Commack baseball team and their superstar pitcher.
Commack won their second straight Long Island Championship and their 3rd win in the last four years. Evan Kay was dominant as usual in the victory. Kay, the Suffolk Pitcher of the Year, struck out 11 batters, walking none and allowed just 4 hits en route to his complete game win.
The Cougars needed his spectacular effort as they beat Farmingdale 2-1. Now, all three teams will head upstate to play for state championships at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton this week.