Pitching took center stage in the early rounds of the Suffolk County baseball playoffs this week. We knew that there would be an ace's duel in the Miller Place against Kings Park matchup and it delivered.
Miller Place sent Nick Frusco to the hill against Kings Park's Hunter Colagrande. Their stats speak for themselves. Frusco came into the game ending the regular season with 33 innings pitched, ending with 4 wins and an incredible 0.42 ERA. He struck out an unreal 75 batters in just 33 innings and allowed only 8 total hits on the year. Hunter Colagrande was even better. He threw 42 innings, good for a perfect 7-0 record. His 0.44 ERA and 0.45 WHIP spoke volumes of his dominance and he added 65 Ks to his final stat line.
As they faced off against each other it was Colagrande who had the final win. He pushed Kings Park to a 2-0 win by throwing a complete game shutout. Miller Place mustered just 4 hits and one walk against him as they waved at his pitches all day, leading to 11 strikeouts. The win moved his record to 8-0 and moved Kings Park one step closer to a title.
It seems anytime we have talked about great pitching in Suffolk County this season we have mentioned CJ Forman and he did not disappoint in his 8-2 win over Patchogue Medford. The Longwood ace threw a complete game with 11 strikeouts to move Longwood on in the bracket.