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07/07/14 10:00am

Baseball: First Hamptons League player reaches big leagues

07/07/2014 10:00 AM

Nick Ahmed, who played for the University of Connecticut when he was a member of the Westhampton Aviators in 2009, was the first Hamptons League player to reach the big leagues. (Credit: Steve Slade/UConn Athletics)

Brett Mauser had hoped the milestone moment would have come late last summer when Major League Baseball rosters expanded and clubs began calling up players from their farm system. Alas, it never happened.

As the 2014 MLB season unfolded, it quickly became apparent that the race was on. The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League, now in its seventh year, was on the verge of seeing its first former player called up to the majors. (more…)

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07/01/14 12:36am

Baseball: Tomcats’ nine-run lead slips away against Ospreys

by Joe Werkmeister

07/01/2014 12:36 AM

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Tomcats' first baseman Colton Rice reached base three times Monday, including a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Ospreys. (Credit: Garret Meade)

Tomcats’ first baseman Colton Rice reached base three times Monday, including a solo home run in the eighth inning. (Credit: Garret Meade)

OSPREYS 13, TOMCATS 12

Luke Stampfl has a knack for timely hits against Riverhead.

Stampfl singled up the middle in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night to drive in two runs, rallying the North Fork Ospreys to a come-from-behind victory over the Riverhead Tomcats in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League. (more…)

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06/25/14 8:00pm

Baseball: Twin brothers anchor Riverhead’s outfield

by Joe Werkmeister

06/25/2014 8:00 PM

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Riverhead Tomcats center fielder Mike Donadio snags a fly ball against Southampton June 19. Mike’s twin brother Mark plays left field. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk)

Randy Caden is well versed in dealing with twins; the Riverhead Tomcats manager has twin boys. Still, when it comes to telling apart brothers Mike and Mark Donadio, two outfielders suiting up for the Tomcats this summer, Caden admits it’s often a toss-up.

“You can’t tell them apart unless you know the number,” he said. “Sometimes I think I have one and I turn and it’s the wrong one.” (more…)

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06/19/14 8:41pm

Baseball: First-place Tomcats sweep doubleheader

by Joe Werkmeister

06/19/2014 8:41 PM

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Riverhead Tomcats shortstop Danny Mendick fields a grounder in Game 2 of a doubleheader against Southampton Thursday. Mendick drove in six runs in the two games. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk)

As the fifth-year manager of the Riverhead Tomcats, Randy Caden is already one of the elder statesman in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League.

“I love it,” Caden said. “Coaching at Farmingdale and then coming here, it’s a different type of athlete. It’s baseball, and when you’re playing good baseball, it’s enjoyable.” (more…)

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06/15/14 10:38pm

Baseball: Ospreys take down Tomcats in 10 innings

by Bob Liepa

06/15/2014 10:38 PM

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North Fork shortstop Luke Stampfl applied a tag, but Riverhead’s Cole Fabio is called safe on his steal of second base in the third inning. (Credit: Garret Meade)

OSPREYS 7, TOMCATS 5 (10 INNINGS)

This Penn didn’t need a hit to mark his imprint on the game.

Even without a hit, Penn Murfee had an unquestioned impact on the outcome of the North Fork Ospreys-Riverhead Tomcats game on Sunday. True enough, the Ospreys third baseman went 0 for 2 at the plate, but it wasn’t with his bat that he made a difference so much as with his legs, his keen eye and his baseball instincts. (more…)

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06/02/14 9:38pm

Baseball: Tomcats fall short in opener in their new home

by Bob Liepa

06/02/2014 9:38 PM

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Riverhead shortstop Danny Mendick fielding a ground ball for an out during the Tomcats’ 10-9 season-opening loss to Montauk. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk)

MUSTANGS 10, TOMCATS 9

The weather was ideal and the scene was idyllic for the Riverhead Tomcats’ Opening Day.

With the sun shining brilliantly, both the Montauk Mustangs and the Tomcats lined up before their Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League game and stood at attention while Erin Southard, a Riverhead High School freshman, sang the national anthem. Everything and everybody was ready for the game, that is, except the sound system and the Tomcats. (more…)

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05/27/14 7:08pm

Baseball: Bayport pitcher shuts out Wildcats for county title

by Bob Liepa

05/27/2014 7:08 PM

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John Montesano pitched one inning of relief for Shoreham-Wading River in Bayport on Tuesday. (Credit: Robert O’Rourk)

SUFFOLK COUNTY CLASS A TOURNAMENT | PHANTOMS 4, WILDCATS 0

One thing the members of the Shoreham-Wading River High School baseball team may remember most about their team this season was its comeback ability. The Wildcats have done it time and time again, sometimes in dramatic fashion.

“I know some teams crumble mentally when they’re down,” catcher Jack Massa said. “This team never seemed to do that.”

When the Wildcats needed runs, they often found a way to score them. Just not on Tuesday. (more…)