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Baseball officials hope changes are a homerun

Children in the Valley Stream Baseball League will be playing ball like they’ve never played before. The league, which will be entering its 71st season, will debut wooden bat baseball for the 2013 season. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/29/12

Thomas Marten of the Rays was all smiles when it was announced that he was selected as the player of the year in the Wright Division. He accepted the award from his coach, Jamie Lewin.

Baseball League celebrates its stars

It was an exciting night for a few dozen local youth baseball players who got to enjoy a free dinner and take home trophies, as well. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/19/12

Play ball! But first read 'The Art of Fielding'

“But baseball was different. Schwartz thought of it as Homeric — not a scrum but a series of isolated contests. Batter versus pitcher, fielder versus ball." more

9/13/12

Feeling right at home with Ducks

After playing some level of professional baseball for his entire adult life soon following his selection by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the 2002 Major League Draft, Reid Gorecki took some time off last year. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 7/26/12

Andrew Castano takes a turn at bat for the South High School Falcons in the May 12 Mayor's Cup game.

South comes out on top in Mayor’s Cup battle

With their respective seasons over, the Central and South varsity baseball squads hit the diamond one last time on May 12 at South High School for the annual Mayor’s Cup game. South’s Falcons came from behind to defeat the Central Eagles 10-7. more

5/16/12

Nick Leone drills a pitch during Valley Stream North's heartbreaking 9-8 defeat to Seaford in last Saturday's Nassau Class A playoff game.

Crowd tells story as Spartans fall

The instant the umpire raised his right hand to signal the final out of Valley Stream North’s 9-8 extra-inning loss to Seaford in the first round of the Nassau Class A baseball playoffs last Saturday, a hush fell over the diamond. more

By Tom Jordan | 5/15/12

Senior Dan Napolionello's walk-off single gave the Eagles a 6-5 victory over East Meadow at Firemen's Field on May 3.

Eagles alive after narrow victory

The law of averages still hasn’t evened out for Valley Stream Central, but after suffering three one-run losses over a six-game stretch it finally celebrated a hard-fought victory and remained in the hunt for a Nassau Class AA baseball playoff spot. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 5/9/12

Coach Bobby Simona, right, his team and assistant coaches Jaime Taveras and Leandro Robles are joined by Baseball League President Bob Inzerillo, second from right, at Opening Day ceremonies last Saturday morning.

70 seasons of baseball in Valley Stream

The Valley Stream Baseball League began its 70th season of play last Saturday following Opening Day ceremonies at Firemen’s Field. more

4/25/12

Baseball Swings with a heavy-hitting line-up featuring cabaret singer Lynn DiMenna, jazz singer Sarah Partridge, Hofstra University senior Alex Schirling, and 9-year-old star-in-the-making Rainer DeLalio.

Take me out to the ballgame...at Hofstra

The crack of the bat, the whoosh of the ball, the melody of Take Me Out to the Ballgame … baseball is certainly the great American pastime, and, a rich legacy of baseball-inspired music has … more

By Karen Bloom | 4/25/12

Valley Stream North's Joe Vasquez had a day to remember April 19 when he went 5-for-5 and drove in five runs in a win at South.

Spartans bust out, beat Falcons

After totaling only eight runs during a three-game slide, Valley Stream North came out swinging April 19 at Valley Stream South and exploded for a 23-11 victory in a Conference A-IV/VI baseball matchup. more

Tony Bellissimo | 4/24/12

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