Diamond Stars: The top baseball and softball performers this week
Trey Zaffiro of Manhasset High School pitched a perfect game vs. Hewlett on April 25 2024. Credit: Anthony Serrapica
Three Long Island high school pitchers were perfect this week.
In baseball, Manhasset senior Trey Zaffiro fired a perfect game in a 10-0, six-inning win over Hewlett, and Longwood senior CJ Forman managed perfection in a 19-0 win over Riverhead. In softball, Sachem North freshman Makayla Rimmer retired all 18 batters in a 12-0, six-inning win over Copiague.
Zaffiro, a Lafayette commit, struck out 16 of the 18 batters in the game, which ended by Nassau County's 10-run mercy rule. Only two balls were put in play against him.
Forman needed to be perfect an inning longer as there is no mercy rule in Suffolk County. He was helped by a flawless defensive effort, struck out eight and needed just 72 pitches to complete the gem. It is believed to be the first perfect game in Longwood history according to coach Ryan McSherry.
Rimmer struck out eight and also drove in two runs at the plate.
BASEBALL
Isaac Avalos, Floyd: His grand slam tied the score at 5 and ignited a nine-run fourth inning in an 11-5 win over Patchogue-Medford.
Evan Cabral, Garden City: He went 8-for-9 with two home runs and five RBIs as Garden City won two (10-3, 3-0) of three games in a pivotal series against Carey.
Hunter Colagrande, Kings Park: He struck out 14 and allowed one hit and one walk in a 3-0 win over Hampton Bays.
Michael D’Ambrosio, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK: He went 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs in an 11-3 win over East Meadow. He struck out eight in 4 2/3 innings and hit a three-run home run in a 9-2 win in the same series.
Nick Frusco, Miller Place: He needed 92 pitches to strike out 16 and walk two in a no-hit 6-0 win over Sayville.
Garret Gates, North Shore: He struck out 17 and allowed three hits and one walk in 6 1/3 innings in a 7-1 win over Locust Valley. He also went 2-for-3 with a double and two stolen bases.
Tyler Gorman, Garden City: He went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer in a 10-3 win over Carey.
Dan Reynolds, MacArthur: He starred in a three-game sweep over Long Beach. Reynolds lined a two-out, run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 3-2 walk-off win in Game 1. He finished the week 7-for-10 with five RBIs and five runs scored.
Alex Scher, Half Hollow Hills West: He allowed just three hits in an eight-inning complete game, a 1-0 win over East Islip.
Derek Yormack, Bellmore JFK: He struck out 12 and allowed one hit in a five-inning complete game, a 10-0 win over Glen Cove. He went 2-for-2 with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored.
Lucas Weisser, Roslyn: He struck out four in six shutout innings and allowed no earned runs in an 8-1 win over Calhoun. He also had three hits and two RBIs.
Nick Zampieron, Comsewogue: He allowed three hits and struck out 11 in a 6-0 win over Huntington. He also had an RBI, two stolen bases and scored a run.
SOFTBALL
Cameron Buckstein, Sachem East: She doubled with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning and scored on Emily Beebe's single in a 4-3 walk-off win over Patchogue-Medford. Buckstein finished the week 7-for-9.
Addison Celi, Westhampton: She struck out 18 and allowed two hits in a 6-4 win over Hauppauge. She also went 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored.
Madison Lehmann, East Meadow: She went 2-for-4 with a home run in a 6-5 win over Mepham.
Lily McGrath, South Side: She fired a no-hitter and struck out 15 in a 7-0 win over Floral Park.
Marissa Nosovitch, Carle Place: She had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs in a 10-6 win over Baldwin. The next day, Nosovitch struck out 14 and drove in three runs in a 5-4 win over Baldwin.
Taylor Renny, Syosset: She hit a three-run home run, scored two runs and stole two bases in a 7-1 win over Calhoun. She also had three hits in a 6-5 win over Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK.
Jiselle Singh, Smithtown West: She had two hits and scored the lone run in a 1-0 win over West Islip.
Gregg Sarra is Newsday's high school sports editor and has been on the beat since the mid-1980s.
