Diamond stars: Long Island's top baseball and softball performers this week
Commack starting pitcher Evan Kay delivers a pitch against Sachem North in a Suffolk league II baseball game, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Commack high school. Credit: George A Faella
Commack’s Evan Kay rewrote the record book for Long Island pitchers last week. The senior’s streak of scoreless innings pitched was finally snapped in a Suffolk League II game against Ward Melville.
The new record is 60 innings.
“It’s an amazing accomplishment when you really think about it,” Commack coach Matt Salmon said. “You need to be really good, really lucky and have great defensive support.”
Kay gave up a run with two outs in the first inning against Ward Melville and suffered his first high-school loss in a 2-1 defeat on April 30.
“It was a great run and time to start a new one,” Kay said. “I’ve had excellent defense and been able to pitch out of a few tough spots.”
Kay threw four consecutive shutouts to lead Commack to the Long Island Class A title in 2023. Commack (11-5, 10-4) is currently third in League II.
Dynamic pitching was also on full display in softball.
Marissa Nosovitch of Carle Place and Madison DeMaio of Sewanhaka each struck out 20 batters in one game.
Nosovitch struck out 20 and allowed three hits and one walk in a 3-1 win over Hicksville on April 30. DeMaio also fanned 20 batters and allowed one hit in a 5-1 win over Floral Park on May 2.
DeMaio had quite the week. She also struck out 17 in a 6-0 win over South Side on April 30. In that game, she had a homer, a triple, two RBIs and scored three runs.
There were plenty of heavy hitters this week, but we had a rarity in softball. Madysen Bauer connected for two grand slams in Centereach's 13-9 win over Bellport on May 1. Bauer also struck out seven to earn the victory.
BASEBALL
Jace Alvino, West Babylon: Alvino pitched a two-hitter in a 14-0 win over Bellport. He struck out 14 and walked one to earn his 16th career victory. He also went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
CJ Forman, Longwood: Forman threw a no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Central Islip. He struck out 13 and walked one. The outing came five days after he threw a perfect game against Riverhead.
Anthony Janes, Seaford: He struck out nine and allowed one hit and one unearned run in six innings in a 2-1 win over North Shore. He had the winning RBI on a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning.
John Margolies, Hauppauge: He came on in relief to protect a one-run lead in the fifth inning with the bases loaded and no outs. He got two popups and a strikeout to escape the jam in a 4-1 win over Eastport-South Manor. Margolies pitched three scoreless innings for the save.
Rob Melo, Patchogue-Medford: He struck out 11 and pitched a four-hitter in a 1-0 win over Brentwood.
Jonathan Moya, East Rockaway: He struck out eight and allowed three hits and an earned run in 6 2/3 innings in a 12-2 win over Carle Place. He went 3-for-3 with a homer, a double, two walks and two RBIs.
Danny Onorato, St. Dominic: He struck out eight in a complete game, a 1-0 win over St. John the Baptist.
Ethan Tome, Sewanhaka: He went 4-for-5 with four RBIs in a 13-3 win over Uniondale.
Alex Strickland, Miller Place: Strickland threw a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts and one walk in a 5-0 win over Harborfields.
SOFTBALL
Taylor Aschettino, Rocky Point: She went 5-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs in a 12-8 win over Hauppauge.
Emily Balducci, Massapequa: Balducci went 3-for-4 and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning in a 5-4 win over MacArthur.
Bella Bartilucci, Wantagh: She hit a go-ahead two-run double in the top of the eighth inning in a 2-0 win over Seaford.
Emily Bouros, West Islip: Bouros pitched a one-hitter and struck out nine in a 4-0 win over West Babylon.
Giana Cerrone, Manhasset: She went 3-for-5 with a home run and two doubles in a 9-5 win over Freeport.
DeAnna Cinquemani, Mepham: She went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and drove in the winning run in the top of the seventh inning in a 5-4 win over Syosset.
Bella Cruz, St. Anthony’s: Cruz had four hits, three runs, three stolen bases, two RBIs and drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning in a 6-3 win over Kellenberg.
Brooke Leach, Sachem North: She went 3-for-3 with a home run, her fourth of the season, and had four RBIs and three runs scored in an 11-2 win over Newfield.
Isabella Lundquist, Sayville: She went 4-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs in a 9-2 win over Kings Park.
Julia Maniscalco, Kellenberg: She went 4-for-4 with a triple, two doubles, four runs scored and three RBIs in a 10-4 win over Holy Trinity.
Maddy Millman, Clarke: She went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and two RBIs in an 11-10 win over Mineola. She also went 4-for-5 with two doubles and four runs scored in a 13-11 win over Herricks.
Kayla O’Boyle, Commack: She struck out 11 in a five-inning no-hitter, a 15-0 win over Copiague.
Lauren Peers, Carey: She struck out 11 in a complete game and went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs in a 12-11 win over Division.
Savannah Speicher, Plainedge: She had two hits, four RBIs and struck out six in 7-0 win over Long Beach.
Gregg Sarra is Newsday's high school sports editor and has been on the beat since the mid-1980s.
