Patchogue-Medford's Jayden Stroman delivers again, strikes out 12 in win over Floyd
Patchogue-Medford's Jayden Stroman pitches against Floyd on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Credit: Morgan Campbell
The scouts were settled behind the backstop at Patchogue-Medford High School on Saturday morning. And at 9:54 a.m., the Jayden Stroman Show began.
Stroman – the younger brother of Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman, a preseason Perfect Game All-American and a Duke commit – returned home for his senior season at Patchogue-Medford after spending his junior year at IMG Academy in Florida and the start of his varsity baseball career at the Stony Brook School.
Through nine games, Stroman has delivered. His performance in Saturday’s 7-1 Suffolk League I win over Floyd was no different.
The righthander threw 69 pitches and struck out 12 across four hitless, scoreless innings. He allowed five baserunners on two walks, two hit batsmen and a dropped third strike. His only non-strikeout out? A pickoff. Floyd did not put the ball in play against him.
At the plate, he went 1-for-2 with a double, two intentional walks and two runs scored.
“I got here early. I woke up at like 6:30, went to bed pretty early yesterday, like 8:30,” Stroman said. “I was in the moment once I got here. I’ve just been focused on being present through a lot of things. I’m not trying to worry about too much of the external factors because so much is out of your control. You're your best supporter when you’re out there.”
Said coach Anthony Frascogna: “It's like a dream come true. He's been the greatest teammate. He helps the other guys out. He's seen a lot more stuff than they have, so he's bringing a lot of information that he shares. On the field, you see what it is. That's how it is every time.”
Stroman’s fastball sat around 94-95 mph and touched 96. His curveball was effective, and he said he wanted to improve his changeup ahead of next week.
“I used to play when (2023 first-rounder) Josh (Knoth) was here,” senior third baseman/pitcher Frank Kentoffio said. “It's just like that. You don't even expect the ball in play with him.”
Stroman hit a fourth-inning double and scored on a passed ball to give Pat-Med (7-2, 7-2) a 3-0 lead.
Floyd (3-4, 2-4) cut it to 3-1 in the top of the sixth inning on Gabe Beta’s sacrifice fly.
Stroman was intentionally walked for the second time to load the bases with no outs in the sixth inning, his 16th walk and 10th intentional walk of the season, per Frascogna. In the next at-bat, Kentoffio broke the game open with a two-run double to make it 5-1.
Jace Rogers and Ashton Klugewicz had ensuing RBI sac flies to bring the score to its final margin.
“No, just staying patient,” Stroman said when asked if the intentional walks were frustrating. “I know my team’s got me today. I know Frank’s got me … Honestly, I don’t really know if it’s much of an advantage to the other team.”
Said Floyd coach Keith Kobasiuk: “He’s going to be up there with some of the all-time greats on Long Island.”
Ben Dickson joined Newsday’s high school sports staff in 2023 after graduating from Maryland, where he covered several of the Terrapins' teams.
