Diamond Stars: Top accomplishments in Long Island baseball and softball
Longwood's Brendan Rivera struck out eight, walked none and threw 99 pitches (65 strikes) in a no-hitter against Patchogue-Medford on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Credit: Bob Sorensen
A look at the top performers on the diamond this week:
BASEBALL
Tom Apollo, Seaford: He struck out nine in a one-hitter, a 5-0 win over Plainedge.
Vincenzo Buffolino, Kings Park: He hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning of a 1-0 win over Mount Sinai.
Mason Gatchalian, Eastport-South Manor: He hit a walk-off double in a 7-6 win over East Hampton.
Jayden Gigante, Carey: The junior became Carey’s all-time hits leader in a 6-4 win over Division.
Gavin Hock, Half Hollow Hills West: He tossed a one-hitter, a 3-0 win over Smithtown West.
Brady Hubbard, Riverhead: He hit a walk-off two-run single in a 2-1 win over Newfield.
Connor Minihane, Eastport-South Manor: He hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 11th inning in an 11-10 win over Hills West.
Lucas Patton, East Islip: He threw a one-hitter, taking a perfect game into the seventh inning, in an 8-1 win over Hauppauge.
Brendan Rivera, Longwood: He struck out eight, walked none and threw 99 pitches (65 strikes) in a no-hitter, a 4-0 win over Patchogue-Medford. Only two players reached base, one on an infield error and another on a dropped third strike.
Jaxson Torres, Plainedge: He struck out eight and walked two in a no-hitter, a 3-0 win over Seaford.
Joseph Ventura, East Rockaway: He hit a walk-off single in the 12th inning of a 4-3 decision Oyster Bay.
SOFTBALL
Bre Dhanraj, Central Islip: Dhanraj allowed no earned runs in a complete-game and had two hits and two RBIs in a 3-1 win over Sachem North.
Melissa Gordon, St. Anthony’s: Gordon picked up four wins, throwing 27 innings with 26 strikeouts and allowing eight runs.
Anney Kohn, Massapequa: Kohn went 2-for-4 and hit a walk-off RBI single in the seventh inning of a 5-4 decision over Farmingdale to send Massapequa to the Nassau Class AAA finals.
St Anthony's Makayla Martinez went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in a 6-3 win over St. Joseph Sea and was 2-for-3 with a homer and 4 RBIs against Molloy. Credit: Neil Miller
Makayla Martinez, St. Anthony’s: Martinez went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in a 6-3 win over St. Joseph Sea. She went 2-for-3 with a homer, four RBIs and two runs in an 11-2 win over Archbishop Molloy.
Erin McDaid, Smithtown West: McDaid threw a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts and six walks in a 5-2 win over Eastport-South Manor. She struck out 16 and allowed no earned runs in a 3-1 win over Hauppauge.
Emma Priest, Wantagh: Priest had three hits, including two home runs and had four RBIs and three runs in a 9-7 win over Mineola.
Cate Ropiak, East Islip: Ropiak went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBIs and three runs in a 9-8 win over West Babylon.
Delaney Schleider, Miller Place: Schleider went 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBIs and two runs in a 10-0 win over Islip.
Ruby Seaman, Farmingdale: Seaman hit a walk-off two-run single in the seventh inning of a 5-4 decision over Massapequa.
Christina Vlahakis, Oceanside: Vlahakis hit a tying home run in the fourth and drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the fifth of a 4-3 decision over Syosset.
