Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
6/15 Recap: Whalers Stage Late Comeback at Shelter Island
Date:06/15/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Sag Harbor 6, Shelter Island 2 The Sag Harbor Whalers came from behind on Sunday at Fiske Field in Shelter Island, scoring six runs in the top of the seventh to beat the Shelter Island Bucks by a final score of 6-2. Shelter Island took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third on an RBI single from John Gannon (St. Lawrence) however, he’d be thrown out trying to advance to seco...
Bucks and Whalers Announce Montauk Classic for June 19th
Date:06/14/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
The Shelter Island Bucks and Sag Harbor Whalers have announced that this coming Thursday’s game will be played at The Montauk School. It will be played as the first-ever Montauk Classic featuring the two teams. Events will start at 2:00 PM with Youth Clinics for Grades 3-5 at Lions Field and for Grades 6-9 at The Montauk School. Batting Practice will start at 3:30 PM, and then the g...
6/13 Recap: Gannon’s 5 RBI Night Leads Bucks to Season Opening Win at North Fork
Date:06/13/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Shelter Island 11, North Fork 1 (6.5 Innings) The Shelter Island Bucks continued where they left off last season, defeating the North Fork Ospreys in the HCBL playoffs to advance to the HCBL Championship Series. On Opening Night in the HCBL, the Bucks, led by a two-home run, five-RBI game from John Gannon (St. Lawrence), beat the North Fork Ospreys by a final score of 11-1 at Coc...
Local Talent Shines in South Shore’s 4-1 Opening Day HCBL Win Over Westhampton
Date:06/12/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
By Tucker Terranova/Axcess Baseball After a long collegiate season and little time to recover before the start of the 2025 Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League (HCBL), some early-season rust would have been understandable. But for Mark Gajowski — a rising sophomore left-hander and 2024 Riverhead graduate — his debut in summer ball couldn’t have gone much better. Coming ...
Gold Highlights Postseason Award Honorees from the HCBL Alums
Date:06/01/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credit: Sophia Wallick With the NCAA D-I baseball tournament in full swing, we recognize the HCBL players who were acknowledged by their respective conferences in the recent postseason awards. Division I AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE First Team Mason Wolf, C, NJIT (Westhampton ‘22) Freddy Forgione, 1B, Binghamton (Southampton ‘22) Second...
Former Whaler Ryan Fitzgerald Makes His MLB Debut with the Twins
Date:05/20/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credit: Major League Baseball Injuries to the Minnesota Twins roster led to former HCBLer Ryan Fitzgerald getting the call from AAA-St. Paul to the big league roster. Fitzgerald, a former 2014 Sag Harbor Whaler, made his MLB debut on Friday, May 16th, playing second base in a 3-0 Twins victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on the road. Fitzgerald is now the 35th former HCBL player to g...
HCBL Holds It’s Annual Fundraiser
Date:05/19/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League is holding it’s annual fundraiser to raise money for the league. The auction runs until May 31st and fans can bid on the following items. 3-some at North Fork Country Club 3-some at Southampton Golf Club 4-some at Gardiner’s Bay + Lunch & 1 round of drinks 4-some at Atlantic Golf Club 4-some at East Hampton Golf Club w/Carts 4-...
HCBL’s 17th Season Begins June 12th
Date:05/18/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
For the second straight season, Opening Day in the HCBL will be a two-day event. On Thursday, June 12th, the Westhampton Aviators host the South Shore Clippers at Aviator Field in Westhampton Beach. HCBL Opening Day continues on Friday, June 13th, when the defending HCBL champion Southampton Breakers host the North Fork Ospreys at Southampton High School. The North Fork Ospreys conclude the Open...
Sag Harbor Whalers 2025 Baseball Camp Information
Date:05/09/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
The Sag Harbor Whalers will hold their annual baseball camps from June 30th to July 3rd and from July 7th to July 10th. The coaches and players of the Sag Harbor Whalers will spend the day teaching campers baseball drills, playing games, and gaining friendships. The camps will be located at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor and host families can attend the camps free. For more information about the...
HCBL All-Star Game returns to Sag Harbor in 2025
Date:05/03/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League will play its 12th HCBL All-Star Game on Saturday, July 12th. Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, the Whalers' home, will be the host venue for the All-Star Game for the third consecutive season. Last year's HCBL All-Star Game at Mashashimuet Park saw a come-from-behind win by the Blue Team All-Stars in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Red Team All-...
South Shore Clippers to call William Floyd High School Home in 2025
Date:04/29/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
The South Shore Clippers announced they will play all 18 home dates for the upcoming 2025 Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League season at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach. The Clippers will open up their 2025 season at home at William Floyd against the Sag Harbor Whalers on Sunday, June 14th. They will play their home schedule until July 20th against the North Fork Ospreys. This marks the...
2025 HCBL Schedule Released
Date:04/28/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
The 2025 HCBL schedule has now officially been released. The defending HCBL champions will headline Opening Day on June 13th, the Southampton Breakers facing the Sag Harbor Whalers at Southampton High School. The North Fork Ospreys will also play on June 13th, facing the Shelter Island Bucks at Cochran Park in Peconic at 7 PM. The 2025 HCBL All-Star Game will be played on July 12th. You can...
2025 HCBL Rosters Revealed
Date:03/20/2025 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
The rosters for the six Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League teams for the 2025 season were revealed today. You can view the rosters at the following links below. The schedule for the 2025 season will be announced at a later date. North Fork Ospreys Sag Harbor Whalers Shelter Island Bucks South Shore Clippers Southampton Breakers Westhampton Aviators ...
2024 HCBL First and Second Teams Announced
Date:09/20/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
The 2024 HCBL All-League Teams were announced on Friday, 2024 HCBL MVP Jack Gold (Pomona-Pitzer) of the Sag Harbor Whalers who also won the Triple Crown highlighted the selections on the 2024 HCBL First Team. Other HCBL award winners on the All-League team include HCBL Pitcher of the Year Will Darrell (Vassar) of Sag Harbor and HCBL Reliever of the Year KJ La...
Sag Harbor’s Darrell Named as HCBL Pitcher of the Year
Date:08/19/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credit: Drew Budd East Hampton native Will Darrell (Vassar) was the ace of the Sag Harbor Whalers pitching rotation and was recognized for his outstanding pitching by being named the 2024 HCBL Pitcher of the Year. Darrell was 4-1 for Sag Harbor in six starts with an Earned Run Average of 2.88. Darrell pitched 25 innings with 27 strikeouts while allowing 17 walks. T...
South Shore’s Lavoie Named 2024 HCBL Reliever of the Year
Date:08/18/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
KJ Lavoie (St. Rose) of the South Shore Clippers was named the 2024 HCBL Reliever of the Year. Lavoie appeared in 12 games for South Shore throughout the 2024 HCBL season where he pitched 20 innings. Lavoie led all HCBL relief pitchers in saves with six and had an ERA of 1.35 with 14 strikeouts and eight walks. Lavoie was selected as an HCBL All-Star where he pitched a sc...
Jack Gold Named as 2024 HCBL MVP
Date:08/08/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credit: Sophia Wallick Sag Harbor’s Jack Gold (Pomona-Pitzer) had one of the greatest seasons in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League. The league’s coaches recognized Gold at the 2024 league Most Valuable Player. Gold was the first person in the history of the HCBL to be recognized as a unanimous MVP getting a first-place vote on all six HCBL coaches’ b...
Southampton Breakers Capture 2024 HCBL Championship
Date:07/30/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credit: Ron Esposito By Tucker Terranova/Axcess Baseball If you’ve been following the 2024 Southampton Breakers, nothing about this season should surprise you anymore. Starting with a dismal 1-6 record through the opening week of HCBL action, it seemed Southampton’s season could quickly spiral downward. However, they never lost confidence in their group, finishi...
Breakers on Verge of HCBL Championship After 9-6 Victory
Date:07/28/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
By Tucker Terranova/Axcess Baseball The Southampton Breakers acknowledge that their recent run has been extraordinary. Undefeated since July 16th, they’ve averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game during this stretch and hold a record of 9-0-1. After dominantly upsetting the top-seeded Sag Harbor Whalers last week, Southampton focused on the HCBL Championship series against th...
Gold and Kearns Take Final HCBL Weekly Awards of 2024
Date:07/28/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Two student-athletes were recognized for their outstanding efforts on the diamond in the final week of the 2024 HCBL regular season. Sag Harbor’s Jack Gold (Pomona-Pitzer) was named as the Pepsi Player of the Week while Southampton’s Kyle Kearns (West Chester) was selected as the ACE Hardware Pitcher of the Week. Gold in the final week of the HCBL regular season hit .450 batti...
Around The Bases: 2024 HCBL Championship Series Preview
Date:07/27/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credits: Sophia Wallick For only the third time in the history of the HCBL Championship Series and for the first time since 2013 the two low seeds in the HCBL playoffs will meet for the league championship as third-seeded Shelter Island plays fourth-seeded Southampton. Shelter Island comes into the HCBL Championship Series having beaten the North Fork Ospreys in a dramatic ...
2024 HCBL Championship Series Schedule
Date:07/27/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
2024 HCBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (BEST-OF-THREE) Sunday, July 28 Game 1: #4 Southampton at #3 Shelter Island, 4 PM Monday, July 29 Game 2: #3 Shelter Island at #4 Southampton, 4 PM Tuesday, July 30 Game 3: #4 Southampton at #3 Shelter Island, 4 PM (If Necessary) ...
Bucks Advance to their first HCBL Championship Series since 2015 with Extra Inning Walk-Off
Date:07/26/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credit: Adam Bundy The Shelter Island Bucks’ home crowd at Fiske Field ran through all the emotions a home crowd could face. The Bucks had an 8-0 lead through the first three innings of Game 2 of the HCBL Semifinals against the North Fork Ospreys. North Fork would come back to tie the game and send it to extra innings where the Ospreys would take a 10-8 lead in the top...
Southampton Punches Their Ticket to the HCBL Championship Series
Date:07/26/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
By Tucker Terranova/Axcess Baseball The Southampton Breakers’ season has been defined by adversity from the get-go. After winning their first game against the South Shore Clippers, they faced a challenging stretch, dropping their next six contests and finding themselves at the bottom of the HCBL standings. With nine games remaining, they needed six victories to reach the playoffs an...
Bucks win on the road in Game 1 of HCBL Semifinals
Date:07/25/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credit: Sophia Wallick The third-seeded Shelter Island Bucks took Game 1 of the HCBL Semifinals over the North Fork Ospreys by a score of 9-6 at Cochran Park. The Bucks took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning when Briggs Loveland (Emerson) hit a two-run double to give the Bucks the game's first runs. North Fork would get on the board in the bottom of th...
Breakers Upset Sag Harbor in Game 1 of HCBL Semifinals
Date:07/25/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credit: Sophia Wallick The fourth-seeded Southampton Breakers beat the top-seeded Sag Harbor Whalers in Game 1 of the HCBL Semifinals by a score of 7-1 at Mashashimuet Park. The Whalers scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first on an RBI groundout from Teddy Cashman (Lafayette) to take a 1-0 lead. In the top of the fourth, Southampton would take t...
2024 HCBL Playoff Schedule
Date:07/24/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
The 2024 HCBL playoffs will begin on Thursday at 4 PM as the top-seeded Sag Harbor Whalers host the fourth-seeded Southampton Breakers in Game 1 of their semifinal series at Mashashimuet Park. At Cochran Park in Peconic, the second-seeded North Fork Ospreys will host the third-seeded Shelter Island Bucks at 7 PM in Game 1 of the other semifinal series. HAMPTONS COLLEGIATE BASEBALL LEAGUE ...
7/23 Recap: Breakers Clinch Last Playoff Spot
Date:07/23/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credit: Sophia Wallick Southampton 7, Westhampton 5 The Southampton Breakers clinched the final playoff spot in the HCBL on the last day of the regular season with a 7-5 win over the Westhampton Aviators. Cole Maucere (New Haven) hit a two-run home run for the Breakers in the top of the first inning that gave Southampton a 2-0 lead. Westhampton res...
Breakers/Clippers Finish in a 10-10 Tie as the Final Playoff Spot Remains in Limbo
Date:07/22/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credits: Sophia Wallick Monday’s action at Southampton High School between the Southampton Breakers and South Shore Clippers had all the atmosphere of a playoff game with Southampton needing a win to clinch a playoff spot with South Shore trying not to lose to remain in the hunt. Ultimately, both teams finished deadlocked in a 10-10 eight-inning tie as the Southampton...
7/21 Recap: North Fork/Sag Harbor/Shelter Island tied for First Place with One Game Remaining
Date:07/21/2024 Source:Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Game 1: Sag Harbor 11, South Shore 3 Game 2: Sag Harbor 14, South Shore 6 The Sag Harbor Whalers moved into a three-way tie for the top playoff spot with North Fork and Shelter Island at 20-15 with all three teams having one game remaining on Tuesday. Sag Harbor swept South Shore in a doubleheader by final scores of 11-3 and 14-6. Teddy Cashman (Lafayette) had his fourth home ru...
