Around the Horn

Posted: 
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Our newly formed Eastend Aviators 10u (Herron) squad has 2 wins in Town of Brookhaven league play with some strong arms including Lucas Fink and Jax Tomas. They will be extending their Fall season play in the Lasorda Legacy League. Making his assistant coaching debut on this young team is Jack LaGrange (Bay Shore 2028) who plays on our 18u Top Tier (Lopez) squad and is rostered on the Top Tier Select 16u National Team.

 

Top Tier Aviators 12u (Winter) is off to a hot start going 2-0 in league play to start the season, coming off strong pitching performances from Mason Santos (Pat-Med 2032) and Tommy Ellis (Eastport- South Manor 2032). Bats have been hot as well with Shea Covais (Pat-Med 2032), Morgan Babiak (Bellport 2032) and Mateo Tedesco (Eastport- South Manor 2031) all swinging well. Starting the season off strong has been a full team effort which is a reflection of the hard work done in practice. 

 

Top Tier Aviators 13u Gold, coached by Academy owner Jason Galbraith is 5-3 overall with a strong showing in their first tournament going 3-1 and 2-2 in the top division of Boys of Summer thus far. They are a strong squad and for being a brand new team, it's been a solid start with a lot of good things to come. Assistant coaching is Aviator alumni Jack Holloran, a recent graduate of Emory College where he broke their all time RBI record. Jack will be playing Winter ball in Arizona with the hopes of landing a MLB contract.

 

Top Tier Aviators 13u Red (Bruno) is off to a 3-1 start in Boys of Summer League play. Connor Macleod (Riverhead 2031) has been the anchor of the pitching staff along with Joseph Colucci (Ward Melville 2031) and Luca Ierano (Kings Park 2031)Griffin Latourell (Newfield 2030) and Cayden Savino (Shoreham-Wading River 2030) have been strong offensively. Defensively, catcher Tristen Simonetti (Rocky Point 2030) commands the staff and has been a blocking force behind the dish.

 

Top Tier Aviators 14u Navy is off to a solid start this fall with a quarterfinal and semifinal appearance in their first two tournaments (Perfect Game, Lasorda Legacy Park). Strong pitching performances by the following players have anchored the squad. Michael Regan (Fordham Prep 2029), Will Weingartner (Shoreham-Wading River 2030), Lenny Atcosta (Pat-Med 2030), Kaden Tellier (Sayville 2029), Ryan Herbst (Longwood 2030), Ryan Vassallo (Longwood 2029).

 

Top Tier Aviators 15u (Lacetera) is off to a 4-4-1 start, Evan Hoyle (William Floyd 2029) and Cameron Eten (Center Moriches 2028) have led the pack on the mound while Henry Boccagno (Westhampton Beach 2028) has made an impact both on the mound and at the plate. Peter Gillen (St. John's 2028), Lucas Parkinson (Longwood 2028) and Mason Scortichini (Comsewogue 2029) have had great offensive starts. Mason has been showing off his skills as an impactful defensive catcher.

 

Top Tier Aviators 16u (Anzalone) are 2-2 in league play and will look to improve their record this weekend as they play a double header vs. B1 Ghost. The pitching staff has been led by Tristan Robles (Centereach 2027) and newcomer Daniel Ramos (Pat-Med 2027).

 

Top Tier Aviators 18u (Lopez). With an overall record of 2-2-1 so far this fall, 2 of those wins were earned in a very competitive Perfect Game tournament against high level college commits. Leading the pitching staff are starters Dan Gilroy (DI New Haven Commit-Center Moriches 2026) and CJ Burkhardt (William Floyd 2027). Leading the sticks as of now is Luke Rebore-Costanzo (Center Moriches 2026) batting .583. This squad is stacked with talent and has a a double header this weekend against the Forrest Hills Bombers.