Kennedy becomes the third team in Binghamton
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- June
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Banner year for Section 1 baseball as Mamaroneck, Keio, and finally Kennedy will all make the trip to Binghamton for state semifinals. All three won their regional finals by a mile too. Mamaroneck won 13-3, Keio won 7-1 (although I guess it was close until late), and Kennedy won 11-2.
The Gaels prevailed today on basically two things: a 10-run fourth inning, and the pitching of Rich Lennox that followed the 10-run fourth inning. They were down 2-1 when Anthony Corona (2 for 3, three runs), Luis Gonzalez, and Jon Humphrey each got one-out hits. The last tied the game. Joe Santangelo reached on an error before Mark Palmer walked to force in the go-ahead run. Two batters later came the big blow: a grand slam down the left field line by Joe “Can’t Stop the” Rock. Doubles by Joe Smith and Mike Mercurio plated another run. Corona walked and Gonzalez followed with a three-run dinger to centerfield. I have to admit, it was funny watching the centerfielder smash through and tumble over the short plastic fence as he reached for it. (The kid was fine.) Thirteen Gaels came to the dish in the 10-run inning.
Lennox, who’d been in some trouble over the first three innings, completely settled down. The dejected Oyster Bay Baymen couldn’t touch him over the last four innings. He went the distance, striking out a season-high seven. Two batters reached over the final four innings, as opposed to nine over the first three.
By finishing it himself, Lennox allowed Kennedy to rest Ryan Tatnell and Nick Modico. Both should be available on Saturday to at least pitch in relief.
Kennedy had a big contingent of fans at this game even though it was in Glen Head, Long Island. I think they chartered a school bus. I’d say the numbers were about equal even though Oyster Bay is about five minutes from Glen Head. Some of the yelling between fans from across the field got pretty ugly though. It spilled over onto the field, so that by the sixth inning the Oyster Bay right fielder was exchanging insults with a Kennedy parent. Not sure what caused it, but I definitely heard some unnecessary stuff out of both mouths.
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Josh Thomson has done some of everything since joining The Journal News in
March 2003. He began working for the Gannett weeklies during the winter of
2002 as a freelance writer. He joined the daily staff soon after and has
since covered various high school and pro sports. Away from sportswriting,
Josh lives in Westchester and spends his free time either with his
fiancee, Sarah, or expertly managing his various championship-winning
fantasy sports teams. He's visited 21 major-league baseball stadiums and
insists that Fenway Park and Wrigley Field are the best by far. Josh
graduated from Carmel High School in 1998, then went to Boston University,
where, in 2002, he received a degree in communications with a minor in
history. 
Jake Thomases has covered baseball, hockey, girls basketball, and girls soccer for the Journal News since arriving in 2003. He previously interned at The Poughkeepsie Journal while attending Vassar College. He is socking money away under his mattress to buy the Knicks, at which time he will trade Jerome James to Cleveland for a ham sandwich.
i must say that oyster bay crowd was the worst ive ever seen. there fans got a hold of jfks roster nd were constantly shouting insults the entire game. glad to see the classy team won in the end. im still puzzled of who mother/wife from oyster bay with 3 teeth tha couldnt keep her mouth shut the entire game?
Oyster Bay is on the north shore of long island…...Very expensive real estate….3 teeth? Sounds like West Virginia