Valley Stream Central Baseball

The Eagles defeated Herricks H.S. 3 to 2 on Tuesday at Firemans Field. This was the 7th straight victory for Central.The big news is there are 5 starters hitting over .400 CARL LIND .471 CHRIS MARTINEZ .437 JOE MILLER .452 MIKE PERRONE .484 MIKE WIDMER .405.

Joe Miller pitched an outstanding game for Valley Stream Central by pitching 5 innings and only giving up 5 hits. Chris Martinez Centrals right fielder went 3 for 3 with a double and two singles and contributed to the 12-2 victory with four RBI's. Carl Lind put on an amazing performance at short stop, and at the plate he had a double and drove in two RBI's. This win against their cross town rivals proved to the town that this year the Central Eagles are "The Team of Valley Stream."

The Valley Stream Central Eagles will have a new state of the art baseball facility in 2004. The Village of Valley Stream announced that along with the new Clubhouse that is being built. They have a contract with the Land-Tek, Corp. to build a new baseball facility. The new field will be located behind the new clubhouse and will include dugouts and a new backstop with additional fencing. The Answer Group Corp. is donating a new scoreboard. The Varsity Club is getting a new outfield fence. The field is expected to be ready by March 1, 2004.

This was a season that most coaches dream about. We had the nicest bunch of kids playing their hearts out. We set our goals for the season and we far exceeded them. We congratulate our Seniors and we wish them all the best. Next year we will be bigger, stronger and wiser. We are looking at a very bright future.-The Coaching Staff

Bobby Standish took hill against #3 East Meadow on Tuesday at East Meadow. This was only Standish's second start back from injury and he pitched a gem. Standish pitched a complete game allowing 1 run on 6 hits while striking out 8. The key hit in the game was by Kenny Sepulveda in the 3rd inning when he drove in 2 runs on a triple to the gap in left center. The other offensive contributors were Chris Kehoe with 3 hits and Dom Castiello with 2 hits. The Eagles played strong defense led by Rob Siragusa, Chris Kehoe and Andrew Lanzello. The Final Score in the game was 8-1. The Eagles play Wednesday against #2 Herricks at Herricks High School.