Newsday's All-Long Island baseball second team 2025

Clockwise, from top left: Jagger Adamo, Joe Carey, Angel Cartagena, Michael Cascione.
Jagger Adamo, Connetquot, SS, Jr.
Adamo batted .413 with a 1.279 OPS, 32 hits, 14 extra-base hits, two home runs, 13 RBIs, 30 runs scored, 28 walks and 18 stolen bases for the Suffolk Class AAA champs. The Suffolk League II MVP had 80 putouts, including six double plays.
Tyler Brown, Sayville, P/OF, Sr.
Brown went 8-2 with two saves, a 1.40 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 57 strikeouts in 65 innings for the Long Island Class A champions. The Utica commit batted .300 with a .417 on-base percentage, 12 RBIs and nine runs scored.
Joe Carey, Garden City, P, Jr.
Carey went 7-1 with a 1.33 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in 58 innings for the Long Island Class AA champions. He struck out 73, walked 19 and opponents batted .180 against him.
Angel Cartagena, Farmingdale, C, Sr.
Cartagena batted .491 with nine extra-base hits and 20 RBIs. The Iona commit, who won the Caulfield Award as Nassau’s best catcher, threw out four of the seven runners who attempted to steal.
Michael Cascione, Smithtown West, SS, Jr.
Cascione batted .444 with 25 hits, 21 runs scored and 15 RBIs. He had 15 walks and 29 stolen bases.
AJ Cumbo, Clarke, C, Sr.
Cumbo batted .486 with four home runs, 28 RBIs, 32 runs scored and 14 stolen bases. The St. Thomas Aquinas commit threw out 8 of 13 runners.
Christian Danzilo, Wantagh, P, Sr.
Danzilo went 7-1 with a 0.99 ERA for the Nassau Class A champions. The Oneonta commit also drove in 16 runs.
Sean Fanning, Smithtown East, P/1B, Sr.
Fanning went 10-1 with a 1.14 ERA in 61 1/3 innings. The Purchase commit and Suffolk League III MVP batted .320 and made only one error at first base.

Top row, from left: AJ Cumbo, Christian Danzilo, Sean Fanning. Middle row, from left: Bennie Franquiz, Cooper Fuller, Anthony Gerbasio. Bottom row, from left: Johnny Harkins, Jesse Kostulias, Joe Lanza.
Bennie Franquiz, Mount Sinai, SS/P, Sr.
Franquiz slashed .430/.505/.633 with 34 hits, three homers, 20 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. The Army signee and Suffolk League VI MVP had a .970 fielding percentage.
Cooper Fuller, Bayport-Blue Point, P/IF, Sr.
Fuller, who allowed only one run in the regular season, went 7-2 with a 1.40 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 43 total innings. He batted .325 with 15 RBIs, 21 runs scored, a home run, seven doubles and a triple.
Anthony Gerbasio, West Babylon, P/OF, Sr.
Gerbasio went 7-2 with a 1.57 ERA, 1.041 WHIP, 60 strikeouts and 22 walks in 49 innings. The Farmingdale State commit also had 18 RBIs and 11 runs scored.
Johnny Harkins, Babylon, SS, Sr.
Harkins compiled a .514/.641/.946 slash line with six home runs, 17 extra-base hits, 25 RBIs and 47 runs scored for the state Class B champs. The Queens College commit had 23 walks to only four strikeouts and went 36-for-37 on stolen base attempts.
Jesse Kostulias, Mineola, P/IF, Sr.
Kostulias batted .492 with a .556 on-base percentage, a 1.350 OPS, four home runs and nine extra-base hits. The New Haven commit went 3-1 with 66 strikeouts, a 1.77 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP and a .162 batting average-against.
Joe Lanza, East Meadow, C, Sr.
Lanza slashed .406/.543/.739 with four home runs, 23 RBIs and 15 runs scored. The Nassau Conference AA-I Player of the Year will play at Farmingdale State.
Chris Lonergan, MacArthur, P, Sr.
Lonergan went 5-2 with a 1.70 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 37 innings. He earned Nassau Conference AA-I Pitcher of the Year honors.
Eli Lowenstein, Bellmore JFK, CF/SS, Sr.
Lowenstein slashed .560/.636/.940 with 47 hits, six home runs, eight doubles and three triples. He had 22 RBIs, 43 runs scored and 14 stolen bases.

Top row, from left: Eli Lowenstein, Phil Mazzola, Brady McGowan. Middle row, from left: Elijah Outlaw, Ryan Palm, Lucas Patton. Bottom row, from left: Asher Hirsch, Jaxson Torres, Bobby Westcott.
Phil Mazzola, St. Anthony’s, C, Sr.
The NSCHSAA Catcher of the Year, Mazzola allowed no passed balls and caught 31% of runners stealing. He hit .316 with a .438 on-base percentage, three doubles and 10 RBIs.
Brady McGowan, Eastport-South Manor, SS, Jr.
Seven of McGowan's 10 RBIs came with two outs. He also batted .317 with a .416 on-base percentage, 25 runs scored and 22 stolen bases from the leadoff spot. He had a .968 fielding percentage and was selected as a Gold Glove winner by the Suffolk coaches.
Elijah Outlaw, West Babylon, OF, Sr.
Outlaw slashed .369/.488/.600 with two homers, 10 extra-base hits and 19 RBIs. He had 16 walks and 16 runs scored.
Ryan Palm, Sachem North, P, Sr.
Palm went 7-2 with 73 strikeouts and 14 walks in 61 1/3 innings. The College of Staten Island commit had a 1.50 ERA and a 0.940 WHIP.
Lucas Patton, East Islip, P/OF, Jr.
Patton went 7-1 with a 0.39 ERA, 57 strikeouts and a .130 batting average-against in 53 1/3 innings. He batted .343 with a .462 on-base percentage and 18 RBIs.
John Pericolosi, South Side, SS, Jr.
Pericolosi put up a .528/.615/.830 slash line with three home runs, 17 RBIs and 15 runs scored. He had 12 walks to just three strikeouts and stole 18 bases.
Casey Quinn, Wheatley, P/OF, Jr.
Quinn went 7-2 with a 1.06 ERA, a 0.944 WHIP, a .144 batting average-against and 65 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings. He slashed .359/.444/.500 with nine extra-base hits, 17 RBIs and 20 runs scored.
Jaxson Torres, Plainedge, P/OF, Soph.
Torres went 7-0 and struck out 64 in 41 innings, setting single-season program records with a 0.34 ERA and a 0.561 WHIP. He batted .478 with a .569 on-base percentage, 22 hits, six doubles, two home runs and 20 RBIs.
Bobby Wescott, Plainedge, 1B, Jr.
Wescott batted .471 with six home runs and a program-record 43 RBIs. The Stony Brook commit had a .600 on-base percentage, 32 hits, 11 doubles and 33 runs scored.
Ryan, left, and Derek Yormack of Bellmore JFK baseball. Credit: Peter Frutkoff
Dylan Wilkinson, Connetquot, P, Sr.
Wilkinson posted eight wins, a 1.20 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 64 innings. He is committed to St. Thomas Aquinas.
Derek Yormack, Bellmore JFK, P/SS, Soph.
Yormack slashed .520/.597/.900 with four homers, 21 RBIs and 21 runs scored. He went 6-0 with a 0.42 ERA, an 0.54 WHIP, 61 strikeouts, 11 walks and a .090 batting average-against in 33 innings.
Ryan Yormack, Bellmore JFK, 1B, Soph.
Yormack, the twin brother of Derek, posted a .544/.642/1.063 slash line with 10 home runs, 19 extra-base hits, 42 RBIs and 35 runs scored. He is Bellmore JFK’s single-season home run and RBI record holder.