Newsday's annual list of the top 100 Long Island high school baseball players as the season gets underway was released today and here's a list of the fivetoolers who were mentioned. The list is in alphabetical order and statistics are from last season unless otherwise noted.
GEORGE ADAMS, Massapequa, P, Sr.
The Stony Brook commit had a 6-0 record with a 2.07 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 23 ⅔ innings.
JACK BODKIN, South Side, MIF, Sr.
Bodkin batted .303 with a 1.101 OPS and 15 RBIs. The Hofstra commit had 26 walks and eight stolen bases.
MATT BOLTON, Division, OF, Sr.
The Binghamton commit hit .404 with seven homers, nine doubles and 38 RBIs. A Newsday All-Long Island second-teamer, he also stole 21 bases.
PETER BOUNOUGIAS, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, 1B/P, Sr.
The Queens College commit was a .431 hitter with a 1.205 OPS, 4 home runs and 26 RBIs.
LUKE CIMINIELLO, Smithtown East, C, Sr.
The Stony Brook commit went 10-for-10 on stolen base attempts and had 10 walks. He also batted .360 with 13 singles and seven doubles.
MATT CRUZ, St. Dominic, OF/P, Sr.
Cruz batted .309 and led the teams in runs and stolen bases. He is committed to Rutgers.
MICHAEL D’AMBROSIO, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, 1B/P, Sr.
The Hofstra commit batted .543 with a 1.460 OPS, five homers and 35 RBIs. The Newsday All-Long Island first-team selection was 8-1 with 83 strikeouts, a 1.95 ERA and a .911 WHIP in 52 ⅔ innings.
PAUL DULANTO, Massapequa, C, Sr.
The Stony Brook commit batted .505 with eight homers and 35 RBIs and earned Newsday All-Long Island second-team honors.
KIERAN KEHOE, Mepham, 1B, Sr.
Kehoe received the 2023 Diamond Award as Nassau’s position player of the year. The Newsday All-Long Island first-team selection and St. Joseph’s (Pennsylvania) commit had a .700/.736/1.217 slash line.
SEBASTIAN LIPPMAN, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, OF/P, Sr.
Lippman batted .284 with an .828 OPS. The Georgia Tech commit was 4-1 with a 2.62 ERA, 1.156 WHIP and 66 strikeouts in 32 innings.
JOE SWINARSKI, Massapequa, SS/P, Sr.
Swinarski batted .378 with nine extra-base hits. The New Haven commit had just two errors.
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