06.04.2019 Sports Baseball: An old friend gets better of Ospreys Bill Ianniciello didn’t do anything like mistakenly walk into the wrong dugout or give signs to the other team, but the Riverhead Tomcats’ new manager acknowledged that going up...
07.20.2018 Sports Baseball: Ospreys drop out of playoff picture What amounted to a play-in game for a play-in game has left the North Fork Ospreys out. Much like the game of musical chairs that was played by youngsters...
06.19.2018 Sports Baseball: Clayborne’s short in stature, not talent Height is nice, but it isn’t everything. Tyrese Clayborne may know that better than just about anyone. Though short in stature, Clayborne brings a great deal of heart and...
06.11.2018 Sports Baseball: Ospreys scratch out hits, first win It’s hard for a baseball team to win when it’s not hitting. The North Fork Ospreys finally did something about that Monday. After going winless through their first seven...
07.27.2017 Sports Baseball: One bad inning hurts Ospreys in semis opener The Long Island Road Warriors looked right at home. So much so, in fact, that they didn’t panic after falling behind a couple of runs. Instead, they used a...
07.27.2017 Sports Baseball: Friend’s death precedes Phelps’ no-hitter Sunday was a memorable day in more ways than one for Chase Phelps. It was a dramatic mix of bad and good. First, the bad. The North Fork Ospreys...
07.25.2017 Sports Baseball: Ospreys extend playoff streak to 10 years Before the start of Tuesday’s doubleheader, someone mentioned to North Fork Ospreys coach Bill Ianniciello that his team needed “just one more point” to clinch a playoff berth. “Don’t...
07.19.2017 Sports Baseball: Infield defense makes difference for Ospreys It may seem like it, but it really wasn’t all that long ago when the North Fork Ospreys were struggling at 6-12. The Ospreys are doing better now. They...
07.16.2017 Sports Baseball: High-flying Ospreys run into turbulence Planes were flying high over Aviator Field, one after another it seemed, on Sunday afternoon. But planes haven’t been the only things flying around the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League...
08.04.2016 Sports Baseball: From hitting coach to pitching coach So, how does a young man from Illinois who works as a hitting coach in Wisconsin end up as the pitching coach for the North Fork Ospreys?