Plainview Hawks Little League Baseball Makes History

The Plainview Hawks Little League Baseball Team were named the second best baseball team in the entire state of New York after they became the runner-up of the New York State Williamsport Finals in Rochester.

The Hawks, ages 9 and 10, went 7-0 in the district level and 4-0 in the sectional level to earn their way to Rochester.

The final eight sectional winners battled it out during the finals.

In their first round in Rochester, Plainview beat Merrick by a score of 14-9 to unofficially become the best team on Long Island, which is the first time this happened in the 61 years of Plainview Little League.

The Hawks went on to beat Plattsburg 5-4 and Orchard Park 19-9 and faced off with Great Kills, Staten Island for the New York State Championship.

Although the Hawks lost 14-7 in the finals, they boys made the community proud with their record-setting season.

Players (left to right) : Peter Jensen, Dylan Banner, Tyler Dady, Lorenzo Bartolotta, Justin Antonucci, Ryan Farrell, Jake Goldfarb, Tyler Ciulla, Steven Kurre, Josh Indek, Tyler Stern, Andrew Brower. Coaches (left to right): Marc Banner, Michael Antonucci, Paul Brower, James Kurre.