East Meadow Baseball Eliminates Port Washington from Playoff Hunt

On a cloudy Monday afternoon at , the baseball team circled around the mound after a 6-0 loss to East Meadow.

Sitting with a 3-9 conference record entering the game, senior Timmy Costello gave up six runs in the first two innings. Costello gave up only four hits from the third inning on, but the damage done early was too much for the Vikings offense. 

"It kills most of us to lose in a game like this," said Feinberg. "Couple of bad pitches, couple missed spots. Definitely going to hurt."

Hero: Matt Castaneda pitched seven innings of shutout ball, striking out eight and dominating the strike zone. The East Meadow starting pitcher also went 2-4 from the plate a scored a run.

"Mainly, as a pitcher, it's big to get the first strike so you can work with your cutter and other breaking stuff," Castaneda said after the game.

Bottom Line: For the nine seniors on the Vikings, this game represented the last chance the team had to play in the postseason. East Meadow's playoff hopes, meanwhile, remain alive.

Quotable: "The first inning, I didn't get off to a good start," Costello said. "The second inning I couldn't throw a strike and not being able to throw a strike is half the game. If you can't do that, you can't do anything."

Who's Next: Tuesday and Wednesday, The Jets are scheduled to finish off their season away and home against Port Washington, respectively (subject to weather).

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