From the moment Jayden Stroman decided to return to Patchogue-Medford for his season year, all eyes were on him.

Stroman, the younger brother of Yankees pitcher and former Pat-Med great Marcus Stroman, came in with sky-high expectations as a bona fide pro prospect and Duke commit (he has since switched his commitment to Virginia, following former Duke coach Chris Pollard).

The 6-1, 205-pound star, who began his varsity career at Stony Brook School and played his junior season at IMG Academy in Florida, certainly lived up to his billing.

“When we heard he was coming home for his senior year we were all excited,” Patchogue-Medford coach Anthony Frascogna said earlier this month. “There were expectations, and Jayden met every one of them. As soon as he stepped onto the field, we knew he was something special. I’ve never seen a player run or hit like him. He’s the best athlete we’ve seen in my 25 years coaching. His power is unbelievable.”

Stroman, who won the 57th Carl Yastrzemski Award as Suffolk’s most outstanding player, went 5-0 with a 0.70 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 20 regular-season innings. Consistently working in front of flocks of scouts with a fastball that touched 98-miles-per-hour, Stroman allowed three hits and walked eight as batters hit .062 against him.

At the plate, the switch-hitting Stroman batted .456 with a .617 on-base percentage, a 1.547 OPS, 15 extra-base hits, five home runs and 41 runs. He drew 25 walks (11 intentional), stole 23 of 24 bases and had 15 RBIs.

After facing Stroman on April 19, Floyd coach Keith Kobasiuk said: “He’s going to be up there with some of the all-time greats on Long Island.”

Diegnan left no doubt as to who Nassau’s top two-way player was in 2025, earning the Joe Corea Diamond Award. He played an instrumental role in bringing Wantagh the Nassau Class A title, its first since 2018.

He batted .512 with a .582 on-base percentage, 43 hits, 33 runs, 10 doubles, three triples and two home runs. On the mound, he went 7-1 with an 0.81 ERA and threw complete games in all of his starts, including two no-hitters.

Diegnan will continue his baseball journey at Post University in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Acosta, who earned NSCHSAA Player of the Year honors, went 5-1 with an 0.86 ERA, 76 strikeouts and a .136 batting average-against in 40 innings. The righthander also made an impact at the plate, batting .333 with three home runs, 21 RBIs and a 1.022 OPS.

The NSCHSAA Offensive Player of the Year, Anderson slashed .519/.600/.870 with 40 hits, 17 RBIs, 36 runs scored, two home runs, seven triples, seven doubles and 27 stolen bases. The Bucknell commit had a .436 career batting average and a .954 career fielding percentage.

Cabral, a Stony Brook commit, slashed .380/.541/.861 with 30 RBIs, 41 runs and 23 walks. He tied the Garden City single-season program record with 10 home runs and helped lead the Trojans to a Long Island Class AA title.

Costarelli went 8-0 with a 0.40 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 67 innings and earned the Paul Gibson Award as Suffolk’s top pitcher. The East Tennessee State commit batted .402 with 20 RBIs, 22 runs and 22 stolen bases for the Suffolk Class AA champions.

Durso, committed to Miami, went 4-3 with a 0.76 ERA in the regular season for the NSCHSAA champs. He allowed only three earned runs and struck out 42 in 27 2/3 innings. He batted .364 with a .512 on-base percentage, seven doubles and 13 RBIs.

Oliveto, a top MLB Draft prospect and Yale commit, batted .435 and hit nine home runs to lead Suffolk for the second straight year. The Blue Chip Silver Slugger Award recipient as Suffolk’s top hitter, Oliveto had a .633 on-base percentage, a 1.617 OPS, 25 RBIs, 31 runs and 30 walks (14 intentional) to just six strikeouts. He caught 10 runners stealing, picked off four at first and allowed only one passed ball.

Franco, a Molloy commit, batted .585 with 44 RBIs, a 1.592 slugging percentage and an earth-shattering 2.442 OPS for the Nassau Conference AAA regular-season champions. The Don Lang Diamond Award winner as Nassau’s top position player, Franco had 25 extra-base hits and eight home runs.

The hard-throwing lefthander went 3-0 with 73 strikeouts and a 0.61 ERA in 34 2/3 innings, allowing only 10 hits, three earned runs and a .088 batting average-against. The Clemson commit and pro prospect batted .375 with a .481 on-base percentage, three doubles, 11 RBIs, 12 runs and 13 stolen bases.

Harding, a St. John’s commit, went 6-1 with a 0.67 ERA, a 0.936 WHIP and 85 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings for the Long Island Class AAA champions. The lefthander, who earned the Doug Robins Diamond Award as Nassau’s top pitcher, allowed only 18 hits and five earned runs.

Lang, an Iona commit, had a 1.40 ERA and struck out 74 in 44 innings for the NSCHSAA regular-season champs. The righthander and two-time NSCHSAA Pitcher of the Year finished his varsity career with a 19-2 record, a 0.94 ERA and a program-record 164 strikeouts.

Messina batted .493 with a .519 on-base percentage as he helped lead the Golden Flashes to the Long Island Class A title. The smooth-fielding shortstop, who is signed to play football at Colgate, also had seven doubles, a triple and 21 runs.

Rivera went 6-1 and struck out 59 in 52 innings. The righthander owned a 1.34 ERA, a 1.000 WHIP and a .184 batting average-against. Rivera delivered one of the most memorable moments of the season with a no-hitter in a 4-0 win over Patchogue-Medford in a Suffolk Class AAA playoff game on May 21.

Romance had a huge year in the middle of the lineup for the Long Island Class AAA champs, slashing .364/.538/.621. The College of Staten Island commit had four home runs, 24 RBIs and 18 walks.

Sheedy, who has coached at Massapequa for 30 years, led his team to Nassau and Long Island Class AAA crowns. ‘Pequa (19-9) came back from a 1-0 series deficit to win the best-of-three county championship series against Farmingdale, and it defeated Connetquot to win its first LI title since 2022 and 11th with Sheedy at the helm.

Esposito helped lead his alma mater to both Suffolk and Long Island Class A titles, the Golden Flashes’ first since 2019 and second in program history. Sayville (18-8) knocked off previously undefeated Bayport-Blue Point twice en route to the county title, beat Wantagh in the Long Island final and defeated Marlboro Central in the regional final to earn a trip to Binghamton.

Miles helped lead Kellenberg (18-11) to its first NSCHSAA postseason title since 2017. The third-seeded Firebirds came back from a 1-0 series deficit against Chaminade, which previously beat them in the 2021 and 2022 finals, to win the crown.