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Event Spotlight: Commack Baseball Kicks off Playoffs
The Cougars will take on Bay Shore Marauders at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Grab a glove and head down to Commack High School to show your support for America's favorite past time.
The Commack varsity baseball team has won the League I title and is now setting its sights on the Class AA championship. The Cougars will host the Bay Shore Marauders in the first rough of the Class AA playoffs 4 p.m. Thursday at
The Cougars emerged with a 13-5 record in League I play, and an overall record of 13-6 to be ranked No. 6. They will be home team in the first round and favored to win on Thursday.
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However, Commack has not faced off against Bay Shore in regular season play. The Marauders are ranked No. 11 in postseason play after finishing with a 13-5 League II record, 14-6 overall record.
The winning team of Thursday's match will move on to play the winner of the No. 3 Eastport-South Manorville versus No. 14 West Babylon match on Friday. The loser will move down into the Losers' Bracket, entering a series of single-elimination matches.
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