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Pitching, defense, small ball carried Bayport-Blue Point

Bayport-Blue Point starting pitcher Jack Piekos Clarke delivers

Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke | Bayport-Blue Point starting pitcher Jack Piekos Clarke delivers to home plate in the Long Island Class A baseball final. (June 4, 2013)

Shortstop Alex Dura fielded a sharp ground ball off the bat of Williamsville South's Mike Calandra and raised his arms as he took a few steps towards second base to record the final out in the state championship game.

It was another solid, yet unspectacular, play by a Bayport-Blue Point baseball player.

Early in the season the Phantoms preached defense, pitching and small ball. On the...

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