Softball
August 20, 2026
Brandon Bussi has made Suffolk County sports history. The Sound Beach native and Carolina Hurricanes goaltender has been named the inaugural Suffolk County Sportsperson of the […]
August 17, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame and Suffolk County Police Athletic League have partnered to bring Suffolk County’s rich baseball history to life with a […]
July 12, 2026
What an incredible evening celebrating Suffolk County’s rich sports history, community pride, and America’s 250th anniversary. A heartfelt thank-you to Jamie LaBelle and James Bertsch for […]
June 18, 2026
Team Up 4 Community and the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Community Impact Honorees Award: Elizabeth Sultan […]
June 15, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame continued its America 250 initiative with the unveiling of its newest community exhibit at the Bay Shore Brightwaters Public […]
May 24, 2026
The Long Island Ducks and the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame have unveiled a newly renovated and expanded exhibit inside Fairfield Properties Ballpark, continuing a […]
April 21, 2026
History lives here in Suffolk County. On April 20, we proudly unveiled our eighth Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame exhibit … the latest at the Hauppauge […]
March 17, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame proudly unveiled its newest community exhibit at the Brentwood Public Library, celebrating Brentwood alumni and residents whose achievements have […]
February 25, 2026
Another memorable night at the ballpark … this time, keeping the memory of the Long Island Ducks hockey team alive through the Ducks baseball club. IYKYK! […]
February 7, 2026
What began as a routine leadership session quickly turned into a powerful lesson in legacy, respect, and true greatness. At first glance, some of the young […]
February 6, 2026
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame proudly announces its Class of 2026, which will be honored at an induction ceremony on May 21 at 6 p.m. […]
February 5, 2026
Sayville High School, in partnership with the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame, successfully hosted its first-ever Sports Analytics and Business Conference, bringing together nearly 100 […]
January 26, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce its first library exhibit, celebrating the rich sports history and legendary inductees of Brentwood. It will […]
October 21, 2025
Two baseball greats shared powerful firsthand accounts of perseverance as part of a panel discussion about the history and impact of the Negro Leagues, held at […]
October 5, 2025
Emmy Award-winning sportscaster and Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Sam Ryan brought her inspiring career journey and professional insight to students in Miller Place High School’s […]
July 6, 2026
Kim Ryan Scavone Induction Year: 2026 Categories: Softball & Coaching Location: Bay Shore One of the most accomplished softball players and coaches to emerge from Long […]
June 9, 2026
Ken Ericksen Induction year: 2026 Location: Ward Melville Categories: Softball, Coaching, International A graduate of Ward Melville High School and the longtime head softball coach at […]
July 16, 2025
Danielle Henderson Induction Year: 2025 Location: Commack Categories: Softball, Coaching, Olympics Danielle Henderson, a Commack native, was a three-time All-American student-athlete at Massachusetts, a 2000 Olympic […]
June 15, 2025
Matías Ferreira Induction year: 2025 Category: Service and Softball Matias Ferreira is an American hero … Born in Uruguay and immigrated to the U.S. (Atlanta) with […]
July 22, 2024
Sonny Feinman Induction year: 2024 Location: Islip, East Islip, West Islip Category: Community Sports, Baseball and Softball An influential visionary and leader of the Little League […]
May 28, 2022
Olivia Galati Induction Year: 2022 Category: Softball Location: St. John the Baptist Olivia Galati was a prolific softball player at St. John the Baptist and Hofstra […]
March 2, 2018
Karen Dromerhauser-Velardo Induction Year: 2017 Category: Softball Location: Bay Shore She played softball at Bay Shore Hig School from 1992 to 1995. According to her coach, […]
February 15, 2018
Cathy Vayianos Induction Year: 2007 Category: Tennis, Basketball, Softball, Volleyball Location: Half Hollow Hills Cathy Vayianos coached girls’ varsity tennis, basketball, softball and volleyball and boys’ […]
February 15, 2018
Gloria Kruckel Induction Year: 2003 Category: Field hockey, Basketball, Softball, and Track Location: Seton Hall From 1962 through 1974, Gloria Kruckel coached field hockey, basketball, softball, […]
February 15, 2018
Howie Heckman Induction Year: 2000 Category: Baseball and Soccer, Basketball, Softball Location: Center Moriches Howie Heckman coached boys varsity baseball and soccer at Center Moriches High […]
February 15, 2018
Marge Auster Induction Year: 1990 Category: Multiple sports and officiating Location: Southampton Auster coached six sports at Southampton High School – field hockey, basketball, volleyball, softball, […]
February 8, 2018
Jim McGowan Induction Year: 2010 Category: Softball Location: Bay Shore Jim McGowan was the head coach of Bay Shore softball for more than 30 years. He […]
February 8, 2018
Kim Gwydir Induction Year: 2006 Category: Softball Location: Huntington A Huntington native, Kim Gwydir founded and organized the Long Island Chargers back in the early 1990’s, […]
February 8, 2018
Bill Edwards Induction Year: 2014 Category: Softball Location: Commack Bill Edwards spent more than 25 years as the head softball coach at Hofstra University. He retired […]
February 8, 2018
Al Desiderio Induction Year: 1997 Category: Baseball Location: Port Jefferson Al Desiderio coached at Port Jefferson High for 37 years and made the playoffs 20 times […]