Connetquot tops Commack for Suffolk Class AAA title, meets Massapequa

Connetquot’s county run carried more than a trophy in Selden. By beating Commack in the Suffolk Class AAA championship, the Thunderbirds protected the standing they have built as one of Suffolk’s top baseball programs and set up a Long Island title game that will pull in families, alumni and the wider county baseball crowd when they face Massapequa on June 6.

The No. 2 seed handled Commack on May 30, closing out the Suffolk final on a stage that has become familiar for both schools. The game was a rematch of a high-leverage county rivalry, and it finished with Connetquot on top by an 11-4 score, sending the Thunderbirds back into the Long Island bracket with momentum and a second straight Suffolk Class AAA crown.

DJ Filippone drove the championship win from the mound. The Connetquot ace struck out 10 and pushed to his 119th pitch before leaving to a standing ovation, the kind of finish that signals both the strain of a county final and the trust a team places in its starter. Jack Doucet then took over and recorded the final four outs, finishing the job after a game that tilted Connetquot’s way late.

The final reflected how much this series had already been shaped by Connetquot arms. Earlier in the postseason, Jack Doucet threw a four-hit shutout in a win over Commack, showing that the Thunderbirds had already found a formula for limiting one of Suffolk’s toughest opponents. In the title game, that pitching depth again gave Connetquot enough control to separate in the later innings.

The result also marked a milestone for the program. Connetquot won back-to-back Suffolk County Class AAA championships for the first time in school history, a run that gives the Thunderbirds a chance to turn county success into a broader Long Island push. Filippone, a Mercy University commit, emerged as the centerpiece of the county final, while Doucet’s late relief work preserved the title and kept the season moving.

Massapequa now stands between Connetquot and a Long Island Class AAA crown. For a program already carrying county expectations, the next game offers a chance to convert local dominance into another title that would echo well beyond Selden.