Hicksville vs Long Beach

HIGHLIGHTS

Hicksville 5, Long Beach 4: No. 10 Hicksville (13-5) came from behind to beat No. 7 Long Beach (5-13) in the first round of the Nassau Class AA playoffs when Alex Gaudelli stole home on a passed ball in the top of the seventh. Gaudelli went 3-4 on the day with a triple and two runs scored. Hicksville trailed 4-1 in the third, but Danielle Anzalone then retired 11 batters in a row, including a three-pitch fifth inning, as the Comets chipped away and eventually took the lead. Hicksville will play at No. 2 MacArthur, Saturday at 10 a.m. in a second round game.