The Long County Blue Tide baseball team finished out the regular season with a dominant victory to fully secure their spot in the state playoffs. They took on the Groves Rebels in the Region 3-AAA crossover game on Thursday, April 17 and rolled to a 15-0 victory.

Peyton Pilon and Peyton Batt combined for a three-inning perfect game with six strikeouts.

The Tide put up five runs in the bottom of the first inning. Anthony Bramwell’s first inning single plated Nick Sizemore for a 2-0 lead, and Luke Poppell’s single and Jehmiel Pettis’ double turned that into a 4-0 lead. Pettis scored on a passed ball to cap the rally.

The struck again in the second. Creighton Rogers’ triple brought in Colton Keen, and Bramwell’s blooper to shallow left pushed the lead to 7-0. After a walk, Poppell delivered a two-run single to right.

Two more passed balls and a throwing error gave the Tide a 13-0 lead. Sizemore singled to bring home another run for the Tide as they led 14-0 going into the third.

Batt, who walked to start the third, came around on Braedon Chambless’ single center, giving the Tide a 15-0 advantage and a mercy-rule win.

The Tide moved to 15-10 to end the regular season and clench an eighth straight playoff berth.

The Tide await their playoff seeding as they look to secure a top 16 spot in the final power rankings. This would give them their first home playoff game since the 2001 season.

Final power rankings will be revealed in a Zoom call with coaches and athletic directors at 9 a.m. Monday, April 21. The first round of the state playoffs will be Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26.