Section XI is deeply saddened about the loss of baseball coaching legend Bill Batewell. He passed away in January after battling cancer and COVID-19.

The former Sachem and Bellport coaching great is one of the winningest high school baseball coaches in New York history. He won 558 games, including 452 with Sachem.

His Sachem teams won county titles in 1987 and 1979 and he had numerous former student-athletes play professionally.

A memorial will be held this summer in his honor. More details to follow.