BY ADAM RONIS
The good thing about non-league play is matchup such as the one that will take place Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. when Patchogue-Medford hosts Islip. Patchogue-Medford will be a contender for the Suffolk Class AA championship. PM is scheduled to send talented righthander Marcus Stroman to the mound. Any time he pitches, you don't want to miss it.
Islip is the defending Class A state champions and returns almost its entire team, including its top three starters: Chris Burke, Robert Rogers and Eddie Macaluso. Islip has been a team to start slow the past few seasons. Even last season, Islip began 3-6. Talking to some Islip players, they made it clear they don't want to continue the troubling trend. It starts this afternoon.