Staten Island HS baseball: It’s business as usual for Mike Grippo and Co. as Tottenville aims for another PSAL city crown

Staten Island HS baseball playoffs: Tottenville blanks Newtown in PSAL 3A second round

Jason Bassett, with a 1.70 ERA and 54 Ks in 33 innings, is the ace of the Tottenville pitching staff and will get the start in Saturday's title game.Michael O'Brien

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- At a program as successful as Tottenville baseball, expectations weigh heavily.

You want heft? Think about this. The Pirates Saturday will be trying to win the public high school championship of the greatest city in the world for the 13 th time. No one ever writes a season preview that begins “Tottenville will be in the city title mix if x, y and z happen.”

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