A quick note on James Vena, the sometimes-reliever who helped pave the way to North Shore's come-from-behind victory against Clarke
Coming in trailing 5-0, with two runners in scoring position and one out in the first, Vena limited Clarke to one earned run, with three hits and six strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings. And it turns out that Vena, who didn't hit that game, was nursing a sore hamstring that he suffered stealing a base against Garden City the game before. North Shore, meanwhile, is getting off to a quick start with major contributions from guys like Pat Chaputian (OER, 3H, 12Ks, 3BB against Glen Cove yesterday) and Ian Hnatov (two home runs, including a first-inning grand slam, and five RBIs against Carle Place).