Hamptons Collegiate Baseball

They all say they love to play baseball, but many feel a growing eagerness to get some time off.

The Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League regular-season schedule ends today, and the four-team playoffs begin Saturday. Sure, the teams are aiming to win a title, but many players look forward to getting a rest and returning home to see family and friends.

Jason Rago, a starting outfielder for the North Fork Ospreys, said players are feeling "moderate fatigue."

Ever since the season began on June 4, the players, coaches and support staffs have been busy, often adjusting to rainouts and unplayable fields. The Ospreys played 20 games in the first 25 days of July. The Tomcats, starting this past Friday, were scheduled to play seven games in a six-day span. Riverhead, however, got an unexpected day off on Monday when 

Outfielder Cass Hargis, who played every inning in the Riverhead Tomcats' first 37 games, said "everyone is feeling a little tired, but you have to play through it."

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