Four new managers took over, with Epidendio the remaining carryover from the 2009 season. Rob Cafiero, a standout at Villanova and former Philadelphia Phillies farmhand, took the reins in Southampton, while Jim Buckley, who played for Siena College and in the Boston Red Sox farm system, managed the Sag Harbor squad. Elsewhere, St. John's assistant Jeff Quiros was appointed the Westhampton post, and St. Joe’s (N.Y.) head coach Randy Caden was named the Riverhead manager.
Under Epidendio, North Fork ran away with the 2010 regular season title, posting an HCB record 27 wins to win the division by five games. Billy Ferriter of Connecticut led all Hamptons hitters with a .373 average, and the middle-of-the-order production came from Sebastian Grazziani (New York Tech), who belted five homers and drove in 31.
In the first round of the playoffs, third-seeded Riverhead went on the road and beat No. 2 Westhampton, while North Fork held off No. 4 Southampton. The Ospreys and Tomcats met in a best-of-three championship series, and after North Fork won game one, 10-3, Riverhead forced a decisive third game on a walkoff homer by Matt Fleishman (Villanova) in the 10th inning of game two. The Ospreys proved to be too tough in the rubber match, riding 6 2/3 outstanding innings by starter Robert Kelly (Saint Anselm).
North Fork met the Quakertown Blazers in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League championship game. Back-to-back homers by Rocco Gondek (Sacred Heart) and David Jacob (Monmouth) were part of a four-run third inning that erased a 1-0 deficit. Aaron Snyder (Southern Illinois) and two other pitchers staked closer Lee Weld (Southern Illinois) to a 5-2 advantage in the ninth. The Blazers crossed two in the inning, but a groundout to Grazziani gave the Ospreys their first ACBL title and HCB's second league championship in as many years.
Southampton's Mike Mandarino (Broward) was named the Darrin Winston Most Valuable Pitcher Award, going 4-3 with an 0.83 ERA. He also led the Breakers in batting average (.303), home runs (7) and RBI (16). Westhampton closer D.J. Voisine (Maine) shared the Outstanding Relief Pitcher of the Year award, setting an HCB record with seven saves.
