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Byline: Ray Parrillo
Jun. 7--The summer of 1998 seems a long time ago, Todd Frazier and Casey Gaynor agreed as they relaxed in the sparse lobby of a hotel in Plymouth Meeting last month before a game against Villanova.
Yet the memories were fresh, and the Rutgers baseball teammates left the impression that they always would be.
"It seems way in the past, but I remember it just like it was yesterday," Frazier said.
"Yeah, we've gone through a lot of changes since then," Gaynor added.
Frazier, a junior shortstop for the Big East Conference champion Scarlet Knights, and Gaynor, a freshman pitcher, reunited this season, nine years after they led Toms River, N.J., to the Little League World Series title with a 12-9 victory over Kashima, Japan, in Williamsport, Pa.
Frazier was 12 at the time; Gaynor, 11. Frazier got the final out as a relief pitcher. Gaynor was the starter. Both hit homers, and both still marveled at the celebrity status…