The Long Island Titans held their annual Media Day at the Cove Academy in Glen Cove today.
Of their 2016 graduating class, 41 players have signed their letters of intent to play college ball. Of that group 30 were in attendance.
Twelve players will go on to play Div-I baseball. That group includes Tristan Amone (Fairfield), Tyler Arella (Villanova), Brandon Bonanno (Stony Brook), Brandon Fanizza (NYIT), Nick Grande (Stony Brook), Garrett Heaton (Stony Brook), John LaRocca (Monmouth), Straton Podaras (Radford), Kyle Strovink (Lamar), Marc Wangenstein (Albany), Ray Weber (Albany) and Robert Weissheier (Hofstra).
The Titans have done a tremendous job of getting their ballplayers to the next level. A vast majority of the local players recognize that and have chosen to play with them.
“When you play for the Titans, you know a lot of scouts are going to be at your games,” said Nick Grande. “They have good coaches that are always willing to help you out, they’ll help you get in contact with someone, help get a coach come down to watch you–they’re always their to help,” he added.
Not only getting the players to the next level, but they have also succeeded in putting their players in position to thrive at the next level.
As we stated in our September article, coaches have loved how prepared the Titan players are from day one on campus.
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Most of that has to do with their preparation and their difficult schedule.
“I think it has made me better,” said Mike Iacobellis, who will be heading to St. Joseph’s after he graduates from Island Trees. “Playing against the best always makes you better,” said the three time All-County player.
The beauty of committing to a college in the early portion of the signing period is that a) the scholarship money has not been spent else and b) it allows the player to focus on the task at hand–winning a Long Island championship for their team.
Kellenberg slugger Rob Weissheier agreed with this.
“That’s the best part,” he said. “Just knowing that I was committed and done and knowing where I’ll be for the next for years,” he said.
In the case of Weissheier, he’ll also get to play with his brother and have his older brother, Kevin, watch from the stands. You can read about their unique situation here.
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