by Vinny Messana
It was yet another fun-filled week of baseball at the New York Baseball Academy. There were 210 kids eager to learn from a coaching staff that has decades and decades of experience and have taught some of the top players this region has ever seen.
The players had the fortune of learning from a couple of special guests. Dave Lemanczyk (1979 A.L. All Star) imparted his wisdom on the young men in an insightful morning clinic and also gave batting instructions at the cages all day on Wednesday.
Former Long Island Ducks pitcher and LI native Brian Dorsey was in charge of the pitching specials on Tuesday and also gave a fascinating speech during his clinic.
In addition to learning a great deal, many of the players had awards bestowed upon them. More important than the skill-based awards were those who were honored for their ability to actively listen and incorporate that into the games. These individuals also gave their 100 percent effort all week and never failed to hustle. Below are the winners of the “Super Hustler” Award.
Group 1
Xander Arias
Chase Martone
Casey Auer
Group 2
Gavin Langner
Eddie Kuczinski
Andrew Zammit
Angelo Ciminiello
Group 3
Aaron Eskinazi
Evan Barraco
Ian Pupke
Charles Milohnic
Benjamin Lum
Aidan Collins
Group 4
Vito Mannino
Leo Herman
Jonathan Millan
Michael Power
Stephen Ragolia
Warren Zhao
Group 5
James Jennison
Matthew Queen
Kevin Loughlin
Neil Della Ratta
Sebastian Gillette
Group 6
Michael Camardi
Ryan Muskopf
Nathan Sica
Kevin Hawkins
Aidan Dolinsky
Spencer Kufeld
Philip Gordon
Thomas Galant
Group 7
Zach Ross
Christian Schwizbin
Sean Gray
Louis Rusconi
Alex Brighter
Ben Diamond
Travis Edrehi
Group 8
Will McCreery
Jordan Rosner
Grant Goodlad
Joseph Sica
Robert Egan
Zachary Lasky
