We are thrilled to be hosting our first tournament beginning next Thursday, July 23 and running through Sunday, July 26. The event will be called the “Axcess Invitational” and will be hosted exclusively at the beautiful Moriches Complex – which was also the site of last weekend’s Town of Brookhaven Varsity Wood Bat Tournament.
Few quick notes:
–FOOTWEAR:
No metal spikes. Turf or sneakers allowed.
–BATS:
Metal bat is allowed.
–TIME LIMIT:
No inning will begin after 1 hour 50 minutes.
-COVID-19 GUIDELINES:
-Home plate umpire will stand six feet behind the pitcher.
-Fans will not be permitted behind the plate or between the 1st & 3rd base dugouts but will be permitted beyond the outfield fence and along the fence down the lines.
-Each team will be provided with three baseballs per game and you will be in charge of returning the foul balls. The defensive team will supply the balls for each inning.
-No postgame handshake, line up along the lines and tip your cap to the opposing team.
-Do not engage with the college coaches due to the social distancing guidelines.
-No more than 5 players allowed in each dugout.
-During a mound visit, coaches must wear masks and maintain six feet of social distance with the pitcher. Infield meetings on the mound are prohibited.
GAME PLAY:
-You may bat as many players as you’d like.
-You may pinch-run for the catcher with two outs to speed up the game.
-Coaches can decide whether they’d like to use a DH/EH.
Here’s the preliminary schedule.
Thursday
11:30am
Knights Nation-Huber vs LI Junior Ducks- Sesto (Field 1)
Yeti Baseball vs Diamond Spikes 14U (Field 2)
2:00pm
Next Level vs Dodger Nation 14U (Field 1)
Eastern A’s vs Yeti Baseball (Field 2)
Friday
9:00am
Freedom Baseball vs LI Elite (Field 1)
Eastern A’s vs LI Junior Ducks-Sesto 14U (Field 2)
Sharks Baseball vs LI Jr. Ducks – Schneider (Field 3)
Batting 1.000 Mass vs LI Jr. Ducks – Ferguson (Field 4)
11:30am
LI Elite vs Batting 1.000 15U (Field 1)
Freedom Baseball vs Diamond Spikes 15U (Field 2)
Batting 1.000 Mass vs Black Diamonds (Field 3)
Batting 1.000 Okon vs LI Jr. Ducks Schneider (Field 4)
2:00pm
Batting 1.000 15U vs Diamond Spikes 15U (Field 1)
Pat-Med Raiders vs Dodgers Nation 16U (Field 2)
Next Level vs Diamond Spikes (Field 3)
Knights Nation vs Dodger Nation 14U (Field 4)
Saturday
9:00am
Pat-Med vs Sharks Baseball (Field 1)
Black Diamonds vs Dodger Nation 16U (Field 2)
Batting 1.000 Okon vs LI Jr. Ducks Ferguson (Field 4)
11:30am
Oil City vs Dodger Nation 17U (Field 1)
LI Thunder vs LI Jr Ducks-Caputo (Field 2)
LI Strong vs Diamond Baseball Academy (Field 3)
Diamond Spikes 17U vs South Shore Elite (Field 4)
2:00pm
Oil City Bandits vs Diamond Baseball Academy (Field 1)
South Shore Elite vs LI Jr Ducks Caputo (Field 2)
Diamond Spikes 17U vs Dodger Nation 17U (Field 3)
LI Strong vs LI Thunder (Field 4)
Sunday
9 am
14U Semifinals (Field 1)
14U Semifinals (Field 2)
16U Semifinals (Field 3)
16U Semifinals (Field 4)
11:30am
14U Finals (Field 1)
16U Finals (Field 2)
17U Semifinals (Field 3)
17U Semifinals (Field 4)
2 pm
15U Finals (Field 1)
17U Finals (Field 2)
I will update this page as more information gets solidified but here’s the following schools that have committed to being in attendance for at least one of the days:
Farmingdale State College
St. Joseph’s-LI
St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn
Old Westbury
Manhattanville
Farleigh-Dickinson-Florham
USMMA
SUNY Maritime
SUNY Old Westbury
CCNY
Mount Si. Vincent’s
