If you didn't find what you were looking for try searching again.
For Ward Melville product Ben Brown, it’s been an outstanding start to his professional baseball career. The 18-year-old, opted to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies as opposed to attending Siena College after getting selected in the 33rd round, has an unblemished 3-0 record in the 2018 season after yesterday’s masterpiece against the GCL Tigers. The 6’6″ RHP struck out 16...
(Ben is a 2017 graduate of Ward Melville HS. He just finished up a tremendous season in which he led the Patriots to the League I title and an appearance in the Suffolk Count semifinals. He compiled a record of 5-1 with 67 K over 40 IP while allowing only 17 hits. Today he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 33rd round of the 2017 MLB Draft. The following words are his own.) So, in the...
Player Name: Ben Brown School: Ward Melville Position: RHP Ben is a RHP and 2017 graduate of Ward Melville HS. He has gotten off to a tremendous start this season, winning all five of his decisions in the uber-competitive League I. From the stretch, Ben gets set with his glove letter high. As he begins his motion, his eyes are locked on third base but he regains his focus immediately after. He has...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuduALfP5Rg]They say league games are the most intense, and this one lived up to the billing.Ward Melville clinched the League I title with a 10-3 win over Pat-Med in a wild and contentious game that featured both player and fan ejections from confrontations.Sophomore starter Ben Brown was above the chaos– he improved to 5-0 with a complete game victor...
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Chase Bocchi, who went 4 and a third with no runs, 3 hits and 6 strikeouts, and John Brown, who went 2 for 2 with a single, double, and 2 RBIs pic.twitter.com/BmSlcMeCIj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 11, 2024 B1 Ghost knew they had a challenge ahead of them on Tuesday night, as they went up against Mike Cuomo’s talented Long Island Elite team ...
by Andy Smith The captain delivers! Tom Ribaudo crushes a 3-R HR to give Ward Melville a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth pic.twitter.com/llOyO2d6th — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 5, 2022 Ward Melville is coming off another successful season. The Patriots finished with a record of 16-9 and qualified for the playoffs once again. The Patriots season came to an end after losing to L...
(Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment of our “College Recruiting 101 Powered by 1 More Rep Athletics & Fitness” in which we delve into the world of college baseball recruiting. In the first edition we spoke to five fathers who sent their sons to Division-I programs. In the next edition, we spoke to three fathers who are also coaches that had to navigate through the p...
When Jeff Towle set the single-season HR record at Suffolk CC with 10 in 2018 it was an exciting moment for the Ward Melville grad. He was able to accomplish the feat in a mere 28 games. To make it more impressive, Towle graduated high school in 2015 with no intention of playing another game. He had been committed to Pace to play football and did not play even a summer ball game since the county c...
While nobody enjoys time away from the diamond, it is necessary in order for players to rest their arms and prepare for the next season. Now that the calendar has turned to January, all eyes are on the 2023 season. From a personal standpoint, I will be watching from a distance for at least some of the season as my daughter was born last week and I would like to spend some time at home. Our reporte...
Adelphi has had a long history of excellence on the baseball field and even amidst that list of outstanding performers, Matt Alifano warrants inclusion with the best of the best. The Center Moriches grad helped the Red Devils to a perfect season in 2019 and kept that momentum going into 2020 when he started his collegiate career on a tear before the pandemic ended the season abruptly. It was in 20...
By Daniel Lopes Phillies prospect Ben Brown (Ward Melville 2017) getting some work in. Fastball back up to 95. The 6’6 RHP has a minor league career ERA of 3.41 pic.twitter.com/zZOpsd4UDD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 30, 2022 After a 13-5 season in 2021, head coach Lou Petrucci and his Ward Melville squad are ready to enter a new era of the program, as they will play in Lea...