Author: GBart
February 16 Recap
Friday kicked off the official start of the 2018 college baseball season as most Division-I schools across the coverage got underway. Four teams in our coverage area kicked off their 2018 seasons Friday. They went 3-2 on the day. Division-I: Stony Brook: Stony Brook defeated Nicholls University 6-5 in an exciting back-and-forth game that was aired on ESPN3. Starter Greg Marino went four innings, g...
Queens College Season Preview: Offensive Charge Healthy and Ready to Lead the Way
Brandon O’Brien (Division 2017) on to pitch for Queens. He was 21-2 in his high school career pic.twitter.com/WCUnvOaqfB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 1, 2017 In 41 games last year the Queens College Knights went 18-23, notching key victories against conference foes and against the likes of No. 12 Franklin Pierce and NCAA East Region Champion St. Thomas Aquinas. They we...
SUNY Maritime College Enters 2018 As the Reigning Champs
Maritime has done it! They are the 2017 Skyline Conference Champs ! pic.twitter.com/XBjx81XtXs — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 8, 2017 The SUNY Maritime Privateers are fresh off a Skyline Conference championship and are aiming to repeat themselves in 2018. Going into the 2017 Skyline Conference tournament as the No. 2 seed, the Privateers went on to score 43 runs in three games en ...
Is it Fordham’s Year in the Atlantic 10?
The Fordham Rams come into 2018 reloaded and ready to build off the ups-and-downs of a 27-24 campaign in 2017. The Rams started the season hot, climbing to as high as first place in the ultra-competitive Atlantic-10 Conference. However, a nine-game slide between April 18–30 set the team back and caused them to miss the playoffs all together. “Sometimes when a few guys start slumping everybody star...
SUNY Old Westbury Baseball Preview: Athleticism and Speed Will Be Hallmark for Panthers
Senior Adam Heidenfelder will be anchoring the rotation pic.twitter.com/UnEyFlV8bf — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 22, 2017 Despite losing to Mount Saint Mary’s College in the first round of the Skyline Conference tournament, the SUNY Old Westbury Panthers baseball team has high hopes and confidence heading into 2018. “I am the most positive coach. I never talk abo...
NYIT Bears: Young Talent and a New Conference Could Pay Dividends For the Bears
Coming off the heels of a disappointing 2017, the NYIT Bears are young and ready to take on the East Coast Conference in their inaugural season. The program struggled last year in Division-I play, going 5-36 on the season and ultimately leading to their relegation to the Division-II East Coast Conference. They move onto a new challenge, with a lot to prove and a lot of quality talent ready to hit ...
Molloy Lions Ready for ‘Battle’ in the ECC
The Molloy Lions are looking to make noise in the East Coast Conference this year, with a bevy of experienced seniors and some underclassmen who are sure to excite. Picked to finish third in the ECC preseason poll, the Lions look ready to build off a 2017 season in which they went 21-29, but reached the conference championship game after a postseason run. This squad’s key component will be the lea...
LIU Post Baseball Preview: Pioneers Looking to Repeat as ECC Champs
Freshman JJ Lantigua has increased his velocity since getting on campus and looks like he could be a weapon out of the bullpen pic.twitter.com/uZiWtUFKY8 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 25, 2017 The LIU Post baseball team has a lot to look forward to this season. After a seven-year title drought, the Pioneers finally recaptured the Division-II East Coast Conference title last s...
Hofstra Prioritizing Playing Without Fear
After finishing eighth in the CAA in 2017, the Hofstra Pride baseball team looks to put last season behind. The Pride finished with a 14-37 (7-17 CAA) record in 2017. Hofstra has not been to the CAA tournament since 2012. “We lost so many close games that we almost figured out how to lose,” said head coach John Russo. “And more importantly, we’d almost feel like we were going to lose in the dugout...
Team Steel Gray Defeats LI Patriots White 7-2 to Win JV Title
The Medford Complex in Brookhaven, NY was the venue of champions on Thursday night. While the Varsity Championship was in full swing, Team Steel Gray hosted the LI Patriots White for the JV Championship. Chris Feigel began the game on the mound for Team Steel Gray and Liam Adipietro started for the LI Patriots White. Both were solid early with a scoreless first inning. Then, disaster struck for Ad...
Riverhead Tomcats Sweep DH in Westhampton to Clinch Playoff Spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5yVp_42nMk Aviator Field was scheduled to host a double header on Monday afternoon. The rain had other plans. Instead, the two games between the Westhampton Aviators and the Riverhead Tomcats were set to take place on Tuesday afternoon, one of two on the day. The other was the North Fork Ospreys and the Sag Harbor Whalers, two sets of games proving to be vital to d...
Eric Callahan Lifts the Aviators Over the Road Warriors in Extras
Jonah Karp interviewing the two heroes from West Hampton’s 10-8 victory over the Road Warriors pic.twitter.com/Z2kFMloYPH — aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) July 19, 2017 Fireworks were still going off two weeks after Independence Day. Didn’t hear them? Well then you weren’t in Westhampton Beach Tuesday afternoon. Eight balls were hit over the fence at Aviator Field, six of t...
