Author: Justin Paura
Road Warriors Return to the Top of the League, Use Power to Halt Red-Hot Ospreys
One week ago, the Long Island Road Warriors hit their first brick wall of the season. They dropped a key game to Westhampton, who they have been trading on-and-off with for first place in the HCBL, and proceeded to go on a three-game losing streak. It was unfamiliar territory for the defending league champions after starting the season winning seven of their first eight games. But that was last we...
Riverhead Tomcats Win HCBL Title for First Time in Team History
FINAL: For the first time in HCBL history, the Riverhead Tomcats are champions! @RHTomcats defeats @LIRoadWarriors 8-4 in game 3, winning the Championship Series 2-1. #LIvRH pic.twitter.com/AL13yo8JqQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 1, 2018 Prior to this season, six of the seven teams in the Hamptons Colligate Baseball League have won the league’s championship. On Wednesday afternoon...
Stage is Set for Game 3 of HCBL Championship
Our Player of the Game is Eric Roubal. The Queens College righty came up huge in today’s win-or-go-home game, going 3-for-5 at the plate with four RBIs, including a three-run home run. He spoke with our @jpaura24 postgame. #RHvLI pic.twitter.com/nq37sLVqiB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 31, 2018 The Long Island Road Warriors are accustomed to success. In their inaugural season, Head C...
Riverhead Inches Closer to HCBL Title with Game 1 Win
Our Player of the Game is Daniel ODonnell. The Riverhead starter lasted six innings and held a dangerous Long Island offense to just two runs. He spoke with @jpaura24 after his clutch performance. pic.twitter.com/x0ykbkLhKR — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 30, 2018 One month ago, Daniel O’Donnell was not a member of the Riverhead Tomcats. He pitched only two games during the regul...
Riverhead to Challenge Long Island for HCBL Championship
Our Player of the Game is Louis Antos: 2/4, HR, RBI, 2 R. One of the league’s best spoke with @jpaura24 after aiding Riverhead past Sag Harbor. The Tomcats host No. 2 Long Island in game 1 of the best-of-three championship series Monday. #SAGvRH pic.twitter.com/wKXmObbTab — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 28, 2018 The Riverhead Tomcats are celebrating their best season in franchise histo...
Long Island Survives to Force Winner-Take-All Game Saturday
Long Island forces a game 3 in the @HamptonsLeague semifinal and our Player of the Game is winning pitcher, Sal Zafonte. The Cortland lefty tossed 3.1 innings in relief, surrendering only two hits. pic.twitter.com/884jQyzvsE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 27, 2018 The defending HCBL champions were playing for their season Friday afternoon. Long Island lost its opening playoff game to ...
Stefl Shines, Riverhead Wins First Playoff Game in Six Years
Chris Stefl (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 11K) on the 4-0 Game 1 victory for Riverhead pic.twitter.com/wFpm5htluy — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 26, 2018 For the first time in Riverhead Tomcat history, the team earned the top seed in the HCBL playoffs. The Tomcats won their last seven games of the regular season and beat Long Island by one point in the standings to secure home field advantag...
2018 HCBL Playoff Preview
It has been quite an exciting summer of baseball in Long Island’s premiere collegiate league. The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League (HCBL) features an abundance of high level talent and the best have emerged as the playoffs are set to start on Thursday. The top-seeded Riverhead Tomcats take on the Sag Harbor Whalers, who defeated the Shelter Island Bucks in a one-game playoff Wednesday night. On...
Tyler Becker’s Amazing 2018 is Catching the Eyes of Many
(Photo Credit: Chris Bergmann) The HCBL is full of elite five-tool players with hopes of elevating their baseball careers. The league is made for athletes who may not have been on a scout’s prospect list, but have a ceiling to make a name for themselves. Nobody has taken that opportunity and ran with it quite like Westhampton’s Tyler Becker. “I think he is the best overall player in the Hamptons L...
Greene Walks Off for Riverhead in Late Season Thriller
The HCBL regular season comes to an end Monday, but there is no shortage of excitement in the games leading to the postseason. The four playoff teams were set in stone on Thursday and we saw a potential first-round matchup between third-place Sag Harbor (17-16-4) and second-place Riverhead (21-13-3) at Veterans Memorial Park. The Whalers seemed firmly in control throughout the afternoon, but relia...
Henry Outduels Marzonie, Riverhead Takes Over Third in HCBL
Tyler Henry spoke to Justin Paura following Riverhead’s 1-0 victory over Sag Harbor in the Hamptons League pic.twitter.com/tTWqeA11YH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 13, 2018 Tyler Henry came to Long Island all the way from Middletown, Ohio, about 700 miles away, just to pitch for the Riverhead Tomcats (16-12-3) in the HCBL. He got roughed up in his junior year at the University ...
HCBL’s Best Put on Offensive Showcase at Annual All-Star Game
Luke Oliphant is named the MVP of the All Star Game. He spoke with Justin Paura following the game pic.twitter.com/fCdWA8uJTy — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 10, 2018 The atmosphere at the 2018 HCBL All-Star Game could be summed up with just one word: fun. “Everybody is doing really well out here and we’re having a lot of fun playing together,” Tyler Becker of the Westhampton Aviators ...
