Author: Mike Connors
Saturday (3/16) College Baseball Recap Presented by The Schwarz Institute
One month into the college baseball season and things have kicked into high gear. Yesterday was another thrilling day, we covered LIU Post‘s DH sweep over Assumption, which you can read about here. There was plenty of other action including a big conference DH sweep by a local D1 and a huge offensive output by a local D2. Here’s how it went down: Division-I: Stony Brook left Saturday s...
Friday’s (3/15) College Baseball Recap Presented by The Schwarz Institute
Another Friday of baseball in the books, and suddenly we are just a few days away from Spring. With little cold days left on the year, Long Island teams are excited to return from down south and play on their home fields. We saw some winners and some losers in Friday’s five college baseball games. With that being said, here are the recaps from yesterday’s ballgames. Division-I: St. Joh...
Miller Place Confident They Can Win Their League Title And Beyond
After finishing 16-8 a season ago, Miller Place enters 2019 with expectations higher than ever. Returning virtually every one of their impact players from last season, they are extremely dangerous. Last season, they suffered two one-run losses to Shoreham Wading-River in the playoffs, which eliminated them. Considering their postseason exit was tragic, their returning stars know what defeat feels ...
Smithtown West Hopes To Rebound From Tough 2018 Through Experienced Players
In 2018, Smithtown West failed to make the postseason for the first time since 2007. Returning the top two pitchers in their rotation and key players offensively, they believe this year will be different. “We have a returning group that was able to get a lot of experience in 2018. They understand the work that needs to be put in to have success. We should benefit from that greatly,” sa...
Saturday’s College Baseball Recap (3/9) Presented by The Schwarz Institute
John Condon discusses his five-hit day which included the big game-tying 2-R single in the sixth pic.twitter.com/VzO1X2eTpS — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 9, 2019 When it comes to March weather, you have to count your blessings when you get 45 degrees and sunny. There was a few local teams in action here on the island, while the rest made the smart decision to head down south. There ...
Friday’s College Baseball Recap (3/8) Presented by The Schwarz Institute
As we move closer towards Spring, the weather is starting to get nicer and baseball is starting to kick into full swing. With nine teams playing on Friday, let’s take a look at how things shaped out. Division-I: On Friday afternoon, Fordham won their 6th game of the year as they defeated Iona, 9-2. From the beginning of the game, it was never really close. Matt Mikulski picked up the win in ...
Babylon Looking To Overcome Last Year’s County Championship Defeat
In 2018, Babylon once again had a season to remember. They finished with a combined record of 18-6 and reached the County Championship game. Unfortunately, they fell just short of their ultimate goal, which was winning the county championship. Coming off an extremely successful year, Babylon comes into this season facing some difficult tasks. The main obstacle standing in their way is replacing th...
New Hyde Park Hoping To Turn Things Around In 2019
After missing the postseason the last two seasons, New Hyde Park is ready to turn things around in 2019. After being the JV Head Coach for 16 years, Joe Rotondaro will be the man in charge. Rotondaro attended New Hyde Park high school, where he was named All-County and went onto play baseball at Adelphi. The experienced ballplayer will look to bring a new spark of energy towards the varsity team. ...
Shoreham-Wading River Enters 2019 With A Chip On Their Shoulder
No Class A Suffolk County program has come close to matching the resume of Shoreham Wading-River. In the past decade, we have seen five County Championship appearances, three County Championships and three Carl Yastrzemski Award winners (Brian Morrell twice). These are just a few of their highly prestigious accolades. Considering they have made the postseason 33 consecutive years, there’s no...
West Babylon Hoping To Improve Through Young Core
Coming off an 8-12 season, West Babylon comes into 2019 hoping to be competitive in an extremely tough conference. The largest obstacle they face heading into the season is inexperience. In total, they return one senior. While their age may show early on, their young core of players will have the privilege of playing a significant amount of varsity baseball, benefiting them for the future. West Ba...
Saturday’s Division-I Baseball Recap (3/2) Presented by The Schwarz Institute
Another Saturday of baseball on the island resulted in an even amount of struggles and success for the local teams. Stony Brook, Fordham and Hofstra were the only teams to play on Saturday, combining for two wins and three losses. The weather was an issue this weekend, so let’s hope things change next week. Here are the results from Saturday. Division-I: After dropping two closely contested ...
Friday’s College Recap (3/1) Presented by The Schwarz Institute
Due to weather, only five Long Island teams had the fortune of playing on Friday. We saw several highly contested games, but only two teams come out on top. Let’s take a lot at how things shaped out on Friday. Division-I: The Hofstra bats went ice cold on Friday as they were shutout by Pittsburgh, 1-0. In total, they collected five hits throughout the ballgame. The only bright spot for Hofst...
