Author: Vinny Messana
Frank Catalanotto: What Is the Proper Pre-Season hitting Prep
(Photo Credit: Spokeo Images) (Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in February 2017 by Frank Catalanotto) Baseball season is right around the corner. If you haven’t started, now is the time to transition into baseball-specific training. You should now take the focus from off-season training to preseason workouts. During the first part of the off-season, you should have taken...
Where Are They Now Powered by Prime Performance: Jeff Tyler
Jeff Tyler always found a way to win. Whether it was during his storied high school career for the MacArthur Generals or in college for the Adelphi Panthers there was often a W next to his name in the box score. In fact, even long after his career ended he still found a way to be the winning pitcher. That’s right, even at Adelphi’s Alumni day many years after his final competitive pitc...
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm Agency: Joe Maxwell
(This is the fourth installment of the popular “Up Next” Series in which we highlight the top underclassmen across Long Island. Previously, we featured Dylan Weinstein, Jaxson Torres and Richie Roberts. Special thanks to Ken Kortright State Farm Agency for sponsoring this year’s feature.) Defense up the middle is valuable commodity in the game of baseball. While every coach wants...
Where Are They Now Powered by Prime Performance: James Bailin
(Special thanks to Prime Performance for sponsoring this year’s “Where Are They Now” You can check them out by clicking here.) Photo Credit: Newsday/Bill Davis 29-0. There’s a beauty in perfection. It is elusive in the game of baseball – a game that is designed to include failures and to humble every player. For Division Ave HS in 1996, there was no such failures. The...
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm Agency: Richie Roberts
Center Moriches is one of the true powerhouses in Suffolk County. They won back-to-back Class B Championships in 2018 and 2019 and captured the Long Island Championship in 2021. The talent pool is always deep in the school district and they have a penchant for calling up underclassmen that wind up playing impact roles at the varsity level. Last year, he featured JT Bonventre who was a 9th grader a...
Jayden Stroman Signs NLI to Attend Duke University
17-year-old Jayden Stroman, brother of Marcus, is making 96 MPH throws from shortstop There have only been 12 throws by an infielder of 96 MPH or more in MLB this season pic.twitter.com/T881ZZisJT — Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 1, 2024 Jayden Stroman signed his financial agreement to attend Duke University. Baseball fans are certainly familiar with his older brother, Marcus, who also g...
Neal Heaton: Importance of Throwing a Changeup
by Neal Heaton When you look at the strikeout numbers for top pitchers, how many of them are at the top of the lineup? When you go to a big-time Division-I they are all legit hitters that batted in the middle of the order in high school. If you don’t develop your change up early in high school, you will get shellshocked. Many of the top pitchers on Long Island blow kids away, but it won’t be the s...
Prime Performance Opens in Port Jefferson Station
Prime Performance, an indoor training facility, is now open in Port Jefferson Station, NY. The facility is opened in September and is 3,500 square feet. It features artificial turf and is tailored to accommodate baseball, softball, lacrosse and speed & agility training. They are fully operational for this off-season team winter workouts as well as private lessons, group training and clinics. C...
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm Agency: Jaxson Torres
Jaxson Torres (‘27 NY) absolutely dominant for Body Armor Titans in the chip, went the distance and picked up 7 Ks w/ only 1 H allowed. FB in mid-upper 8s w/ good drive created down slope, still has plenty of upside in frame for future #NEWS@PG_Scouting pic.twitter.com/0FeJeCqSw1 — PG Mid Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA, MD,DE,DC) (@PGMidAtlantic) July 30, 2024 If you look at a pie chart of amateur baseball ...
GAME RECAP: Giac Squad Captures 14u Boys of Summer Fall Championship
by Joe Bello Dan Santopietro following his dominant preformance on the mound to help his team capture the championship. pic.twitter.com/KCM9cm9RN8 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) November 9, 2024 Giac Squad was crowned champions of the LI Boys of Summer 14u National Division on Saturday night. They took on Merrick Mayhem Kalkau on what was a very cold night at Eisenhower Park. They captured...
GAME RECAP: Long Island Huskies Win 16u Boys of Summer Fall Championship
by Trevor Dugan The Huskies spoke to Axcess after their championship victory at Diamond in the Pines @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/bf7d9N9jWH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) November 10, 2024 The South Shore Elite and Long Island Huskies met at Diamond in the Pines Saturday evening to decide the champion of the 16u Boys of Summer Fall Division. Both teams comfortably won their respective...
Fall Ball Series Powered by Revolution Athletics: Hofstra University
In 2022, Hofstra experienced a magical run in the Conference Tournament to capture their first CAA Championship in the program’s 86-year history. It was a remarkable Cinderella story, as the Pride not only entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed, but won all four games by one-run with 3 walk-offs. Additionally, they were in their first year under Head Coach Frank Catalanotto, and they were ...
