Author: Vinny Messana
What’s On Tap for This Week
by BOTI Staff *underline denotes we will have game coverage Division-I: Stony Brook will host Iona on Tuesday at 3pm. They will then travel to UMBC for a three-game weekend series beginning with a DH on Saturday and a single game on Sunday at 12pm. Hofstra will travel to Farleigh Dickinson tomorrow for a 3pm game, host Fordham on Wednesday at 3pm and then travel to Ohio State for a three-game set ...
Dowling’s Bats Come Alive, Sweep New Haven
by Danny Gatta Dowling got back on track with a DH sweep of New Haven on Sunday by the scores of 3-2 and 8-1. Dennis Buckstein got the start for the Golden Lions, while New Haven sent out East Islip grad David Palmer. The Chargers got on the board first in the top of the second inning. After a Jack Zagaja single, Joe Caico launched an RBI double over the head of the right fielder to give New Haven...
March 13 Recap
We had our reporter Danny Gatta on the scene for the Dowling-New Haven double header at Golden Lions’ Field. Here’s the rest of the day’s recap… Division-I: Stony Brook was defeated 6-1 by Fordham, thwarting their hopes of a three-win weekend. They led 1-0 going into the bottom of the fourth but the Rams put up a six-spot to take a command lead. Tyler Honahan was tagged wit...
March 12 Recap
It was a busy day on the island with 8 of the 12 local teams in action. Here’s a quick rundown if you missed any of the action… Division-I: Stony Brook defeated Villanova by the score of 9-3. Dylan Resk had two hits and drove in two runs for the Sea Wolves. David Real had two hits as well, driving in one run. In addition to their eight hits, they also drew seven walks in the game. Star...
Josh Outsen Fires Second Career No-Hitter in DH Sweep of Yeshiva
As Tim Lincecum is to the San Diego Padres, Josh Outsen is to the Yeshiva Macabees. St. Joseph’s junior right-handed pitcher fired his second no-hitter against Yeshiva in as many years. Last year’s was a perfect game. This game was a 16-0 shutout, in which he struck out nine batters and walked two. This followed a 15-0 shutout, Nick Girardi struck out 10 batters over four innings and t...
Harborfields Fueled by Anguish of Last Year’s One-Run Losses
by Eric Moskowitz Harborfields is coming off a rough five-win season in 2015. They are confident, however, that this year will be much different. Our reporter Eric had a chance to speak with Head Coach Casey Sturm, and here’s what he had to say… How did you feel last year went? Last year things didn’t go the way we envisioned. We ran into a few injuries and I think inexperience c...
Timely Hitting, Strong Outing by Bret Clarke Helps Stony Brook to 7-3 Victory
by Vinny Messana There’s a reason they regularly work on the mundane task of base running. It can be the difference in ballgames, and today it set the tone early on. Leadoff man Toby Handley smacked a single to right center, advanced two bases on a wild pitch and came around to score on an RBI single by first baseman Andruw Gazzola. The Sea Wolves never looked back, and defeated St. Peter...
MacArthur Enters 2016 Looking to Protect the Nassau County Crown
by Vinny Messana When the conversations turns to Nassau County baseball powerhouses, the conversation usually ends with MacArthur baseball. Head Coach Steve Costello, now in his 23rd year at the helm, has coached the generals to 19 League Championships, three Nassau County titles, two Long Island Championships and one New York State championship in 1994 (29-0). They are coming off another tremendo...
Dave Brehm’s Walk-Off Single Caps Ninth Inning Comeback
The Pioneers of LIU Post capped a successful Florida trip with a dramatic 8-7 victory over Bloomfield College. Freshman Dave Brehm beat out an infield single between shortstop and third base for the winning run, which was their fourth win in five games in Florida. Coach Gaffney sent freshman James Varela to the hill, who had gotten off to a very strong start to his career. He struggled today, howe...
Hofstra’s Bats Explode for 14 Runs, Defeat Army 14-8
by Vinny Messana After falling behind 3-0 after one inning, the Hofstra bats came to life early and often against the Army pitching staff, and they came away with their fourth consecutive victory by the score of 14-8. Mat Annunziata went 2-for-4 with six RBI including a three-run home run in the second inning that tied the game at three. Nick Bottari went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a mammoth...
Four-Run Seventh Inning Leads William Paterson to 11-7 Victory over Farmingdale
by Vinny Messana They made a furious comeback to erase an early 5-0 deficit, but it was a four-run seventh inning that was the undoing for the Farmingdale Rams in their 11-6 loss to William Paterson. The Rams fell behind 5-0 before they came to the plate. Reliever David Otero did a terrific job to put out the fire for five innings while his offense scratched and clawed their way back. They tied it...
Dennis Buckstein Fires Gem, Vinny Orlando’s Triple Leads Dowling to 5-2 Win
by Vinny Messana With one-out in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the score tied at 1-1, Vinny Orlando smacked a triple to deep right center field to score Rob Costanzo and put the Dowling Golden Lions ahead 2-1. The following batter, Tyler Piccolo, ripped a single to left field to score Orlando and increase the lead to 3-1. Andrew Sesto came on for the save, and was lifted after allowing two w...
