Author: Vinny Messana
Connetquot Looks to Protect the Crown
by Vinny Messana They weathered the storm of fierce competition on the field and they overcame the trauma of losing two beloved members of their community off the field. It takes a lot to wow a Head Coach who has won 582 games over 31 years, but that’s exactly what the Connetquot Thunderbirds did by winning their fourth Long Island Championship last season. “It was a tough situation fo...
St. Anthony’s Prepared to Make a Run at the Top Spot
Having been with the program as an assistant coach prior to taking over as the Head Coach five years ago, John Phelan knew this day would come. “It’s taken a while,” he said. “But it’s developed into something special,” he added. Coming off a 12-8 season is nothing to scoff at while playing in the very competitive CHSAA. Phelan knows they had a chance to be even...
Jake DeCarli Returns to Form, Strikes Out 12 in 4-1 Victory over Nyack
After two consecutive poor outings to begin his post Cy Young campaign, LIU Post’s Jake DeCarli spun a gem today against Nyack in Florida. He fired a CG, allowing one run, struck out 12, against one walk in a 4-1 win. “Just kept it simple today,” said the junior from Connecticut. “Tried to get ahead a lot and use my slider to put guys away,” he added. That slider has ...
Shoreham-Wading River Hungry to Take the Next Step
by Vinny Messana Following a terrific playoff run that included knocking off Glenn–a team that previously had swept them in the regular season–the Shoreham-Wading River squad is hungry to emerge from the pack as the class of Class A Suffolk County. They lost a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to P.J. Weeks and the Bayport-Blue Point team that has run Class A for much of the past three year....
What’s On Tap for This Week
by BOTI Staff *underline denotes we will have coverage of the game Not only will every NCAA-affiliated team be in action this week, but we’ll have two newcomers to the party. Suffolk CC and Nassau CC will be opening up their seasons as well. Here’s what’s going on during the week of March 7… Division-I: Stony Brook will host St. Peter’s on Friday at 3pm, Villanova on...
Hofstra’s Bats Come to Life in Three-Game Thrashing of Coppin State
After seven straight incredibly challenging match ups against the best of the SEC, Hofstra had a weekend to bulk up the stats against an inferior opponent. They defeated Coppin State by the scores of 17-4, 17-0 and 15-0. It was a nice weekend for the Pride. In the first game, Chris Weiss recorded the victory. He went 5.0 innings, allowed four ER while striking out three. Andre...
Adelphi Rallies to Defeat Conference Rival Southern Connecticut
by Vinny Amodeo With the game tied 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth, junior captain Eric Hassell drove in the go-ahead run with a double over the left fielder’s head. Freshman Michael Cattani added insurance as he drove a single to right field, scoring Hassell. This lead would prove to hold as Michael Tarpey nailed down the save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Tarpey put together a perfect ninth inning,...
Ithaca Sweeps DH From St. Joseph’s
by Vinny Messana You don’t need to tell Ithaca’s Hall of Fame Head Coach, George Valesente, in his 37th year at the helm for the Bombers, how baseball can be a crazy game. Just one week after getting routed by Christopher Newport 17-2, it was the Bombers who were on the right side of a blowout, defeating St. Joseph’s 18-2 in the second game of today’s non-conference DH. The...
Molloy tops Merrimack 2-0 Behind Kelly’s Six Shutout innings
By Nakeem Grant Pitching and defense were the key factors for the Molloy Lions in their 2-0 victory over the Merrimack Warriors in Game 2 of their afternoon doubleheader. The Lions’ home-opening doubleheader at Mitchell Field in Uniondale, NY was ignited by two masterful pitching performances: One from Ron Bauer in Game 1 and the other from Bobby Kelly. Kelly improved to 3-0 after putting up six s...
Despite Solid Performance, Adelphi Drops Twinbill to Franklin Pierce
By Vinny Amodeo Adelphi drops both ends of the double header to power house Franklin Pierce Game 1 Franklin Pierce made their way to Garden City in an attempt to pick up a few road wins against another team in the NE-10 and came out successful. Pierce took game one of the double header by a score of 4-0 on the back of senior pitcher Miles Sheehan. Sheehan threw eight scoreless innings, recording 1...
Ron Bauer Flirts With No-Hitter, Molloy Wins 4-0
by Vinny Messana It’s no secret that Ron Bauer will be one of the lynch pin players for the Molloy Lions this season. If he pitches like this every time, they’ll be just fine. The junior flirted with a no-hitter, despite six walks, and was three outs away after coaxing a bases-loaded DP to end the eighth inning. The Lions came away with the 4-0 victory to improve to 5-3 on the young se...
Nassau Ready to Return to World Series
Nassau Community College has built up a strong reputation for being a perennial powerhouse in the ranks of JuCo baseball. They made their third trip in the past four seasons to the JuCo World Series in 2015 after a record of 18-11. As is always the case with the program, several of the starting sophomores are now playing elsewhere. Many of the players parlayed their success into playing Div-I or D...
