Author: Vinny Messana
Dowling Looks to Return to the Regionals for a Third-Consecutive Season
We don’t talk about awards and accolades, we are focused on how you show up everyday.
LIU Post Drops DH Against Limestone
LIU Post was the first Long Island team to kick off the 2016 season. It began in disappointing fashion, as they dropped both games of a double header to Limestone College in Gaffney, SC. In Game 1, Big Game Jake DeCarli got the call. He cruised through the first two frames–as he often does. The Pioneers got him a run to work with in their half of the second on a bases loaded walk by Matt Bow...
Q & A With Skyline Conference Player of the Year Nick Girardi
"We have all the pieces to the puzzle of a championship season"
Suffolk CC Leaning on Three Arms to Lead the Way
"We are striving for consistency"
Loaded With Young Talent, Adelphi Ready to Take the Next Step
by Vinny Amodeo After the Adelphi University Panthers reached the Northeast-10 Semi-Final game in 2015, 2016 has promise for a deep postseason run with eyes on a conference championship. “The goals for this season remain unchanged,” said Junior captain Robert Vani. “First off is an NE-10 Championship and secondly an appearance in the NCAA Regional Tournament.” Head Coach Dom Scala is entering his ...
LIU Post Looks to Claim the ECC Led by an Army of Aces
By Nakeem Grant The 2016 season is nearing for Long Island University’s Pioneers. Head coach, Mike Gaffney has several goals in mind for his team this season, but their No. 1 goal is to overtake Dowling and win the East Coast Conference title. Last year, the Pioneers finished fourth in the ECC with an overall record of 18-18. They fell short of their ECC title goal by losing to the Bridgeport Purp...
Farmingdale State Begins Season in Unfamiliar Territory–As Underdogs
by Danny Gatta The Farmingdale State Rams will begin the season in unfamiliar territory; not defending a Skyline Conference title. In 2015, the Rams lost in the conference championship to Old Westbury, ending their run of seven consecutive conference championships. The Rams run of dominance in the Skyline conference was impressive, and even with the recent loss, they are still expected to be peren...
Learning From the Pros: Episode 3
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytVa5-eW9SM] In this week’s episode we get a lesson from Milwaukee Brewer’s catcher Charles Galiano on the proper technique to block pitches in the dirt. Galiano was selected in the 40th round of the 2015 MLB draft out of Fordham University. He was previously selected in the 36th round of the 2012 MLB Draft out of Commack HS. Episode 1: Steve Ma...
St. Joseph’s Is Ready to Roll
"These guys are a very close knit bunch and have bought into the system"
What is the Best Tool On the Island?
One of the common phrases thrown around baseball is “five-tool player”. Those are, of course, being able to hit, hit with power, run, field and throw. For purposes of this article we will focus on which players possess the best individual tools. For example, if a base stealer is faced with the obstacle of stealing against an elite catcher, and he can still succeed, he has an elite set ...
Old Westbury Looks to Go Back-to-Back
"Our biggest strength is our pitching. I think we are loaded".
Q & A With Baseball Star, Social Media Mogul Cory Fallon
Garden City native and current junior at Susquehanna University (Sellinsgrove, PA) is a very talented player. Even more impressively, he is a social media mogul that runs the Twitter account @baseballquotes1 that currently has over 100,000 followers. Our reporter David Moskowitz caught up with him to discuss his playing career and how he built up some an incredible social media following… &n...
