Author: Vinny Messana
April 25 Recap
Photo Credit: Molloy Athletics Here’s the recap of Saturday’s games, which featured a 17-strikeout performance, and a trifecta of offensive explosions…Division-I:Stony Brook swept a DH from Albany by the scores of 15-3 and 2-1. In the first game, they smacked 18 hits. Toby Handley went 4-for-6 with three RBI and two runs scored. Casey Baker went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and...
Tim Ingram and Caleb Olsen Throw Gems in DH Sweep of Purchase
Photo Credit: Old Westbury Athletics Old Westury flashed their arms in a DH sweep of Purchase by the scores of 7-2 and 6-0. Their top two starters, Tim Ingram and Caleb Olsen both threw gems. The Panthers are now 21-8.In the first game, Olsen went eight innings, allowed 0 ER and struck out six while walking one to improve to 5-2. Photo Credit: Old Westbury Athletics Through seven innings, it was ...
Steven Matz Flirts With No-Hitter Against Reno
Photo Credit: Newsday The Mets are a pitching rich organization and arguably their top prospect is Stony Brook native and Ward Melville grad Steven Matz. The 6’4″ left hander flirted with a no-hitter last night in his fourth start of the season. He held Reno hitless until the seventh inning when former Met outfielder Nick Evans broke it up with a double. Matz ended up completing the in...
Anthony Kay to Pitch for Team USA
Photo Credit: Newsday Ward Melville graduate and sophomore left-handed pitcher for UConn Anthony Kay will pitch for Team USA this summer. They will play during June and July and will take on the best talent across the world. He has six wins already, compiling a 1.29 ERA over 70 innings with 68 strikeouts and a 0.89 WHIP while holdiong the opposition to a .189 average. “I am extremely excite...
Spitzbarth Strikes out 17 in 10-Inning Masterpiece
Photo Credit: Molloy Athletics Molloy was swept in a DH today by Mercy by the scores of 4-3 and 5-3, but that should not overshadow the spectacular pitching performance by ace Shea Spitzbarth in the first game.The junior from Staten Island pitched the first 10 innings in the 14-inning marathon. He allowed no ER, only three hits and five walks while striking out 17 batters. He threw 143 pitches. On...
LIU Post Clinches Postseason Berth With Walk-Off Victory
Photo Credit: LIU Post Athletics The LIU Post Pioneers won a dramatic 2-1 game over Queens in 10 innings to clinch a postseason berth in the ECC tournament.In the bottom of the 10th inning, Matt Bowers hit a walk off single to score Rich Maccarone and send the Pioneers into the playoffs. Dan Jagiello recorded the victory, he threw a scoreless 10th inning in relief of Jake DeCarli. DeCarli continue...
Old Westbury Cruises Past John Jay
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Old Westbury padded their resume a little more with another easy win–this time an 11-3 rout of John Jay to improve to 19-8.Nick Schoen started and went six innings–he allowed one ER and struck out five batters for the win. The game was close in the fifth inning when Nick Yip hit his fifth home run of the season to open up a 3-1 lead. Christian Faust opened t...
Dowling Sweeps St. Thomas Aquinas, Improves to 23-9
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana It was a huge double header against the reigning ECC Champion St. Thomas Aquinas, and Dowling responded to the challenge by sweeping the twinbill by the scores of 10-7 and 10-2.The first game was a 3:25 slog that featured 337 total pitches but Dowling persevered. Brendan Butler got the start and went six innings, allowing three ER while striking out two. Dennis Buckstei...
Josh Outsen throws Perfect Game Verse Yeshiva
Photo Credit: St. Joseph’s Athletics It’s doesn’t matter the opponent–a perfect game is an accomplishment that should be recognized and celebrated. Josh Outsen of St. Joseph’s struck out 12 Maccabees batters in a perfect game today. The Golden Eagles won by the score of 11-0. “I’d say around the third inning after I got through the lineup once,” sai...
Power Rankings No. 2
Last week we debuted our Power Rankings for college programs on the island. This week will be our second edition. There is a bit of a shake up as the number dwindles close to one…10. NYIT: The Bears actually have been playing well lately. Although they went 1-3 this week, that is an improvement on the direction they had been trending. Louis Mele and David Plotkin have been the bright spots f...
Tropeano Throws Six Shutout Innings in Victory over Oakland
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2nvKC2BNhE] Nick Tropeano didn’t disappoint his Long Island fans in his season debut last night–facing a perennial playoff team in the Oakland Athletics, he dominated to the tune of six shutout innings with five strikeouts. He received only one hit of support from his offense, but it didn’t matter. Tropeano navigated around a dangerous lin...
Race for Skyline Conference Player of the Year Will Be Close
Photo Credit: Farmingdale Athleitcs Every year there is usually one player that has an absurd season–something in the neighborhood of a .415 AVG with 30 runs scored–and runs away with the Player of the Year honors. Photo Credit: St. Joseph’s Athletics This season, there are actually a handful of players that fit that bill. It’s going to be nearly impossible to decide who de...
