Author: Vinny Messana
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Hofstra Loses The Most Wild Game of the 21st Century
Photo Credit: Hofstra Athletics There’s a great saying when it comes to baseball–“you can’t run the clock out.” In juxtaposition to sports like football and basketball, it’s especially poignant because big leads late in baseball games guarantee nothing. Towson learned that the hard way on Sunday. Up 16-3 in the ninth inning, they needed three more outs to walk a...
Five-Run Sixth Allows DeCarli, LIU Post to Stay Hot
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana When there is a pitching match up such as Jake DeCarli verse Cody McPartland, it is expected to be a low-scoring affair. Through five innings at Golden Lions Field, it was just that–with Dowling leading 2-0 thanks to an RBI triple by Jon Cruz and RBI double by Dan Parisi.McPartland, who had cruised through five inning with only 60 pitches, suddenly began leaving p...
Mulford Improves to 4-0
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana The Adelphi Panthers might as well call it ‘win day’ when Jonathon Mulford takes the hill. He threw another 7.2 dominant innings today against New Haven in their 7-3 win to improve to 4-0 on the season. When anyone else takes the hill the Panthers are 6-11.The offense got going in the first inning on a two-run double by the resurgent Donato Signore. That was...
Chavarria’s Walk-Off Hit Lifts Stony Brook Past UMBC
Written by Jim Ferchland The Stony Brook Seawolves (15-11, 8-2) and the UMBC Retrievers (14-12, 4-4) entered Saturday’s matchup at Joe Nathan Field at the top of the America East Standings. Stony Brook remained hot keeping their five-game winning streak alive with big regards to senior second baseman Rob Chavarria who came through clutch with walk-off single to left field to defeat UMBC 6-5. After...
St. Joseph’s stuns Old Westbury to remain undefeated in Skyline Conference play
By Jesse Borek PATCHOGUE, NY — Staying undefeated in Skyline Conference play thus far this season, the St. Joseph’s Golden Eagles stunned the Old Westbury Panthers to sweep the doubleheader on the back of a four-run, ninth-inning comeback in the opener. After the shock of scoring four runs in their final at-bat in the nine-inning opener, the Golden Eagles would finish off the Panthers 4-1 in...
Dowling-LIU Post Game Postponed
Today’s Dowling verse LIU Post game has been postponed due to the threat of rain. The game will be made up on Monday for the fourth game of the series.Tomorrow Dowling will host the DH. It will begin at noon.The series will be crucial for each team, considering the ramifications in the ECC standings. Dowling is currently first in the conference with a 6-2 record. They are percentage points a...
Six-Run Second Inning Propels Farmingdale Over Baruch
Photo Credit: Farmingdale State Athletics The Farmingdale Rams bounced back from their DH loss on Monday with a 9-5 win today over Baruch. They scored six runs in the second inning which provided all the runs they would need.Anthony McQuade got the scoring going with a sac fly that scored Richard Sullivan. Later in the inning, Anthony Alvino hit a two-run single, and Mike Marino followed with an R...
Checking in on 2014 Top Prospects
Photo Credit: Newsday Here at Baseball on the Island, we don’t believe in the adage ‘out of sight, out of mind’. After all, there were some players whose names were primitive fixtures on this website for months. We’re going to check in and see how the top prospects from last year are fairing in their freshman year at college. (Editor’s Note: This list will not include...
Cream Rising to the Top in Suffolk County
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana After just two weeks of high school games, it’s clear already who are the teams that will be making the most noise. Here is a list of the remaining undefeated teams: League 1: Patchogue-Medford 5-0, Ward Melville 4-0 League 2: Sachem North 4-0 League 3: Half Hollow Hills East 4-0 Photo Credit: Vinny Messana League 4: East Islip 3-0 (2014 Suffolk County runner-up H...
Dowling Continues the Home Cooking
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Don’t try to come into Dowling‘s kitchen and steal their cake. They won’t have any of it. They staved off Concordia’s ninth inning rally to hang on 5-4 for their ninth home win in 10 opportunities.David Montiverdi started for the Golden Lions and he was exceptional. He threw 8.1 innings, allowed three ER on 10 hits, walked nobody and struck out f...
Harborfields Wins On Walk-Off Error
Photo Credit: Eric Moskowitz Written by Eric Moskowitz It may be early but today’s win was a huge win for Harborfields. Entering the game with a record of 0-4, Harborfields simply could not afford to fall back anymore in the standings. Down 3-0 in the fourth inning, Harborfields had their backs against the walls, but chipped away. By moving people over with bunts and driving people in with time...
