Author: Vinny Messana
Farmingdale Beats Denison 3-2
Photo Credit: Farmingdale Athletics The trips to Florida have historically not gone too well for the Farmingdale Rams. They’ve had some rough beginnings to their seasons. They generally straighten it out right after they get back to NY.This season was no different, they began 1-4, but they did defeat Denison 3-2 this afternoon in Port Charlotte, Fla.They were up 3-0 in the top of the fourth,...
Adelphi Closes Out Florida Trip With Comeback Victory
Photo Credit: Adelphi Athletics Sometimes a win can represent more than just a single W in the standings. For a team that had lost five games in a row, a five-run comeback can mean turning a season around.The Panthers had ace Jonathon Mulford on the hill, but he was pulled with two outs in the third inning in favor of TJ Santiago with the Panthers trailing. The lead ended up getting extended to 6-...
Andruw Gazzola Named America East Rookie of the Week Again
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Some players take some time to get acclimated to playing at the collegiate level. Between the top-tier talent, grueling season and more aggressive coaching styles, freshman can sometimes be overwhelmed. Most freshman aren’t like Stony Brook’s Andruw Gazzola, however.The 6’0″ first baseman is one month into his college career and has already been ...
March 17 Recap
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Yesterday was a busy day. Besides St. Patrick’s Day, there was also some action on the diamonds. Eight teams were in action and cumulatively they went 3-5… Division-I: Stony Brook cruised past Iona 11-2. They put it away with a seven-run second inning thanks to RBI hits by Malcolm Nachmanoff, Cole Peragine, Toby Handley, Andruw Gazzola and Johnny Caputo and ...
Nick Yip Hits Two Home Runs to Lead Panthers in Rout of Lehman
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7sq4tpIBmI]It was an old-fashioned blowout in Baseball Heaven for the Old Westbury Panthers against Lehman. The game was 0-0 with two outs in the bottom of the second inning when the Panthers took advantage of four defensive errors to score 15 runs with two outs. They hit 3 three-run home runs–two by Nick Yip and one by Michael Cardino. The wind certa...
March 16 Recap
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Today was a very busy day in Long Island baseball. Six teams were in action. Counting Dowling double header, the teams were 5-2. Division-I: Stony Brook: They lost 13-2 to Binghamton. We covered the game, click here to read the recap. Hofstra: The Pride beat UMass-Lowell 6-5. They came up with two runs in the ninth inning to stave off defeat in a bizarre sequence of eve...
10-Run Third Inning Dooms Stony Brook
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnN_7K-7FjM] The Sea Wolves were looking to sweep the Binghamton Bearcats on Monday. Instead the Bearcats came out swinging and put the game away in the third inning with a 10-spot.Stony Brook starter Tim Knesnik did not have hit best stuff. He last 2.2 innings and was tagged for six hits and eight runs (five ER). Calhoun graduate Jake Thomas led the offense...
One on One With Northport Head Coach John Demartini
Trevor Fox Interview conducted by Eric Moskowitz How do you feel about your chances making the playoffs this year? As a team and coaching staff, we all feel very optimistic of qualifying for the county playoffs this coming season. With the blend of talent we have in our 18-man roster, making the playoffs and beyond is our goal. Do you have any captains on your team? If so why did you choose them...
Hofstra Loses a Football Style Shootout
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Hofstra ended their football program in 2009, but for a moment it appeared they brought it back on Sunday when you glance at the scores and notice they lost 21-12. Here is the scoring summary (Grabbed from GoHofstra.com). Scoring Summary WM HOF William 1st Shaw doubled to right field, 2 RBI (2-1 BSB); Gould scored; Large scored. 2 0 Hofstra 1st Johnson reached on a fiel...
What’s On Tap for the Week
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Last week we finally got to watch games being played on Long Island. This week is even more busy. There will be 44 games played this week, 20 of which will be played on the island. Division-I: Stony Brook: The Sea Wolves will finish their series against Binghamton today at noon. They will host Iona tomorrow and Creighton this weekend in a three-game series. NYIT: The Be...
Adelphi Loses Despite Sharkey’s Torrid Streak
Photo Credit: Adelphi Athletics When Adelphi lost Cliff Brantley and Rich Mejia to pro ball and graduation, respectively, it appeared they would have a hole in the lineup. Well, after two games Vincent Sharkey is making his case to fill those tremendous shoes. In Saturday’s 7-6 loss to Nova Southeastern, the Lynbrook native went 3-for-5 with three RBI to bring his season total to seven hits ...
St. Joseph’s Concludes Trip to Forget
Photo Credit: St. Joseph’s Athletics Florida is supposed to be an escape from reality. Forget about your problems. Instead, it was simply a trip to forget for the St. Joseph’s Golden Eagles. After seven cancellations, they headed to Fort Meyers and proceeded to lose six of eight games. The aggregate run total: Foes, 48Golden Eagles 27 They did have a 9-4 victory over Pitt-Bradford and ...
