Author: Vinny Messana

Alex de Bourja Interview Conducted by Eric MoskowitzWhat was it like to make the playoffs last year after the multi-year drought?It was a great feeling and it felt like a turning point for the program. I got into coaching after watching Eastport South-Manor celebrate a county championship on our field in 2006.  I never wanted to experience that feeling again. The kids really worked hard to prove t...

Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Things seem to change in a New York minute. There have been lots of cancellations and rescheduling because of an anticipated rainstorm this weekend (go figure, we can’t catch a break). Fortunately, many of the teams are outside of the northeast region right now. Here’s the schedule for the weekend. Division-I:Stony Brook will host Binghamton on Sunday for a ...

Photo Credit: LIU Athletics After beginning the season with four losses, the LIU Post Pioneers have won their last two games to turn things around. Their latest win was a 9-4 victory over Nyack College to conclude their trip to Lantana, Fla. Jake DeCarli improved to 1-1 with a dominating effort–7.2 innings, one ER, two hits, three walks and eight strikeouts. The offense attacked early and of...

Photo Credit: Stony Brook Athletics Stony Brook played a makeup game against Fordham on Wednesday, they were victorious 6-5 to take the series from the Rams. The game was tied 5-5 in the seventh inning when freshman Andruw Gazzola drove in the go-ahead run which proved to be the game-winner. Kevin Kernan, also a freshman, recorded the win for the Sea Wolves. He threw three strong innings in relief...

Photo Credit: Molloy Athletics Molloy opened up their home schedule with a 3-1 victory over LeMoyne in a seven-inning game. They only compiled five hits on offense, but Anthony Alberghina drove in two runs with an RBI single and a sac fly that proved to be the difference. Four pitchers combined to hold LeMoyne to one run on six hits. Bobby Kelly started and threw two shutout innings. He gave way t...

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Photo Credit: Vinny Messana The Mineola Mustangs are coming off a strong 2014 campaign that was “three years in the making”, according to 18th year Head Coach Helms Bohringer. “They did everything they were supposed to do from a work ethic standpoint,” said Bohringer, who was a 37th round draft pick out of Adelphi in 1989. “They believed that they could win and someti...

Photo Credit: LIU Post Athletics After dropping their first four games of the season, the LIU Post Pioneers showed some resiliency by coming back from a 4-0 deficit to beat Bloomfield College 6-4 in Lantana, Fla. Relief pitcher Dillon Burke earned his first win of the season by throwing four scoreless innings and striking out four after Bloomfield had scored one run in four consecutive innings. Th...

Photo Credit: USA Today Long Island took a hit today when it was announced that Toronto Blue Jay’s RHP Marcus Stroman tore his ACL during a Spring Training fielding drill. Stroman, the pride of Patchogue-Medford high school, had a terrific 2014 campaign in which he was 11-6 with a 3.65 ERA. As a starter, he had a 3.39 ERA over 120 IP. He struck out 3.81 batters for every walk and allowed onl...