Author: Vinny Messana

This is a big week for Baseball on the Island If not for road trips down south, nobody would have played a game yet from Long Island. This week should change that. Now, there was snowfall last night but it’s expected to warm up this week and it should allow for actual games to take place on college campuses in Long Island.  Here is a breakdown of the scheduled games for this week. Division-I...

Photo Credit: Stony Brook Athletics The Sea Wolves learned first hand how difficult it is for a northeast team to travel down south and face a powerhouse team in their environment. Despite hanging tough in the first game, the Sea Wolves ultimately were outscored 20-5 in the next two games and suffered the three-game sweep. In the third game, redshirt sophomore got the ball with the task of keeping...

Photo Credit: Stony Brook Athletics When Johnny Caputo connected to launch a three-run home run in the first inning to score Cole Peragine and Jack Parenty, it looked like Stony Brook might pull off an upset of the No. 2 ranked Florida Gators. It was, unfortunately, the only inning that the Sea Wolves would hold the lead. The Gators answered with a five-run bottom half of the first off Tyler Honah...

Photo Credit: Vinny Messana It is no easy task going into Gainesville and  hanging tough with a perennial powerhouse such as the Florida Gators. The Sea Wolves did just that, losing a nailbiter 1-0, to the No. 2 ranked team in the country. The lone run came across in the bottom half of the sixth, when J.J. Schwarz drove in Harrison Badar with an RBI double off Stony Brook starter Tim Knesnik. Knes...

Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Stony Brook will be the only local team in action this weekend due to all the cancellations that this winter has brought. They will begin a challenging three-game series against No. 2 ranked Florida in Gainesville, Fla. The Sea Wolves have never defeated a program ranked higher than No. 7 in their history–that came during the famous super regional upset against LS...

Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Great pitching has been a staple of Adelphi’s success throughout the tenure of Head Coach Dom Scala. This year figures to be no different. “We have a young staff with lots of experience,” said the 12th year coach. “These guys threw a lot as freshman,” he added. The staff will be led by junior Jonathon Mulford. The former Massapequa star is ...

Photo Credit: Molloy Athletics The Molloy Lions headed down to Myrtle Beach, S.C to kick off their 2015 campaign. They did not fair particularly well, despite finishing the trip with a convincing 8-4 victory over Nyack. In that game, a wild first inning was capped with the Lions scoring six runs to take an early 6-2 lead. They small-balled Nyack to death with RBI singles by Michael Rahn, John Gala...

It’s easy to fly under the radar when you play for Centereach. The program has won their league twice since 1991. One player that will force his way into the conversation is their ace Greg Marino. The monstrous 6’7″ Greg Marino will be entering his senior year with one goal in mind: leading the Cougars back to the playoffs. Centereach has not been a force to be reckoned with sinc...

Photo Credit: Adelphi Athletics Due to the inclement weather, Adelphi’s coach Dom Scala has announced that the team has made some changes to their upcoming schedule. Their season-opening game for Wednesday, February 25 against Dowling has been rescheduled for March 10 at 3:00 pm. They have also cancelled their trip to Dinwiddle, VA. Rather than simply wait out the cold weather, Scala has sch...

Photo Credit: Hofstra Athletic Communications University of Hawaii won three of five games this week from the Hofstra Pride. The Pride have gotten off to a 2-6 start on the season. In the first game of the series, the Pride got out to a 3-0 lead in the fifth inning. They were executing small ball and capitalizing on mistakes. Their first run came on an RBI groundout by Matt Anunziata. They also sc...

Photo Credit: Stony Brook Athletics Daniel Zamora has gotten off to a tremendous start The early season road trips to Louisiana have not gone as planned for the Sea Wolves of Stony Brook. Despite escaping the frigid northeast temperature, they lost two of three this week to University of Louisiana-Lafayette to drop to 2-4 on the season. In their lone victory on Saturday–they defeated the Rag...

Baseball on the Island is looking to expand in 2015 by covering as many games as possible. The only way to satisfy these goals is to bring in more reporters. If you, or someone you know, is interested in sports writing, this is the perfect opportunity! Contributors will be paid commensurate with their experience level. College journalism students are encouraged to apply as well. You must transport...