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Saturday College Recap (5/4) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Mike Merolle On Saturday, a walk-off brings St. John’s a conference win closer to a Big East tournament appearance. Division-II and Division-III featured a few doubleheaders as the regular season nears the end. Division-I St. John’s vs. Creighton (DH) Game 1: St. John’s 3 — Creighton 2 The Red Storm clutched the game-one victory in their doubleheader against Creighton in walk-off fashion thanks to Ben Beauchamp’s solo home run in the 10th inning. The pitchers controlled the early game. St. John’s Evan Chaffee struck out his first four batters faced. Chaffee finished with eight strikeouts in 5.1 innings pitched. St. John’s got the game’s first run with Garrett Scavelli hitting an RBI fielder’s choice in the sixth making it 1-0. Creighton quickly surged with a two-run homer to make ...
Friday College Recap (5/3) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Max Edelman Hofstra vs Stony Brook With his home run at Stony Brook today, #Hofstra senior Steve Harrington became the 12th player in program history to record 20 career home runs. #PrideOfLI pic.twitter.com/qpBdfeXYCM — Hofstra Baseball (@HofstraBaseball) May 4, 2024 The Hofstra Pride held off a late surge by their cross town rival Stony Brook Seawolves to take a narrow 3-2 road victory. The Pride used 10 hits, as well as a strong outing from starter Michael O’Hanlon to take down the Seawolves. For the Pride, they opened the scoring in the fourth inning with a home run by Steve Harrington. Later that inning, the Pride doubled their advantage when Penn Sealey singled in the second run of the game for Hofstra. The Pride wouldn’t score again until the seventh, when Dylan Palmer drove in w...
GAME RECAP: Massapequa Extends Winning Streak To Six Games After Defeating Farmingdale 5-1
by Mike Merolle FINAL SCORE: 5-1 Massapequa. Travis Gfrerer shuts the door in the 7th and Massapequa’s win streak extends to 6 wins. pic.twitter.com/H72QNyp3Hr — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2024 Two red-hot schools clashed in the Conference AAA-I duel on Thursday. Farmingdale (9-4) visited Massapequa (11-3) who extended their winning streak to six games after winning 5-1. Massapequa’s Jackson Tucholski and Farmingdale’s Lorenzo Cimino had good outings for their respective side. Tucholski allowed one run on two hits and struck out five batters in four innings pitched. Cimino struck out five batters and allowed three earned runs on three hits in four innings. T1: Angel Cartagena hits a solo shot in the first to make it a 1-0 Farmingdale lead. pic.twitter.com/Tkq5zoNHQf — A...
Clarke Head Coach Tom Abruscato Wins Game No. 500
The head coach of Team Long Island in the 2023 Leiderman Cup will be Tom Abruscato of Clarke HS! pic.twitter.com/jUF2HpKWYU — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 24, 2023 It’s not supposed to be that easy, but Clarke baseball has certainly made winning look routine over the past 25 years since Tom Abruscato took over as the varsity head coach in 1999. This past weekend, Tom Abruscato won his 500th career game in a 7-0 victory over Cold Spring Harbor. They have averaged 20 wins per season for more than 2 decades – despite only 19 regular season games and have won at an .801 clip. If it sounds insane, that’s because it is. It is an unprecedented amount of winning. They have captured New York State Championships in 2002 and 2005 as well as Long Island Championships in ...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Dom Carleo Fires No-Hitter With 12 Ks in 1-0 Pitcher’s Duel Against Wheatley
by Aaron Diaz Dominic Carleo pitches a no-hitter against Wheatley. Final score: 1-0 Final Line: 7.0 innings pitched, 12k and 5 BB pic.twitter.com/pZB3PXlNQN — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 1, 2024 Dominic Carleo threw a no-hitter against the Wheatley Wildcats in their 1-0 victory, Game 1 of a crucial three-game set that will determine who captures Conference B. “I felt great on the mound,” Dominic Carleo said. “I was really just attacking the zone early and trusted my defense with a lot of groundballs today. I was piling the zone, attacking batters and we got the win.” Carleo finished the day with tallying up 12 strikeouts and five walks in his no-hitting performance. “I wanted to command my fastball,” Carleo said. “Throughout the season my fastball has been my best pitch by fa...
GAME RECAP: Nick Pepitone Fans 10 over 6 Shutout Innings As Connetquot Runs Win Streak to 9
Final: Connetquot 6, Lindenhurst 0 WP: Nick Pepitone (6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 10 Ks) Tony Gagliardo: 3-for-3, run, RBI Jagger Adamo: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, run Connetquot has won 9 games in a row pic.twitter.com/Msh1w9OM12 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 30, 2024 The Connetquot T-Birds may have gotten off to a slow start to the season, but they are firing on all cylinders as the calendar flips to May. They cruised past Lindenhurst, 6-0, to run their win streak to 9 and clinched a playoff berth in the process. Starting pitcher Nick Pepitone was outstanding, as he had a no-hitter into the fifth inning. He wound up allowing two hits, walking three and striking out 10 in a dominant effort. “Everything was working for me today,” said the Endicott College-commit. “Mainly my fast...
GAME RECAP: Sean Atkinson Fires Six Shutout Innings in Holy Trinity’s 7-0 Win over Kellenberg
by Max Edelman FINAL: Holy Trinity 7 – Kellenberg 0 Sean Atkinson tosses six scoreless innings, and Holy Trinity shuts out Kellenberg at home. pic.twitter.com/xlI4yO1X85 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 30, 2024 Sean Atkinson’s six shutout innings helped the Holy Trinity Titans cruise to a 7-0 shutout home victory over the Kellenberg Firebirds in a Catholic League matchup. The Titans only allowed four hits in the contest, and scored two runs in the first inning and never looked back en route to victory. On the mound, Atkinson was dominant. In six innings of shutout ball, Atkinson struck out six, only walked one and allowed only four hits. Atkinson was also a threat at the plate, as he went two for three with a double and a RBI. Atkinson was one of two Titans to collect mu...
GAME RECAP: Aidan Medeiros Strong Day at the Plate Powers South Side to 11-5 Win
by Max Edelman FINAL: South Side 11 – Kennedy 5 A five run sixth inning gives South Side the win, as they take the first of three games between the two teams. pic.twitter.com/CFCJQtcRix — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 29, 2024 The South Side Cyclones came back from an early 3-0 deficit to defeat the Kennedy Cougars, 11-5, at home. In a rare Monday morning matchup, the Cyclones combined for 11 hits, scoring two or more runs in four of the six innings they came to the plate. It was Matt Arnott on the mound as the starter for the Cyclones, but he was unable to start strong as the Cougars took the early lead in the first inning. After Brady Callahan singled to open the game, he would eventually travel all across the diamond, scoring on a sacrifice fly by Gavin Donoghue. One ...
Q & A with Long Island University OF Seth Surrett
A day to remember for Seth Surrett! pic.twitter.com/IFRsILJDNd — LIU Baseball (@LIU_Baseball) April 24, 2024 (Photo Credit: LIU Athletics) While injuries are certainly a part of sports, those injuries are rarely extremely serious. Baseball, not regarded as a contact sport, has made every effort to remove contact plays from the game such as plays at the plate and breaking up a double play. One instance that is impossible to prevent is instances of players on the same team colliding at full speed. During a game last spring at Stony Brook, LIU outfielder Seth Surrett was seriously injured while colliding with his teammate who was also pursuing a fly ball. Surrett broke his eye socket as well as parts of his jaw and cheekbone which caused him to miss 30 games. Incredibly, Surrett not only home...
Saturday College Recap (4/27) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Mike Merolle A 10-run comeback win, a senior day, and multiple doubleheaders made for an eventful college baseball Saturday. Here’s how it went down. Division-I: St. John’s 9 — Xavier 3 The Red Storm played their second game of the series against Xavier and prevailed, 9-3. Matt McCormick put Xavier up 1-0 in the first with an RBI single and that was the only run scored in the game until the fourth inning. The Johnnies took the lead with two unearned runs off a throwing error by the Xavier infield. In the sixth, Xavier’s Connor Misch hit a solo shot to tie it but St. John’s rallied in the seventh. Errors and wild pitches allowed Garrett Scavelli, Chad Falcon, and Anthony Brienza to score three making it 5-2. Jimmy Keenan tacked on a run on an RBI double and Marty Higgins followed wit...
Friday College Recap (4/26) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Max Edelman Hofstra: The Hofstra University Pride used a four run fifth inning to take down the North Carolina A&T Aggies at home 5-3 in the series opening matchup between the two teams. The Pride, who were down 2-1 going into the fifth, used a Santino Rosso three run homer and a Michael Florides RBI single to take down the Aggies. Matt Pelcher brought in the only other run with an RBI groundout in the second inning. Michael O’Hanlon started the game for the Pride, tossing 7.2 innings, striking out seven and allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits. Mike McKenna picked up his sixth save in the victory. The Pride are 15-27 with a 6-10 league record and will take on the NC A&T Aggies again on Saturday. Stony Brook: The Stony Brook Seawolves blew out the Monmouth Hawks 9-1 ...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Syosset Holds on to Defeat Oceanside, 7-6
by Aaron Diaz Here is Tommy Martelli as your Game changer player of the game with his tie breaking double in the game against Oceanside. pic.twitter.com/dS3viUjnfT — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 24, 2024 The Syosset Braves got the better of the Oceanside Sailors on Wednesday, April 24 with a 7-6 victory. “This team is full of energy,” said Tommy Martelli. “We always fight back and that’s why we come out on top. Now we’re looking to close out the series tomorrow.” On a sunny afternoon during spring break, the Braves and Sailors were tallied up against each other with Oceanside now holding an 8-6 record in the loss. On the road, Syosset got out to a 2-0 lead in the first two innings on a Ryan Steinberg double and a Steven Klein single. Both teams trade zeros in ...
