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Photo Credit: LIU Post Athletics Unphased by the snow fall in Dobbs Ferry, NY, Jake DeCarli threw 7.2 dominant innings against Mercy, allowing only one hit to lead LIU Post to a 3-1 win over Mercy.The Pioneers got out to an early 1-0 lead on a wild pitch which scored Tom Tolan. Kenny Daley increased the lead to 2-0 when he drove an RBI single to left field.That was all DeCarli would need. The 6’0″ sophomore allowed only an unearned run while striking out eight and walking three for his second win of the season.Dan Jagiello came on in relief in the eighth inning and threw 1.1 shutout innings for his first save of the season. He fanned three and allowed one hit in his outing.The Pioneers were sloppy in the field–they committed three errors but Mercy did not capitalize on th...

Head Coach Rich SmithPhoto Credit: Garden City Public Schools The Garden City Trojans are coming off a 13-7-3 season, in which they qualified for a playoff berth. They were beaten twice by Division in the double-elimination format. They aren’t even the team that the Trojans are most excited about getting revenge against.That would be Bellmore Kennedy. According to Head Coach Rich Smith, “Last season we were 0-2-1 verse (them). We let late inning leads get away in two of the three games. A win in that series would have given us the conference title. We are geared up to not let that happen again,” he added. The tie game went eight innings but was called due to darkness. They also played a close 4-3 game in the first game of the series. They had a two-run lead in the fifth i...

Photo Credit: Adam Rubin The Long Island high school baseball season may be pushed back, according to one member of the coaches association. “Pitchers have been able to throw one time. Hitters have only seen batting cages. There’s no comparison from the gym to the field,” he said. Even if this weekend does not feature lots of snow–there is concern that the inability to practice outside will hinder the pitchers ability to go deep into games. While some teams have the depth to throw only three innings at a time with a pitcher, most teams have only one or two reliable arms and that is simply asking for an injury. With all the recent attention to arm injuries, that is not appealing for coaches to deal with. The league games were scheduled to begin one week from this Mon...

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 named America East Rookie of the Week twice. He has compiled a .298 AVG (17-for-57) with six RBI, four walks and only six strikeouts through Stony Brook’s first 16 games.He has filled in commendably for the recently-graduated Kevin Courtney, who was a mainstay in the lineup.Players like Gazzola see that as an opportunity to excel, not an excuse to tread water. He was a four-time All-League p...

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 Bobby Honeyman. Chad Lee started and threw three shutout innings. Cameron Stone added two shutout innings as did Nick Brass. Hofstra narrowly lost to Fordham 7-6. They feverishly began a comeback when they were down 6-0 in the fifth. They scored one in the fifth and five in the sixth. Brad Witkowski, who got them on the board with an RBI single also tied up the game at six with a two-run single. U...

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 fielder’s choice, RBI (0-1 S); Annunziata out at second 1b to ss; Rouleau scored. 2 1 William 2nd Smith, J. doubled to left center, RBI (1-0 B); Large advanced to third; Newell scored. 3 1 William 2nd Gould homered to right field, 3 RBI (2-2 SBBSF); Smith, J. scored; Large scored. 6 1 Hofstra 2nd Annunziata doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI (3-1 BBBF); Rouleau scored; Foster scored. 6 3 Hofstra 2n...

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 Bears will host LIU-Brooklyn tomorrow and Fairfield on Wednesday. They will travel to Bryant for a weekend series. Hofstra: The Pride will host UMass-Lowell tomorrow, travel to Fordham on Wednesday and Delaware for a weekend series. Division-II: Adelphi: They will finish up their Florida trip with a game this morning against Molloy, tomorrow night against Barry and Wednesday morning against Southern...

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 that Harborfields belonged last year and we ended up undefeated on our home field.  It felt like we constantly proved people wrong last year, which was fun. How do you feel about your team this year?  Do you feel you guys are ready for another playoff run?I’m always going to believe in my guys. We’re going to be young this year, we graduated 8 seniors, and lost a great kid that was our starting rig...

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 DH at noon.NYIT will travel to Navy today to begin a four-game series. DH Saturday, single games today and Sunday.Hofstra will host College of William & Mary in a DH today at 12 and 3:15. Tomorrow they will play a single game at 1 pm. Division-II:Adelphi will finally begin their season today in Fort Lauderdale, Fla today against Nova Southeastern at 6 pm. They will take them on tomorrow at 1pm...

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 often. Matt Bowers drove in a run with a bases-loaded four pitch walk in the first inning. He also hit an RBI single in the third inning. The Pioneers added two in the fourth inning on an error and an RBI single by Kenny Daley. Vinny Iacono broke the game open with a run-scoring double in the seventh inning to increase the lead to 8-0. Vinny Ruggiero came on in relief of DeCarli and gave Nyack a bit...

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–allowing one ER on one hit with two strikeouts–to put his team in position to win. Teddy Rodliff recorded the rare nine-out save with three shutout innings, allowing two hits and one walk to close the door for his second save of the young season. Stony Brook opened up the game with a three-run first inning but the Rams responded with two in their half of the first. The Sea Wolves adde...

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 to Sean Gordon, who followed with two scoreless innings of his own–allowing no hits. Peter Vath continued the trend with another two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out one. Alex Brosnan closed the door with a clean seventh inning, as he sidestepped trouble after allowing the go-ahead run to reach base. The next game was a 2-1 victory in favor of LeMoyne. They are now 2-3 on ...