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Team Francisco Notorious 9 Wins 12U Stars and Stripes Championship
by Trevor Dugan Axcess spoke to Team Francisco after their championship victory this afternoon @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/KN24UBeHNP — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 7, 2024 The New York Longhorns McTighe and Team Francisco Notorious faced off at Wantagh Park this Sunday afternoon to determine the champion of the 12U Stars and Stripes Tournament. These two teams played one another the day before their championship matchup, with the Longhorns winning 5-4 on Saturday morning. Team Francisco sent out Jake Adragna as their starting pitcher, while the Longhorns started Vince Vargas on the mound. The Longhorns scored first thanks to a steal of home plate by Gabe Hirschhorn in the top of the first. Adragna avoided further damage, but the Longhorns took a 1-0 lead into the bottom...
EEP Bandits Gray Win 11U Stars and Stripes Tournament
by Trevor Dugan Coach Mario Delgado and Devin Pula spoke to Axcess after EEP’s championship victory @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/z0YA9XJgjC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 7, 2024 Dream Chasers Baseball Academy and the EEP Bandits Gray met to decide the 11U Stars and Stripes tournament championship this Sunday afternoon at Wantagh Park. EEP defeated the Dream Chasers on Friday afternoon 5-2 in the first game of this tournament. Entering Sunday EEP was 3-0 in the tournament while the Dream Chasers were 2-1. Devin Pula took the mound for EEP, while the Dream Chasers sent out Blake Martinez. Both starters would pitch the entire game. The Dream Chasers went up 1-0 in the top of the first after lead off man Mike Sacco scored on a passed ball. Pula took a hard line drive to the ...
GAME RECAP: 10u Port Washington Legends Cruise to 16-0 Win
by Trevor Dugan The Legends dominate from start to finish, earning a run rule victory over the Red Devils FINAL: Legends 16 – Red Devils 0 @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/LY3WCIDpeY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 6, 2024 The 10u Port Washington Legends and Moriches Red Devils played Sunday as part of the ECYB 10u Stars and Stripes tournament. Drew Theoharris got the ball to start for the Legends. The Red Devils started Nate Freddo. It was a dominant display by the Legends from the very beginning as they scored six runs in the top of the first. Jackson Gorynski got the scoring started with an RBI triple down the right field line. Gorynski would finish 2-3 with three runs scored and an RBI. In the bottom of the first Theoharris worked out of a bases-loaded jam in impres...
GAME RECAP: 13u Titans Cooney Defeat LI Elite 13-3 in Stars and Stripes Tourney
by Trevor Dugan The Titans score six in the fourth to earn a run rule victory over the Elite@EcybTournaments FINAL: Titans 13 – Elite 3 pic.twitter.com/zVmQ3Eq8gQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 6, 2024 13u Titans Baseball Cooney faced off against the LI Elite Bauer this Saturday as part of the ECYB Stars and Stripes tournament. Aidan Royce got the start on the mound for the Titans, while the Elite sent out Bobby Mocharski. The Elite jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to several singles from the top of the lineup. Mohcarski and left fielder Matthew Uttaro each recorded an RBI during the inning. The Titans were quick to respond in the bottom of the first. They pushed across four runs to jump out to a 4-2 lead. Second baseman Nick Bishop scored the fir...
GAME RECAP: NBNM Rebels Take Lead in Second and Don’t Look Back in Win Over the Titans
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Andrew and Eli Castka. Eli reached base three times, with one of those being an inside the park homerun, and Andrew went four innings on the mound pic.twitter.com/7MKg3VoPE9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2024 The 11u matchup that took place at Cantiague Park was one between two very talented and well-rounded teams. The main strength for both teams is their offense, and that was on display early. The Titans scored immediately after Mason Schalor led off with a single and Josh Green drove him in with a double on the very next at bat. After a strikeout to the three batter, Nolan Homkaw hit an RBI double of his own to score Green. Oliver Martone then ripped a line drive into right field that scored Homkaw, but Martone was thrown out at ...
GAME RECAP: LI Elite and Baseball U Tie in an Intense Back-and-Forth Game
by John Sullivan Noah Bisgeier brings us through his mindset on the mound today. He went 3 and two thirds with only 1 hit given up and no earned runs pic.twitter.com/5C4DNVDQ5C — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2024 The matchup between Long Island Elite and Baseball U was one between two high powered offenses who can strike at any time, and Baseball U displayed that right away, as RJ Smith delivered a one out double off the fence. Elite starting pitcher, Ethan Monteiro, got a big strikeout on the next batter, but Brayden Maras came through for Baseball U with a big RBI double to put Baseball U up 1-0. In the bottom of the first, the Elite offense responded. CJ Ingram and Ethan Monteiro got things started with back to back walks and a double steal. Luke Groce then came through ...
GAME RECAP: 6-Run Fifth Inning Propels LI Elite Prospects to 7-4 Win
by Jacob Infald Despite an RBI single from Quinn, Cruz gets Martin to strikeout to end the game. LI Elite Prospects 7 – B1 Ghost 4 pic.twitter.com/o210zpmCZA — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 6, 2024 On the evening of July 5th, LI Elite Prospects Sav took on the B1 Ghost JTF in the 15U National Division for an LI Boys of Summer league showdown. Despite being one of the top teams in the league with a 5-2-1 record, B1 Ghost was taken down thanks to a six run barrage in the fifth inning from LI Elite, as they were victorious by a score of 7-4. Ryan Manno (Chaminade 2027), got the action started for LI Elite in the top half of the first. With Andrew Cucuzza (Plainview-Old Bethpage 2027), on the mound for B1 Ghost, Manno worked a leadoff walk. The speedy Manno stole second, adva...
GAME RECAP: South Shore Clippers’ Bats Come to Life in 10-0 Win
by Tucker Terranova Anthony Scarabino anchored the @ClippersHCBL offense today with 4 RBIs. He spoke with Axcess Baseball after a 10-0 win about his performance pic.twitter.com/9oRckCy76b — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2024 The formula for winning has been simple for the South Shore Clippers this summer. Allowing the second-fewest earned runs in the HCBL, the Clippers’ quest for a title defense starts and ends with their pitching staff. After splitting their Independence Day doubleheader with the first-place North Fork Ospreys, the Clippers aimed to rebound Friday afternoon against the Westhampton Aviators, calling upon Bobby Finn (St. Bonaventure), the anchor of their staff, to get the job done. Finn continued his early-season dominance, delivering four innings of shutout ...
Nick Frusco Commits to Clemson
Miller Place sophomore LHP Nick Frusco carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and struck out 15 in a 13-0 win over East Hampton pic.twitter.com/Ud2EPCfWSf — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 30, 2023 Long Island has long been a hotspot for producing hard-throwing southpaws. This has been true dating back to the 1970s when Neal Heaton was the No. 1 overall pick in the country but chose to attend Miami. It seems every couple years there’s another young stud that garners interest from Power 5 conferences. Next up is Miller Place southpaw Nick Frusco. After initially committing to Rutgers, he de-committed and announced his commitment to Clemson this past week. Frusco has been up to 94 MPH with his fastball and sits in the low 90s. As a sophomore, he led Long Island pitcher...
GAME RECAP: Bats Lead LI Central Rams to Double Header Sweep
by Joe Bello The Central LI Rams took on Dodger Nation in a LI Boys of Summer 17/18u Varsity division double header on Wednesday evening. The Rams, led by the excellent play all day long of Giancarlo Rengifo, took both games against the Dodgers. Giancarlo Rengifo following game one of today’s double header. Went 2/2 with 2 doubles, a walk and an RBI in the 6-4 victory. pic.twitter.com/tyjTQhuCNa — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 3, 2024 Game 1 Matt Kurz pitched a complete game in game one of the double header. He was very good, only running into trouble in the 7th inning. He pitched 7 innings, allowing 6 hits, 2 walks and 3 earned runs, while having 7 strikeouts. The offense was headlined by Rengifo, who went 2 for 2 with 2 doubles, a walk and an RBI. “Just simplifying things.” R...
GAME RECAP: Dodgers Nation Jasmin Hold on For 6-4 Win Over LIB Select
by Jacob Infald Tonight’s player of the game is Dodger Nations’ starting pitcher Costa Popoutsakis(Clarke 2027). Popoutsakis speaks on how he was able to get outs tonight without having his sharpest stuff and how his squad was able to use their energy to pull off the close victory. pic.twitter.com/5ryGITDRxS — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 28, 2024 On the evening of June 27th, Dodgers Nation Jasmin took on LIB Select in a league contest in the LI Boys of Summer 14U American Division. In a scrappy affair, Dodgers Nation was able to get the upper hand, winning 6-4 behind some strong aggressive base running. Costa Papoutsakis got the start on the mound for Dodgers Nation. Papoutsakis, a member of the 2027 graduating class for perennial Nassau County public school powerhouse Clarke...
GAME RECAP: 8-Run Sixth Proves the Difference in Ospreys’ 11-0 win
by Tucker Terranova Bobby Jellison delivered six shutout innings for the Ospreys in a 11-0 win. He talked with Axcess Baseball about what was working for him, his offense’s big inning, and discussed being in first place pic.twitter.com/mk0OWzyhyS — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 27, 2024 The 2023 season was a forgettable one for the North Fork Ospreys, compiling an 11-22 record that left them at the bottom of the standings. They struggled in all facets, ranking last in runs scored and first in runs allowed. However, 2024 has ushered in a fresh start for North Fork under new head coach Vinnie Morelli. With a nearly complete roster overhaul, retaining only two players from last year, North Fork has surged to the top with an impressive 8-4 record heading into today’s game. In...
