Game Recaps
Jake Krzemienski Delivers Go-Ahead RBI Single to Propel Commack to 2-1 Victory
Final: Commack 2, Hauppauge 1 WP: Johnny Pohlman (complete game) Krzemienski go-ahead RBI single pic.twitter.com/wxeBR8Wrf9 aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 17, 2017 Johnny Pohlman didn’t have his best command in the first inning, walking the bases loaded but showed his intestinal fortitude by making the big pitches when it counted. He wound up firing a complete game with nine strikeouts, allowing only one run on two hits with six walks in Commack’s 2-1 victory over Hauppauge in the second round of the Class AA playoffs. “I really couldn’t find my fastball to begin with,” said the College of St. Rose-commit. “I had trouble in the beginning, but once I found my change up, and everything was able to set into place, I was able to keep the hitter...
Noonan Lifts Plainedge To 12th Consecutive Win
FINAL: Plainedge 6 Division 1 WP: TJ Noonan Nick DeMicco: 3-Run HR pic.twitter.com/BPhF4XdsYU aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 16, 2017 Start spreading the news. Plainedge has won 12 games in a row and doesn’t seem to be cooling off anytime soon. For the fourth time this season, the Red Devils defeated the Division Blue Dragons. This time, the final score was 6-2. Similar to their previous three match ups against Division, Plainedge was in control from the start of this game. In the bottom half of the 1st inning, Nick DeMicco launched a 3-run homerun to give Plainedge an early 3-0 lead. This was DeMicco’s third 3-run home run in the past two postseason games. “I feel extremely comfortable at the plate right now because our team is playing so well,...
Ryan Picarello Delivers Walk-Off Single in 11th to Propel Mount Sinai to 4-3 Win Over Southampton
Ryan Picarello wins it for Mount Sinai ! 4-3 (11 innings) pic.twitter.com/t5fNuoUTBS aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 16, 2017 If we ever get our own TV network, this one will be on aXcess baseball classics. What a game–featuring a walk-off RBI single up the middle by Ryan Picarello to deliver No. 4 Mount Sinai a 4-3 win over No. 5 Southampton. They overcame a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the 11th after the Mariners of Southampton took a 3-1 lead on consecutive RBI doubles by Devon O’Brien and Thomas Gabriele. This one was a tremendous pitcher’s duel between League 8 MVP Chad Pike and Dan Deckert. There was no score through five innings, as each pitcher was dominant. Pike worked out of a couple jams, displaying an intestinal fortitude rarely seen in a you...
Morrell, SWR Hold Off Harborfield’s Late Rally, Win 8-5
It’s always good to have a team led by upperclassmen. Shoreham-Wading River advanced with an 8-5 win over Harborfields in the Class A bracket by their lineup of seniors, including RHP and MLB draft prospect Brian Morrell. The flame-throwing RHP was credited with the win for his five innings of work with five strikeouts, 0 earned runs, two hits, and a walk. The Notre Dame-commit finished the day 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run at the plate. The Wildcats crushed three home runs to account for six of their runs. The first of the three HRs came in the second inning as senior catcher Thomas Brady crushed a two-out three-run shot over the left field fence to give the home team a 3-0 lead. “It always helps when you hit those home runs and get some instant runs like that,” said SWR...
Brandon O’Brien, Division Come Out Victorious In The Battle of Levittown
FINAL: Division 5 MacArthur 1 WP: Brandon O’Brien Vinny Inciarrano: 2 RBI’s pic.twitter.com/CWUy7GGkgI aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 15, 2017 For the first time in 17 years, the two powerhouses of Levittown met on the diamond in a highly-anticipated contest. It was the Division Blue Dragons who came on top, defeating MacArthur by a score of 5-1. With a crowd of at least 500 people, it was no surprise that this game was a thriller. On the mound, Quinnipiac-commit Bobby Lewis (6-2) received the starting bid for MacArthur and St. Joseph’s-commit Brandon O’Brien (6-1) got the start for Division. Both pitchers have been in their varsity rotations for three years and are the aces of their respective programs. Was it set up for a pitcher’...
Babylon Avenges County Championship Loss, Defeating Center Moriches 3-0
Babylon senior pitcher Shaun Kaminski went head-to-head with Center Moriches junior LHP Liam Pulsipher–one of the best pitchers in the county. Kaminski fired a complete game, recording the 3-0 victory with five strikeouts, five hits and two walks. “It’s nice to finally beat Pulsipher, we dropped two games to him, the one last year in the county championship, 1-0, and early in the season, 3-1,” said Babylon head coach Victor Manzella. “I couldn’t be more proud of my boys, I couldn’t be more proud of Shaun [Kaminski]; the way he pitched and it was good to get a W in the first game of the playoffs.” The SUNY Old Westbury-commit opened up the scoring for Babylon after leading off the sixth inning with a single. Kaminski came across on an error off the bat of Joe Rende. This would end up ...
Branden Falco Delivers Go-Ahead Hit, Joe Sommer Fires CG to Advance
Final: Kings Park 5, Sachem North 2 WP: Joe Sommer Branden Falco go-ahead two-run single KP will face Commack tomorrow pic.twitter.com/gegR8kuOLR aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 15, 2017 When he was a freshman watching the Kings Park varsity team play, Branden Falco thought to himself “this is gonna be us someday.” As it turns out, it was three years later that he would be playing in front of a packed house with his team trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning against Sachem North in an elimination game. It was the same team that had eliminated them the previous year, with the same pitcher (Chris Lollo) who fired a no-hitter as Falco watched from the sideline due to injury. The LIU Post-commit ripped a two-run single up the middle to put the Kingsmen up 3-2,...
LIU Post Pioneers Claim ECC Title With Thrilling Win Over Molloy
The LIU Post Pioneers are ECC Champions for the first time since 2010!! pic.twitter.com/jMf2MJWQWK aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 14, 2017 For the first time since 2010, the LIU Post Pioneers are East Coast Conference champions. They completed the journey with their 9-7 victory over the Molloy Lions. This was the first time in the past six seasons that the ECC champion was not either Dowling or St. Thomas Aquinas. It was a game that definitely lived up to the expectations as the score bounced around quite a bit, but despite the late push from Molloy, LIU Post was able to come out on top. LIU Post got out to an early lead in the bottom of the first with a Zach Fritz RBI fielders choice with the help of a throwing error that brought in a pair of runs. Molloy answered back...
Jack Delaney’s Clutch Hit, Cappas’ Lights-Out Performance Clinches No. 1 Seed for Kellenberg
Final: Kellenberg 3, St. Anthony’s 0 WP: Chris Cappas (5-1) Kellenberg clinches No. 1 seed and bye in the postseason next week pic.twitter.com/Ju8iKeHfuv aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 12, 2017 With first place on the line, Kellenberg put the ball in the hands of the reigning CHSAA Pitcher of the Year, Chris Cappas, and let him do what he does. The senior, who has routinely silenced the opposition’s bats this season, did that today as well. He fired 6.2 shutout innings, earning his fifth win of the season, and delivered Kellenberg their second consecutive CHSAA regular season title. He was supported by captain Jack Delaney, who ripped a two-run single in the fifth inning to left-center field, which was the difference in this game. Cappas extended his scoreless str...
Post Wins a Ninth-Inning Nail Biter with STAC
A ninth-inning single by Anthony Vaglica propelled L.I.U. Post to a 1-0 victory against St. Thomas Aquinas University in the winner’s bracket of the ECC tournament. It’s the second time in two weeks Vaglica has had the game-winning hit for Post. It was a pitcher’s duel until the end as the starters on both sides threw eight scoreless innings. Noah Lorenzo got the win for post, he ended the day with eight innings pitched with three hits allowed along with two walks and eight strike outs. Closer Dan Jagiello earned his tenth save of the season allowing one hit and striking out two in his inning of work. Joseph Pena led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk and a steal of second for STAC. He then nearly came around to score on a single by Anthony Shkrelja, but Post got the...
Frankie Moscatiello Dominates, Dingcong Goes Deep Again in St. Thomas Aquinas’ Win
St. Thomas Aquinas HC Scott Muscat on their victory over Molloy pic.twitter.com/WKNXZni7xv aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2017 Fresh off being named ECC Pitcher of the Year, Frankie Moscatiello (Rocky Point ’14) fired 7.1 innings of one-run ball, allowing St. Thomas Aquinas to top Molloy 6-1 in the first round of the ECC Championship. “He pretty much kept the game in control,” said Head Coach Scott Muscat. “He struggled a little bit with the control but he only gave up a run–he did a fantastic job,” he added. When Giovanni Dingcong steps to the plate, the fielder’s might as well vacate the infield and all stand along the warning track. The powerful outfielder launched one of his patented majestic home runs (15th of season) to give...
Jake DeCarli Fires Gem, LIU Post Advances With 7-1 Win
Final: LIU Post 7, Bridgeport 1 WP: Jake DeCarli (complete game) Thomas Asbaty: HR pic.twitter.com/zXjKItFtrg aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2017 Having a pitcher like Jake DeCarli (8-1) is a luxury that teams dream of. The senior continued his tremendous season with a complete game, allowing 0 ER with seven strikeouts to advance LIU Post to the winner’s bracket with a 7-1 win over Bridgeport. “Jake, he’s our leader, he’s our guy that’s been here for four years, we were very comfortable in the situation we were in today with him starting,” said Head Coach Mike Gaffney. “Even with letting up the run in the first inning, we still felt good and he threw a complete game. He didn’t let up a run after the first inning and he ...
