Game Recaps
GAME RECAP: Vincent Genovese and Ian Rivera Dominate on the Mound as Tristate Arsenal and Yeti Baseball Tie 0-0
by John Sullivan Vincent Genovese (Tri State Arsenal) and Ian Rivera (Yeti Baseball) are the Muddy Locker Players of the Game pic.twitter.com/gJCbFV3mRh — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 7, 2023 The 16u matchup that took place Monday night between Tristate Arsenal and Yeti Baseball was one that featured two incredible starting pitchers that refused to crack under pressure. Ian Rivera (starter for Yeti) and Vincent Genovese (starter for Arsenal) both displayed their talent on the mound immediately, as they both tossed quick 1-2-3 innings in the first. The second inning was not as easy for Rivera though, as he ran into a bases loaded one out situation after giving up a single to Mike Fosorile and walking two batters. But, the bases being loaded didn’t seem to affect Rivera becaus...
GAME RECAP: Port Washington Legends Clinch Playoffs with a Win Over Baseball U LI
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Port Washington Legends 9, Baseball U LI 6. Port Washington trailed early, but the bats came alive to storm back and win. @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/DqfexiYcnm — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 6, 2023 Port Washington Legends came back from an early deficit against Baseball U LI at Wantagh Park and prevailed 9-6 with use of strong defensive play, and heads up base running. Baseball U broke the ice in the top of the 1st against Legend’s starter Cooper Blank by putting up 3 runs early. Joe Albano brought in Marco Diaz with a triple to left after Diaz got aboard to begin the game, Conner Lai followed up with a single to score Albano, and Vinny Gresko walked with the bases loaded later to get Baseball U off and running. The Legends countered right aw...
GAME RECAP: Dodgers Nation- Byrnes Scores Early, Never Look Back Against OC Titans
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Dogers Nation- Byrnes 5, OC Titans 1. Stellar outing from Matty Neumann, who gave up 1 earned while going the distance. pic.twitter.com/KPn4fOqGxw — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 6, 2023 At Wantagh Park, Matty Neumann pitched a 1-run complete game on the bump to give them a 5-1 over the OC Titans who run-ruled them earlier in the day 13-2. Aidan Carey began the game with a walk, a steal of second, and advanced home on an overthrow while stealing third. After jumping out early 1-0, Neumann worked a 1-2-3 inning to set up his team to build on their existing lead. Neumann as a lefty, utilized his pickoff plenty of times to keep runners at check when he would allow men on. Neumann also was playing at the 12u level while only being 10. Dodgers Nation off...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: Long Island Mustangs Never Let Up in their Run-Rule Win Over LIB
by Chris Donnelly Post game recap with Mike Heller pic.twitter.com/U8A89m3xvF — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 3, 2023 In a 15u Boys of Summer American Division matchup between Long Island Mustangs vs LIB Vengeance, the Mustangs would set the tempo early and never look back run-ruling LIB in 4 innings by a score of 12-2. Mike Heller was doing it all today for the Mustangs going 4 innings giving up 0 earned runs, striking out 4, while going 3-for-4 at the plate scoring 2 runs. Heller started the game off on the bump and dealt with some trouble early. LIB would load the bases with 2 outs, but Heller would reach back and strike out the batter for the 3rd out and give them the opportunity to get an early lead. Alex Zervas would get the start for LIB, but he worked through problems...
GAME RECAP: Top Tier Aviators Late Rally Seals the Win Over Yeti Baseball
by Chris Donnelly FINAL: Top Tier Aviators 3 Yeti Baseball 1 pic.twitter.com/rsYzrPqMDE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 3, 2023 In a 15u Boys of Summer American division matchup between Top Tier Aviators Imbriani and Yeti Baseball it was a pitchers’ duel as the Aviators would go on to win in a low-scoring affair by a score of 3-1. CJ Burkhardt took the mound for the Aviators and looked great going 5 innings, striking out 9, and only surrendering 1 run on 2 hits. Burkhardt started off strong striking out 2 in the first and setting down Yeti in order. Michael Kordecki took the ball for Yeti Baseball, and he did well as he threw 5 innings, striking out 7, while surrendering 3 runs on 4 hits. Kordecki got it started in the 1st putting up a 0 and keeping the Aviators off the boar...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: LI Storm Come Through to Defeat B1000 Seminoles-Barbone Gold in Extra Innings
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL/8: LI Storm 6, B1000 1. A wild extra inning game ends in the Storm running away with it in the end. pic.twitter.com/W1erUUbLal — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 2, 2023 A pitcher’s duel at Hofstra University in the Boys of Summer 15u American Division turned into an offensive surge for the LI Storm in their 6-1 victory on Tuesday night. Ben Feil for the Seminoles and Jake Ragusa for the Storm were dominant for 7 innings in the game. Feil, a left-handed pitcher, executed 2 pickoffs to perfection to get runners off the bases and mixed in 7 punch outs to keep the Storm’s offense at bay through the first 7 frames. On the other side, Ragusa also tossed 7 shutout innings, during the first 6 innings, no Seminole had reached second base. Ragusa induced 2 ...
GAME RECAP: South Shore Clippers Take Game 3 to win Their 2nd HCBL Championship
by Andrew Barbieri Bobby Finn is our Muddy Locker Player of the Game. pic.twitter.com/yUtz7p7YF5 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 31, 2023 With a 15-5 win over the Westhampton Aviators to take the best of 3 HCBL Championship Series, the South Shore Clippers won their 1st Championship since 2017, at the time they were the Long Island Road Warriors. All 6 games they played in the postseason were at their opponent’s ballpark, they took 2 of 3 against Sag Harbor to then win 8-7 in game 1 versus Westhampton, then secure a victory in game 3 after a 11-3 loss in game 2. In all their wins, the common denominator for the Clipper was solid pitching. Against the Whalers in their wins, South Shore only gave up 2 runs and even in their game 1 win against the Aviators where they allowed 7 run...
GAME RECAP: Aviators Force a Game 3 in the HCBL Championship Series with a Dominating Win
by Andrew Barbieri There will be a Game 3! The Aviators defeat the Clippers and we’ll see a winner take all Game 3 to determine the champion tomorrow at 4pm at Aviator Field. pic.twitter.com/Jo7KUzR2EE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 30, 2023 With their backs against the wall, the Westhampton Aviators, as the away team in their own ballpark, did what they do best which is produce runs as they scored 11 to beat the South Shore Clippers 11-3. South Shore won Game 1, 8-7, after Tyree Jackson hit a go-ahead home run to give the Clippers the win on Saturday. With the win for Westhampton today, Game 3 will be at 4:00 on Monday at Aviator Field. The Clippers are seeking their 2nd title in club history, the Aviators seeking their 5th. The main issue for South Shore was they did not h...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: Dodgers Nation Picks up Victory Thanks to a Great Performance on Offense
by John Sullivan Nico Milani is the Muddy Locker Player of the Game after hitting a double and a homer pic.twitter.com/0ML6La4Ltm — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 29, 2023 Dodgers Nation vs Long Island Elite was a battle of two very talented baseball teams with high-powered offenses. Dodgers Nation displayed their high level of talent on offense immediately, as Chase Palma jumped all over a fastball for a triple over the centerfielder’s head in the first at bat of the game. The next batter, Micheal DiGiuseppe then hit a fly ball well into left field for a Sac Fly that scored Palma. After this though, Rohan Shah picked up two strikeouts in a row to end the inning with only 1 run scored and bring up Elite to hit. On offense, Elite fired back with two runs in the bottom half ...
GAME RECAP: Westhampton Aviators Advance to Hamptons League Finals
by Chris Donnelly Post game interview with Greg Becil pic.twitter.com/o8JtWJlHU2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 27, 2023 The Westhampton Aviators won game 3 and the Hamptons League semifinals against the Southampton Breakers by a score of 3-2 to send them to the championship series against the South Shore Clippers. It was a pitching duel as the Aviators sent Jake DeSlauriers (Hofstra) to the mound to send them to the championship series and he showed out going 7 innings only surrendering 1 hit and 1 earned run giving him the win. The Breakers sent Steven Hardiman (Bentley U) to the hill, and he was spectacular – going 6 innings, striking out 5 and only giving up 1 run which gave the Breakers a great chance to win. Hardiman worked through some trouble early giving up a l...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: Dodgers Nation Clicking on all Cylinders in an 8-2 victory
by John Sullivan Andrew Valente and Jayden Locissano are the Muddy Locker Players of the Game pic.twitter.com/uIwjhsyMaa — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 24, 2023 Dodgers Nation came out swinging the bats early and often Monday Night in East Islip against Owls Baseball. The lead off batter, Jayden Loccisano jumped on the first pitch of the game for a bullet line drive single into left field. The two batter, Ryan Camier, did the same. Aidan Quinn then worked a walk to make it bases loaded and no outs. Daniel Cevallos followed that up with a very well hit sac fly into center field for an RBI. After a pop out and hit by pitch, Domenic Azzariti took a fastball to the arm for the hit by pitch RBI. Luckily for the Owls, James Sabella was able to notch a K on the next batter and end th...
Moore Hits First Cycle in HCBL History, Top Seeded Aviators Take Care of Business in Regular Season Finale
by Andrew Barbieri Zev Moore is the Muddy Locker Player of the Game. He hit the first cycle in HCBL history today in a 13-6 win. pic.twitter.com/ukfK43OjBX — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 23, 2023 As they have done all summer long, the Aviators bats produced plenty of runs to finalize their regular season record at 21-11-2 with a 13-6 win over the North Fork Ospreys at Aviator Field. North Fork started the game off hot, Brady Karp and Jackson Curtis got aboard on back-to-back walks, then Christian Fagnant hit one inside the right field foul pole for a 3-run homer to get ahead in the 1st. Fagnant finishes the season with 7 home runs which was good for 2nd in the league, he also hit a grand slam in the HCBL All Star Game for Team Blue. The Ospreys’ lead would not last for long th...
