Game Recaps
GAME RECAP: Greendogs Hit Their Way to Victory in Stars & Stripes Tournament
by Chris Donnelly Post game interview with Braden Cloghessy @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/Qr2x6bZh0U — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 2, 2023 In a 12u matchup between the Farmingdale Greendogs and LI Titans in a playoff game for the Stars & Stripes East Coast Tournament the Greendogs were relentless with the bats all the way to the end. In the top of 1st, the Greendogs sent Braden Cloghessy to the mound to advance them in the tournament. Cloghessy would sit down the Titans in order to give the Greendogs an opportunity in the bottom half of the inning. Cloghessy led off the bottom half with a single setting the table for the Greendogs. Cloghessy proceeded to steal 2nd and 3rd giving the Greendogs an RBI chance early. With Logan Tyler stepping up to the plate he brought in ...
GAME RECAP: Team Francisco and LI Black Diamonds End their Duel in a Tie
by Chris Donnelly Post game interview with Mac Fairbairn pic.twitter.com/1HpTqFIiLH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 2, 2023 In an 11u Pool Play Matchup between Team Francisco and LI Black Diamonds in the Stars & Stripes East Coast Tournament both teams battled all the way to the end when the game ended in a 2-2 tie. In the 1st inning, starting pitcher Mac Fairbairn struck out the first 2 batters in what looked like to be a 1-2-3 inning until the Diamonds had other plans. A 2-out single from Joey Puglissi brought up Nick Petrosino, who smoked a ball down the right field line bringing in Puglissi but a nice relay by Team Francisco gunning down Petrosino at 3rd to end the inning with the Diamonds leading 1-0 after the top of the 1st inning. The Black Diamonds sent Puglissi to ...
GAME RECAP: CPD Baseball Scores 6 Unanswered to Prevail Against LI Elite
by Andrew Barbieri Michael Cotto is our Muddy Locker Player of the Game. pic.twitter.com/QbbfFYaXSg — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 1, 2023 After tying earlier in the day at Eisenhower Park, CPD Baseball used some fortunate base running and a big 6th to give themselves a 7-2 win in the ECYB Stars & Stripes Tournament. Though it was all CPD Baseball at the tail end of the game. LI Elite would get on the board in the 1st inning. First, Shane Harris would get off to a good start pitching as he overcame a leadoff single from Michael Cotto to get the next 3 CPD batters. He then was given an opportunity at the plate to help his own cause with Chase Lavacca on third and only 1 out. Harris grounded one into the hole at short and was thrown out but still came through with an RBI to ...
GAME RECAP: MB Thunder Cruise in 12-0 Win over South Shore Elite
by Andrew Barbieri Our Muddy Locker Player of the Game is Max Goodman. He went 3-3 with 3RBIs and also struck out 4 in the Thunder’s 12-0 victory. pic.twitter.com/zJrj4Jk878 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 1, 2023 In the ECYB Stars and Stripes tournament, MB Thunder Select left no doubt in a dominant victory over South Shore Elite at Eisenhower Park. The Thunder in the 1st inning continued to pass the baton to the next batter as they sent 12 batters to the plate in the opening frame. Nick Rugen, Daniel LaForest, Johnny Puglissi all contributed all picked up 1 RBI in the inning. Max Goodman, and Sean Barodin joined in with 2RBIs each with Barodin hitting a double to score 2 and Goodman had a chance to get 2 at bats during the 7-run rally, both times hitting singles. Sean Barod...
GAME RECAP: Benson’s Walk-Off in Game 1, Forcillina’s Steller Relief Work in Game 2, Gives Sag Harbor a Double Header Sweep Over North Fork
by Andrew Barbieri Wyatt Benson (Orange Coast College) walks it off for the Whalers! They take game 1 over North Fork 3-2. Game 2 will start at 4:25. pic.twitter.com/z1MQLQFoHa — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 28, 2023 After a successful 2-day break for the HCBL, in which the league sent some of their best players and went 2-0 in contests down at the NACSB Prospect Games in Virginia, the Sag Harbor Whalers continued where they left off on Sunday by sweeping the North Fork Ospreys in two 7-inning games on Wednesday by the scores of 3-2 and 5-3. Game one began with a couple of southpaws getting starts on the mound for both sides. Max Hart, the big 6-foot 8-inch Williams College lefty got the start for the Whalers and the Ospreys sent Matt Guido, of Lycoming College to the bump. ...
GAME RECAP: South Shore Elite and B1000 Seminoles Tie in Back-And-Forth Affair
by Chris Donnelly At MacArthur High School, a 15u Boys of Summer matchup went back-and-forth but ended up in 6-6 draw after 5 innings of play due to rain. Six of the 12 combined runs occurred just in the 1st inning. The Seminoles loaded up the bases in the first inning. With 1 out, Zach Lam scored Ryan Jazylo with an RBI single. Nick Bodkin would then knock in another run with an RBI groundout and the Seminoles led 2-0. Chris Lonergan clears the bases with a double to make it 3-2 South Shore. Lonergan would later come around to score to make it 4-2 at the end of the 1st. pic.twitter.com/9bGjFLRTe8 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 27, 2023 When the bottom half of the inning came, South Shore Elite would double the Seminole’s output by first loading the bases up themselves. Chris...
GAME RECAP: Tri-State Arsenal Picks up Big Win over Long Island Crew Thanks to Vincent Genovese’s Clutch Hitting
by John Sullivan Ralph Imperato closes the game for Arsenal with three Ks and they win it 6-3 over Long Island Crew pic.twitter.com/1LfsKH0i0g — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 27, 2023 The 16u Boys of Summer match upbetween Tri-State Arsenal and Long Island Crew was a battle of two fundamentally sound teams who can get it done on both offense and defense. In the bottom of the first inning, Tri-State proved that they can get it done on offense. Ralph Imperato started things off with a walk, which was followed by a single from Vincent Genovese, who also threw a scoreless inning in the top of the first. After Imperato stole third, he was brought home on an RBI groundout from Matt Lembo to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead. Tri-State was far from done though, as in the at bat after Lembo’s, J...
GAME RECAP: TC Blackhawks and Batting 1.000 Seminoles Split Intense Double Header
by John Sullivan Game 1 Postgame interview with Nick Paluzzi kf the B1000 Seminoles. He went a complete game on the mound and had 2 hits on offense pic.twitter.com/DZ5Gnih0Aj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 25, 2023 From the first pitch of the game, it was clear that the 14u Boys of Summer double header between the Batting 1000 Seminoles and the TC Blackhawks was gonna be one of high intensity and loud dugouts. For the Blackhawks, Matthew Wolanski got off to a great start with a shutout inning where he struck out three batters. The Blackhawks’ offense got off to a great start in the bottom of the first as well, scoring two runs on a RBI single by Gabe Bonilla and a RBI sac fly from Gio Tarantino. In the second, the Seminoles took advantage of some mistakes made by the Blackhaw...
GAME RECAP: LSW Astros Outslug B1000 Seminoles in a Close One
by Chris Donnelly In a 12u East Coast Youth Baseball summer matchup between LSW Astros and B1000 Seminoles it could not have been more entertaining. It started in the top of the first when the Astros led off the game with 4 straight singles. Sean Morrissey brought in 2, Liam Byrne brought in 1, and Ryan Matson brought in 1 making it 4-0. The Seminoles opted for a pitching change before they got an out. The Seminoles eventually induced a groundout and strikeout to give themselves a chance to swing and put up runs. Top 1: Astros take a 4-0 lead 2 RBI single from Sean Morrissey pic.twitter.com/AHL3HuU18w — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 25, 2023 The Seminoles did exactly that putting up 4 of their own tying the game. After a leadoff walk, Samuel Castillo was able to drive him ...
GAME RECAP: Michael Tramaglini’s Arm, Tri-State Arsenal’s Bats Lead to Run-Rule Victory
by Chris Donnelly Post game interview with Michael Tranaglini pic.twitter.com/hRqCoCAKQC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 22, 2023 Tri-State Arsenal NY’s bats were firing on all cylinders today in their 13-1 win over the LI Jr Ducks in a 15u National Boys of Summer matchup at PAL Stadium. Arsenal never slowed down as they scored multiple runs in three innings. It started in the top of the first when Arsenal loaded the bases with one out on 3 straight walks. Arsenal was able to scratch 2 across on 2 wild pitches. The Ducks limited the damage by striking out back-to-back hitters only giving Arsenal the lead 2-0 heading to the bottom half of the inning. The Arsenal trotted out the winning pitcher Michael Tramaglini who kept Arsenal’s momentum going getting 3 quick outs preser...
GAME RECAP: South Shore Elite Pull Off a Dramatic Walkoff Victory to Stay Undefeated in Boys of Summer League Play
by John Sullivan Ben Rose hits a 2 out 2 RBI walk off single to win it 5-4 for South Shore Elite pic.twitter.com/vJblLxrNlS — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 21, 2023 The Wednesday night Boys of Summer 15u matchup was one that pit two fundamentally strong teams against each other. Going into the game, South Shore Elite held an undefeated 5-0 record, while the LI Storm were 4-3-1. Alex Aramini got the ball for South Shore Elite, as he looked to help protect his team’s undefeated record. Early on, it was apparent that Aramini was the right choice to protect South Shore’s donut in the loss column. He had an easy 1-2-3 inning in the first inducing three straight ground outs. On the offensive side, Ben Arreaga got things started early for South Shore as he hit a lead off triple. This ...
GAME RECAP: Meinkeil’s Walk-Off Lifts LI Mustangs against LI Bolts
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: LI Mustangs 4, LI Bolts 3. Ethan Meinkeil walks it off on a suspenseful pinch hit RBI Fielder’s Choice. @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/qy3XY7obg7 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 21, 2023 When these 2 teams faced off on June 14th, the Bolts won that meeting at East Islip High School, 8-6, over the Mustangs. Six Days later at PAL Stadium, the Mustangs got their revenge by winning in dramatic fashion 4-3. With there being 7 combined runs, it can be assumed that this game was not necessarily a pitcher’s duel, but Mustangs starter Owen Killeen and Bolts starter Ezekiel Hernandez combined for 20 strikeouts and only gave up runs in 4 of the 14 combined innings they pitched. To start, both pitchers were dominant on the mound. Eight of their combined 20 stri...
