Game Recaps
Babylon Pulls Off Dramatic 9th Inning Comeback to Stun Seaford and Capture Class B LIC
A stunning comeback by Babylon as they overcame a 5-2 deficit in the Class B Long Island Championship with the winning run coming in on a walk-off walk Babylon 6, Seaford 5 pic.twitter.com/dN02nDZ6RG — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2023 In a season of magic for Babylon, it makes sense that something so improbable would happen in the Class B Championship. Two teams with just 1 loss on the season squared off at St. Joseph’s University, and there was a number of twists & turns in this one. Ultimately, the Babylon Panthers trailed 5-2 entering the bottom of the 9th, and were also down to their last strike trailing 5-3 with Daniel Madsen, whose been at the center of all their magic this season. Madsen lined an 0-2 pitch to center field against Adelphi-commit Billy Kind,...
Bedlam! Erik Paulsen Jr. Crushes Walk-Off Grand Slam to Propel Massapequa in Long Island Championship
ERIK PAULSEN JR WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM TO WIN IT FOR MASSAPEQUA!! ARE YOU KIDDING?! pic.twitter.com/XxVwkXrBMY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 31, 2023 Bases loaded. Two outs. Bottom of the seventh inning in Game 3 of the Nassau County Class AA Finals. Enter Erik Paulsen Jr. It was a story book finish for the Stony Brook-bound Paulsen who launched a dramatic, incredible walk-off grand slam as No. 1 Massapequa stunned No. 2 Plainview JFK to win 8-6 and capture their record sixth consecutive Nassau Class AA Title. While it’s never smart to count out the Chiefs, their backs were firmly against the wall after 3 innings – when they trailed 6-1. Massapequa had jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when, who else, Erik Paulsen ripped a one-out double to the right...
GAME RECAP: Holy Trinity Ends Chaminade’s Run, Captures NSCHSAA Title
For the first time since 2012, Holy Trinity captures the Catholic League Championship! They shut out the 3-time reigning Champs, Chaminade, by the score of 6-0 pic.twitter.com/I13SK0h8oI — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2023 Climbing Mount Chaminade in late May is no small task. The monsters of the Catholic League have won 20 titles including the last three seasons. They’ve made a habit of winning championships and until proven otherwise, it was not smart to pick anyone else to win it all. With that being said, Holy Trinity has spent the past couple seasons building to this point where they could field a team with not only the talent but the experience to compete with the Flyers. In 2021, they won 2 games. Last season, they made a significant jump but fell short of the ...
Cyclones Take Down Team Francisco in 11u Memorial Day Championship Game
by Nick Cipolla Yet another summer of Long Island Baseball is officially underway as Memorial Day tournaments have been played and champions have been crowned. The Massapequa Cyclones Gold 11u team was on the winning end of the first tournament of the summer as they were able to take down Team Francisco Notorious 9 Select on a beautiful day for baseball at Cantiague Park by a score of 11-7. This game was full of action early on as Team Francisco jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to a Jacob Font RBI groundout but that lead wouldn’t last long. The Cyclones would get things going almost immediately in the top of the first. With two on and no one out, Charlie Puricelli laces a two-run double to center field to give the Cyclones a 2-1 lead. From this point on, the...
South Shore Chiefs Capture 14u Memorial Day Clash Championship
by Gabe Zoda Spoke with Thomas Lomonaco after the South Shore Chiefs win Lomonaco contributed on the mound and at the plate in this game. He Pitched 5 innings and only gave up 2 runs. He also went 2-3 with 2 singles and the game tying RBI in the bottom of the 6th inning. pic.twitter.com/TobVBQBjoo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 29, 2023 Memorial Day is a day that marks the start of summer for most. A day full of people going to the beach and opening up their grills. Memorial Day is also a day that is synonymous with baseball as we saw in the Memorial Day Clash. The 14u Championship game between the Long Island Storm and the South Shore Chiefs had it all: good pitching, nice defensive stops and clutch hitting. The South Shore Chiefs would do those three things the best and would...
Merrick Mayhem Win a Hard-Fought Game Against the South Shore Chiefs
by Chris Donnelly Postgame interview of Sam McManus and Coach Chuck on their 7-3 semi final victory over the South Shore Chiefs in the Memorial Weekend Championship pic.twitter.com/uor0staGVK — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 29, 2023 The Merrick Mayhem took on the South Shore Chiefs in the semi finals of the Memorial Weekend Championship 10u division held at Lasorda Legacy Park. The game did not disappoint as the two teams came out swinging both putting up runs early to make the game seem like it would be a high scoring game. The starting pitcher for the Mayhem, Sam McManus, worked through some trouble in the 1st surrendering 1, but the Mayhem offense did not disappoint in the bottom half. After the leadoff batter, Angel Thompkins, was hit by a pitch, he did some damage of his ow...
GAME RECAP: Long Island Storm Pull Out a Gritty Victory Thanks to Hot Bats and Clutch Pitching
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Micheal Canepa of Long Island Storm who just threw a big 3 and 2/3 innings of relief in the Stroms 13-10 victory of Team Beast pic.twitter.com/56kJu19uxY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 28, 2023 The 14u matchup between Long Island Storm and Team Beast was one that consisted of two high-powered offenses that were ready to score runs early. The Storm got off to a very rough start, as their starting pitcher walked 6 batters and was only able to record one out. Despite the Beast plating 5 runs in the inning, they only had one hit, which was a 2 RBI single into right field by James Carlo. In the bottom half of the first, the Storm were able to get one run back thanks to an RBI single from Richie Conte. In the second inning, the momentum of th...
Long Island Strong Pulls Out a Hard-Fought Victory Behind the Arm of Logan McKee
by John Sullivan Top 6: Evan Picciano smokes a 2 rbi double to the right center field gap to give LI Strong a 3-1 lead pic.twitter.com/xMM7zxKwHY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 The 13u Memorial Day Clash matchup between the Batting 1.000 Seminoles and the Long Island Strong was one that featured two very strong starting pitchers that attacked hitters with strikes. For the Seminoles, hard throwing right-hander Matteo Fiore toed the rubber, while crafty lefty Logan McKee got the nod for the Strong. Early on it was easy to see the high level of talent and poise on the mound these two pitchers have. Matteo Fiore was blowing his fastball by hitters, which allowed him to cruise to two shutout innings to start his day. His counterpart Logan McKee was mixing his pitches more a...
Long Island Sharks Firing on All Cylinders As They Cruise Past the Merrick Mayhem to Advance to 2-0 in Pool Play
by John Sullivan Mid 2: Sharks plate another 5 in the second with a big thanks to this rbi triple by Frank Hernandez. They now lead 12-0 pic.twitter.com/5AYl77T6Ko — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 The 10u matchup between Sharks Baseball Academy was a battle of two high-powered offenses coming off huge wins in their tournament openers. Earlier in the day, the Sharks took down the LI Storm 11-1 and the Mayhem defeated the LI Storm, 19-4. Both teams would be looking to continue their success and get to 2-0 in pool play. The Sharks offense set the tone of the game in the top of the first inning. The first 7 batters reached base for the Sharks, which led to a ridiculous 7 run inning on 7 hits. Gavin Kennedy, Jaxon Reinan, and Frank Hernandez all had RBI knocks for the sharks...
Timely Hitting and Pounding the Zone Gets the Job Done for Team Beast
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with John Drew of team beast. He went 2-3 on the day with two doubles, as well a big run scored on a wild pitch. pic.twitter.com/sTHGKhipF7 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 The 15u matchup for East Coast Youth Baseball’s Memorial Day Clash”between B1000 Seminoles-Cohen and Beast 2026 American was one that pitted two hard-throwing right handers against each other. Conor Dekenipp got the ball for Team Beast and Donovan Brazicki took the mound for the B1000 Seminoles. Despite having a hard fastball and a wicked 12-6 curveball, The Seminoles were able to scratch off a run against Dekenipp in the top of the first. The run was scored after Pat Cappetti and Ryan Jazylo both worked walks and Thomas Duffy came through with a line-drive RBI sin...
Dodgers Nation Cruise to Victory Over Five Star National Behind the Arm of Ayden Gotterup
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Aydan Gotterup of Dodgers Nation. He went 4 scoreless innings with 9 Ks while only surrendering 1 hit in a 9-1 victory against Five Star. pic.twitter.com/tydm2cm2oj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2023 The opening game for East Coast Youth Baseball’s 14u Memorial Day Clash pinned Dodgers Nation-Paredes against 5 Star National NY-Towle. Early in the game it was easy to see that Dodgers Nation would have little problem keeping their opponent off the board. Aydan Gotterup, starting pitcher for Dodgers Nation, set the tone early as he cruised through the top of the first inning with two strikeouts and no base runners allowed. Dodgers Nation would carry the momentum into the bottom of the first, when Devin Paredes ripped a single into rig...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Plainview JFK Wins a 6-5 Thriller, Advance to Nassau AA Finals
Andrew Lenski had 2 hits including a 3-R shot in the first inning as Plainview JFK advances to the Nassau Class AA Finals against Massapequa @GCsports pic.twitter.com/42Y4IQOBPX — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 Last year, Farmingdale defeated Plainview JFK in the Nassau AA Semifinals and that was something that was not lost on the returning players. The Hawks, who graduated one of their best players in program history last season in Dylan Banner, were able to rely behind last year’s postseason exit and exercise those playoff demons against their crosstown rivals. The teams split the first two games of the series with the road teams winning each game. Plainview made sure to take some of the anxiety out of the home crowd as they drew back-to-back walks to start the g...
