Game Recaps
GAME RECAP: Six-Run Seventh Inning Powers Molloy to 12-4 Win In ECC Playoff
by Michelle Rabinovich 2-run RBI double from JJ DeVito pic.twitter.com/FFacZWwF42 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2023 A six-run seventh inning sealed the deal for the Molloy Lions, winning the first game of the East Coast Conference tournament 12-4 over the Mercy College Mavericks on Thursday, May 11. With the win, the Lions are 34-15 overall. Charlie Cucchiara picked up his eighth win of the season while Scott Scheppy’s record dropped to 3-5. Mercy struck first in the third when a fielding error by the catcher allowed Jared Hernandez to slide in home. Justin Glennerster knocked in an RBI with his single to right field, scoring Jaden Caballero. Molloy responded with three runs of their own, started with Aidan Larkin’s single to score JJ DeVito. Gavin McAlonie followed up wi...
GAME RECAP: LuHi Captures Third Straight PSAA Championship
Tommy Bressmer was named League MVP and he had 2 hits in today’s victory for Long Island Lutheran @GCsports pic.twitter.com/4zqTJ9x5qx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2023 On an absolutely beautiful May afternoon, Long Island Lutheran hosted Portledge in a rematch of last year’s PSAA Championship. Much like the weather, it was a perfect first inning for the Crusaders, who batted around, scored 9 runs with the exclamation point coming on a two-run triple by Marcus Harrison to break the game completely open and LuHi never looked back. Long Island Lutheran took advantage of several miscues and walks by Portledge in the first inning and forced a pitching change after the 9th batter of the inning. They didn’t stop there, as the Crusaders sent four more batters to the ...
GAME RECAP: Lindenhurst Stuns Commack With 4-Run 7th Inning to Keep League Title Hopes Alive
Lindenhurst scores 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th and they defeat Commack 7-6 on a walk-off sac fly by Steve Hernandez pic.twitter.com/gloo0C8L9s — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 9, 2023 It’s not often that you are left speechless following a high school game, but this was one of those. The two-time reigning Suffolk Class AA Champion Commack Cougars have led League I wire-to-wire this season – even flirting with a perfect season until recently – but entered play today looking to clinch the League Title against a hungry and senior-laden Lindenhurst Bulldog team led by Stony Brook-commit Chris Carson. Leading 6-3 in the bottom of the 7th and 7-8-9 in the order coming up, things looked very safe for the Cougars as they looked to get three final outs. That last out...
GAME RECAP: Bryan Frascogna Drives in 2 Runs With Bases Loaded Hit, Josh Knoth Continues Brilliance
Final: Pat-Med 4, Longwood 0 WP: Josh Knoth (5.1 IP, 13 Ks, 0 H, 4 BBs) Frank Kentoffio: 2-R HR Bryan Frascogna: 2-R single to break scoreless tie The teams are now even in the standings pic.twitter.com/MxWzNob6uY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 8, 2023 Simply put, when you have a potential first round draft pick on the mound, you feel pretty good about your chances to win. Even so, the Pat-Med Raiders found themselves in a 0-0 game against rival Longwood in the bottom of the third inning. Junior backstop, Bryan Frascogna, who spends most of the time doing thankless work behind the dish, took center stage and ripped a two-run single up the middle to score 2 runs. With Knoth on the mound, that was about one run more than they needed. Bryan Frascogna broke the scoreless tie with a...
Molloy Ends Regular Season With DH Split With Southern New Hampshire
by Michelle Rabinovich Down 2-1 from a solo homer, Molloy’s Gavin McAlonie tied it with an RBI single. pic.twitter.com/uydF9MWNKl — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2023 The Molloy Lions split a doubleheader with a 9-3 win followed by a 13-3 loss against the No. 11 Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Penmen on Saturday, May 6, to conclude the regular season. Molloy’s overall record now stands at 33-15. SNHU got on the board first in the second inning when Cam Caraher singled through the center field gap, scoring Nick Schwartz. Right after him, Dylan O’Sullivan singled to left field to score Caraher. After that, the ballgame was all Molloy. Garrett Scavelli hit a solo home run after fighting though an eight-pitch at-bat. Later in the fourth, Gavin McAlonie singled to right f...
GAME RECAP: Merrick Mayhem Explodes for 14 runs in Victory Over the B1000 Seminoles
by Gabe Zoda Spoke with Coach Brendan and Tommy Terzulli after their Run Rule victory over the Seminoles. pic.twitter.com/HJxS2y9Wkm — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2023 The B1000 Seminoles and Merrick Mayhem matched up in 12u action on Saturday evening. Merrick used really good baserunning alongside good situational hitting all game long to pour on run after run, leading to their 14-4 run rule victory over the Seminoles. The Mayhem would get their run scoring started in the bottom of the first. Brady Kalkau started off the game by reaching on an error. Mayhem would use his speed perfectly to get to 3rd base with two steals, putting him in perfect position for Ethan Mann with no outs. Mann then placed a ball perfectly to the right side of the infield, allowing Kalkau to scor...
GAME RECAP: Titans Use 3rd inning Surge to Defeat the Lions
by Gabe Zoda Spoke with Coach Matt after the Titans Win pic.twitter.com/MuwgRs9N54 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2023 The 9u Titans took on the Nassau/ Queens Lions on Saturday afternoon. The Titans would end up victorious using timely and well placed hits, as well as solid defense in to lift themselves over the Lions 8-6. It wasn’t easy for the Titans though as the Lions would get on the scoreboard first in the top of the first. AJ Greene led off the game by walking. Brandon Leung and Lucas Appelbaum followed up Greene with two singles to load up the bases for Nicky Pergola. Pergola would work a walk to score the game’s first run. Titans would answer immediately with a run of their own in the bottom half of the first. This would be the start of an amazing day at the park...
Saturday College Recap (5/6) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Andy Smith Division-I: Stony Brook: The Seawolves jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead thanks to an RBI triple by Evan Giordano, RBI ground out by Shane Paradine and RBI single by Derek Yalon. Unfortunately, that was all for the Stony Brook offense as Delaware’s starting pitcher, Joey Silan, settled in and fired 7 strong innings to earn the W. Wyatt Nelson locked down the 2 inning save.Josh O’Neill was tagged with the loss as he allowed 6 runs over 6.2 innings with five walks and four strikeouts. Evan Giordano and Matt Brown-Eiring each had two hits for Stony Brook who drop to 19-25 on the season and 10-13 in CAA play. These teams will finish up their series on Sunday afternoon. St. John’s 9, Villanova 10 The Red Storm fell just short in a back-and-forth game. St. John’s got on t...
GAME RECAP: Colin Crispyn, Tim Hennig Combine for 11 Ks in 2-1 Win for Wantagh
Final: Wantagh 2, North Shore 1 WP: Colin Crispyn (5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 6 Ks) Wantagh improves to 12-3 pic.twitter.com/lsEYrfeXWo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 5, 2023 Wantagh did not qualify for the postseason last year for the first time since 1994. That one-year hiatus was a brief one as the Warriors have came storming back and are now 12-3 to begin the 2023 season. They were able to take a critical series against North Shore today by the score of 2-1 – as they displayed some of the key components to Wantagh baseball. They did face a tall order in facing hard-throwing southpaw Garret Gates on the road – and he showed what he was capable of with 9 strikeouts and just one hit allowed over 6.1 innings, but they were able to grind out at bats, draw 6 walks and ulti...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Gritty Clarke Overcomes 3-0 Deficit, Improves to 14-1-1 On the Season
Final: Clarke 4, Mineola 3 WP: Jarret Sarrantonio Zaim Deljanin: 2-for-3, go-ahead RBI single in fifth Clarke improved to 14-1-1 pic.twitter.com/phxiPgmxQx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 4, 2023 If you’re going to beat Clarke, you have to take an early lead and continue to pile on and not allow them the chance to build momentum and mount a comeback as they are always capable of. Looking to salvage Game 3 of a crucial three-game series, Mineola took an early 3-0 lead on the road, but were unable to add any insurance runs which allowed the Clarke offense to overcome and ultimately complete the three-game sweep with a 4-3 win. George Neofitidis got the start for the Rams and he got into some early trouble. After retiring the first batter, Mike Duda singled to left field, and...
GAME RECAP: Evan Byrnes Continues Outstanding Season, West Islip Improves to 13-1
Mid 5: West Islip takes a 1-0 lead on a wild pitch to score Frank Romano pic.twitter.com/UkE2CdQLsd — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 3, 2023 When it comes to the term “Classic West Islip baseball”, a few things come to mind; run prevention, outstanding defense and taking advantage of the opponent’s errors. That is even true against the top teams on Long Island, as the Lions will generally find a way to force the opposition into making an error and capitalizing on it. It has allowed them to sprint out to a 13-1 start to the season and capture the first two games of a critical three-game set against Smithtown West, who were just a game back of them in the standings. West Islip came back from an early 4-0 deficit and walked it off on Monday. On Tuesday, they won a ...
GAME RECAP: Powered by 5-Run First Inning, St. Anthony’s Cruises to 11-1 Win over St. John the Baptist
Final: St. Anthony’s 11, St. John the Baptist 1 WP: Jason Decaro (6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 8 Ks) Kevin Baez: 2-for-4, run, 4 RBIs Jason Decaro: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB Michael Mugno: 2 RBIs pic.twitter.com/dEyxi1pVtD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2023 When we conducted the 2023 Season Preview on St. Anthony’s, coach Paul Parsolano pointed to their exceptional starting pitching duo of Jason Decaro and Torin Kassebaum for their biggest reason for optimism heading into the season. It’s what generally carries team in the playoffs – especially if you can get one of those top two seeds and get a bye. That’s exactly what they are working for and they are currently in position to do so – with just one week remaining in the regular season. The Friars – ...
