Game Recaps
Nick Kostulias Fires Gem in 6-0 Victory for LI Elite
By Blake Buscemi Nick Koustulias goes the distance today, throwing a complete game shutout. The game was called due to a time limit, so it ended in an LI Elite victory after the top of the 6th. Nick takes us through what allowed him to dominate today. Final: LI Elite 6, B1000 Seminoles 0 pic.twitter.com/Dfu5iP2Mgj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 3, 2022 A 17u Boys of Summer league matchup took place at the PAL complex in Holtsville on Saturday. Facing off against each other was the Long Island Elite Showcase squad against the B1000 Seminoles-Timpone. Nick Kostulias took the hill for the Elite against Chris Bohan of the Seminoles. This was a doubleheader, so both teams were looking to get quality innings out of their guys in order to get through both games without burning their ...
5 Star National Dominates in 12-3 Victory
by Nick Cipolla Postgame interview with Kyle Robinson after a 4-4 day at the plate for 5 Star National pic.twitter.com/HmgjyHgWl3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 3, 2022 Sometimes in a baseball game, there is one team that just outplays the other in just about every other aspect of the game. 5 Star National was one of these teams that was just better than the other today in their 12-3 victory over the Long Island Storm during the 12u ECYB 4th of July Tournament. 5 Star National never trailed in this game and they got ahead 7-0 before the third inning ended in this one due to good baserunning, good hitting with runners on base, and playing clean defense. In the second inning, 5 Star National was threatening with two runners on and two outs. Brayden Vanderschuyt hit a ball high ...
A Tale of Two Games: Team Beast and Next Level Baseball Split Doubleheader
by Chris Prystupa Here is Jory Lee, he’s an outfielder for Team Beast Red in the Blue Chip Collegiate League. Today he spoke with us about how it felt to get into the hit column in a big way and what it means to be able to get live reps on the field as he prepares for the fall. pic.twitter.com/P77gJHXR0Y — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 2, 2022 Team Beast Red and Next Level Baseball squared off for some Blue Chip Collegiate League action this morning at Adelphi University. In the second inning, starting pitcher for Team Beast, Russell Silverman, worked through some traffic and escaped a bases loaded jam. In the bottom half of that inning, Team Beast would open the scoring thanks to Ryan Desmond who hit a sacrifice fly to put them ahead 1-0. Team Beast capitalized on a huge thir...
Next Level Makes Comeback Behind Klarikaitis’ to Beat LIB 5-3
by Chris Prystupa Here’s Gabe Klarikaitis on his huge relief outing today. He came into the game in the bottom of the 3rd with bases loaded and got out of the jam. He continued to finish the rest of the game, logging 6k’s and earning the win against LIB. pic.twitter.com/csyaq0eWPk — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 2, 2022 It was a beautiful Friday evening for a 4th of July tournament matchup between Next Level baseball and LIB Select. The scoring got started right away for Next Level who would take advantage of a throwing error that gave them an early lead. In the bottom half of the second inning, LIB would tie and take the lead as they managed to get guys on base by putting the ball in play. James Kass and Michael Duda would be the ones to cash in on the RBI’s as they both brou...
GAME RECAP: Jared Restmeyer Fires CG Shutout in 1-0 Win
By Blake Buscemi Jared Restmeyer goes the distance, throwing a complete game shutout in a shortened second game of a doubleheader. His final line was 7 innings, 3 hits allowed, 5 strikeouts, and ZERO walks. Final: Tomcats 1, Whalers 0 pic.twitter.com/4nLQWPZEyH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 1, 2022 The second game of a doubleheader featuring the Sag Harbor Whalers and Riverhead Tomcats took place at Veteran’s Memorial Park Friday afternoon. Both teams are in the top three in the Hamptons League standings, so it was expected to be a competitive game. The pitching matchup featured two of the best pitchers statistically in the entire league in Jared Restmeyer of the Tomcats and Will Pacheco of the Whalers. Both pitchers have an ERA under 1.00 as of the conclusion of this game, ...
Aviators Ride Late Inning Rally to Beat the Storm Chasers
by Nick Cipolla Postgame interview with Zane Chirco after his 3 RBI performance (including the go-ahead RBI in the top of the 6th) in the Aviators come from behind victory pic.twitter.com/TkHE6P1Ust — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 30, 2022 There is one thing that will always be true about the game of baseball, anything can happen at any given moment throughout the game. This wasn’t any ordinary Wednesday evening 14U game at PAL Stadium in Holbrook, New York. This game was one full of blown leads, comebacks, and clutch moments. Both teams didn’t waste too much time early on as in the bottom of the first the Storm Chasers put runners on first and second with one out. Aviators starting pitcher Craig Burkhardt used his inside pickoff move to pick off a base runner and record the fi...
Luke Girillo Dominates in Dodgers Nation Dovas’ Victory
by Nick Cipolla Postgame interview with Luke Girillo who threw a complete game, 2 hit shutout for Dodgers Nation @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/9rJkaJclND — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 28, 2022 To say that Luke Girillo (Manhasset) was on his “A-Game” in his most recent outing against LI Titans Pendl is a modest answer. Girillo absolutely shoved today, allowing only 2 hits and striking out 9 batters in a complete game (6 inning) shutout, guiding Dodgers Nation to a 7-0 victory. He overpowered the opposing hitters with his hard fastball and kept them on their toes by mixing in a nasty changeup as well. Dodgers Nation broke the game open in the first inning, after a leadoff walk by Justin Dumeng, Vincent Graff would knock him in with an RBI double to deep right-center to make ...
12u Dodgers Nation Takes Game 2 of Afternoon DH After Tie in Game 1
by Aaron Rothschild Game one, of the double header ends in a 5-5 tie. @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/5fWA1v0lkv — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 26, 2022 Yesterday was a great day to play two between the 12U Dodgers Nation and LIB. Both games featured impressive pitching resilience and some offensive production. Game one would feature a great comeback resulting in a 5-5 tie. The game started with Dodgers Nation starter Salvatore Gallucio firing a scoreless first. Dodgers Nation would then come up to bat and score four early runs on a flurry of base hits including a two-run double by Anthony Branscum Jr. After this, however, LIB starter Zach Sisto would find his rhythm and both pitchers would fire scoreless second innings. In the third, LIB would come up to bat and notch a run...
Berthel and LI Elite Outlast Farmingdale Greendogs 3-0 in Eight Innings
by Chris Prystupa Here’s Jason Berthel from LI Elite, he takes us through what it felt like to be the one to close this game out and preserve the shutout in a 3-0 win over the Farmingdale Greendogs. @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/Li5hKyzvhD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 24, 2022 It was quite a pitcher’s duel for both teams in tonight’s LI Boys Of Summer matchup between the LI Elite and the Farmingdale Greendogs. Both teams remained tied at zero through seven full innings. The Greendogs sent Jake Dunn to the mound in the first and he and his counterpart, Joe Cavallaro, were both dominant throughout the early innings. In the third inning, LI Elite was yearning to get the scoring started as they managed to get a baserunner into scoring position early on in the inning. Ja...
Matt Minio and Danny Gargano Combine on Shutout in 3-0 Clippers’ Win
by Blake Buscemi Danny Gargano shuts it down for the save, retiring Orologio to end it. Final: South Shore 3, Riverhead 0 pic.twitter.com/BwCSJh0pmb — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 21, 2022 Two Hamptons League squads in the Riverhead Tomcats and the South Shore Clippers battled it out at Veterans Memorial Park in Calverton Tuesday afternoon. I have covered two Clippers games already this season and they won both of them, so I had high expectations for them in this one. The pitching matchup consisted of Pace’s Grant Biederman for the Tomcats and New Haven’s Matt Minio for the Clippers. Both pitchers had it working early on but suffered from some control issues. Minio induced two groundouts before hitting Sacred Heart’s Dante D’Amore with a pitch and walking Rutgers’ Jason Shock...
Team Steel and LI Astros Split Doubleheader in Monday Night Matchup
by Chris Prystupa Here’s Mattew Filip who had a monster game two in this doubleheader. He spoke with us about how he felt up at the plate and his game plan every time he stepped in the box pic.twitter.com/7RGdaAmNt1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 21, 2022 The Long Island Astros and Team Steel squared off at Cantiague park for some Blue Chip collegiate action on Monday night. Both teams would come away with a win as Team Steel took game one by a score of 3-1 and the Astros responded by taking game two by a score of 6-3. Team Steel would waste no time in game one, capitalizing on a few walks that scored on a hard hit ball from James Ackerman off of Justin Aramini to bring in two runs. The Astros responded right away in the bottom of the first with a run of their own off of AJ P...
Knieriemen’s Complete Game Shutout Leads Titans To Blue Chip Father’s Day Tournament Championship
by Nick Cipolla Postgame interview with Ryan Knieriemen after he threw a complete game shutout in tonight’s championship game. pic.twitter.com/cxY3IKtReo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 20, 2022 Ryan Knieriemen was a man on a mission last night against MVP Beast in the 17/18u Blue Chip Fathers Day Championship Game against MVP Beast. Knieriemen wasn’t necessarily blowing guys away with his fastball, but his great mix of his curveball, slider, fastball and attacking the strike zone early and often made him hard to figure out in this contest against an MVP Beast team that was hitting well all tournament. When MVP Beast did put runners on, they had a hard time capitalizing on it as Knieriemen picked off two runners from first base in first and third situations during this contest...
