Game Recaps
Sharks Baseball Academy Wins 17/18u Varsity Championship in Dominant Fashion
by Nicholas Cipolla Final: Sharks win 9-1 and claim the 17/18u varsity championship pic.twitter.com/MiHFvmYk56 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 21, 2021 Sharks Baseball Academy was in control of this one from start to finish and it seemed nothing (not even a potential hurricane making landfall) would get in their way. The Sharks won the Boys of Summer 17/18u championship game over the EastEnd Aviators 9-1 in 5 innings due to the mercy rule coming into play. It all started for the Sharks in the top of the first inning. After three walks the bases were loaded with two outs, bringing Ryan Kunak to the plate. He ripped a 2 run single back up the middle to give his team an early 2-0 lead. In the top of the second inning, Sean Evangelista hit a high pop up between second base and ...
Goldstein Throws A 2-Hit Shutout to Clinch Boys of Summer 16u National Title
by Nicholas Cipolla Post game interview with Alex Goldstein of the LI Titans after a dominant outing in the championship game pic.twitter.com/nRnnbDSmOg — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 21, 2021 Alex Goldstein appears to have saved his best outing this summer for last as he was near untouchable in tonight’s championship game between the LI Titans Palermo and Dodgers Nation Jasmin. This game was the definition of a pitcher’s duel that unfortunately someone had to lose. Final: LI Titans: 1 Dodger Nation: 0. Alex Goldstein goes the distance and strikes out 9 in a complete game shut out pic.twitter.com/FJK9WOsBnV — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 21, 2021 Goldstein was unbelievable and his coaches probably couldn’t have asked for a better start out of him. Golds...
New York City Captures the 1st Annual Mike Leiderman Cup
Maritime HC Charlie Barbieri discusses the impact that Mike Leiderman had on his career and why tonight was about celebrating his life pic.twitter.com/58PhA5wJmQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 18, 2021 Oh what a night! The first annual Mike Leiderman Cup took place last night at SUNY Maritime between rosters composed of players from New York City and Long Island. The game was competitive, with New York City winning 3-1, holding off a late LI rally that all occurred with two outs and nobody on in the 9th, but the reason for the event was to honor the life of Mike Leiderman and raise money for the ALS Foundation. From that standpoint, it was a resounding success as we were able to raise $5,000 for the cause. The evening began with 3x World Series champ and New York Mets Hall o...
Sean Lane Captures the 2021 Axcess x Baseball Lifestly HR Derby
We’ve hosted three HR Derbies and this was by far the most electric. Eight of the top power hitters on Long Island gathered at Diamond in the Pines and fireworks ensued. The participants were: Sean Lane (St. Dominic) Nick Roselli (Division) Kyle Kozlowski (Holy Trinity) Dylan Banner (Plainview JFK) Jack Halloran (Westhampton Beach) Anthony Lods (Chaminade) Mikey Brunetti (Manhasset) Evan Virno (Bellport) Sean Lane put on an absolute performance in the first round, smashing 12 home runs which was the most of any player. Nick Roselli and Dylan Banner each hit 9 HR and Kyle Kozlowski hit six to round out the top 4 that qualified for the semifinals. In the semifinals, both Sean Lane and Nick Roselli advanced to reach the finals. In the finals, Roselli set a high bar with 7 HR, but Lane f...
Blue Devils Hold Off South Shore Elite, 6-5
by Gabe Zoda FINAL: Blue Devils 6, South Shore Elite 5, WP: Sean Jones (5ks, 2BBs, 2ER) South Shore Elite almost able to make the comeback but fall in the first game. pic.twitter.com/7g1IYOLva9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2021 Morning baseball is always a great way to start off the day and the same can be said for this LI Boys of Summer game between the South Shore Elite and the Blue Devils. This game took a little bit to get the action going but when it started, it never stopped. At the end of this first game of their scheduled double header, the Blue Devils ended up taking it by the score of 6-5. The game was contested the entire time and was decided only after the final out was recorded. Talking about taking a little bit to get going, the first run of the game wa...
Big First Inning Pushes Dodger Nation Walsh Over Nats in Game 2 of Double Header
by Nicholas Cipolla Phillip D’Aguanno opens up the scoring with an RBI infield single for Dodger Nation. 1-0 Dodger Nation in the top of the first. pic.twitter.com/hqlceFwVXQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 14, 2021 Dodger Nation decided not to wait until the later innings to score some runs, but they decided to score six of their seven runs in the first inning in game two against the Merrick Nats. After winning the first game on a walk-off triple, the Dodger Nation bats came to play in the first inning. Back to back singles from Anthony Agosta and Luke Costanzo got things going for Dodger Nation. Phillip D’Aguanno brought Agosta home with an RBI infield single to make it 1-0. Zachary Schnabel made it 3-0 with a 2 RBI Triple into the right field gap. James Martin kept the hi...
LI Strong Dominates in Boys of Summer Perfect Game Collegiate Championship Game
by Nicholas Cipolla Final: LI Strong wins 7-0 over LIB Tides for the Boys Of Summer Perfect Game Collegiate championship pic.twitter.com/JHAVBXjkFi — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 11, 2021 After a long wait to see who they would be playing in the championship game, LI Strong proved to everyone that they were the best of the best in the 2021 Boys Of Summer Perfect Game Collegiate league. The LI Strong won the championship game by a score of 7-0 as they dominated the entire game from start to finish. The scoring started in the bottom of the first as Kyle Strovink mashed an RBI double to right center to make it a 1-0 game. On the next pitch, Brian Forbes hit an RBI Ground Rule Double to make it a 2-0 game. Danny Deutsch kept his hot streak from the semi-final game going as he hi...
LIB Tides Win Wild Semi-Final Over EastEnd Aviators in Walk Off Fashion
by Nicholas Cipolla The LIB Tides are moving on to the championship game thanks to a walk-off E6 off the bat of Samuel Dickenson. LIB Tides will play shortly against LI Strong in the championship game. pic.twitter.com/QiEeyUvnrk — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 11, 2021 The Tides and Aviators waited until the season’s final day and penultimate game of the season to give us arguably the game of the summer in the Boys of Summer Perfect Game League. The game was a marathon (3 hours and 8 minutes long) full of highs and lows for both teams in this game. In the bottom of the first, Samuel Dickenson hit a 2 out RBI single that was just past the first baseman, giving the LIB Tides an early 1-0 lead. In the very next half inning, Stephen Murtsef got an opportunity to tie or pote...
Justin Bestler Fires Gem as LI Nor’Easters Capture 2021 Blue Chip Collegiate Title
Justin Bestler fires a 2-hit shutout to propel LI Nor’Easters to the 2021 Blue Chip Collegiate League Championship Final: Nor’Easters 1, Astros 0 pic.twitter.com/DWxHU9BhUf — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 9, 2021 If you stopped to take a bathroom break, there’s a good chance you missed a big portion of this one. Southpaw Justin Bestler was magnificent and efficient while firing a two-hit complete game shutout over the LI Astros in a 1-0 victory for the LI Nor’Easters. The game was completed in an incomprehensible 1 hour, 15 minutes – roughly the same time it took for the Indians and Yankees to complete three innings during the ALDS last October. Nobody was complaining about the pace of this game, as it moved along swiftly throughout with both Bes...
LI Storm Use Big 5th Inning to Upset Second Place Smithtown Bulls
by Nicholas Cipolla Post game interview with Steven Kolm after going 4-4 in todays game for the LI Storm pic.twitter.com/4jorj0UvqD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 9, 2021 Earlier in the day, it looked like the big rainstorm meteorologists were predicting was going to happen and it would’ve almost certainly canceled this game. However, the weather held up and another type of Storm was able to wreak havoc on the East Islip High School Baseball Field this evening. The LI Storm rode a big 5th inning where they scored six runs, which proved to be too much for the Smithtown Bulls. The Storm drew first blood in the bottom of the 1st inning. Steven Kolm got it started with a single to center. The next batter Alexander Baker smacked a ball into the gap in left center field to give t...
Offense Leads the Way in Titans’ 14-2 Victory
by Aaron Rothschild I had the pleasure yesterday of watching two teams loaded with talent play some ball. The Long Island Titans Farrell and the EastEnd Aviators Anzalone 16u. The Titans would go on to win the game 14-2 in four innings out of a scheduled 9. The Titans came up to bat against Aviator starting pitcher Tyler Lopez, the game would be led off with a leadoff double by EJ Ettinger and a walk would follow. After a pop up, cleanup hitter Scott Northrop would hit a hard ground ball to second taking a funny hop past the second baseman and ending up in deep right center, 2 runs would score and Northrop would find himself on third. A sac fly would bring in Northrop and after consecutive walks and a double steal Myles Maldanado would plate two more with a single making it a 5-0 game. ...
Body Armor Defeats Next Level, Continuing Their Dominant Summer
by Gabe Zoda After the game we spoke to Dalton Rutt after his dominant performance on the mound (3.1IP, 6Ks, 0ER) pic.twitter.com/G443Piw0xp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 6, 2021 Imagine being 15 years old and being able to play baseball at a professional baseball stadium. That is exactly what the Body Armor Titans and Next Level Baseball were able to do while playing in the LI Boys of Summer 15u National Division. They faced off in what was sure to be a good game and when you are in Ducks Stadium, you are guaranteed “Good Times Every Time”. The Body Armor Titans would end up soaring above their competition by winning by the score of 5-1. They would start the scoring early as they scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the 1st. This “quack” attack, or quick at...
