Game Recaps
South Shore Clippers Walk-Off Against Tomcats
by Gabe Zoda Spoke to Alex Ungar after the game to talk about his thoughts on the 6-5 victory for the Clippers over the Riverhead Tomcats. pic.twitter.com/JZgEr7DtC4 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 7, 2021 It didn’t matter what kind of baseball fan you are, the game between the South Shore Clippers and the Riverhead Tomcats had it all. This game encapsulated everything the Hampton’s League has to offer and put it on display to put on a super close and tense game of baseball. Once the dust settled it would be the Clippers who would come out on top. They would take it by a final score of 6-5 but it would take every last pitch of the game to figure out who would come home with the W. As mentioned before, this game had it all but it was also a true tale of two halves. In the firs...
Titans-Messina Capture 4th of July Varsity Division Championship
by Gabe Zoda Got to chat with WP Carson Wengrovsky after his performance on the mound. pic.twitter.com/q9GfuKA3Q7 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2021 All good things come to an end and the same thing can be said about the 4th of July Stars and Stripes Tournament. Yesterday, the finals took place between the Titans-Messina and the 495 Wolfpack. For the Wolfpack, this game served as a doubleheader as they played and beat the Jr. Ducks right before they took on the Titans. That game gave the Wolfpack some momentum going into the finals. The Titans on the other hand were ready to go and ready to take home the championship. They would show how ready they were in this game as they would look dominant in this championship game. The Titans would end up winning by a score of 9-1 i...
Titans Pull Off Wild Comeback In a Crazy Game vs Longhorns
by Nicholas Cipolla Jason Creegan Scores the game winning run on a wild pitch to give the Titans an incredible comeback win over the Longhorns pic.twitter.com/hszoXU61qq — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 4, 2021 The Titans entered the bottom of the 5th inning down by five runs and not having any answers for the Longhorns bats or Grayson Aristy. That’s when everything changed and the Titans made an incredible comeback after looking dead in the water the previous few innings. The first 4 and a half innings were all Longhorns. Starting pitcher Grayson Aristy executed a perfect suicide squeeze to give his team an early 1-0 game in the top of the second. That same inning, the Longhorns pulled off a nicely executed first and third double steal to make it a 2-0 lead. A few pitches late...
Queens Renegades Dominate Early in Win Over Jr Ducks
by Nick Cipolla Final: Renegades: 9 Jr Ducks: 1 pic.twitter.com/0xQwWxfM0l — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 4, 2021 These kids from Queens can hit. The renegades attacked early and that’s all they needed to do in order to get a win over the Long Island Jr Ducks. The first batter of the game, Sal Romano, reached on a hit by a pitch. He stole second and then was knocked in by Joey LaSala on a single to left field. LaSala scored on a pickoff play where the ball went into the outfield and then was thrown out of play. Dylan Donofrio got on base and made his way to third before scoring on a wild pitch, which was ball four to the batter to make it 3-0. A few battwes later, Niko Frantzeskakis knocked in two more runs to make it 5-0. They scored all five of those runs before an out...
Rainstorms Ruin a Potential Epic Finish Between 495 Wolfpack and East Meadow
by Nicholas Cipolla Heads up base running from Connor Ackerman to tie the game at 7 in the bottom of the third inning. pic.twitter.com/5FBeKMCG0l — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 3, 2021 Once again, mother nature has ruined a potentially exciting game of baseball. In an anticlimactic and unfortunate ending, the rain proved to be coming down too hard for the game to continue on, leaving the game tied up at 7. Despite only lasting four quick innings, there was plenty of action in this game. In the bottom of the first inning, East Meadow first baseman Dom Longardino stepped up to the plate and crushed a ball way over the wall in left center. The ball nearly cleared a fence that was 80 or so feet from the left center wall, leaving everyone who saw it in disbelief. That home run spar...
LIB True Diamond Cruises Past LI Storm, 10-4
by Gabe Zoda Spoke with coach Brandon Stein for the LIB True Diamond squad after their 10-4 victory over the LI Storm. pic.twitter.com/DKWKLgOzZE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 3, 2021 Yesterday kicked off the 4th of July Stars and Stripes Tournament. In the 15u section, the LI Storm played against the LIB True Diamond. On a rainy day, these two squads seemed to find the perfect spot to play at Plainedge HS for their matchup. At the end of the day, LIB True Diamond would take the game by a score of 10-4. For most of the game, though, it was very close. One inning would end up changing all of that. The first inning would go by without any runs being scored. Starting Pitchers,(LP) Jimmy Stroehlien for the Storm and (WP) Danny Onorato for LIB True Diamond were able to make batt...
Yeti HDMH Uses Big Second and Sixth Innings to Victory Over Gamecocks
Post Game Interview with Christian Amoruso of Yeti HDMH and Lincoln Memorial University pic.twitter.com/8nchAP1X4r — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 30, 2021 by Nicholas Cipolla Just like the heat at the time of this game, Yeti HDMH bats came out scorching hot and didn’t cool down at all. After an offensive clinic in the first game by both teams, Yeti HDMH kept the offense rolling in game two. The scoring outburst began in the top of the inning when Lincoln Memorial University’s Christian Amoruso stepped to the plate with bases loaded. Amoruso had put on a show in the first game and he kept the ball rolling with an RBI single to center field to make it a 1-0 game. The very next batter, Hofstra’s Matt Pelcher hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 2-0 game. Nick Siano followed it up hi...
Westhampton RHP Nic Luc Strikes Out 14 in 2-1 Win Over Sag Harbor
by Gabe Zoda FINAL, Aviators 2, Whalers 1. We chatted with Matt Alifano after the game. pic.twitter.com/SrdYB1CcDk — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 30, 2021 There was only one word to describe the contest between the Westhampton Aviators and the Sag Harbor Breakers and that word was heat. Doesn’t matter if you were talking about the 95 degree temperatures or the heat that Nic Luc was throwing on the mound. This was the second game of the day for both teams as all Hampton’s League teams met up at Baseball Heaven In Yaphank to play baseball. The Aviators looked to sweep the day after beating Southampton 4-1 while, on the other hand, the Whalers were trying to split the day after losing to the first place Riverhead Tomcats by the score of 7-0. In this game, the Aviators would nar...
Dominant Pitching Leads Steel to DH Sweep over LI Strong
Some familiar names were on display in today’s Boys of Summer-Perfect Game Collegiate League double header at Brentwood State Park between the Steel Collegiates and LI Strong. Despite fielding a team of primarily 2021 graduates, Steel looked like a team mature beyond their years and executed well in all aspects of the game. It starts with pitching and they performed in spaces. Here’s how it went down: Game 1 Tyler O’Neill took the mound for the Steel Collegiates. He is fresh off winning Nassau Conference II Pitcher of the Year for Mepham. He picked up right where he left off, but before he took the mound he was staked to a 1-0 lead. Joe Sanguedolce (St. Joseph’s) led off with a single to right and scored on Billy Kender’s RBI double. It was a huge day for Kend...
Alex Ungar Hits Walk-Off HR; Southampton Breakers and South Shore Clippers Split DH
by Gabe Zoda F/6 Breakers 13, Clippers 1. We spoke with WP Robert Lucano after his performance on the mound (CG, 6IP, 5Ks, 0BBs). pic.twitter.com/TrKYmRysu0 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 26, 2021 The 1st place Southampton Breakers took on the South Shore Clippers at Bellport High School in a doubleheader today. These two games were very different from each other and the scores reflect just that. They would split the doubleheader. Just like the winners of each game, they would also end in different ways. The first game was very close and a true battle until the very end. The final score was 3-2 in favor of the Clippers but how they got there was truly something to watch. The winning pitcher for the game would be Liam Pulsipher (CG, , 0BBs, 10 Ks). He would start his day off r...
North Fork Ospreys Defeat Westhampton Aviators, 3-1
by Gabe Zoda We spoke with Chris Andrews after his 2-3, 1 RBI, 2R performance at the plate and his run saving DP on the field. pic.twitter.com/bGi7Qf8Gyh — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 25, 2021 The Hamptons League saw some under the lights action at Jean Cochran Park last night. After winning their first game of the season on the 23rd, the North Fork Ospreys looked to carry some of that momentum into tonight when they took on the Westhampton Aviators. The Aviators were looking to create some distance to stay above .500. At the end of the day the Aviators would fall to the Ospreys by the score of 3-1. This game was tightly-contested throughout with a lot of big moments that changed the course of the game. The scoring took a couple of innings to get started as the First innin...
Boyle, Lake Combine for 11 Strikeouts in Victory over LIB Vexxum
by Nicholas Cipolla Post game interview with Michael Boyle of the Jr Ducks pic.twitter.com/5u6AVfoG6F — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 25, 2021 Tonight just seemed to be one of those nights where everything seems to click for the Long Island Jr Ducks. The Ducks never trailed in a 7-2 win over the LIB Vexxum tonight. Pitching wise, it was hard to determine who had a better performance on the mound tonight. Michael Boyle was dominant through three innings of work, so when Riley Lake came on in relief in the fourth inning, it puzzled a few people at first. But Lake proved to be equally as dominant over the final three innings Boyle finished with a stat line of 3 innings pitched, no hits allowed, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts. He also provided some offense as he hit a sacrifice fly in ...
