Game Recaps
LIB Prime 12u Captures Labor Day Bash
by Ethan Berch A great interview with the winning coach of LIB! 14-2 victory (F/4) pic.twitter.com/9UZDdXFtdj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 7, 2020 Labor Day Weekend, some hot dogs, hamburgers, cold drinks and some championship baseball games! LIB Prime took on the Queens Marksmen in the Boys of Summer Labor Day Weekend 12u championship game. Cantiague Park in Long Island was busy when LIB put on an offensive explosion. LIB wasted no time getting on the board against the Marksmen starting pitcher Joey Veterano. They were able to put across two runners early following a drop third strike that got away which scored a run, and another error which put home another run. Paul Brito would then waste no time capitalizing on that when he ripped an RBI double over the center field...
B1000 Seminoles Ferriggi Capture 10u Labor Day Bash Tournament
B1000 Ferriggi captures the 10u Labor Day Bash Tournament @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/TuBbjIlHjB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 7, 2020 Offense was on display in the finals of the 10u Labor Day Bash at Plainedge Park this afternoon. The B1000 Seminoles defeated the CN Rebels by the score of 12-4, as they got the bats going early and often against a talented Rebels team that won their first four games of the weekend. The Seminoles, who lost two games, qualified for the playoffs and ran with their opportunity and defeated the Farmingdale Greendogs to reach the finals. In the finals, they jumped out to an early 5-0 lead against Luke Walker. Leadoff batter Gus Sofronis singled to right field and moved to third on a double by DJ Dowling. Cleanup batter Fred Klauck scored ...
LIB Prime Explode For 14 Runs in Monster Third Inning
LIB Prime 12u entered the bottom of the third trailing 3-0 and exited leading 14-3. Coach Jon Cruz on his team’s offensive performance pic.twitter.com/Y8VnR3IHVv — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 6, 2020 Teams don’t often score double-digit runs in a single game let alone a single inning. It’s even more rare to do so when you’re getting shutout entering the inning. LIB Prime 12u is not like most teams. They have somewhat of a feast-or-famine offense that has been feasting of late. Coach Jon Cruz spoke about the team’s prolific offense calling it a “very talented bunch”. The explosion came in the third inning when they entered the inning trailing 3-0 and exited with a 14-3 lead. The first 14 batters reached base safely. They came away...
Six-Run Sixth Propels B1000 Kondak to 10-5 Victory
Coach Erik Kondak on B1000 Seminoles’ 10-5 victory to open up the Labor Day Bash @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/0H36LQ74yG — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 5, 2020 Coach Erik Kondak spoke glowingly of his team’s resiliency and ability to grind out at bats. Those qualities were on display in the sixth inning of their first game of the Labor Day Bash against the LI Storm on Saturday afternoon. They entered the inning with the game tied 4-4 and when the inning ended – they led 10-4 after a series of huge RBI hits. They held on to win by the score of 10-5. The game was scoreless after the two innings but the Seminoles broke through with four runs. William Shlomm started things off with a single to left field and moved to second on Lucas Lucchi‘s infiel...
Farmingdale Greendogs Put On a Clinic in 15-0 Win
The Farmingdale Greendogs are an impressive unit. Every time I watch them, they have a habit of either winning via run-rule or walk-off. Today it was the former. The 12U team won by a score of 15-0 over the East Coast Cannons during the Labor Day Bash hosted by East Coast Youth Baseball. Most impressively, they hit the 15-run mark with one out in the third so there was no indication they were done scoring. They did most of their damage during the third inning, where they came to the plate with a modest 3-0 lead. But let’s back track a bit. They sent James Sebber to the mound who, in my estimation, has to be one of the top 12u players around. He contributed on both sides of the ball today. He worked around a lead off single in the first inning to throw up a zero. The Greendogs went to bat i...
9u Merrick Mayhem Win Slugfest, 13-12 over LI Storm
by Ethan Berch That’s the game! 13-12 victory for the Merrick Mayhem over the LI Storm! pic.twitter.com/MAjLbJC18r — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 4, 2020 When you think of 9 year old baseball and games that are only 1 hour and 50 minutes, what do you think of off the bat? How about 15 total runs in just 5 innings! In the first game of a Labor Day Weekend tournament in the Boys of Summer, the Merrick Mayhem took on the Long Island Storm in an offensive showdown. Kurt Rauschenbach got the start for Mayhem. The scoring started very early in this one when Lucas Pagnotta of the Storm ripped an RBI double to get them on the board 1-0. But without hesitation, Mayhem answered back with 4 runs in the bottom half of that inning off of LI Storm’s starting pitcher, Owen McCann. Hayde...
Dodgers Nation Captures 18U/17U Varsity Division Championship
Dodgers Nation has quickly become one of the top programs around and they solidified that capturing the 18U/17U Varsity Division of the LI Boys of Summer. They defeated LI Hawks, 7-4, in the finals at Baseball Heaven on Wednesday evening. This was really a tale of two games, as the first four innings flew by with the Dodgers leading 2-0, while the next three innings were a bit of a slog once both teams got into the opposing team’ bullpen. Ultimately, Dodgers Nation took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth inning. The pitching match up was Nick Inzerillo were the Hawks and Brandon Lombardo for the Dodgers. Both pitchers were effective in the early going, although Inzerillo did need to work around two walks in the bottom of the first before escaping the jam on a fly out to cen...
15th seed East End Aviators Stun 2nd Seeded Long Island Jr Ducks
by Jared Valluzzi Ryan Miller throws a complete game shutout as EastEnd survives and advances with the big victory. pic.twitter.com/y0JIeAgf9y — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 1, 2020 The 18U/17U Varsity Division on Long Island features a lot of talent and the playoffs just started to get underway. East End Aviators snuck into the playoffs as the number 15 seed. While the LI Jr Ducks got the number 2 seed and have been one of the best teams on Long Island. East End came into the game with just 3 wins but they believed fundamental baseball would really help them in this game against a team they lost to twice in the regular season. The Ducks came into the game with 11 wins on the year and proved to be one of the league’s top offenses and looked to continue that today. ...
LIB Rebels Defeat Titans Schiff to Win 10U Summer League Championship
by Ethan Marshall Rebels head coach Bob Mascia on the team’s championship-winning performance. pic.twitter.com/WvN4GXZ8vL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 30, 2020 The LIB Rebels, behind a six-run rally with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, beat Titans Schiff 10-6 to win the Summer League Championship. The Rebels’ 4-7 hitters: Nick Lombardi, Sam Kay, Cooper Schramm and Chase DeSantis; combined to go 8-for-9 with two walks, a hit batsman, six runs scored and nine RBI. Kay’s two-run double in the fifth broke a 4-4 tie and was the first of three straight RBI hits. “I was just looking to get a hit,” Kay said. Kay also credited his team for keeping the line moving throughout the game. “When one [player] got out, we just picked them up and got hits. Rebels head coach Bob M...
Colin Horowitz Slams the Door in Greendogs’ 5-4 Win
Final: Greendogs 5, LIB Nitsch 4 WP: Elijah Sierra S: Colin Horowitz Greendogs advance to the 12U semifinals tomorrow @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/nhkmZpMbQu — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 28, 2020 Coming on in relief against the bottom of the lineup, Colin Horowitz knew he could get the job done but he absolutely wanted to avoid lead off batter, Charlie Nella. Fortunately, he had a free base and put him on to load the bases with two outs and his Farmingdale Greendogs clinging to a 5-4 lead. The young right-handed pitcher showed incredible poise by striking out Dom Santivasci to strand the bases loaded and send his team into the semifinals tomorrow at 3:45 against the CC Crushers. The game had an entirely different feel for the first five innings. The innings breezed by ...
Long Island Baseball Powers Way To 12-1 Victory
Although pitching wins championships, great offense can get you there. The 12U Long Island Baseball used their impressive lineup to power their way to a 12-1 victory over B1000 Seminoles-Kondak on Friday night at Cantiague Park. With the victory, they will now face Body Armor Titans on Saturday in the semifinals. The victory came as redemption after the Seminoles captured both games during the regular season. A.J. Wayne got things going right away for LIB with a triple to right field in the top of the first. After T.J. Bradford was hit by a pitch, Nick Kramer‘s RBI ground out to shortstop scored Wayne to get them on the board. Wayne was the starting pitcher for LIB and he was masterful. He fired a 1-2-3 first inning with two strikeouts to allow his offense to get back to work –...
McCafery’s Monster Game Leads Yeti Baseball to 8-2 Win
by James Ryder Carson McCafery put up a monster game on the mound (4 innings, 10 Ks) and at the plate (2 runs, 3 RBI). Here he is discussing his focus during the game: pic.twitter.com/w9yiJFvc5T — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 26, 2020 The 13u East Meadow Mustangs hosted Yeti Baseball Wednesday evening at the East Meadow Baseball Complex. From the outset, Yeti Baseball dominated the game. Starting pitcher Carson McCafery contributed both on the mound and at the plate in spectacular fashion. He struck out 10 batters in 4 innings and scored 2 runs along with 3 RBI in an 8-2 victory. McCafery also gave up several walks – 8 to be exact. The Mustangs even loaded the bases against him in three straight innings. However, McCafery went mostly unscathed in this appearance, allow...
