Game Recaps
LIU Post and Bridgeport Advance to Winner’s Bracket
In the first day of the three-day, double-elimination ECC tournament at Angelo Lorenzo Field, No. 1 LIU Post and No. 3 Bridgeport advanced to the winner’s bracket and will square off tomorrow at 12:30. No. 2 NYIT and No. 4 Queens will play an elimination game at 9:30am. The winner of the early game will play the loser of the second game at 3:30pm. Weather could be a factor as the forecast is calling for rain between the hours of 9am and 3pm. In the event of a rainout, Sunday will be used as a make up date. Here’s how it went down today: Game 1: Bridgeport got out to an early 3-0 lead on a solo shot in the second inning by Cory Listing, an unearned run and a sac fly off the bat of Vincent DeRubeis. The Bears got one one back in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single by Kieran...
Game of the Week Presented by Muddy Locker Sports: Walk-Off in 9th Inning Sends Pat-Med to Postseason
Randall Alejo was lights-out in Pat-Med’s 1-0 victory. He did not factor in the decision but fired 7 shutout innings as the Raiders clinch a postseason berth. He’s our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/mPcIn3KAen — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 8, 2019 Big-time pitchers have the ability to execute pitches to get out of jams. Inning-after-inning that’s what we saw from both Pat-Med RHP Randall Alejo (St. Rose-commit) and Longwood LHP Steven Murphy (Adelphi-commit). Both starting pitchers exited with the score tied 0-0, but Murphy left with a runner on first in the ninth inning following a lead off walk to Tyler Miller.An E5 called for an obvious bunting situation. When Pat-Med’s No. 5 hitter Phil Gerard dropped down a bunt and the attempt...
Andrew Zupicich’s Bat Delivers Win For Garden City On Senior Day
Andrew Zupicich is the @BsbLifestyle101 player of the game as he went 4-4 with a three-run moonshot. He talks about how his team held on to win on Senior Day. pic.twitter.com/ZIejngBNUo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 7, 2019 On senior day, the Garden City Trojans got the best of the Carey Seahawks by a score of 7-5. With the victory, Garden City improves to a county best record of 13-1 on the season. Right off the bat, it seemed as if this was going to be a blowout. In the bottom of the first inning, RBI from Jay Brown, Jake Fraher and a bases loaded walk provided Garden City with an early 3-0 lead. After nearly batting around in the first inning, this meant that the middle of the Garden City lineup was due up once again in the second. With two runners on base, Andrew Zupicich ...
Farmingdale Captures the 2019 Skyline Conference Championship
Vinny Rice was named Most Outstanding Player of the Skyline Conference Tournament pic.twitter.com/IWOlmeoLyL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 7, 2019 For much of the past two months, Farmingdale State has showed that they were the top team in the Skyline Conference and they made it official by capturing the crown with an 8-5 victory over SUNY Old Westbury on their home turf. Senior Vinny Rice was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. He had a huge championship game beginning with a two-run double in the first inning to get the Rams on the board. “This means everything,” he said. “The best thing about going to Farmingdale is that there’s one goal and that’s to win,” he said following the game. “Time and time again we’re al...
Wantagh Defeats Valley Stream North 2-1 Behind McLane’s Gem
Mason McLane talks about what he did to keep the Valley Stream North lineup in check and how he got out of crucial jams in the 6th & 7th inning. pic.twitter.com/t93tPIajp0 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2019 In game one of the series, Wantagh got the best of Valley Stream North, as they squeaked out a 2-1 victory. From the get go, Wantagh wasted no time getting out in front. In the top of the first inning, Dylan Scott gave the Warriors an early 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly. From this point forward, Wantagh never surrendered the lead. Mason McLane got the start in game one of the series and was phenomenal. Entering the game, he had 70 strikeouts through 38.2 innings pitched. It’s safe to say he looked as good as advertised. McLane finished allowing five hits, one ear...
Brandon Wilson’s 4-Hit Day Leads Old Westbury to Skyline Conference Finals
Stop me if you’ve heard this before–Old Westbury advances to face Farmingdale State in the Skyline Conference Finals. For the first time since 2015, but as they did every year from 2010-2015 the Rams and Panthers will square off the right to the capture the Skyline Conference Championship. The Panthers took an early 1-0 lead on an RBI single by Shaun Kaminski in the bottom of the first, but the Mariners answered back on an RBI single by Garrett Reddeck. Brandon Wilson, one of the stars of the game, laced an RBI single to center to score Sean Paprocki to give the Panthers the 2-1 lead in the second, but Reddeck’s second RBI single of the game tied it back up at 2-2 against Panthers starter Adam Heidenfelder. In the top of the fifth, the Mariners showcased their speed when ...
Cam Alfano’s Suicide Squeeze Sends Farmingdale to Skyline Conference Finals
Ryan Mallon struck out six batters in 3.2 shutout innings to record the win and send the Rams to the finals. He is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game. pic.twitter.com/pqa9H5OPtH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2019 “Ozzie Ball” is a phrase that was coined to reflect the style of play Farmingdale State Head Coach Keith Osik asks of his team. A major component of said style of play includes bunting and that was the difference in a winner’s bracket game that sent Farmingdale State to the Skyline Conference Championship game which will be played tomorrow. They outlasted No. 2 seed USMMA, 5-4, in a thrilling 12-inning game. Cam Alfano came up with the bases loaded and 1-out following an intentional walk of Tyler Schrimpf. Alfano made Merchant Marine Academy ...
Rocky Point and Mount Sinai Come Together for Annual ‘Live Like Susie’ Game
A constant drizzle on this cloudy Saturday morning could not detract from an otherwise fantastic day, as Rocky Point and Mount Sinai met for their annual Live Like Susie fundraiser game. The game, played each year since 2014, is in honor of a Rocky Point alumna, Susie Facini, who passed away suddenly in 2011. The proceeds from this game fund a scholarship in Susie’s name that is awarded to a Rocky Point student each year who exhibits many of the qualities that Susie did. Susie was described as the kind of person who’s presence could just light up a room. In a pre-game ceremony, Rocky Point head coach Anthony Anzalone said “it just epitomizes, in a world of craziness, how you’re supposed to live your life. She just made things so much better when she walked into a room.” Both Rocky Point an...
Farmingdale and USMMA Advance to Winner’s Bracket
Farmingdale, NY– It was a long day of baseball in day one of the Skyline Conference double-elimination tournament, but aside some rain delays and thick fog, there was no surprised. Here’s how it went down: Game 1: Alex Mesaros had the go-ahead hit in the fifth inning. Here he is speaking about the win pic.twitter.com/1PZk6ecroZ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 3, 2019 Christian Tessitore and Andrew Spinnenweber squared off in a battle of hard-throwing RHPs. Merchant Marines got off to a quick 1-0 start in the second inning when Kyle Cunningham broke on contact with the infield drawn in on a ground ball to shortstop off the bat of Matt Mundorf. It seemed aggressive, but his speed was the difference as he beat the throw home. They added another run in the second inning ...
Game of the Week Presented by Muddy Locker Sports: South Side Blanks Hewlett 5-0 Behind Costaro’s Stellar Performance
Tyler Costaro is the @BsbLifestyle101 player of the game after firing a complete game shutout allowing just three hits. pic.twitter.com/lrf7Fl9BeD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2019 On Thursday afternoon, South Side shut out Hewlett by a score of 5-0 to take game three of the series. With the South Side win, the series was evenly split at one win, one loss and one tie a piece. What seemed to be a beautiful day 30 minutes before game time, turned into a wind tunnel as the sun disappeared minutes before first pitch. However, this didn’t seem to effect any pitcher out of the gate. Jason Barry got the start for Hewlett. While he kept his team in the ballgame, his offense couldn’t string together hits. He finished going six innings allowing seven hits, two earned run...
Jake Deslauriers Fires 3-Hit Shutout Over Kings Park
It hasn’t been a great season for Eastport-South Manor, coming off an appearance in the Suffolk County AA Finals last May. You would never know by their performance today, as freshman Jake Deslauriers pitched mature beyond his years. The young RHP was efficient and dominant in a 4-0 shutout over a solid Kings Park team. He fired a three-hit shutout, not allowing a runner past second base in the game. “I really thought I would do well today,” he said. “That’s what I was planning to do. I tried to get my team a win–we’ve been struggling, but I had to go out and do something. They have a tough lineup but I had to find a way to work through it,” he added. His offense go him a run to work with early. After the first two batters were retired by Chr...
Shane Sullivan Draws Walk-Off Walk To Complete 10-9 Comeback For Maritime
Maritime Head Coach Charlie Barbieri on his team’s 10-9 victory over St. Joseph’s pic.twitter.com/TWxJGQN2L3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2019 In a match up between the previous two Skyline Conference Champions, you just knew it would come down to the wire. SUNY Maritime overcame deficits of 4-0, 7-3 and 9-8 to complete an impressive 10-9 comeback victory against No. 5 St. Joseph’s-LI, the reigning champions on a walk-off walk by Shane Sullivan in the bottom of the ninth. Final: Maritime 10, St. Joseph’s 9 WP: Blaise Delise Maritime advances to the double-elimination tournament on Friday against Farmingdale State pic.twitter.com/xcok7HrmIk — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2019 The game could not have gotten off to a better start for the...
