Game Recaps
Ty Acker Delivers Walk-Off Hit to Propel Sachem East to 6-5 Win in 10 Innings
Walk-off single by Tyler Acker and Sachem East wins 6-5 in 10 innings ! pic.twitter.com/Jd3BEX8H2x — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 1, 2019 In a game featuring several high-profile players, it was sophomore Ty Acker who was the difference. The back-and-forth affair that featured five lead changes went 10 innings ended on a bloop single by Acker to score catcher Ryan Micheli and send the team into a frenzy. The story line entering the game was the matchup between sophomore stud Rafe Schlesinger and Molloy-commit A.J. Verga, who was named to our Preseason All-Long Island list. Schlesinger was understandably nervous in the first couple innings pitching in front of a big crowd with three Division-I coaches holding radar guns behind the plate. Floyd capitalized right away on an RBI ...
Matt DeAngelis’ Walk-Off Single Propels NYIT to DH Sweep over Queens
NYIT Head Coach Frank Catalanotto on their 13-5 victory over Queens College pic.twitter.com/HT3ERUNOED — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 30, 2019 NYIT has found all sorts of ways to win ballgames this year. Frank Catalanotto‘s squad continued their winning ways with a DH sweep over ECC rival Queens College on Saturday afternoon by the scores of 13-5 and 5-4. Here’s how it went down: Game 1 D.J. Masuck got the start for the Bears, he ran into immediate trouble when he allowed a leadoff home run to freshman John Strauss, but that lead would not last long for the Knights. The Bears got on the board in the second inning on an RBI single by Nick Tedesco to score Matt Malone. The real action occurred in the third inning, when the bats exploded for seven runs, beginning wit...
Reis Henderson’s Walk-Off Wins It For Hills East
Reis Henderson wins it for Hills East with a walk-off single to score Nick Gavilla ! pic.twitter.com/yyZVfPV9MN — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 29, 2019 When you go 10 years between playing each other, it’s hard to call it a rivalry. When you are neighboring schools, though, this is anything but just another game. There’s bragging rights on the line. Hills East sent the home faithful home happy with a dramatic 4-3 victory over Hills West on a walk-off RBI single by Reis Henderson. Reis Henderson on the dramatic 4-3 victory over Hills West pic.twitter.com/v55r5JTzHv — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 29, 2019 By any measure, it was a fantastic baseball game between two disciplined and well-coached teams that are perennial playoff clubs. Hills West took an ...
Where Are They Now: Rick Vichroski, 1983 Recipient of the Yaz Award
It’s been 36 years since Northport has won a Suffolk County Championship. They came awfully close in 2016, when they were defeated in three games by West Islip, but they came away just short. In 1983, when John DeMartini was still the JV coach, they not only won Suffolk County, but defeated Bethpage in the Long Island Championship. The winning pitcher in that game? Rick Vichroski. Rick improved his record to 12-0 that season, his third year on varsity. The Tigers leaned on his arm heavily that season, as he accounted for 46 percent of his team’s wins on the way to an appearance in the New York State semifinals. Vichroski, 53, is now the owner/operator of Human Healthy Vending and lives in Rhode Island, but his memories of his playing days are still cherished. And they did not e...
Seaford Cruises To A 10-1 Victory Over Carle Place
FINAL: Seaford 10 Carle Place 1 pic.twitter.com/JIPUlU1VJT — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 28, 2019 On Thursday afternoon, Seaford crushed Carle Place 10-1 in a non-league contest. From the beginning of this game, Seaford’s offense was clicking on all cylinders. Tim Saulpaugh drove in the game’s first run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the 1st. Saulpaugh finished 2-3 on the day with 2 RBI. “We were seeing the ball well and we kept hitting the ball hard staying calm and relaxed getting a lot of guys on base,” said Saulpaugh. “In the field we played very nice didn’t make many errors and we looked very good today in our season opener,” he added. Seaford tacked onto their lead with two more in the third inning, courtesy of a Nick Barreri...
North Shore Pitching Dominant In 6-1 Victory Over Syosset
Dan Livoti talks about what he did to keep the Syosset lineup in check and the offensive aggressiveness that gave him run support. pic.twitter.com/jeWl9cFg2D — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 27, 2019 On Wednesday afternoon, North Shore defeated Syosset 6-1 in non-league play to earn their second win of the young season. Dan Livoti got the start for North Shore and was phenomenal. His first start of the season included no earned runs over five innings pitched. After being named All-Conference in 2018, it’s safe to say he picked up where he left off. “I was working my off speed pitches throwing them for strikes and starting off with strikes,” said Livoti. “We came out here aggressive in the first inning and we did our best to win,” he added. After be...
Miller Place Opens Up the Season With a 4-0 Victory Over Westhampton Beach
Miller Place ended 2018 with a sour-taste in their mouth and have high hopes for this season. They opened up 2019 on a great note with a 4-0 shutout over Westhampton Beach. Gavin McAlonie fired four shutout innings for the win. “He can do it all,” said Head Coach Ricky Caputo. “He’s an outstanding pitcher as you saw today–At the plate, when he gets two strikes I almost feel like he’s getting better. He’s going to play third base, he’ll play a little short when Kevin Bowrosen gets on the mound. If it wasn’t for him and his talent and his versatility, we’d be a whole different ballclub,” he added. They got on the board in the third inning on an RBI ground out by McAlonie to score Jordan Syperski. They added two more on RBI sin...
Freeport Tops Bellmore JFK 5-3 In Non-League Action
Viandy Abreu takes us through his at-bat which gave his team the lead and the season outlook for a talented Freeport team. pic.twitter.com/zBYfRHQLiI — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 26, 2019 In a tightly contested non-league match up Freeport topped Bellmore JFK, 5-3. On the mound, both starting pitchers were phenomenal. Bellmore JFK sent junior Ryan Schechner to the mound for their first game of the season. Schechner pitched three innings, allowing no earned runs. The starting pitcher for Freeport, Ronny Vicente worked out of a few jams to keep his team in the game. He went four innings, allowing just one earned run. Matt Nachamie got things started for Bellmore JFK, giving them a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning on a sacrifice fly. This would be the only offense the Cougars produc...
Port Jeff Cruises Past Comsewogue, 14-5, in Non-League Action
Port Jefferson Head Coach Jesse Rosen talks about his team’s 14-5 victory over Comsewogue pic.twitter.com/6ft0V48oMb — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 26, 2019 Port Jeff is a program with a long and storied history of baseball success. Under longtime Head Coach Al Desiderio, who was the father of the program, they won 10 league titles in his 35 seasons and amassed 443 wins. “Desi”, as he’s commonly referred to, was in the house today to watch Port Jeff pull of a 14-5 upset over Comsewogue. That made this victory impressive is that Port Jeff is a member of League 8 and came away victorious against a League 4 program; no small task. “I think our season started off the way I envisioned the season starting off,” said 10th year Head Coach Jesse Ros...
NYIT Continues to Roll, Sweeps Molloy to Improve to 12-4
NYIT holds on. Final score: 7-5 pic.twitter.com/gbzFg5UKaq — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 24, 2019 (Photo Credit: Adam Rubin) NYIT was on a mission this weekend, as they attempted to stay hot and continue their streak of strong play into the ECC Conference schedule. They were successful winning game one 7-5, and game two 5-3, keeping them perfect in conference play. Game one saw the Bears lineup produce timely hit after timely hit. It started with Chris Campbell, who got the scoring started with an RBI single in the second. The scoring would continue, and they would get extend the lead to 4-0 thanks to a double play scored a run and Ben McNeill’s RB single and an unearned run. E.J. Cumbo continued his torrid start to the season, going 3-4 with a run scored. Kieran Dowd ...
Clutch Hits Lead Nassau Over Rival Suffolk, 5-1
Final: Nassau 5, Suffolk 1 (8 innings) pic.twitter.com/gHUKEbUL2W — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 22, 2019 After six innings of squandered opportunities, Nassau broke through in a big way in the seventh inning. T.J. Toscano got things started with an infield single and Mike Iacobellis sacrificed him into scoring position. A walk brought up Tucker Hahn, a big slugger who smoked one into the right-center field alley for an RBI double to tie up the game. Starting pitcher, Conor Jacoby, came up next and crushed a HR to break the tie and give Nassau a lead that they would not relinquish. An unusual call took one of the runs off the board, when Suffolk appealed that one of the runners failed to touch home plate and the umpire confirmed that was the case. Nevertheless, the damage was...
Adelphi Bats Stay Hot, Defeat NYIT 9-3
Brett Malm talks about his 2-Run HR that jump started the scorching hot Adelphi offense. pic.twitter.com/Gg803ldSBk — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 20, 2019 Adelphi had no problem handling the talented NYIT pitching staff, as they cruised to a 9-3 victory on Wednesday afternoon. After putting up a ten-spot yesterday against Molloy, Adelphi wasted no time getting back in the run column. To start things off, Brett Malm launched a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 1st inning, giving them an early lead. Malm finished 3-5 on the day with 2 RBI. “We had a good jump out of the game today with a 2-run home run in the 1st inning that helped my team get on the board early,” said Malm. “We kept it going from yesterday and we’re going to keep this momentum going ...
