Game Recaps
Garden City Cruises To An Eight-Run Victory Over Bellmore JFK
FINAL: Garden City 11 Bellmore JFK 3 WP – Robert Lucano Jake Fraher: 3-Run HR Garrett Going: 3 RBI’s pic.twitter.com/rC8So3ODFX — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 14, 2018 For the first frame of this ballgame, it seemed we had a competitive game on our hands. Fast forward twenty minutes, and things got out of hand quickly. The Garden City Trojans triumphed to an 11-3 victory over Bellmore JFK on Monday afternoon, securing them a spot in the winners bracket where they will have the opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals. Early in the ballgame, Hofstra-commit Robert Lucano found himself in situations with runners in scoring position, but continued to work his way out of them. He finished five innings on the mound without allowing an earned run. “I didn’t ...
Ward Melville Defeats Sachem East, 5-3, And Advances To Face West Islip
When two League 1 foes square off, it always promises to be a great ballgame . The Ward Melville Patriots won the game, 5-3, with Chris Buehler earning the win over Sachem East‘s ace Roman Dorosh. This matchup proved to be a gritty battle between two rival teams. LIU Brooklyn-commit Buehler earned the win after tossing five and two thirds innings. The crafty lefty threw five innings of three-hit ball but ran into trouble in the sixth. Buehler was able to breathe easy on the mound, however, because Ward Melville’s offense put three runs up for him in the first. Second base and shortstop combo Brady and Logan Doran started the inning off with back-to-back base hits, with Brady reaching third on Logan’s hit. A wild pitch from Dorosh produced a close sliding play at home but the tag was ...
Joey Savino Twirls a 2-Hit Shutout over Newfield
Our @DigmiNation Player of the Game is Joey Savino who fired a 2-hit shutout over Newfield in a 3-0 victory. He needed only 75 pitches. They will face Bay Shore tomorrow #TipYourCap pic.twitter.com/kTvsHkthLo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 14, 2018 Newfield had a 15-win regular season but ran into a buzzsaw today and it was junior RHP Joey Savino. The hard-throwing 6’3″ RHP was lights-out from the first pitch of the game until his 75th and final pitch of the game. He allowed just a single in the second and another in the sixth as No. 9 Connetquot advances in the winner’s bracket over No. 8 Newfield. Savino said it “felt great” but deferred praise to his teammates noting the “defense was awesome and the hitting was awesome,” adding that ...
Suffolk CC Captures Region XV Championship With 7-2 Victory over Nassau CC
Winning pitcher Ryan Steffens is our @DigmiNation Player of the Game. He fired 7 strong innings to bring Suffolk CC the Region XV championship pic.twitter.com/7OjUhseJRf — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 12, 2018 The Suffolk vs. Nassau rivalry was alive and well this weekend at PAL Stadium. Despite the fact that the tournament took place in Suffolk County, Nassau was the higher seeded team after winning the regular season title after beating Suffolk three times in their four games. After yesterday’s 14-6 loss, Nassau had a quick turnaround and played Bronx CC later in the afternoon. The Lions dominated Bronx 14-1 and advanced to play Suffolk, needing to beat them twice in one day to win the tournament. The two teams went on to play each other 18 innings and roughly six hours after...
St. Thomas Aquinas Captures ECC Championship With 3-2 Victory over Molloy
Nick Lucchese is our @DigmiNation Player of the Game he was also named Most Outstanding Player of the ECC Tournament. The Spartans are looking to return to the Div-II College World Series pic.twitter.com/45GjP1pRhK — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 12, 2018 One of the hallmarks of St. Thomas Aquinas baseball over the past five seasons is that they are calm, cool and collected in big moments. It came as no surprise that even with Molloy getting the tying-run to third base and the potential go-ahead run on first base in the ninth inning of the ECC Championship that relief pitcher Chris Pennell would make a quality pitch and induce a soft fly out to left field to seal the 3-2 victory for the Spartans and the 2018 ECC Championship. “I’m enjoying the moment,” said tou...
Rosner Works Out of a Bases Loaded Jam, Farmingdale Edges Syosset
Justin Rosner talks about how he got out of the bases loaded nobody out situation. pic.twitter.com/IHmyo8i1gJ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 12, 2018 The weather may not have been ideal for playoff baseball, but that didn’t effect the competitiveness from both Farmingdale and Syosset. Prior to first pitch, there was little-to-no chance that the playoff contest was going to start on time, due to heavy rain. However, when the umpires agreed to allow the game to start on time, a roar of excitement came from both dugouts as both teams were fired up for the do-or-die game. Considering the poor playing conditions, there was no telling how this game would pan out. The Dalers came out of the gates firing, scoring three runs in the first inning highlighted by a Sean Sullivan 2-run...
Molloy Advances to ECC Championship
Molloy extends their lead to 5-2 after the 4th on a Jack McCarty RBI single. pic.twitter.com/IXW6Sub5yI — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2018 The Molloy Lions defeat the LIU Post Pioneers 11-4 to advance to the ECC championship game. Molloy starter, sophomore Anthony Vano threw a complete game and freshman Matt Overton went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run and five RBI. “These guys have been battling all year,” said Molloy head coach Joe Fucarino. “They just played inning-to-inning very focused.” Molloy gets the last word against LIU Post, who defeated the Lions on Thursday 4-0. Molloy’s offense got hot in the third inning batting around. The Lions started the inning with back-to-back-to-back singles by Mike Wall, James Messina, and Jake Saltzman. Senior Angelo Navetta drove...
Island Trees Advances to Face Crosstown Rival MacArthur in Class A Playoffs
Island Trees Head Coach Joe D’Auria on the 6-3 victory and their upcoming match up against MacArthur pic.twitter.com/HvlQ3BUzEO — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2018 The No. 15-seeded Island Trees Bulldogs advanced in the Class A playoffs Friday afternoon with a 6-3 victory over the No. 18 Locust Valley Falcons. Anthony Pellegrino got the start for Island Trees and made the most of the opportunity, throwing a complete game with 7 strikeouts and no walks. The senior ace was rattled early as Locust Valley snagged an early lead, but bounced back and seemed to get better as the contest wore on. “We saved Anthony for this game and he came through for us,” Bulldogs head coach Joe D’Auria said. “He went the distance and gutted it out against a good team… it means for us.” At t...
Suffolk CC Advances To NJCAA Region XV Championship With Blowout Win Over Nassau, 14-6
Suffolk CC displayed a show of dominance in their 14-6 victory over Nassau CC in the NJCAA Region XV playoffs. The Sharks advance to tomorrow and are set to play Nassau again, needing just one win to advance to the World Series. Despite the impressive run margin, Suffolk was down 3-0 after the first inning. Nassau sophomore outfielder Vincent Napolitano got this three-and-a-half hour offensive showcase started by driving a two-out, three-run homerun over the left field fence. “We had great approaches and we swung at really good pitches,” said Suffolk head coach Brian Klammer. “Not swinging at bad pitches is the key to winning.” Suffolk, however, was not deterred by this quick three-run deficit. The Sharks’ offense proved to be both resilient and relentless. They came right back and plated ...
St. Thomas Aquinas Holds Off Late Rally to Advance to ECC Championship
Michael Manzione crushed a 2-out grand slam to cut the deficit to 8-6 in the ninth pic.twitter.com/ilbUbfYFUU — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2018 What was a sure victory with two outs, nobody on base in the ninth inning and a six-run lead turned into an absolute nail biter. Chris Cepeda stated he was “praying” it would get caught. “Thank God Gio {Giovanni Dingcong} was there,” said Cepeda, who recorded the victory. The Ward Melville product went six innings, allowed two ER, walked one and struck out five for his seventh victory of the season. Angelo Baez allowed a two-out grand slam to Michael Manzione, followed by a single to Anthony Vaglica after a 6-4-3 DP put them one-out away from the ECC Championship with an 8-2 lead. Zach Fritz got into one to...
Molloy Dominates Bridgeport in ECC Tournament to Stave off Elimination
Our @DigmiNation Player of the Game is Jack McCarty who had 3 hits and 4 RBI in Molloy’s 13-4 victory over No. 4 Bridgeport. They will be back in action at 3:30 to face either St. Thomas Aquinas or LIU Post pic.twitter.com/lBUoYYkaDL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2018 After losing to LIU Post yesterday, Molloy (30-20) exploded offensively to pick up a 13-4 win over Bridgeport (14-34) in the ECC Tournament. Molloy is set to face the loser of Post vs. St. Thomas Aquinas later this afternoon. The Lions got to Bridgeport starting pitcher Anthony Martino early. Angelo Navetta tripled down the right field line in the top of the first to bring in Jake Saltzman and Jack McCarty. Matt Overton was the next man up and he followed suit by slapping a single to right, giving Mollo...
James Varela Continues Outstanding Season With CG Shutout, 4-0
Final: LIU Post 4, Molloy 0 WP: James Varela (9 IP, 0 R, 6 K) The Pioneers advance to face No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas tomorrow at 12pm pic.twitter.com/WlG1LmE4rs — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 10, 2018 It’s been one of those seasons for James Varela of LIU Post. The junior RHP has been lights-out from his first start of the season. Today was no different in his complete game shutout over No. 2 Molloy in the first-round of the ECC Tournament. The Pioneers came away with the 4-0 victory, advancing to the winner’s bracket of the tournament. The Pioneers went down 1-2-3 in the first inning but the bats went to work in the second inning. Cleanup hitter Dave Brehm got things going with a single to left field. Michael Manzione was the next batter and he launched a deep fly b...
