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Q & A with Long Island University OF Seth Surrett
A day to remember for Seth Surrett! pic.twitter.com/IFRsILJDNd — LIU Baseball (@LIU_Baseball) April 24, 2024 (Photo Credit: LIU Athletics) While injuries are certainly a part of sports, those injuries are rarely extremely serious. Baseball, not regarded as a contact sport, has made every effort to remove contact plays from the game such as plays at the plate and breaking up a double play. One instance that is impossible to prevent is instances of players on the same team colliding at full speed. During a game last spring at Stony Brook, LIU outfielder Seth Surrett was seriously injured while colliding with his teammate who was also pursuing a fly ball. Surrett broke his eye socket as well as parts of his jaw and cheekbone which caused him to miss 30 games. Incredibly, Surrett not only home...
Saturday College Recap (4/27) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Mike Merolle A 10-run comeback win, a senior day, and multiple doubleheaders made for an eventful college baseball Saturday. Here’s how it went down. Division-I: St. John’s 9 — Xavier 3 The Red Storm played their second game of the series against Xavier and prevailed, 9-3. Matt McCormick put Xavier up 1-0 in the first with an RBI single and that was the only run scored in the game until the fourth inning. The Johnnies took the lead with two unearned runs off a throwing error by the Xavier infield. In the sixth, Xavier’s Connor Misch hit a solo shot to tie it but St. John’s rallied in the seventh. Errors and wild pitches allowed Garrett Scavelli, Chad Falcon, and Anthony Brienza to score three making it 5-2. Jimmy Keenan tacked on a run on an RBI double and Marty Higgins followed wit...
Friday College Recap (4/26) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Max Edelman Hofstra: The Hofstra University Pride used a four run fifth inning to take down the North Carolina A&T Aggies at home 5-3 in the series opening matchup between the two teams. The Pride, who were down 2-1 going into the fifth, used a Santino Rosso three run homer and a Michael Florides RBI single to take down the Aggies. Matt Pelcher brought in the only other run with an RBI groundout in the second inning. Michael O’Hanlon started the game for the Pride, tossing 7.2 innings, striking out seven and allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits. Mike McKenna picked up his sixth save in the victory. The Pride are 15-27 with a 6-10 league record and will take on the NC A&T Aggies again on Saturday. Stony Brook: The Stony Brook Seawolves blew out the Monmouth Hawks 9-1 ...
GAME RECAP: Plainedge Defeats Mepham 8-3 On Senior Night
by Mike Merolle B1: Jayden Loccisano makes it 3-0 on an RBI double. Plainedge grounded in a run as well to make it 4-0 in the first inning. pic.twitter.com/NlBs3SkmDQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 26, 2024 The Plainedge Red Devils arrived at their home field on Friday for another game on their schedule but this one had a special meaning. It was senior night which is an annual tradition where the senior players are honored before and after the game. “It’s a great night for our seniors to come together for the last senior night of their career. Let’s have a good time, have some fun,” said Santino Battista, Plainedge’s senior arm. The Mepham Pirates rolled in hopes of capturing another win in the win column but were unsuccessful as Plainedge won 8-4. Battista was on his game...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Syosset Holds on to Defeat Oceanside, 7-6
by Aaron Diaz Here is Tommy Martelli as your Game changer player of the game with his tie breaking double in the game against Oceanside. pic.twitter.com/dS3viUjnfT — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 24, 2024 The Syosset Braves got the better of the Oceanside Sailors on Wednesday, April 24 with a 7-6 victory. “This team is full of energy,” said Tommy Martelli. “We always fight back and that’s why we come out on top. Now we’re looking to close out the series tomorrow.” On a sunny afternoon during spring break, the Braves and Sailors were tallied up against each other with Oceanside now holding an 8-6 record in the loss. On the road, Syosset got out to a 2-0 lead in the first two innings on a Ryan Steinberg double and a Steven Klein single. Both teams trade zeros in ...
GAME RECAP: Holy Trinity Uses 5-Run Fifth to Defeat St. John the Baptist
Final: Holy Trinity 6, St. John the Baptist 3 WP: Atkinson S: Perino Heppner: 2-for-3, RBI Sinclair: 1-for-3, 2 RBIs Alvarez: 1-for-3, 2 runs, RBI Tyler Cook: 1-for-3, R, RBI pic.twitter.com/gWEBAJAeN1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 23, 2024 If there was one thing that the Holy Trinity Titans proved in 2023 during this magical run to the New York State Championship, it was that they should never be counted out. Whether it’s the first or the seventh inning, they are never out of a ballgame. They proved that once again today as they overcame a 3-1 deficit against St. John the Baptist on the road against a tough lefty, as they used a five-run fifth inning to win by the score of 6-3. Catcher Andrew Heppner who had two hits and drove in a run, said “Today really showed...
Saturday College Recap (4/20) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Mike Merolle As the season nears the end of April, loads of action happened on Saturday. A few Division-I teams saw themselves digging out of an early deficit, Division-II and Division-III saw many doubleheaders, and a walk-off home run earned a team a victory. Division-I St. John’s 8 — Butler 7 The Johnnies made a comeback in Saturday’s matchup against Butler at Jack Kaiser Stadium. Butler got the early 4-0 lead after getting six hits in the first inning. St. John’s got going in the bottom of the fourth. Marty Higgins hit a single and stole second to put him in scorer’s position. Chad Falcon drove him home with a single and Garrett Scavelli laid a bunt allowing Falcon to score making it 4-2 Butler. A Butler error in the bottom of the seventh allowed a St. John’s run to cut the def...
Friday College Recap (4/19) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Max Edelman Division-I: Hofstra: The Hofstra University Pride used a seven run fifth inning to take down the Campbell Fighting Camels 11-7 at home in the first of a three game series between the two teams. The Pride, who were trailing by three entering the fifth, saw their offense explode en route to their fourth conference victory of the season. The offensive heroes for Hofstra were Steve Harrington, who had three RBIs including a solo home run, and Joseph Mennella who’s two RBIs came on a two run homer. Luke Masiuk also came up big for Hofstra with a pair of RBIs. Michael O’Hanlon recorded his third victory of the season on the mound. In 6.1 innings, O’Hanlon struck out six and allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits. Mike McKenna recorded his fifth save of the season. The Pride a...
GAME RECAP: Jimmy Ernst Has 3 Hits & 4 RBIs in Kellenberg’s 13-3 Win
by Aaron Diaz Here is Jimmy Ernst as Player of the game for the Firebird’s. Ernst went 3-4 with multiple RBI in today’s game against Chaminade. pic.twitter.com/YatiqhkkZH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 18, 2024 The Kellenberg Firebirds beat the Chaminade Flyers in a 13-3 game on Wednesday, April 17 in a rainy day slugfest for the Firebirds. The Firebird’s relentless offense stopped the game in the bottom of the sixth with the mercy rule in effect. Catcher Jimmy Ernst propelled Kellenberg from behind the plate and from the batter’s box going 3-4 with four RBIs in the game. “Everything was working,” Ernst said. “The Pitchers were hot and the bats were hot. We put the ball over the plate and hit the ball to move guys over.” Even though Kellenberg would get t...
GAME RECAP: KK Delacruz Drives in 7 As Division Cruises to 12-3 Win At Calhoun
by Max Edelman It’s Kaolis Delacruz who opens the scoring for Division! He connects on a two out, two run single to left! 2-0 Division, heading to the bottom of the third. pic.twitter.com/LQUe3B3i8o — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 15, 2024 The Division Blue Dragons, fueled by a seven RBI game Kaolis Delacruz, cruised past the Calhoun Colts 12-3 on the road on Monday. April. 15. After two scoreless frames, the Dragons finally exploded, scoring all 12 of their runs in the final five innings of the game. The big game for Delacruz came on numerous different hits in a number of different spots. Delacruz’s first two RBIs came on a single in the third inning. His third RBI came on a single in the fifth inning. But the biggest play for Delacruz came in the sixth, when he connected on...
Saturday College Recap (4/13) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Mike Merolle Saturday was full of action through a few doubleheaders and loads of scoring. More below on how the local teams did in the Saturday roundabout. Division-I St. Johns 15 — UConn 7 The St. John’s Red Storm have their first win in Storrs, CT since 2013. They defeated the UConn Huskies 15-7 in a Saturday matchup. Garrett Scavelli got the Johnnies on the board in the second inning with his solo home run to make it 1-0. However, UConn answered with four runs thanks to Korey Morton’s solo shot, Matt Malcolm’s two-run homer, and an RBI groundout. Luke Orbon hit a three-run shot to tie the game at four in the third. Blake Mayberry added with a two-run double to make it 5-4 St. John’s. Following him, Jimmy Keenan blasted a ball over the right-centerfield fence to add to the Johnn...
Friday College Recap (4/12) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Max Edelman Hofstra: The Hofstra Pride were defeated in the opening game of a three-game road series against the Elon Phoenix 17-6. The two teams combined for 23 runs, however, Hofstra’s pitching once again let them down, as they failed to keep the Phoenix off the scoresheet. Alex McCoy continued his hot streak, connecting on a solo home run in the contest. Matt Pelcher had three RBIs in the game as well. Will Kennedy, Michael Brown, and Steve Harrington each one RBI apiece. Michael O’Hanlon started the game for the Pride and struggled in what was his second loss of the season. Through just two and two-thirds innings, O’Hanlon allowed eight runs on eight hits. For the Phoenix, Kenny Mallory Jr. led the way with six RBIs. Sam Nomura was the winning pitcher. The Pride are 11-21 with a 3-7...
