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East Meadow Squeaks Past Port Washington, 3-2, In Crucial Game Three Victory
Sean Kennedy talks about how he worked out of crucial jams on the mound & what this win means heading into next week. pic.twitter.com/K32yvvdXGp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 25, 2019 East Meadow came through when it mattered most on Thursday afternoon, defeating Port Washington by a score of 3-2. On the verge of getting swept, East Meadow sent Sean Kennedy to the mound in game three and he delivered. Kennedy finished the game going the distance, allowing two earned runs, seven hits and struck out three batters. “My stuff in the beginning was a little off, but I was able to battle through it. I trusted my defense and they made every play, we were able to have a couple big innings,” said Kennedy. Scoreless after the first two innings, it was East Meadow’...
Colin Shashaty Leads Northport to 8-2 Victory Over Copiague
Colin Shashaty has a big day at the plate and is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game. He spoke about the win pic.twitter.com/WMRcAV6TzE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 25, 2019 The Shashaty teams had a field day this afternoon in an 8-2 victory over Copiague. Colin and his brother, Ryan, each went 2-for-3 with Colin providing the game-tying two-run double in the bottom of the third, and Ryan scoring three runs and stealing a base for the Tigers. “I told Liam Fodor, ‘settle down, keep doing what you’re doing and we’ll get some runs for you,” said Colin. That’s precisely what his team did. They were able to overcame an early 2-0 deficit in which it looked like it could be a short day for sophomore RHP Liam Fodor, but the game took a turn a...
College Baseball Recap (4/24) Presented by The Schwarz Institute
It’s been tradition to only do weekend recaps for college baseball but I felt compelled to do so this morning because of a terrific day of baseball yesterday. Truth be told, the season is rapidly winding down so I want to make the most of what we have left. Let’s jump into the action: Division-I: Fordham won a thriller, 8-5, over Saint Peter’s in 10 innings. While the detractors may say that you should cruise past a team that enters with a record of 2-32, I say a win is a win. Anyway, the game was scoreless until the top of the sixth inning when the Rams pushed across a four-spot to take a seemingly commanding lead. RBI doubles by Justin Bardwell and Alvin Melendez got them on the board and Jack Harnisch ripped an RBI single. They even added a run in the ninth inning to m...
Corey Phelan, Harborfields Defeat East Hampton, 10-3
Corey Phelan is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game after throwing 5.1 IP in Harborfields’ 10-3 win over East Hampton pic.twitter.com/n1a7piO8op — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 24, 2019 Coming off yesterday’s low-scoring affair, Harborfields knew they needed to bounce back with a win at home and they answered the challenge with a 10-3 win over East Hampton on a gorgeous day in Greenlawn. They fell behind 1-0 in the third on an RBI single by Kurt Matthews. The offense was dormant for the first two innings against East Hampton starter Colin Ruddy, but they got going in the third inning. Luke Mee hit a one-out single and moved to second on a walk to Jack Greco. Sean Keys tied it up on a bloop single to left field and James Romanelli gave them the lead with a singl...
Mike LaDonna Delivers Walk-Off Sac Fly In West Islip’s 13 Inning 5-4 Win
Final: West Islip 5, North Babylon 4 (13 Innings) WP: Brad Battaglini (5 IP, 1 R) Mike LaDonna: Wall-off sac fly pic.twitter.com/ogXGg6gd4Q — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 24, 2019 With their backs firmly against the wall in the seventh and 13th innings, West Islip did what only they are comfortable doing and that’s battling back from behind. They came back from deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 to win 5-4 in 13 innings against League 4 rival North Babylon. “We grinded today,” said winning pitcher Brad Battaglini. “We had a lot of opportunities and couldn’t really push a run across but we got the “W” today,’ he added. The reigning Suffolk AA Champs are comfortable with the uncomfortable and unflappable even in the stickiest of situations. ...
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Clarke Cruises To An 11-1 Victory Over Island Trees
CJ Cumbo talks about his dominant performance at the plate today & what it means to give their ace a ton of run support. pic.twitter.com/0afqZb1sta — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 23, 2019 In a battle for the top spot in conference A5, Clarke dominated Island Trees by a score of 11-1. Due to the rain out yesterday, both aces were handed the ball for the series opener. Brendan Turton took the mound for Clarke, and Greg Carita was on the bump for Island Trees. Through the first two innings, it seemed this was going to be a pitcher’s duel. Nine of the first 12 outs of the ballgame were recorded via strikeout. With the top of the lineup due up for Clarke in the third inning, they took advantage. CJ Cumbo began the inning with a lead off double. Tyler Cox stepped up to th...
Mike Smith Hits Walk-Off Two-Run Double to Keep SWR’s Undefeated Hopes Alive
Mike Smith is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game after his walk-off two-run double to give Shoreham-Wading River the 6-5 win pic.twitter.com/iUAVJOMhj8 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 23, 2019 What started out as the Aidan Crowley Watch Party turned into a dramatic come-from-behind victory for Shoreham-Wading River on a two-run walk-off double by Mike Smith in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat rival Miller Place, 6-5. Several Division-I coaches were on hand to watch the talk of Long Island baseball attempt to fire his fourth consecutive no-hitter. The drama quickly came to an end when Gavin McAlonie (more on him later) lined a clean single up the middle which was also the first hit he had allowed in 25 innings. That turned into the first run he allowed all season...
Brian Delaney, Christian Amoruso Lead Smithtown West to 2-0 Win Over Centereach
Final: Smithtown West 2, Centereach 0 WP: Brian Delaney S: Christian Amoruso Amoruso is the @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game he also had an RBI hit pic.twitter.com/fspanKo311 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 22, 2019 Centereach was unable to push a run across against Brian Delaney in the third, fourth or fifth innings when they had two runners on base each time. Smithtown West ace was able to escape unscathed each time, even with constant rain coming down at Centereach HS for a 2-0 win by the Bulls. “I think we played well today even though the conditions were not ideal,” said Delaney, who recorded the win with six shutout innings. “We were able to fight through that and we were successful today,” he added. He was opposed by Centereach ace Eddie Basse...
Power Rankings: Week 10
We are really getting to the home stretch now as we approach the final days of April. There’s just one month until conference playoffs for Division-I, three weeks until Division-II and two weeks until Division-III. The top teams have solidified themselves with strong play over the past several weeks, but the postseason is where they must continue to peform. How how they stack up: Division-I: 1.Stony Brook (Record: 22-12, Past Week: 2-1) 2. St. John’s (Record: 22-14, Past Week: 3-1) 3. Fordham (Record: 23-18, Past Week: 1-3) 4. Hofstra (Record: 11-24, Past Week: 4-0) Analysis: I was at Stony Brook’s double header on Friday against Albany, it was a crucial series win against an America East rival. After getting out to an early 4-0, they nearly watched their lead slip away w...
Saturday’s College Baseball Recap (4/20) Presented by the Schwarz Institute
With the terrible weather yesterday morning, some fields were unplayable, but others with turf were able to push back the start times to later in the afternoon to get their games in. Here’s how it went down: Division-I: St. John’s beat Villanova, 3-1. Two pitchers were all that were needed for them as Jeff Blege started and pitched the first 5.2 innings while only giving up one. Gavin Hollowell came on and finished the game from there pitching the final 3.2 innings. Mitchell Henshaw added a homerun that would prove to be the difference in the game. Stony Brook took another one from Albany with a score of 7-4. Bret Clarke got the start and improved to 6-0 on the year, in a gutty performance. Aaron Glickstein came on in the 6th and finished the game from there earning his first save of...
