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Sal Ansaldi Stars On the Mound and Makes Game-Saving Catch
Great finish as Sal Ansaldi snags a liner off the bat of Dylan Parker to seal a 3-2 victory for Long Island Baseball. WP: Ansaldi: 5 IP, 12 K, 2 R pic.twitter.com/WQoTd31nnh — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 20, 2019 Even at the younger levels, pitching is the name of the game. LIB Bombers 9U were fortunate to receive an outstanding effort from young hurler Sal Ansaldi on the mound this afternoon against Long Island Junior Ducks. He went five innings, striking out 12 batters and allowing just two runs. “I felt comfortable on the mound,” said the 9-year-old. “I feel like defensively we played very well. I tried to stay calm on the mound, and tried to strike everyone out,” he added. He nearly did that, as he struck out two in the first, three in the second,...
Friday’s College Baseball Recap (4/19) Presented by The Schwarz Institute
Let’s dive into the action that took place on Good Friday… Division-I: Stony Brook split a doubleheader with Albany, Winning game one 8-3 but dropping a tough one in game two, 4-3. Game one saw Chris Hamilton and Brandon Allamo each get three hits and drive in three runs. Albany third baseman Brad Malm (Pat-Med 2017) hit a three-run homerun in the 1st of game two which kept Stony Brook just out of reach and playing catchup the entire game. Fordham dropped another one to St. Louis, as their offense just couldn’t muster up enough runs today. St. Louis scored the first runs of the game for either side in the 6th and would break the game open in the 8th. Fordham starter John Stankiewicz wasn’t bad, as he went 7 innings of two run ball. Unfortunately for him, St. Louis starter Cody...
LI Indians Walk-Off Against Thunder
LI Indians Elite 12U Coach discusses their walk-off victory @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/vjmkxL62i3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 19, 2019 by Ethan Marshall In a game that went from a slug fest to a pitchers’ duel, the Long Island Indians defeated the Long Island Thunder 5-4 on a walk-off ground out by Frankie McNally, scoring Brian Licata from third after he set the table with a ringing triple to left-center field. “That’s what you play baseball for,” Indians Head Coach Carl Cascio said of his team’s victory. “A lot of the scoring was early in the game, but it came down to that last inning.” The Thunder struck first in the opening inning thanks to a two-out RBI single by first baseman Tommy Desantis off starting pitcher Brian Licata. However, the Indians wasted little t...
Game of the Week: Division Tops North Shore 6-2 In Crucial Rubber Match Presented by Muddy Locker Sports
Colin Diez talks about his dominant performance that led his team to victory and what this win means for Division going forward. pic.twitter.com/Q1waeAgbem — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 18, 2019 Arguably two of the most talented teams in Nassau County took the field on Thursday afternoon with a chance to take first place in the stacked conference A4. It was Division who came on top, beating North Shore and taking two games out of three by a score of 6-2. Before the game begun, you could tell this was going to be a closly-contested game. Not only was the pitching match up Dan Livoti vs. Colin Diez, but both teams possess top notch coaching staffs, hence their consistent deep postseason runs. Although this was just the 6th game of the season, the environment and emotion from b...
Dylan Johnson Puts On a One Man Show In 1-0 Victory
Dylan Johnson delivers ! The sophomore rips an RBI hit and gets himself a 1-0 in a classic pitcher’s duel ! pic.twitter.com/jJEi1gFUYf — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 18, 2019 Baseball is a team sport, but on this day Dylan Johnson essentially was the alpha male for Newfield. The sophomore was a one-man show in a 1-0 victory over Smithtown East, delivering the walk-off single in the seventh inning and recording the win–an incredible 13-strikeout, three-hit shutout over one of the dominant teams in Suffolk County. “Coming into the inning I knew I was coming up soon, and I wanted to help my team get the win,” said Johnson, younger brother of Stony Brook freshman Kyle Johnson. “Nick pitched a great game he had everything work for him,” he noted...
Aidan Crowley Fires Third Consecutive No-Hitter Against Hauppauge
Shoreham-Wading River (7-0) RHP Aidan Crowley made history this week when he became the first Long Island pitcher to complete back-to-back-to-back seven inning no-hitters. He completed the feat on Tuesday against Hauppauge in a 6-0 win for the Wildcats. For the season, he is now 4-0 with 40 strikeouts, 1 hit allowed and no runs allowed over 26 innings. In recent years, three pitchers have made attempts at history; Matt Crohan (Riverhead) in 2013, Nick Fanti (Hauppauge) in 2015 and Brian Morrell (Shoreham-Wading River) in 2017, but all three came up just short. Additionally, in 1996 James Bailin (Division) fired two seven-inning no-hitters, but the third game lasted only five innings (according to Gregg Sarra of Newsday). The state does not recognize any game under seven innings as an offic...
Five-Run Fourth Inning Propels Sachem North to 6-4 Win
Connor Piotrowski went five innings in the 6-4 victory for Sachem North and he is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/G1xPZWEemK — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 17, 2019 As a senior on a young team, Connor Pietrowski knows his role is important as the ace and stopper of the team. He came up big today with five innings in Sachem North‘s 6-4 victory in a League II showdown against Bay Shore at Bethpage Ballpark. Joshuel Rodriguez countered him for Bay Shore and both pitchers were sharp through three innings, as the game was scoreless. The Marauders got on the board in the top of the fourth on two wild pitches to take a 2-0 lead, but the Arrows answered back with a huge fifth inning. Matt Ingraffia started things up with a lead off walk and advanced to t...
Herricks Defeats Mepham 5-2 Behind 7th Inning Surge
Chris Marshiano talks about his success on the mound today & what it means to start the season off 4-0. pic.twitter.com/xOmHBXl7Er — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 16, 2019 In a back-and-forth battle, Herricks defeated Mepham on Tuesday afternoon by a score of 5-2. With the victory, Herricks now improves to 4-0 on the young season, while Mepham falls to 1-3. Herricks wasted no time getting runs on the board, as Matt Yip stole home on a throw back to the pitcher, providing them with an early 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st. However, this lead didn’t last very long. Brendan Keane displayed aggressive base running for Mepham on a throw down to second, as he stole home to tie the game up at 1-1 in the bottom of the 2nd. This wasn’t the only instance of aggressive bas...
Reigning Class B Champs Continue to Steamroll Competition
Andres Auffant is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game he allowed just two hits with nine strikeouts over five shutout innings and also had 3 hits at the plate including a 3-R home run for Center Moriches pic.twitter.com/6AhOdQU8rE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 16, 2019 When you are supremely talented, sometimes it can be difficult to avoid complacency. Center Moriches, the reigning New York State Class B champs, has not succumbed to that. They cruised past Babylon, 20-0, behind Andres Auffant‘s incredible day. The Franklin Pierce-commit fired five shutout innings, allowing just two hits, both singles, while striking out nine batters. He also was a menace at the dish. He had three hits, including a three-run HR in the second and a two-run single in the third which o...
Manhasset Cruises To A 6-2 Victory Over Carey
Jay Schlaefer talks about his team’s dominant performance today and what this win means for Manhasset going forward. pic.twitter.com/IXioK8K9ag — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 15, 2019 Despite the 30 MPH winds, Manhasset brought their “A game” to the ballpark on Monday afternoon as they triumphed to a 6-2 victory over Carey. This marks their first victory of the young season. After being swept by powerhouse Garden City last week, Manhasset wasted no time getting the run support they needed in this one. In the bottom of the first inning, Patrick Jarvis lined a single up the middle to give Manhasset an early 1-0 lead. Jarvis finished the day going 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBI. Jay Schlaefer got the start for Manhasset and did a fantastic job of shutting down the...
Justin Rosner Fires Complete Game Over Massapequa
By Nick Frigerio Final: Farmingdale 4, Massapequa 1 WP: Justin Rosner (CG, 7 K) pic.twitter.com/kCKD7ax023 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 15, 2019 After a rough opening series against Oceanside last week, the Farmingdale Dalers were looking to get back in rhythm, as they took on rival Massapequa. The Dalers got just what they needed from their ace Justin Rosner, against a team that put up 71 runs last week against Hempstead. Rosner faced a tough Massapequa lineup and he was dominant as he struck out 7 and only allowed 1 earned run through 7 innings, in a 4-1 victory. From the start, it was obvious that Justin Rosner and Farmingdale were in control of this game. After a scoreless top half of the first, Massapequa had a runner in scoring position with two outs in the bottom of ...
