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B1000, Greendogs Split Doubleheader
On this Sunday morning, it was truly a tale of two games between the 12u Farmingdale Greendogs, and Batting 1000, who went on to split a doubleheader. In the first game, the Greendogs jumped out to an early lead. A double off the bat of Angel Cartagena brought home Jack Molloy. However, Batting 1000 answered back, manufacturing a run without a hit. Daniel Defonte reached on an error, then proceeded to steal second and third base. Alex Bonanno brought him in, hitting a grounder to the second baseman. Batting 1.000 Head Coach discusses today’s double header split @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/PGmqneeWbq — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 14, 2019 The Greendogs reclaimed their lead in the second inning. With two runners on base, Joe Nicolo hit a blooper to right field, bri...
Saturday’s College Baseball Recap (4/13) Presented by The Schwarz Institute
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, we saw plenty of competitive college baseball games on Long Island with some conference rivals going at it. Here’s how it went down: Division-I: Trailing by three runs heading into the bottom of the 8th, St. John’s came back to defeat Xavier 9-8 in 14 innings. With the victory, St. John’s avenges their Friday loss and improves their record to 19-12 on the season. Although their pitching performance wasn’t the greatest, St. John’s combined for 16 hits at the plate and shut down the Xavier offense in the late innings. After surrendering eight runs in the first six innings, The St. John’s bullpen allowed no earned runs and three hits in the final eight innings. Turner French picked up the victory in relief. At the plate, M...
Friday’s College Baseball Recap (4/12) Presented by The Schwarz Institute
Let’s just say it was not the most fruitful of days for the local college teams. If not for the fellas in Brookville, it would’ve been a big 0-for-the day. We will jump into the action: Division-I: St. John’s fell 11-8 to Xavier, who improve to 4-0 in Big East play despite having an overall record of 13-21. The Red Storm actually led 3-0 in this game from an RBI single by Mitchell Henshaw and an RBI triple by Mike Antico, but the lead did not last. Two errors put five unearned runs on the board and suddenly they trailed 5-4. They were able to tie it up on an RBI ground out by Ryan Markey and take the lead on a sac fly by Henshaw but Xavier scored six times in the eighth inning against Joe Kelly to blow the game open. Carson Bartels had three hits for the Red Storm and Hen...
Kevin Hahn Spins a 2-Hit Shutout in 90 Minutes
(Today was our Game of the Week Presented by Muddy Locker Sports. Please check them out by clicking here.) In his first outing of the year, Kevin Hahn could not have looked more comfortable, even in moments of discomfort. The senior right-hander took a line drive off his body and calmly picked the ball up and fired to first for an out in the fifth inning. He allowed only two hits and one walk in total and retired the last seven hitters to face him to complete the 1-0 shutout for the Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms over Mount Sinai. It was one of those games that moved quickly and if you stepped aside for a few moments you likely missed a couple innings. Both Hahn and T.J. DeGennero, the starter for Mount Sinai, were terrific in this game. They both cruised through the first inning without inci...
Here’s My Thoughts on The 2019 Season So Far
We are about two weeks into the regular season for most teams at this point in Suffolk County, and one week for Nassau and the Catholic League. It goes quick–way too quick. It seems we wait forever for baseball season and then it’s over 6 weeks later. That means early season story lines that should be chalked up to ‘small-sample size’ and ‘too early to tell’ actually become the story lines the entire season. Here’s a stream of consciousness about what I’m seeing, what I’m hearing and what I am predicting… Nassau County Matt Yip. What more can the kid do? I remember watching him in the winter going into the 2018 season and thinking wow this kid has a nice swing I’m surprised he’s still under-the-radar. I knew of his bro...
MacArthur Blanks Great Neck South 8-0, Sweeps Series
In dominating fashion, MacArthur shut out Great Neck South on Thursday evening by a score of 8-0. With the victory, MacArthur sweeps the series to start their season off 3-0. From the get go, it was obvious the Generals were going to be in control of this one. After a scoreless first inning, Jimmy Mahoney and David Johnsen got things started as they both drove in runs in the second inning to provide MacArthur with an early 2-0 lead. This was all the run support Kyle Gaertner would need. On the mound, Gaertner went the distance as he threw five shutout innings with six strike outs. Throughout the series, the MacArthur pitching staff only allowed two earned runs. Kyle Gaertner talks about how the MacArthur pitching staff was dominant during the three-game sweep and what it means heading into...
Who Is Aidan Crowley?
It seems every year the narrative is that Shoreham-Wading River ‘lose a lot of arms’ from the previous year. Once the season begins, they find another power pitcher that blows away the competition. Last year it was Gabe Romano who emerged to become a front line starter and this year it is Aidan Crowley. The 6’2 uncommitted right-handed pitcher has began 2019 with back-to-back no-hitters against Eastport-South Manor and John Glenn with a total of 22 strikeouts. “My goal going into every outing is to not give up any hits,” said Crowley, the younger brother of Jack who graduated in 2017. Last season, he performed well on varsity as a sophomore, he went 3-1 with an ERA in the 3s. That performance is good, but at Shoreham-Wading River where record-breaking numbers ...
Mason Kelly’s Two-Run Single Is The Difference In SWR’s 4-2 Win Over John Glenn
Mason Kelly ripped the go-ahead 2-R single in the fourth inning to give Shoreham-Wading River the lead for good. He is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/XSRPFRTmQ2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 10, 2019 With the bases loaded, two outs and a tie game in the fourth inning Mason Kelly came through in a big way. The Furman-commit lined a two-run single to center field to give Shoreham-Wading River a lead that they would not relinquish. They came away with a 4-2 victory over new league rival John Glenn. Early on, pitching was dominant on both sides. A pitching match up juniors; right-hander Cullen SantaMaria for SWR and Matt Polestino, the southpaw for Glenn. The first order of business for Glenn was getting a hit, after getting no-hit by Aidan Crowley yeste...
Mike Ciminiello Sr. Hoping His Son’s Team Experiences Same Success As He Did in 1990
Smithtown has always had a rich tradition of baseball. In fact, there is a chance this season only adds to that prestige with their talented roster that features arguably the deepest pitching staff on Long Island and a number of impact bats such as Will Kennedy, the Harvey twins, Ryan Pennisi and others. Despite all the success in recent years, the 1990 team remains their last New York State Championship, although they did win the Suffolk County titles in 1999 & 2000. That 1990 team defeated Farmingdale to win the Long Island Championship and kept their momentum rolling right through the NYS tournament. The star of that team has a direct connection to this Smithtown East team. Mike Ciminiello, a very talented southpaw that was the winning pitcher on April 3 against rival Smithtown West...
Plainedge Squeaks Past Bethpage, 2-1, In A Thriller
FINAL: Plainedge 2 Bethpage 1 WP: Frank Whitenack pic.twitter.com/Be3LCpJNSM — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 9, 2019 Avenging yesterday’s 8-2 loss, Plainedge came through when it mattered most on Tuesday afternoon as they defeated Bethpage, 2-1. The beginning of the game opposed to the end of the game were two completely different story lines. In the bottom of the first inning, Chris McGuggart launched a solo shot to put Bethpage out in front to an early 1-0 lead. Considering Nick Wendling struck out the side in the top half of the inning, it seemed as if it was going to be a long ballgame for Plainedge. Through the first three innings, Wendling had eight punch outs. Then came the fourth inning. After surrendering just one base runner the first time through the lineup, W...
Giancarlo Giacometti Throws a Gem, Leads SJB To 6-1 Victory
Giancarlo Giacometti fires 6.1 innings today against Kellenberg in a 6-1 victory for St. John the Baptist. He’s our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/sRz2Bffj67 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 9, 2019 With several MLB scouts lined up behind home plate, Giancarlo Giacometti shined the brightest on a dreary day in East Meadow on Opening Day for St. John the Baptist. The crafty right-handed pitcher was unflappable, as he fired 6.1 strong innings in a 6-1 win for the Cougars over Kellenberg. He noted that he was excited for today and had it marked on his calendar facing Miami-commit Jason Diaz. “‘Especially being Opening Day, I just wanted to get the win,” said the right-hander. After going down 1-2-3 in the first, they had a huge second i...
