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Young & Talented Core Should Bring Success to Riverhead
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Joe Bello The Riverhead Blue Waves are looking to improve from last season as we quickly approach the 2025 season. Kevin Kerman is entering his 3rd year at the helm of the Riverhead baseball program, and is excited for what this season has to offer for the Blue Waves. The Blue Waves finished with a record of 4-16 last year in a tough League 1. “Obviously not the result we wanted but we are still very much in a retool mode.” Kerman said. “We saw improvement from the year prior and got varsity experience for a lot of our younger guys. At some points of last year we had an 8th grader and 3 freshmen in the lineup. We are looking for those guys to take a nice step forward this year.” A key piece of the t...
Hills West Looks to Return to the Postseason After Missing by One Game
LeGuernic with his eighth strikeout in the fourth inning pic.twitter.com/4oGJ1moZUO — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 3, 2023 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman When you have been a head coach as long as Tom Miglozzi, who has been at the helm for the Hills West Colts for the last 31 years, you see the ebbs and flows of high school baseball. Unfortunately for Hills West, the 2024 season was a down year for the program, falling just one game short of their goal of making the playoffs. This came a year after they won 14 games including two in the playoffs. Last year’s Colts team featured seven seniors, three of which are playing baseball at the college level, including Arthur Green, who is pitching at Molloy...
Deer Park Looks to Rebound With Large Returning Class
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by George Caratzas Deer Park 5 Bellport 0 Brian Ugalde threw a 2 hit complete game shutout striking out 12. He was also 2-2 with an RBI and 2 runs scored. — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 6, 2024 After missing the playoffs by a game in the midst of an 8-10 season, the Deer Park Falcons are bringing back a large chunk of their roster as they hope to improve in 2025. Head coach Ryan Argenziano expects nine players from that roster to return, creating a much more experienced core at the forefront. Of the nine returners, the Falcons are returning six seniors that Argenziano expects to lead the way. “We’ll have some younger guys but it’s really going to be those six seniors that we rely on,” Arg...
USMMA Cruises to 15-5 Win in “142 Game”
Here at the United States Merchant Marine Academy for their annual “142” Game to honor the fallen Midshipmen during WW2. Here’s Coach Mike Notebaert discussing their team pic.twitter.com/2yLXbnoEiB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 18, 2025 On a special night at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the Mariners came out of the gates swinging and defeated FDU-Florham by the score of 15-5. It was the annual “142 Game” which is significant for USMMA because during World War II, 142 midshipman lost their lives. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by Captain Jim Tobin, the President and CEO of the US Merchant Marine Academy Athletic Association and Foundation. Thank you, captain Jim Tobin, for throwing out tonight’s ceremonial first pitch at the annual “142” G...
Ward Melville’s Young Roster Looks to Learn From 2024
RHP Ben Brown (Ward Melville 2017) facing Shohei Ohtani pic.twitter.com/85xz9GtxtO — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 18, 2025 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman Lou Petrucci has been the head coach of the Ward Melville Patriots for the last 18 seasons. They have not only been one of the most consistent teams in Suffolk County but have also sent three pitchers (Steve Matz, Anthony Kay and Ben Brown) to the big leagues. Unfortunately for them, League II was a powerhouse in 2024 and it was not their best season. “It was a wake up call.” Petrucci said. “For me and my players. We didn’t do very well, but we had five freshmen and sophomores starting. So we gained a lot of experience.” They finished with an overall re...
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm Agency: Aidan Devane
(Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of the popular “Up Next” series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Dylan Weinstein, Jaxson Torres, Richie Roberts, Joe Maxwell, Dom Muccia, Logan Lamberson, Fred Klauck, Jake Ostertag, Mason Gatchalian, Jagger Franco, Evan Frangas, Ryan Matson, Dylan Frers, Aidan Dobrie, Tyler D’Amico, Lucas Sweeting, Shea Corona, Van Johnson, SJ Garneau & Connor Bletsch. You can read them all by clicking here. Special thanks to Ken Kortright State Farm Agency for sponsoring this year’s series.) Aidan Devane (Sayville 2028) pic.twitter.com/lWZj16a8W6 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 17, 2025 In our season preview last week for Sayville HS, the main takeaway for the upcoming season is that they are...
Massapequa Enters The Season in Unfamiliar Territory
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana The streak is over Port Washington 2, Massapequa 1 WP: Jackson Garcia 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 4 Ks Save: Jeff Radinsky 3 IP, 0 H, 7 Ks Derek Fine RBI single Max Spiryda 2 for 3, RBI Port Washington advances to the Nassau AAA Finals against Farmingdale. This ends Massapequa’s run of 6… pic.twitter.com/LXQSnOIcra — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 22, 2024 Much has changed in the world over the past 8 years – but there was always one thing you could count on – the Massapequa Chiefs winning the Nassau County Class AA Championship. In the first year under the new classification, Massapequa shockingly was defeated by Port Washington in the best-of-three AAA semifinals. Massapequa ...
St. Anthony’s Enters 2025 With the Target on Their Backs
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana St. Anthony’s is your 2024 Catholic League Champion! It is their first title since 2000 
pic.twitter.com/uW9Vmfbksp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2024 When Paul Parsolano took over as head coach at St. Anthony’s, they were in the midst of a championship drought that dated back to 2000. After a few years of knocking on the door, including an appearance in the finals in 2019 against Chaminade, they were finally able to take that next step and break through in 2024. They did so in dramatic fashion, winning a thrilling, 4-3, in 9 innings against Holy Trinity – who were the reigning NYS Catholic League Champs. The Friars were sluggish getting out of the gate, sta...
Chaminade Begins New Era Under Head Coach Patrick Kemp
Game 3 of the NSCHSAA Championship Chaminade Flyers vs Holy Trinity Titans 
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: 4pm The Flyers are the 3-time reigning champs while the Titans are looking to claim their first title since 2012 pic.twitter.com/xMzDohrE4I — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2023 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Tucker Terranova For the first time in 45 years, Chaminade has a new head coach at the helm. A perennial powerhouse atop the Catholic League standings, the Flyers enter a new chapter this spring as legendary head coach Mike Pienkos and his assistant, Jack Lyons, stepped down after nearly half a century of excellence. Pienkos leaves behind a legacy few can rival, amassing a 67.6% winning percentage, 14 league champ...
East Meadow Looking to Make Noise in First Year Under O’Connor
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by George Caratzas The 2025 season will look a bit different for the East Meadow Jets. Former-head coach Vinny Mascia retired following the season and Bill O’Connor has taken the reins for the Jets as they look to build upon a 10-9 season a year ago. In the playoffs, East Meadow was bounced in the first round by Farmingdale, ending its season. “They were a pretty competitive team last year,” O’Connor said in an interview with Axcess Baseball. “That was a pretty young team, so we have a lot of guys returning. Two of our top-three pitchers are back so we should be pretty good.” The two pitchers that O’Connor references are Alec Coehlo and Spencer Kemler. Coehlo will serve as the Jets’ top option, as the...
Billy Riedel Excited for First Year as Head Coach of John Glenn
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman While he might be the new head coach of the John Glenn Knights, Billy Riedel is far from a stranger to his team. Having served the last six seasons as an assistant coach, Riedel takes over as the man in charge, and as he grows in his new role, his young team will grow with him. “Last year was a learning experience.” Riedel said. “I think we were one of, if not the youngest team on Long Island. We had only one upperclassman start in the entire lineup. So it was a valuable learning experience for all of our younger guys for what to expect at the varsity level. Not only getting into games, but also knowing what it takes to be successful at that level.” Much like last year, the core of the K...
Commack Aims for an Unprecedented 5-Peat
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana March 12, 2020 was five years ago today. It was the day most people remember when looking back on the craziness of the pandemic – citing things like the NCAA cancelling the men’s basketball tournament and professional sports being halted. There was no high school baseball season that year, but the Town of Brookhaven did host a Wood Bat tournament which featured almost all of the schools in the county. The winner of that was Commack, led by the late Bryan Bonin. Commack captures the Town of Brookhaven Varsity Wood Bat Championship with a 2-0 victory over Lindenhurst Drew Vincent fired a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts. Commack went 6-0 in the tournament pic.twitter.co...
