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GAME RECAP: Fisher’s 4-RBI Day Lifts Breakers to 14-6 Win
Luke Fisher discusses what today’s 3 hit, 4 RBI day meant to him in a 14-6 Opening Day victory for the Breakers pic.twitter.com/XHNianAmrJ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 14, 2024 The Hamptons, renowned as one of the most sought-after summer destinations on the East Coast, offers more than just a perfect escape to kick back, relax, and soak up the sun. For the region’s top collegiate baseball players, a summer in the Hamptons offers a different challenge. Swapping metal bats for the more traditional wood lumber, these athletes flock to the Hamptons yearly to compete against the best and hone their skills along the scenic coast. For Southampton native Luke Fisher, the HCBL holds a deeper meaning. Swapping the customary William & Mary green and gold for royal blue, Fish...
GAME RECAP: Bocci and Brown Power Elite to Win to Stay Undefeated
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Chase Bocchi, who went 4 and a third with no runs, 3 hits and 6 strikeouts, and John Brown, who went 2 for 2 with a single, double, and 2 RBIs pic.twitter.com/BmSlcMeCIj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 11, 2024 B1 Ghost knew they had a challenge ahead of them on Tuesday night, as they went up against Mike Cuomo’s talented Long Island Elite team who entered the game 5-0-1 in league play. Although the Ghost were underdogs and only 2-3 coming into the game, they knew they had a fighting chance because they sent Jonathan Moya, a hard-throwing right hander with a great breaking ball and solid command, to the mound. Unfortunately for B1, Moya didn’t have his A+ stuff at the beginning of the game and Elite took advantage of that. After Chris B...
GAME RECAP: RVC Tigers Hold On For 4-2 Victory Over Queens/Nassau Lions
by Jacob Infald On the afternoon of June 9th, the RVC Tigers took on the Queens/Nassau Lions in a doubleheader on opening day of the ECYBL 9u Summer Showdown American League at Plainedge Park. In the first game of the doubleheader, a contest that featured strong pitching performances from both sides, the Tigers were able to manufacture enough runs to secure a 4-2 victory. The Lions were able to get on the board first after being able to manufacture a couple of runs early. After a strong first inning by their starting pitcher AJ Greene, Jonathan Raudales was able to hit a one out single to right field for the game’s first base runner. Raudales stole second and third and eventually scored on a passed ball to give the Lions a 1-0 lead. The following batter, Nicholas George was able to ...
GAME RECAP: Mayhem Berham Come From Behind for 13-12 Victory
by Jacob Infald Miller retires the side in order to secure the win for Mayhem. Levine with a great play at shortstop to end the game Mayhem 13 – Yankees 12. pic.twitter.com/XFzSAlwqKx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 9, 2024 In the first game of the ECYBL 9u Summer Showdown American League at Plainedge Park, Mayhem-Berman demonstrated tremendous poise as they battled back from an early 7-0 deficit to defeat the Bayside Yankees American 13-12. The game got off to a blazing start as the Yankees bats caught fire early. Levi Gross got the start for Mayhem, and while he was throwing strikes early, the Yankees hit him hard. After Daniel Seabrooks was able to leg out an infield single, Peter Gagliano hit a laser over the right fielder’s head. By the time the ball was thrown...
GAME RECAP: 16u Top Tier Aviators, South Shore Elite Earn Wins over Titans Baseball Petraitis
by Trevor Dugan Game 1 Axcess caught up with the Top Tier Aviators after their 4-1 victory@liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/K7nyZaiO9j — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 9, 2024 Titans Baseball Petraitis played two games Sunday morning, facing the Top Tier Aviators in game one at Diamond in the Pines. Runs were hard to come by to start the day as both teams’ starting pitchers had their best stuff working. The Aviators started Jake Bodenburg, and he was lights out from the very beginning. He struck out the first batter of the game looking. The next Titans batter walked and reached scoring position, then Bodenburg struck out the next two batters as well. The Titans sent out Tommy Murphy to start on the mound. Not to be outdone by his Top Tier counterpart, Murphy also struck out thr...
GAME RECAP: Top Tier Aviators Power Their Way to 11-7 Victory
by Trevor Dugan Aviators get the win after six innings FINAL: Aviators 11 – B1 5@liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/GRaOp0crT5 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 7, 2024 The 18u Top Tier Aviators overcame B1 Ghost Sarni 11-7 on Friday night to earn their third win of the Boys of Summer season. The Aviators wasted no time getting the scoring started, as they struck for seven runs in the top of the first. Patient at bats by the Aviators yielded several walks. Disciplined hitting and a few timely hits, including an RBI single by catcher Christian Meadows, secured a huge lead for the Aviators right away. It was 7-0 midway through the first. But B1 didn’t want to go quietly. In the bottom of the first, B1 Sarni loaded the bases and had their whole dugout on the fence. With the pressu...
15u Titans Baseball and MXE Academy Split Sunday Doubleheader
by Trevor Dugan The 15u Titans and the MXE Academy Giac Squad split their doubleheader on Sunday at Joe Nathan Field in Stony Brook. Both teams were playing their first games of the Boys of Summer season. Axcess spoke to coach Joe Giacomantonio and Jefferson Biener after their victory over the Titans @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/LqPT5FCbGA — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 2, 2024 GAME ONE The first game of the day featured two starting pitchers who look to be in mid-season form right away. For the Titans it was Tiger Brew, who pitched a complete game, allowing just one earned run and striking out eight batters. After a 1-2-3 top of the first, the Titans offense gave Brew some early run support. With two runners on, third baseman Matthew Chinn ripped a triple down the right ...
Led by Lukas Dunn’s no hitter, Merrick Mayhem wins the 10u Spring Championship
by Joe Bello Here is coach Brian Galligan and Lukas Dunn following their 10-0 championship win. Dunn threw a no hitter (4 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 4 K) and was 2/3, 2B, 2 R at the plate. CJ Amato went 3/3, 3 1B, 2 RBI, 3 R pic.twitter.com/uvtJLu9qRC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 2, 2024 The championship game of the East Coast Youth Baseball Spring 10u National Division was held on Sunday, June 2nd at Pops Field in Farmingdale. The big game featured Merrick Mayhem-Galligan and New York Longhorns-Dorman. The Mayhem, led by Lukas Dunn and CJ Amato, took down the Longhorns in a 10-0 victory. Dunn, who started the game for the Mayhem, threw a 4-inning no hitter; the game was called due to the run-rule. He finished with 4 strikeouts and only allowed two base runners, one on a walk and anoth...
Evan Kay Strikes out 11, Leads Commack to Third Long Island Championship in 4 Years
by Jacob Infald (Photo: Adam Rubin/Commack School District) Kay does it again! 11 strikeouts on the day including striking out the side in the 7th. pic.twitter.com/HM7EGjJlrC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 2, 2024 For the third time in four seasons and for the second consecutive one, the Commack Cougars are the Class AAA Long Island baseball champions. On the evening of June 1st at Middle Country Athletic Complex, the Cougars were once again led by their ace, Stony Brook-commit Evan Kay and they defeated the Farmingdale Dalers, 2-1. Kay was dominant out on the mound allowing only one unearned one in a seven inning complete game shutout. He struckout 11 batters and walked none. Kay attacked Dale hitters early in the count with a sharp slider, a nasty changeup and a powerful fa...
Hauppauge Edges Division In Instant Classic for First Long Island Championship in Program History
by John Sullivan (Photo: Catherine Scarantino) Hauppauge starting pitcher Matt Neglia takes us through what was working for him on the mound in his phenomenal complete game performance pic.twitter.com/xTN0RcSjYw — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 2, 2024 The Long Island Championship between Hauppauge and Division was obviously a very big game, but this one meant just a little more for both programs. For Hauppauge, they were trying to capture their first ever Long Island Championship, and for perennial powerhouse, Division, they were looking to avenge last years Long Island Championship loss, in which they led for most of the game, but ultimately lost to West Babylon. In their biggest game in program history, Hauppauge gave the ball to St. Thomas Aquinas-commit Matt Neglia, who has...
GAME RECAP: Wheatley Captures Class B Long Island Championship Against Babylon
by Tucker Terranova Final: Babylon 1 | Wheatley 3 Wheatley wins their first Class B Championship since 2021! pic.twitter.com/GmFQzf2qnF — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2024 Since Coach David Burke took over the Wheatley program in 2023, one thing has been certain: in big games, Connor Quinn gets the ball. After today’s contest, Burke described Quinn as “the kid who, as a coach, you dream of having. You know when you put the ball in his hands in pressure situations that he will reward you.” Quinn, in the biggest game of his career at Wheatley, backed up Burke’s trust in him with yet another stellar performance. The right-hander, who will be heading to SUNY Brockport this fall, ensured that today would not be his last time in the white and red. Quinn went the dista...
Pitching Leads WEST Warriors to Tournament Title
Led by their outstanding starting pitchers, who combined to allow only five total earned runs in four games, WEST Warriors 11U won the Championship at the 2024 Long Island Memorial Day Gold Glove Invitational in Central Islip, NY. To win the title game, the top-seeded Warriors struck twice in the first inning and never looked back, behind a dominant pitching performance by Dominic Lipari, beating second seed New York Empire 11u National 4-2. Lipari surrendered only 5 hits in a six-inning complete game victory, allowing just one earned run, which came in the fourth inning. Lipari struck-out three and didn’t walk a batter. Only hours before their Championship matchup, the Warriors held-on for a 6-5 pool play victory over the same Empire team. Starting pitcher Julie Krolick allowed only 5 hit...
