Rankings
Top 2017 Uncommitted Prospects
by Vinny Messana While this summer was very exciting in terms of the top 2017 graduates choosing their colleges, there’s still a bevy of players undecided. Among this list are a number of guys that could still wind up with Div-I scholarships. Here’s the list, in alphabetical order. Adamo, Blake-catcher Amato, Anthony-RHP Aufiero, Matt-RHP Brust, Rob-catcher Butigan, Matt-INF Cain, AJ-OF Crispyn, Tom-RHP Dimauro, Paul-RHP Espo, Mike-LHP Fanduiz, Damien-RHP Gatz, DJ-INF Giovanella, Rob-Inf/RHP Kenney-McGowan, Gannon-RHP Lambroia, Anthony-catcher Lawlor, Matt-RHP Liberatore, Jake-INF Lollo, Chris-LHP LoVorio, Matt-OF Marooney, Rich-OF Mirando, Mike-RHP Nagel, Andrew-LHP Needleman, Tyler-RHP O’Brien, Brandon-RHP Pike, Chad-INF Pohlman, Johnny-RHP Roselli, Joey-OF Ryan,...
Assessing Each Recruiting Class
by Vinny Messana Div-I: NYIT- Brendan Dowd Brandon Fanizza Ryan Kuskowski Ben McNeill DJ Masuck Kevin Tabares Nick Vitale Zach White Analysis: This is another example of how the program is moving in the right direction. Dowd is a terrific backstop that can completely negate the running game and their opponents will find that out immediately. Vitale is a winning player out of Ward Melville–he won the Long Island Championship with them as a freshman. Players like him tend to overachieve in college because he has been playing top-tier talent for the past four years. Zach White is a big RHP from Shoreham-Wading River. He has been overshadowed on his own team by Brian Morrell, but he is every-bit the big-time pitcher. McNeill is a very smooth SS from Commack. He’s the type of player...
Who are the Top Unsigned 2017 Graduates?
5. Nicholas Trabacchi, Smithtown West [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXM0fwzWjuU] Trabbachi had six wins this year and plays a smooth shortstop/second base while handling the bat well. He is a borderline Div-I player but in my opinion, he will be most successful at a high-end Div-II school. Towards the end of the season, many of the local schools were in attendance to watch him and I know for a fact they were all high on him. Adelphi is a good fit, and there appears to be mutual interest. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdBc737zuzA] To Continue Reading this Article, CLICK HERE!
Introducing the No. 1 Prospect on Long Island
by Vinny Messana Every great player needs a defining moment. For Matt Hogan that came on April 29 against Smithtown West. With his team, Half Hollow Hills East, trailing 7-6 in the bottom of the seventh, the sophomore stepped up to plate with his buddy, Mike Palazzolo, on second base. He smacked a walk-off two-run shot to center field to give the Thunderbirds the 8-7 victory and hand Smithtown West one of their three losses this season. “I just happened to be the guy to get up at the plate and swing the bat,” said the uber-polite sophomore. While it’s true that he was the one with the bat in his hand, not many hitters in the northeast region–let alone League III in Suffolk County–can match what he can do at the plate. On his April 20 home run against Smithtown...
Introducing the No. 2 Prospect on Long Island
by Vinny Messana The comparisons are too easy to make at this point–how many 6’10” left-handed pitchers with a dynamite fastball can you think of? St. Dominic’s ace, Kyle Young, can only embrace it. “I think it’s one of the best compliments I can receive,” said the big lefty. “He’s one of the best pitchers ever,” he added. Now, while the HS senior has quite a ways to go to match the career resume of “The Big Unit”, to high school hitters in 2016–he is Randy Johnson. Young has led to the Bay Hawks to another great season, after finishing runners-up in the CHSAA in 2015 to Chaminade. Feeling disappointed with not coming out on top, he went to work this off season and wanted to improve in all aspects. He spent every...
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