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Baseball on the Island Presents: The Battle of the Border
Baseball on the Island will host the first annual Battle of the Border at Dowling College on June 5th. The event will be a match up of the best college seniors from Nassau verse the best of Suffolk. The event will begin at 5 PM and will be open to the public for $12 per ticket. With 2016 MLB Draft slated for Thursday June 9th, this will be a perfect opportunity for the best players to showcase the...
Long Island Titans Hold Media Day
The Long Island Titans held their annual Media Day at the Cove Academy in Glen Cove today. Of their 2016 graduating class, 41 players have signed their letters of intent to play college ball. Of that group 30 were in attendance. Twelve players will go on to play Div-I baseball. That group includes Tristan Amone (Fairfield), Tyler Arella (Villanova), Brandon Bonanno (Stony Brook), Brandon Fanizza (...
Kyle Young Hungry to Avenge Last Year’s CHSAA Finals Defeat
CLICK HERE to check out National Scouting Report–the nation’s No.1 recruiting agency! Much like the 2015 Kansas City Royals were able to avenge last year’s World Series defeat at the hands of the San Francisco Giants, Kyle Young and St. Dominic’s will be looking for a similar path to the top. After losing a 1-0 heart breaker in Game 1 of the best of 3, they were shutout 10-...
Announcement
Baseball on the Island will be hosting its first annual Awards Banquet on Dec. 23 at the Mediterranean Manor in East Patchogue. Click Here to read about National Scouting Report–the number one recruiting agency in the nation! Event Information: The reception will begin at 7 p.m. and conclude at 11 p.m. All players receiving awards will be allowed to bring their significant other and/or paren...
The Incredible Story Of Nick Bottari: Re-Learning How to Walk to Div-I Baseball
Shoreham, NY 2010— It was a standard Suffolk County varsity game between Shoreham-Wading River and Amityville. Up stepped freshman sensation Nick Bottari of Shoreham. He had made a name for himself the previous season by becoming the first eighth grader to play on the varsity team for legendary coach Sal Mignano. On this particular at bat, he fell behind 0-2 on the count when the pitcher tri...
Next Level Titans Qualify for Prestigious Perfect Game Tournament in Jupiter, FLA
The Next Level Titans rolled through a 64-team tournament with an undefeated 7-0 record this week and they now qualify for the prestigious Perfect Game tournament in Jupiter, FLA which will feature the top amateur teams from across the world. During the tournament, they scored 64 runs while allowing only 10. Rob Weissheier, a 2016 graduate of Chaminade that is committed to Hofstra, was named the M...
Which Team Had the Best Recruiting Class?
"This is a program-altering class"
Which team had the best pitching staff in history?
With all the recent talk of the Mets’ vaunted quartet of Matt Harvey-Jacob DeGrom-Noah Syndergaard-Steven Matz, it got me thinking; which Long Island team had the best starting staff in history? I had to do some fact-checking and talk to some people who have been around longer than I have to get an educated answer to this question. After much deliberation, here is the top six. 2007 Islip: Ro...
College Commitments
Class of 2024 Calvin Adam (West Islip) – Baruch Alex Adipietro (Mepham) – Manhattanville Anthony Altobelli (Kings Park) – Mercy Jace Alvino (West Babylon) – Southern Connecticut Tyler Anderson (North Babylon) – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Matt Arnott (South Side) – St. Thomas Aquinas AJ Aschettino (Rocky Point) – Northeastern Aaron Babaev (Stony ...
Scouting Reports
Baseball is a game of preparation. The pitcher knows how to attack the hitter, and the hitter must go to the plate with a game plan as well. Unless you’re a professional ballplayer, however, the resources were not available to you – until now! aXcess Baseball has compiled an extensive database of Long Island baseball scouting reports. Our video and text breakdowns enable players to get...
Mailbag! Volume 2
Welcome to the second edition of the weekly mailbag. We will address the emails this week. If you would like to be featured in the August 10th edition, please send your emails to baseballontheisland@gmail.com. Without further ado, let’s dive in… Is it safe to say we are in a golden era for baseball on Long Island? Was there an era that produced this many quality ball players? Jose, Com...
Catching Up With Padres’ Prospect Bryan Verbitsky
Photo Credit: Hofstra Athletics Long Island has been well represented across minor league baseball in recent years. One player that is worth monitoring is Levittown-native and current San Diego Padres minor league reliever Bryan Verbitsky. The power righty is enjoying a terrific season. After dominating the Midwest League to the tune of a 2.53 ERA over 32 innings while holding the opposition to a ...
