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Photo Credit: Farmingdale Athletics 2013 did not feature the firepower that 2012 did in terms of Long Island baseball prowess. To be fair, not many years ever do. There were so many impact players it was easy to confuse Long Island for a southern baseball powerhouse like Texas or California. This year there was a significant drop off, but that is not to take away from the players that are on this ...

After a short hiatus, Baseball on the Island returns. Not a moment too soon either. The playoffs are right around the corner for some teams–and already upon us for some–and Long Island teams are gearing up. St. Josephs begins the first-round of the Skyline tournament today as they face Maritime in a win-or-go-home matchup. Here is where the rest of the teams stand as May begins: Adelph...

Farmingdale State: The Rams took both games of a doubleheader Saturday against Purchase, clinching the #1 seed in the Skyline playoffs with a 15-1 conference record. In game one, the Rams won 4-2, who were led on offense from catcher Eric Weiner, who went 3-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Anthony Eilers dominated in game two, throwing a complete game shutout in seven innings, allowing only four h...

Photo is credited to GoHofstra.com Bryan Verbitsky of Hofstra delivers a pitch during an April 14 game. Verbitsky tossed the final three innings.

Farmingdale State:The Rams swept NYU-Poly in a doubleheader on Sunday, 3-0 and 16-0. The pitching led the way mainly with a combined no-hitter from Kitt Cameron, Kevin Martinez and Dominick Morelli in the second game. The first game was a combined shutout by six different pitchers. The Rams are on a 10-game winning streak as they improve to 19-9 and 11-1 in conference play. Old Westbury: The Panth...

Farmingdale: The Rams won two huge games over rival St. Joseph’s. In Game One, Mike Dolce continued his incredible season with eight strong innings, yielding only one run to lower his ERA to 0.72. First baseman Ron Remi drove in two runs and Dalton McCarthy drove in the other, which was more than enough for Dolce. Alex Weingarten shut the door in the ninth for his second save of the year as ...

Farmingdale: The Rams cruised by Maritime both games of the DH by scores of 16-9 and 10-6. In the first game, Anthony Eilers relieved Chris Dragone, who lasted just 0.2 innings, and tossed the next 4.1 innings. The Rams bats came to play, with David Zilnicki, Danny Paccione and Anthony Alvino all going yard during a 13-hit performance. Paccione, Ron Remi and Rom Rydzewski all had three hits in the...

Farmingdale State: The Rams hosted Mount Saint Mary at Farmingdale for a Skyline Conference double header. Farmingdale had a 5-2 lead going into the bottom of the eighth, when David Zilnicki hit an inside-the-park grand slam to put any realistic comeback thoughts to rest. Mike Dolce was efficient today, going 6.1 innings with six K’s, three hits and only one earned run to keep his record a p...

Stony Brook: The Seawolves fell to Marist in Poughkeepsie, NY by a score of 12-6. In uncharacteristic fashion, Stony Brook made six errors which gave starting pitcher Tyler Honahan the bizarre pitching line of 2.1 IP, 3 hits, 4 R, 0 ER. He was charged with the defeat as he falls to 0-4 on the season. The Seawolves scored five runs over the final three innings, but it was not enough. Jack Parenty a...

Hofstra: The Pride hosted George Mason University today, with a 6-3 victory. Senior southpaw, Joe Burg improved to 3-2 by tossing 7 solid innings, scattering 9 hits, 0 walks and allowing 3 earned runs. Shortstop Joe Perez had a good day at the dish, going 2-4 with 3 RBI’s, including a bases-loaded, 2 run single. Hofstra is 10-16 and have won 5 in a row. StonyBrook:The Seawolves took on UMBC ...

Sunday featured some huge match ups for Long Island teams. Here is everything that happened. Farmingdale vs Old Westbury: Two bitter rivals matched up in a Skyline Conference double header which was a rematch of the 2012 conference finals. The Rams won the first game by the score of 8-4. Mike Dolce was the winning pitcher as he improves his record to 2-0 on the season. He relieved Anthony Eilers w...

Adelphi: In their first conference games of the season, the Panthers were swept by St. Thomas Acquinas. In Game 1, despite issuing 12 walks the Panthers came back from a 7-5 deficit thanks to a home run from Anthony Zarrella. Unfortunately in extra innings they allowed two runs to score on wild pitches which was the difference. In Game 2, sophomore Mike Cranston (5-0 in 2012) had a rough day allow...