2025 Season Previews
Division Seeking a Nassau County Three-Peat
Back-to-back !! 
Division captures the Nassau County Class AA Finals – they will face Hauppauge next Saturday pic.twitter.com/bOGnOvzE6L — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana 50 wins and back-to-back Nassau County Championships for Division in the past two seasons. But for Head Coach, Tom Tuttle, the losses in the Long Island Championships sting. “There’s no question it stings,” said Tuttle, who has been at the helm since 2007. “In both Long Island Championships, we lost in the last inning. Out of 14 innings, we had two bad innings. Twice we didn’t make a defensive play. The unfortunate thing is, we are built to win a two of three. The...
Fresh off Appearance in Suffolk County Semifinals, Walt Whitman Ready to Take Next Step
The 13th ranked player in NYS Jaden Grose (Walt Whitman 2026) has an electric fastball sitting 89-91, with a changeup that can hit 80 Has multiple power four offers on the table pic.twitter.com/T4xLWv019L — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) February 23, 2025 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman It was a strong year in 2024 for the Walt Whitman Wildcats, finishing the year with double as many wins as losses, ending with a 16-7 record between the regular season and playoffs. However, head coach Keith Barrett, who will be entering his 13th season in charge of the Wildcats in 2025, will look to take yet another step forward. “We were a final four team last year.” Barrett said. “We won three playoff games, our first one we be...
Lindenhurst Leaning on Pitching to Compete in a Loaded League II
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman View this post on Instagram A post shared by Axcess Baseball (@axcess_baseball) In a team that was anchored by its pitching in 2024, the combination of one of the toughest leagues on Long Island, as well as struggles at the plate spelled trouble for the Lindenhurst Bulldogs. However, head coach Robert Moore, who is entering his 11th season in charge of the Bulldogs, complimented his team for their fight despite the challenges. “The lack of hitting put us in a situation basically every game where we had to pitch to perfection.” Moore said. “We had some good pitching performances, especially by Matt Curto, who’s at Adelphi now. In the big picture, when you’re in a league as t...
Wheatley Looking to Defend Long Island Class B Championship
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Axcess Baseball (@axcess_baseball) Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman It was a strong 2024 season for The Wheatley School Wildcats. The team, led by head coach David Burke, went on a remarkable run, before ultimately losing in the state regional finals. “It went pretty well.” Burke said. “We ended up losing in the state regionals to Spackenkill. We won the Nassau County and Long Island B championships last season. Anytime you have a true ace, a guy that’s a trained pitcher that can lead your team you get excited about what could happen and I knew the caliber that we had and the supporting cast that we had on the team that we were going to be very competitive. So t...
Coming Off Playoff Appearance, Pat-Med Energized With Addition of Jayden Stroman
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman All eyes on Long Island will be on the Pat-Med Raiders in 2025. Speaking of the number 25, head coach Anthony Frascogna will be entering his 25th year in charge of the Raiders. In his 24th season, Frascogna looked back on what he believed was a strong season for his team. “We played well.” Frascgona said. “We made the playoffs, finished 12-11 overall. We won a playoff game and then we got knocked out by William Floyd.” Last year’s Raiders team featured six seniors who started on varsity, with a number of them continuing to play ball in college. Including Rob Melo who is playing at Army, David Granucci who’s at SUNY Maritime and Nick Cadolino who’s playing at SUNY Polytechnic. Thi...
Sachem North Enters 2025 Coming Off Appearance in AAA County Finals
Final: Sachem North 4, Commack 1 WP: Ryan Palm (CG, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 6 Ks) Lucas Singleton: 3-4, 2 R Rob Kienzle: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI Winner-take-all Sunday 4pm at Middle Country Complex for Suffolk AAA Championship pic.twitter.com/7EuLjx4Wpz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman In his 21st season as head coach of the Sachem North baseball Team, Tom Gambino led his team to a 19-7 record, ultimately falling just short of its goal, losing in the finals of the Class AAA Suffolk County championship to Commack in a pair of highly-competitive games. Despite not finishing the year on top, Gambino believed that his team went above and beyond last season. “I think we exceeded expectatio...
Sayville Returns Experiences Group That is Hungry to Make Deep Postseason Run
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Tucker Terranova In an era where high school and collegiate baseball teams constantly battle roster turnover, Sayville Head Coach Joe Esposito enters his eighth season with a rare advantage—continuity. While many programs spend the early months of the season searching for stability, Esposito’s squad returns with experience, chemistry, and a proven ability to deliver in high-pressure moments. Sayville has established itself as a Suffolk County powerhouse, consistently finishing among the top teams over the last six seasons, including a Long Island Championship in 2019. Now, with one of the most seasoned rosters on the island, expectations are high for another deep postseason run. “All of the returnin...
Jesse Rosen and Port Jefferson Gearing Up for Season with Veteran Talent Leading the Charge
Final: Port Jefferson 12, Babylon 7 WP: Ruairi Rago (CG, 10 H, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 Ks) Port Jefferson scored 9 runs in the 5th inning Kyle Erickson: 3-4, BB, 2 R, RBI Evan Raymond: 3 RBIs Winner-take-all on Thursday, 4pm Middle Country Athletic Complex pic.twitter.com/HsJ6xQLBn5 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 22, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Adrianna Armani The Port Jefferson Royals have enjoyed a remarkable run of success over the past few years, making it to the County Championship game three years in a row. After winning the Long Island Championship in 2022 and securing the County Title in 2023, the Royals faced a tough loss in the 2024 County Finals. Despite the defeat, Coach Jesse Rosen remains optimistic about t...
Holy Trinity Leaning on Experienced Pitching Staff and Team Athleticism to Compete for CHSAA Title
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman Fresh off of a season in which they won the Catholic League and New York State Championship, the Holy Trinity Titans very narrowly missed going back-to-back in 2024. After an 18-9 season, the Titans fell just short of their goal of repeating after a championship loss to St Anthony’s. With the success that the Titans have enjoyed in recent years, it’s no surprise that a number of their players are continuing their baseball careers following their high school graduation at the college level, including a handful of 2024 graduates. They include Tyler Cook (Troy), Gabe Klarikaitis (Molloy), Andrew Heppner (Pace), Andrew Sinclair (University of Bridgeport) and Ryan Czyz (University of St. Jos...
Babylon Enters Season as Back-to-Back Class B County Champs
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana Babylon has quickly become one of the better small schools on Long Island. They made a run at perfect season in 2023 – right up until Game 2 of the Suffolk County Finals. They ultimately finished as the Class B Long Island Champs with a thrilling win over Seaford at St. Joseph’s University. They followed that up with another Suffolk County Championship last year – although they did lose to Wheatley, 3-1, in the Long Island Championship at Farmingdale State College. Unfortunately for Babylon, in addition to losing the game, Coach Michael Birnbaum noted that their ace starting pitcher, Aidan Kistner, suffered an injury to his UCL that day and he will not be pitching in 20...
Kings Park Begins Title Defense Following Best Season in Program History
A balk-off 
Kings Park wins on a walk-off balk with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th to capture the Class A Long Island Championship, 3-2, against Clarke pic.twitter.com/QaNltVVMxy — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana You never forget your first dog pile. In a season of incredible accomplishments, Kings Park head coach Andrew Abreu cited one moment that stands out and that was the team’s celebration after defeating Bayport-Blue Point in the Class A Suffolk County Championship. “It was just raw emotion,” said Abreu who took over prior to the 2020 year. “The first time we got to see them dog pile, that is something I’ll never forget.&#...
Farmingdale, Coming Off First County Championship in 34 Years, Looks to Defend Their Crown
For the first time since 1990, Farmingdale captures the Nassau County Championship pic.twitter.com/GSGjX7q39t — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana Farmingdale has had some great teams over the years, but had been unable to take that final leap to the top of the mountain. In 2024, through a combination of outstanding clutch performances from their upperclassmen, some timely contributions from the depth of the roster, great coaching decisions and good fortunes, they were able to defeat Port Washington in the Nassau County Class AAA County Finals to be crowned champs for first time in 34 years. “It comes down to the group of guys we had,” said longtime head coach ...
