Alex Ungar
South Shore Clippers Walk-Off Against Tomcats
by Gabe Zoda Spoke to Alex Ungar after the game to talk about his thoughts on the 6-5 victory for the Clippers over the Riverhead Tomcats. pic.twitter.com/JZgEr7DtC4 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 7, 2021 It didn’t matter what kind of baseball fan you are, the game between the South Shore Clippers and the Riverhead Tomcats had it all. This game encapsulated everything the Hampton’s League has to offer and put it on display to put on a super close and tense game of baseball. Once the dust settled it would be the Clippers who would come out on top. They would take it by a final score of 6-5 but it would take every last pitch of the game to figure out who would come home with the W. As mentioned before, this game had it all but it was also a true tale of two halves. In the firs...
What Can Connetquot Do For An Encore?
Connetquot is the 2019 Suffolk AA Champs ! They will face Massapequa in the Long Island Championship on Saturday pic.twitter.com/DVn38w3IzF — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 4, 2019 Entering the 2019 season – his first as head coach – Robert Burger knew he had a talented team with sky-high expectations. “The challenge for the coaching staff was how are we going to keep these guys grounded? After that Commack series, we kind of got on a roll. We set up small goals for ourselves – win the league, get a high playoff seed and get our pitching staff ready, which was the strength of the team. I’m extremely proud of how well they handled adversity,” said Burger. As we know, they defeated Ward Melville in a classic three-game series to capture the Suff...
Alex Ungar Commits to Albany
Alex Ungar went 3-for-3 and Derek Yalon drove in 3 runs including a 2-R HR in Connetquot’s 7-2 victory pic.twitter.com/0pMIl6xXBo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 28, 2019 One of the biggest reasons that Connetquot was able to capture the 2019 Suffolk Class AA Championship was their relentless offense. Led by players such as Matt Brown-Eiring, the Yalon twins, Josh McGee and Alex Ungar, they were able to constantly apply pressure to opposing pitchers while also allowing their star-studded staff enough margin for error should they struggle at all. The latter name of the group was the top uncommitted 2020 players until yesterday. He was a highly-sought after player and he announced last night that he was verbally committing to Albany, where he will play in the America East. I...
Connetquot Forces Decisive Game 3 With 5-4 Victory
Derek Yalon comes up huge with back-to-back strikeouts with runners on 2nd & 3rd. Connetquot leads 5-3, bottom 6 pic.twitter.com/V9reqOFBQ0 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 3, 2019 In front of a packed house and facing elimination, Derek Yalon came up huge with a six-out save to allow Connetquot to force a decisive Game 3 of the Suffolk County AA Finals, with a 5-4 victory. The T-Birds hung on by the skin of their teeth in a game in which they committed seven errors, but stranded the tying run in scoring position in the seventh inning as Ward Melville threatened to come-from-behind. The first inning featured the most action in the game as the Patriots came out of the gate hot scoring three runs (two earned) against Joey Savino–the top prep pitching prospect on Long Isl...
Connetquot One Win Away From Suffolk AA Finals
Alex Ungar went 3-for-3 and Derek Yalon drove in 3 runs including a 2-R HR in Connetquot’s 7-2 victory pic.twitter.com/0pMIl6xXBo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 28, 2019 With the forecast calling for thunder and rain, there was some doubt whether this game would be played today. It turns out the only thunder came from the bat of Connetquot LF Derek Yalon, who crushed a two-run HR and also ripped an RBI single in the first inning which game the T-Birds an early 1-0 lead. With ace Joe Savino on the mound, they didn’t need much offense today as the T-Birds took Game 1 of the best-of-three Suffolk AA Semifinals over Longwood, 7-2. The Elon-commit making his final start before next week’s MLB Draft was outstanding once again. He carried a shutout into the 7th innin...
Connetquot Stays Undefeated, Cruise Past Bay Shore
Joey Savino on the 17-1 victory for Connetquot, he went six with eight strikeouts pic.twitter.com/141kSar5GQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 8, 2019 In what was actually a rematch from last year’s playoff game in which Bay Shore outlasted Connetquot, this time it was the T-Birds that came out on top. With an offense that is relentless and arguably the top pitcher in the region on the mound, it was an easy 17-1 victory for Connetquot to improve to 5-0 on the season. Joey Savino went six innings, he struck out eight and allowed one run on four hits. “We were awake today, we came out with some energy,”said Savino. “My stuff was on today I felt really good, the warm weather was good. Overall a great team win,” he added. The game was scoreless after on...
Connetquot Coming Into 2019 Looking Like A Title Favorite
Our @DigmiNation Player of the Game is Joey Savino who fired a 2-hit shutout over Newfield in a 3-0 victory. He needed only 75 pitches. They will face Bay Shore tomorrow #TipYourCap pic.twitter.com/kTvsHkthLo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 14, 2018 After a loss in the county semifinals a year ago, Connetquot enters 2019 hungrier than ever, especially having their season end on their home turf, 3-2, to Eastport-South Manor. Not only are they eager for a chance at revenge, but they come into the season loaded. They return arguably the top pitching staff on the island with a pair of Division-I commits and a couple others with scholarships in their future. “The elimination to Eastport-South Manor still hurts and it is a rallying cry for a team that’s loaded with talent,...
PODCAST: Connetquot Head Coach Matt Budderman
Vinny: Hello and welcome to the Axcess Baseball podcast. I’m your host Vinny Messana. We’re joined here with a special guest Matt Budderman, Head Coach over at Connetquot High School. Just finished up his first year with the Thunderbirds leading them to a post season appearance, another great year for them. Didn’t finish the job, but they had a very young team and they’re looking at a very promising season coming in 2019. Coach, thanks for coming on the podcast. Thank you for your time. I appreciate it. Coach: My pleasure. Thanks for coming here. Vinny: So, before we talk about last year, let’s talk a little bit about yourself for our audience that might not be familiar. I’ll. What’s your background with the game of baseball? Coach: Besides being ...
PODCAST: Live From The Turning Point With Alex Ungar & Matt Brown-Eiring
Week 5 in our 16-part podcast series from The Turning Point in Farmingdale, NY.
Eastport-South Manor Holds Off Connetquot; Advances to To First Class AA Final Since ’12
Eastport-South Manor is headed to the Suffolk Class AA Finals with a 3-2 victory ! pic.twitter.com/qfosu0J54T — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2018 Six years ago it was on this same field that the Eastport-South Manor Sharks had a chance to win a county championship against Connetquot. They had better fortunes this time around as they are now one step closer to accomplishing that feat. They held off Connetquot’s late rally to win 3-2 and they have a date with West Islip on Sunday. Starting pitcher Alex Doskoez was efficient and used his defense all game, striking out five batters in a complete game victory. He proved his mettle on a number of occasions, stranding runners in scoring position in the first, fifth and sixth innings and seventh innings; exemplifying the clas...
Bay Shore’s Magical Run Ends, Falls to Connetquot Again
Our @DigmiNation Player of the Game: Matt Brown-Eiring, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs, along with one and a third innings of scoreless pitching to close out the game. pic.twitter.com/0WmyEkyk3x — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 23, 2018 Bay Shore (13-12) came into this year’s Suffolk AA playoffs as the 17th seed with seemingly low expectations. The Marauders made noise early, taking wins against top-ranked Smithtown East and #9 Connetquot (16-8). However, their unexpected success came to a halt this week. They lost their second matchup with Connetquot on Monday, then two teams played for a third time on Wednesday with a spot in the semi-finals on the line. The T-Birds were able to advance with a 5-1 victory. Pitching was the story of this game early. We saw a rematch...
Joey Savino Twirls a 2-Hit Shutout over Newfield
Our @DigmiNation Player of the Game is Joey Savino who fired a 2-hit shutout over Newfield in a 3-0 victory. He needed only 75 pitches. They will face Bay Shore tomorrow #TipYourCap pic.twitter.com/kTvsHkthLo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 14, 2018 Newfield had a 15-win regular season but ran into a buzzsaw today and it was junior RHP Joey Savino. The hard-throwing 6’3″ RHP was lights-out from the first pitch of the game until his 75th and final pitch of the game. He allowed just a single in the second and another in the sixth as No. 9 Connetquot advances in the winner’s bracket over No. 8 Newfield. Savino said it “felt great” but deferred praise to his teammates noting the “defense was awesome and the hitting was awesome,” adding that ...
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