Andrew Barbieri
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: Kings Park Pride Advance to Semifinal Behind Dominant Outing by Everett Zarzicki
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Kings Park Pride 3, Titans Baseball- Crema 0 Kings Park advances to the Semifinals Everett Zarzicki tossed a complete game shutout with 8 strikeouts. @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/FaJFCjqts4 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2023 At Joe Nathan Field on Tuesday in the Boys of Summer 14u National Division Quarterfinal, Everett Zarzicki went the distance on the bump, and got in the first run of the game in a 3-0 Victory over Titans Baseball-Crema. Right from the jump it felt like a traditional playoff game where 1 or 2 runs in a low-scoring game would make the difference for either side as Zarzicki K’d the first 2 batters he faced and then fielded a come backer to retire the side in order. The Pride jumped on Titans’ starter Dylan Girard early as le...
Knights Empire Pull off Comeback to Win Extra Inning Thriller Boys of Summer College/18u Division Championship
by Andrew Barbieri Knight Empire are the @liboysofsummer College/18u Champions! pic.twitter.com/HZ1FVrYwlR — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 14, 2023 Seven Innings was not enough to determine a champion between LI Scouts Academy and Knights Empire at Holy Trinity High School as Knights Empire broke a 7-7 tie in the 9th inning and came victorious 12-7. Ziam Deljanin took the hill for Knights Empire and Connor Marcelli got the start for Scouts Academy and it was Scouts Academy who were able to strike first. Lance Burger and Kyle McLaughlin worked walks to start the bottom of the 1st. With 2 outs, Frank Rega one hopped the fence in center to score both to give Scouts Academy a quick 2-0 lead. Frank Rega (SUNY-Purchase) drills a 2-run double to center and LI Scouts Academy is now ...
In a Storybook Summer, Bayside Yankees Capture Their 3rd Championship of the Year in Dominant Outing
by Andrew Barbieri Postgame interview with coach Bobby Cruz, his son Bobby Cruz, and Nick Grigonis. pic.twitter.com/6mI2RUaIuP — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 12, 2023 In ECYB Tournament’s 10u Summer Showdown American Division Championship, the Bayside Yankees used an 8-run first inning to propel themselves to a run-rule victory over the Floral Park Knights, 13-1. The Knights reached the championship with a 2-0 win against Phenom Baseball while the Yankees won in a back-and-forth affair versus Titans Baseball- Fergo, 9-7. The Yankees rolled the dice and saved their best pitcher for last as they fought through the semifinal and give hard thrower Anthony Arvelo the ball in the Championship. The Knights got a great performance from Jake Horton who pitched a complete game shuto...
GAME RECAP: Horton Pitches Gem, Leads Floral Park Knights to 10u Summer Showdown Championship
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Floral Park Knights 2, Phenom Baseball 0 Jake Horton tossed a complete game shutout and the Knights will await the winner of the Bayside Yankees and Titans Baseball- Fergo. pic.twitter.com/3KpatlnN17 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 12, 2023 The Floral Park Knights won their semifinal matchup against Phenom Baseball, 2-0, at Eisenhower Park behind a complete game shutout from Jake Horton who took full command on the mound from start to finish. While Floral Park would come away with the win, runs still came at a premium for them. Cooper Scheriff of Phenom Baseball also gave a quality outing for his team with the only 2 runs he gave up happening in the 2nd inning. Horton would help his cause with a lead off single. He was run for by Noah Soe after Jake...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: Owls Baseball Club-Kneisel Uses Five Run First Inning to Defeat Long Island Crew
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Owls Baseball Club- Kneisel 6, Long Island Crew 4. Long Island Crew had the tying run at 2nd in the 9th, but Luca Centauro closed it out on the mound for the Owls. @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/RVwlOwFZGB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 8, 2023 In an unconventional 9 inning 16u Boys of Summer Matchup, Owls Baseball Club produced at the plate early, and got great work from the duo of Alex Ciampi and Luca Centauro on the mound to secure a 6-4 victory over Long Island Crew at East Islip High School. Long Island Crew would threaten to start the game by getting 2 men on with 2 out. Ciampi, who started the game, picked up 1 of his 2 strikeouts to get through his first inning of work. The Owls came to the plate and immediately were off and running. The l...
GAME RECAP: Port Washington Legends Clinch Playoffs with a Win Over Baseball U LI
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Port Washington Legends 9, Baseball U LI 6. Port Washington trailed early, but the bats came alive to storm back and win. @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/DqfexiYcnm — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 6, 2023 Port Washington Legends came back from an early deficit against Baseball U LI at Wantagh Park and prevailed 9-6 with use of strong defensive play, and heads up base running. Baseball U broke the ice in the top of the 1st against Legend’s starter Cooper Blank by putting up 3 runs early. Joe Albano brought in Marco Diaz with a triple to left after Diaz got aboard to begin the game, Conner Lai followed up with a single to score Albano, and Vinny Gresko walked with the bases loaded later to get Baseball U off and running. The Legends countered right aw...
GAME RECAP: Dodgers Nation- Byrnes Scores Early, Never Look Back Against OC Titans
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Dogers Nation- Byrnes 5, OC Titans 1. Stellar outing from Matty Neumann, who gave up 1 earned while going the distance. pic.twitter.com/KPn4fOqGxw — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 6, 2023 At Wantagh Park, Matty Neumann pitched a 1-run complete game on the bump to give them a 5-1 over the OC Titans who run-ruled them earlier in the day 13-2. Aidan Carey began the game with a walk, a steal of second, and advanced home on an overthrow while stealing third. After jumping out early 1-0, Neumann worked a 1-2-3 inning to set up his team to build on their existing lead. Neumann as a lefty, utilized his pickoff plenty of times to keep runners at check when he would allow men on. Neumann also was playing at the 12u level while only being 10. Dodgers Nation off...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: LI Storm Come Through to Defeat B1000 Seminoles-Barbone Gold in Extra Innings
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL/8: LI Storm 6, B1000 1. A wild extra inning game ends in the Storm running away with it in the end. pic.twitter.com/W1erUUbLal — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 2, 2023 A pitcher’s duel at Hofstra University in the Boys of Summer 15u American Division turned into an offensive surge for the LI Storm in their 6-1 victory on Tuesday night. Ben Feil for the Seminoles and Jake Ragusa for the Storm were dominant for 7 innings in the game. Feil, a left-handed pitcher, executed 2 pickoffs to perfection to get runners off the bases and mixed in 7 punch outs to keep the Storm’s offense at bay through the first 7 frames. On the other side, Ragusa also tossed 7 shutout innings, during the first 6 innings, no Seminole had reached second base. Ragusa induced 2 ...
GAME RECAP: South Shore Clippers Take Game 3 to win Their 2nd HCBL Championship
by Andrew Barbieri Bobby Finn is our Muddy Locker Player of the Game. pic.twitter.com/yUtz7p7YF5 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 31, 2023 With a 15-5 win over the Westhampton Aviators to take the best of 3 HCBL Championship Series, the South Shore Clippers won their 1st Championship since 2017, at the time they were the Long Island Road Warriors. All 6 games they played in the postseason were at their opponent’s ballpark, they took 2 of 3 against Sag Harbor to then win 8-7 in game 1 versus Westhampton, then secure a victory in game 3 after a 11-3 loss in game 2. In all their wins, the common denominator for the Clipper was solid pitching. Against the Whalers in their wins, South Shore only gave up 2 runs and even in their game 1 win against the Aviators where they allowed 7 run...
GAME RECAP: Aviators Force a Game 3 in the HCBL Championship Series with a Dominating Win
by Andrew Barbieri There will be a Game 3! The Aviators defeat the Clippers and we’ll see a winner take all Game 3 to determine the champion tomorrow at 4pm at Aviator Field. pic.twitter.com/Jo7KUzR2EE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 30, 2023 With their backs against the wall, the Westhampton Aviators, as the away team in their own ballpark, did what they do best which is produce runs as they scored 11 to beat the South Shore Clippers 11-3. South Shore won Game 1, 8-7, after Tyree Jackson hit a go-ahead home run to give the Clippers the win on Saturday. With the win for Westhampton today, Game 3 will be at 4:00 on Monday at Aviator Field. The Clippers are seeking their 2nd title in club history, the Aviators seeking their 5th. The main issue for South Shore was they did not h...
Moore Hits First Cycle in HCBL History, Top Seeded Aviators Take Care of Business in Regular Season Finale
by Andrew Barbieri Zev Moore is the Muddy Locker Player of the Game. He hit the first cycle in HCBL history today in a 13-6 win. pic.twitter.com/ukfK43OjBX — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 23, 2023 As they have done all summer long, the Aviators bats produced plenty of runs to finalize their regular season record at 21-11-2 with a 13-6 win over the North Fork Ospreys at Aviator Field. North Fork started the game off hot, Brady Karp and Jackson Curtis got aboard on back-to-back walks, then Christian Fagnant hit one inside the right field foul pole for a 3-run homer to get ahead in the 1st. Fagnant finishes the season with 7 home runs which was good for 2nd in the league, he also hit a grand slam in the HCBL All Star Game for Team Blue. The Ospreys’ lead would not last for long th...
Team Red and Team Blue Tie in the HCBL’s 10th Annual All-Star Game
by Andrew Barbieri Ty Gilligan is our Muddy Locker Player of the Game. pic.twitter.com/iUwPSItJ2v — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 15, 2023 For the first time in the history of the All-Star Game the two teams tied with the score being 9-9. With 6 teams in the league, Team Red comprised of the best players from Shelter Island, South Shore, and Westhampton while Team Blue carried the best players from Southampton, Sag Harbor, and North Fork. Team Red jumped out early in the 2nd inning with a 7-spot to get themselves off and running. Sean Keys, Matt Torres, and Jack Halloran all singled to setup their Aviator teammate Luke Mistone to drive in with a 2-run single. Later on after a couple of runs scored, another Aviator Ethan Guerra drilled a 3-run homer to make it 7-0. Guerra is 2n...
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