Andrew Lenski
Motivated by Last Year’s County Final, Plainview-JFK Hungry to Take Final Step
by Max Edelman Special thanks for Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Plainview JFK punches their ticket to the Nassau Class AA Finals against Massapequa with a thrilling 6-5 win over Farmingdale ! pic.twitter.com/cwDKpQ4dHb — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2023 Following a season with a heartbreaking ending is always difficult. But head coach John Givargidze’s team, they are facing that challenge head-on. Givargidze, who is entering his 11th season as the head coach of the Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK Hawks, looks to rebound after a strong season that didn’t end the way anyone imagined. “We finished 20-8. We lost in the county finals on a walk-off grand slam with two outs. So we really couldn’t have gotten any closer to our go...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Plainview JFK Wins a 6-5 Thriller, Advance to Nassau AA Finals
Andrew Lenski had 2 hits including a 3-R shot in the first inning as Plainview JFK advances to the Nassau Class AA Finals against Massapequa @GCsports pic.twitter.com/42Y4IQOBPX — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 Last year, Farmingdale defeated Plainview JFK in the Nassau AA Semifinals and that was something that was not lost on the returning players. The Hawks, who graduated one of their best players in program history last season in Dylan Banner, were able to rely behind last year’s postseason exit and exercise those playoff demons against their crosstown rivals. The teams split the first two games of the series with the road teams winning each game. Plainview made sure to take some of the anxiety out of the home crowd as they drew back-to-back walks to start the g...
GAME RECAP: Plainview JFK Scores 11 Unanswered Runs, Defeats Port Washington 11-3
by Eddie Lennon Peter Bounougious is the Axcess Baseball Player of the game Powered by @GCsports . He went 3-4 with a two-run home run. Plainview JFK wins 11-3. pic.twitter.com/omkvUxxDzy — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 18, 2023 In Game 2 of their series, Plainview JFK was overpowering once again. After a double-digit shutout victory on Monday, they defeated Port Washington once again, 11-3. After failing to score yesterday, Port Washington was the first to get on the scoreboard on Tuesday. In the first, Gawley hit an RBI double to left to drive in Milgrim to score the first run. Jack Robinson would hit double down the 3rd base line to make it 2-0. Koki Maezawa drove in the third run by grounding out to the pitcher. Just like that they were up 3-0 before their starter, Jake Sc...
After losing in County Finals, Plainview Poised to Take Next Step
By Michael Malaszczyk Dylan Banner just crushed a go-ahead, 2-R HR in the eighth to give Plainview JFK a 6-4 lead over Syosset pic.twitter.com/xNZOHPnXmm — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 13, 2021 Coach John Givargidze of Plainview is gearing up for another playoff run in 2022. Plainview had a terrific season in 2021. They finished with a 14-7 overall record, and went as far as the county finals; they ended up losing the county finals to a great team in Massapequa. Givargidze had nothing but praise for how his team performed in an interview with Axcess Baseball. “I am so proud of the way the boys came into the season last year with focus and a little chip on their shoulders,” said Givargidze. “It was a great group of kids who had fun together and most importantly, played for eac...
