Andy Smith
GAME RECAP: Massapequa Cyclones Narrowly Defeat Phenom
by Andy Smith Thomas Solnick gives Massapequa an early lead in the opening frame with an RBI double pic.twitter.com/hp6lGwwf2U — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 1, 2023 Massapequa narrowly defeated Phenom in a very tight game. First baseman Dominick Podmore was the first baserunner of the game and reached on a single and then proceeded to swipe second base. Center fielder Thomas Solnick would score Podmore on a double to open the scoring in favor of the Cyclones. The Phenom would tie the game in the second inning courtesy of center fielder Cooper Scheriff, who showcased some heads-up baserunning. James Henchy was given the starting nod for Massapequa and delivered two innings of one-run ball with three punchouts. He also made a great play in the opening frame to pick off ...
GAME RECAP: Bayside Yankees and Phenom Battle It Out to a 5-5 Tie
by Andy Smith Final score 5-5. Tie Game pic.twitter.com/2zIHNPLscs — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 1, 2023 This was a hard-fought game that finished in a stalemate. The Bayside Yankees could not muster much in the opening frame. Right fielder Anthony Verde tallied their first hit with a two-out single, followed by a base-on-balls by first baseman Nick Grigonis, but they were unable to score. In the bottom half of the frame, Phenom got on the board first thanks to great base running by Dexter Muether who reached via a single, stole second, and then made it to home on a passed ball. Muether started the game for Phenom and delivered five innings of three-run ball. Along the way, he would strike out three batters with one caught looking. Jesse Baldassare would spark th...
Saturday College Recap (5/6) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Andy Smith Division-I: Stony Brook: The Seawolves jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead thanks to an RBI triple by Evan Giordano, RBI ground out by Shane Paradine and RBI single by Derek Yalon. Unfortunately, that was all for the Stony Brook offense as Delaware’s starting pitcher, Joey Silan, settled in and fired 7 strong innings to earn the W. Wyatt Nelson locked down the 2 inning save.Josh O’Neill was tagged with the loss as he allowed 6 runs over 6.2 innings with five walks and four strikeouts. Evan Giordano and Matt Brown-Eiring each had two hits for Stony Brook who drop to 19-25 on the season and 10-13 in CAA play. These teams will finish up their series on Sunday afternoon. St. John’s 9, Villanova 10 The Red Storm fell just short in a back-and-forth game. St. John’s got on t...
Friday College Recap (5/5) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Andy Smith Division-I: Hofstra 7, Monmouth 1 Final out of Brad Camarda’s NO-HITTER❗ #Hofstra wins at Monmouth, 7-1, behind just the third no-hitter in program history! He joins Seamus Brazill and John Rooney in the No-Hit Club. #PrideOfLI #NoHitter@NCAABaseball@D1Baseball@KendallRogers@stitch_head pic.twitter.com/iZJulRn8jO — Hofstra Baseball (@HofstraBaseball) May 5, 2023 Brad Camarda was the star of the show as the senior fired the third no-hitter in program history. Strangely enough the first two were both thrown in 2018. The Pride had control of this one early as they built a three-run lead in the opening frame highlighted by a two-run double by third baseman Ryan Morash. Then in the third, it was Morash again, who brought in his third and fourth runs of the day, this time off...
Offense Powers East Islip Over the Top Against Hauppauge
by Andy Smith East Islip 11 Hauppauge 6 WP Nick Rizzo Veltman and Kneisel both had 3RBIs for East Islip pic.twitter.com/vbD8CTeub5 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 1, 2023 It was a cold, windy day but the offenses were hot and tallied a combined seventeen runs by a score of 11-6 with East Islip as the victor. The Eagles got to Nick Rizzo in the first inning and scored three runs off a two-run triple by first baseman Mike Oliveto, who was able to round home plate off a throwing error. The Redmen responded in the bottom half of the frame by putting up four runs to give them a one-run lead. Left fielder Thomas Costarelli got things started with a lead-off single. Then, Alex Johnston reached first, which was followed by a base on balls to Rizzo which loaded the bases. Then following...
Saturday College Recap (4/29) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Andy Smith Division-I: St. John’s Game 1: St. John’s 9 , Georgetown 4 Game 2: St. John’s 2, Georgetown 6 T8 | 9-4 SJU SAY GOODBYE, @GlancyDavid 💣💣 pic.twitter.com/MKX7adQ7v2 — St. John’s Baseball (@StJohnsBaseball) April 29, 2023 The Red Storm opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI base on balls. Saint John’s extended their lead to three with a two-run single by center fielder David Glancy. The Red Storm continued to attack pitches and put this game away in the fifth with two home runs, one each by Glancy (1 RBI) and backstop Jimmy Keenan (3 RBI). Georgetown put up four runs across the sixth and seventh runs but could not weather the ‘Storm’ as Glancy hit another long ball (2 RBI) in the eighth. The second game, Georgetown slipped the script from the opener and pu...
Friday College Recap (4/28) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Andy Smith Division-I: Game 1: Stony Brook 5, North Carolina A&T State University 1 Game 2: Stony Brook 5, North Carolina A&T State University 3 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐖! Ben goes the distance on #FeroFriday 🏴☠️ 🌊🐺 x #NCAABaseball x @BenFer73 pic.twitter.com/0LlAQaoeLd — Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) April 28, 2023 The Aggies opened the scoring in the first game in the third inning and scored their only run off a double by right fielder Shemar Dalton. The Seawolves evened the score in the fourth off a double by shortstop Matt Miceli. In the following frame, third baseman Evan Giordano brought in the winning run on a single. Stony Brook put up two more runs in the sixth, which was highlighted by another RBI by Miceli and then in the seventh, left fielder Matt Brown-Eiring hit a s...
Ryan Conk Leads Smithtown West in 3-0 Shutout
by Andy Smith Ryan Conk was today’s Game Changer by throwing a complete game shutout to lead the Bulls of Smithtown West to a 3 – 0 victory. pic.twitter.com/JbDOfWLewy — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 24, 2023 Pitching was the story today as only three players rounded the bases, and all were Smithtown West Bulls. Ryan Conk was the star of the show, throwing a complete game shutout with eight punchouts while surrendering only three hits and two walks. Conk was resilient today and got out of a few jams with runners in scoring position multiple times to keep this game scoreless. Catcher John Dwyer (MIT-commit) drew a one-out walk in the opening frame and then stole second base. However, Conk would retire the next consecutive batters via a groundout and a strikeout. In ...
Saturday College Recap (4/22) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Andy Smith Stony Brook 5, Elon 18 It was a night to forget for Stony Brook, as they were defeated 18-5 by host Elon University. The game was actually 1-0 entering the bottom of the fifth before the Phoenix offense exploded for two runs in the fifth, seven in the sixth, three in the seventh and five in the eighth innings. Evan Giordano led the way for the Seawolves, going 4-for-4, he now has 57 hits on the season. Evan Fox, Shane Paradine and Derek Yalon each had two hits as well. Josh O’Neill was tagged with the loss for Stony Brook. These two teams will be back in action today at 1pm. St. John’s 2, Creighton 10 St. John’s fell to Creighton for a second straight game. Creighton had 16 hits and were the beneficiaries of 4 St. John’s errors. Jimmy Keenan had two hits for...
Friday College Recap (4/21) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Andy Smith Division-I: LIU 9, Merrimack 6 (11 innings) WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM! Jake Mastillo wins it with one swing! pic.twitter.com/uqeWU0ShzW — LIU Baseball (@LIU_Baseball) April 21, 2023 The Sharks grabbed an early lead in the second inning with a sacrifice bunt and two-run home run by third baseman Brian O’Boyle. Merrimack got on the board in the third off a two-run blast by backstop Frankie Ferrentino in the third inning. LIU responded in the bottom half of the frame with an RBI single by second baseman Jarod Wade which gave them a two-run lead. The Sharks tacked on another run in the fifth off a JC Navarro single. Merrimack fought back and got within one run in the sixth inning after first baseman/third baseman Braydon Dolbashian ripped a two-run triple. Then in the seventh, anothe...
Saturday College Recap (4/15) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
Division-I: Stony Brook 11, Northeastern 3 Catcher Ryan Micheli got things going early for the Sea Wolves with an RBI single in the opening frame, and then tallied two more runs from a sacrifice fly, throwing error, and a Brett Paulsen single to give them an early four run lead. Paulsen would then cap off a three-run second inning with another RBI single. Stony Brook continued to attack pitches and scored two more in the third off an RBI knock by third baseman Evan Giordano and another sacrifice fly, which gave them a nine run lead. The Huskies got on the board in the fourth inning via a solo shot from catcher Matt Brinker. Stony Brook capped their strong offensive showcase with a solo homerun in the eighth, courtesy of left fielder Matt Brown-Eiring who finished the day with four runs...
Friday College Recap (4/14) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Andy Smith Division-I: Stony Brook 3, Northeastern 8 (10 innings) TIE GAME! TIE GAME! 🤩 🌊🐺 x #NCAABaseball pic.twitter.com/eEEDvnhiTQ — Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) April 14, 2023 Northeastern got out to an early two-run lead off a solo shot by second baseman Carmelo Musacchia and an RBI groundout in the third. The Seawolves got on the board in the fifth off an RBI groundout by first baseman Brett Paulsen. Then in the seventh, left fielder Harrison Feinberg launched a solo homerun to give the Huskies a two-run lead. In the eighth, Stony Brook tied the game thanks to two RBI singles, one each by second baseman Evan Fox and backstop Ryan Micheli. This one went to extras, but ended in the tenth following an offensive explosion for the Huskies as they tallied five runs. Desig...
