Anthony Agostinelli
Kings Park Looks to Take Next Step In Coach Abreu’s 4th Season
by Andy Smith Hunter Colagrande (Kings Park 2024) threw a no-hitter (1 walk) in the Elite 8 @ PG WWBA Upperclass Nationals. Pitching against players two years older pic.twitter.com/DyOMR26vkz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 11, 2021 Kings Park made major improvements in 2022. The Kingsmen finished with a 9-10 overall record, which is a major improvement from winning just four games in 2021. Entering his fourth season as the head coach, Andrew Abreu reflected, “We put an emphasis on the ball in play, hard contact in offensive counts and team swings in 2 strike counts, as well as being aggressive on the bases to force defenses to make plays.” The Kingsmen saw their batting average jump by .55 points, scored 35 more runs and swiped 15 more bags in comparison to 2021. Abreu, ...
Q & A With Anthony Agostinelli
This past month, the Philadelphia Phillies made a miraculous run through the potent National League and captured the NL Pennant for the first time since 2009. Despite losing in a thrilling 6-game series to the Houston Astros, it was an incredible stretch for the Fightin’ Phils. One of the reasons the team was in such good position to make a run was due to the shrewd international signings of Long Island native Sal Agostinelli. The longtime members of the Phillies scouting department is the Director of International signings and was responsible for Ranger Suarez and Seranthony Dominguez (as well as current Astros RHP Hector Neris). Sal has been an integral member of the Phillies organization for over 30 seasons and also signed several of the members of the 2008 World Series championsh...
