Blue Chip Collegiate League
Q & A With Blue Chip Collegiate League Player of the Week Kenny Hirschfeld
Kellenberg has been a consistently strong program over the past several years. The highlight was certainly the back-to-back CHSAA Championships in 2016-2017 but they also made it to back-to-back finals in 2021 and 2022 where they ran into Chaminade both years. One of the man contributors on those teams was catcher Kenny Hirschfeld, who is now at New Haven. Kenny is playing in the Blue Chip Collegiate League where he was named Player of the Week after batting .500 with 2 doubles, one HR, 7 runs scored, 4 RBIs and he threw out 2 runners. I had a chance to speak with him and here’s what he had to say… Can you discuss your decision to attend New Haven and how you’e enjoyed your time there? One of the reasons why I chose the University of New Haven was because I knew that the ...
Q & A With Jordan Lambert
Jordan Lambert was named the Player of the Week for the Blue Chip Collegiate League. The slugger batted .667 for the week and on the season, he now owns and incredible slash line of .560/.645/.840. He is leading the B1 Seminoles, coached by Jimmy Bailin, in virtually every offensive category. He had three doubles, two triples, 8 RBIs, 10 runs scored, 11-for-11 in stolen bases and even has fired three shutout innings on the mound! The Plainview JFK grad is currently at Farmingdale State College, where he played in all 35 games for the Rams. He batted .313 with a .357 OBP and was second on the team with 24 RBIs. I had a chance to speak with him and here’s what he had to say… Who are some people that have had a positive influence on your career? My family, friends and all the coac...
Summer Ball is Over – What’s Next?
It’s been another thrilling year of baseball and that’s not just limited to the high school and college season. The good times have continued right through summer ball where we covered the Hamptons League, Boys of Summer, Blue Chip Collegiate League and several Blue Chip tournaments – not to mention the annual Axcess Invitational. So what’s next? In less than two weeks we will have coverage of the East Coast Youth Labor Day Bash (September 2-5th). The following weekend we will be hosting the first annual Axcess World Series which will feature 12 teams from around Long Island at the Charles Wang Athletic Complex. We will also cover the LI Boys of Summer Fall League as well as a pair of Town of Brookhaven Fall tournaments, Blue Chip Prospect tournaments and, of course...
Titans Gold Come Alive In The Eighth, Win Blue Chip Collegiate League Championship
by Chris Prystupa Ryan Picarello had a bases clearing triple paving the way for the Titans in their championship win. He takes us through his at bat and how it felt and how solid his team and pitching staff has been all summer long @BlueChipCBL pic.twitter.com/OMVh67KqU5 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 2, 2022 The LI Titans put up four runs in the top of the eighth inning en route to their 5-1 championship win over the LI Storm this evening. This championship game was filled with solid baseball by both teams from their offense and defense. It was quite the showdown between Andrew Williams, who started for the LI Storm, and Jack Carr from the Titans. There were multiple 1-2-3 innings thrown by each starter including Carr, who struck out the side in the bottom of the first. Wi...
LI Storm Come Out On Top in Back and Forth Game, Move Onto Semifinals
by Chris Prystupa We spoke with Mike Frazzeta who had a strong day up the dish. His three hits including a go head 2-run double helped power the Storms comeback win over the Nor’easters. He spoke with us about his approach and the mentality heading into the semifinals pic.twitter.com/CVUlBSbPWK — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 28, 2022 In a quarterfinal matchup for the Blue Chip Collegiate League, the Long Island Storm prevailed over the Long Island Nor’easters in a see-saw style game. The scoring got started early for the Nor’easters as Jake McCarthy did an excellent job of hanging with a curveball and lined one into center field for an RBI single. After that run both starters, Ryan Shih and Frankie Collora would throw up zeros for the next few innings. In the top ...
LI Astros Cruise To 6-0 Win Behind Chang’s Strong Start
by Chris Prystupa Here’s LI Astros starting pitcher Alex Chang. He discussed with us his game plan and some adjustments he made throughout his outing on his off speed that aided him in striking out 10 batters over six scoreless innings. pic.twitter.com/pppglheJG0 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 16, 2022 The Long Island Astros came away with a 6-0 win this morning over Team Beast Red in some Blue Chip Collegiate League action. Both teams’ starting pitchers would duel each other tossing scoreless inning after scoreless inning through the first three innings of the game. Just when the hits seemed few and far between, the LI Astros began to set the table for a big inning in the top of the fourth. The first three batters got on base with a triple and two walks respectiv...
Long Island Nor’easters Halt Batting 1.000 Seminoles Late Inning Heroics
by Chris Prystupa Nor’easters turn two to end the nail bitter. FINAL: Nor’easters 6 Seminoles: 5 pic.twitter.com/2IYjo5uAag — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 7, 2022 The LI Nor’easters managed to snuff out a late comeback attempt made by the Seminoles to hold on to win 6-5. This game was compelling with just about everything you could want, from small ball, to homeruns, to middle-inning dominant pitching both teams showed it off. The Nor’easters were swinging away right from the top of the first with a barrage of hits. Marc Cisco laced an RBI triple, Mike Manetta hit a sacrifice fly, and Jake McCarthy and Myles Vazquez joined in with back-to-back RBI singles. It was a quick jump out to a four-run lead off starter Mike Pokorny. The Seminoles were quick to make a pitch...
A Tale of Two Games: Team Beast and Next Level Baseball Split Doubleheader
by Chris Prystupa Here is Jory Lee, he’s an outfielder for Team Beast Red in the Blue Chip Collegiate League. Today he spoke with us about how it felt to get into the hit column in a big way and what it means to be able to get live reps on the field as he prepares for the fall. pic.twitter.com/P77gJHXR0Y — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 2, 2022 Team Beast Red and Next Level Baseball squared off for some Blue Chip Collegiate League action this morning at Adelphi University. In the second inning, starting pitcher for Team Beast, Russell Silverman, worked through some traffic and escaped a bases loaded jam. In the bottom half of that inning, Team Beast would open the scoring thanks to Ryan Desmond who hit a sacrifice fly to put them ahead 1-0. Team Beast capitalized on a huge thir...
Team Steel and LI Astros Split Doubleheader in Monday Night Matchup
by Chris Prystupa Here’s Mattew Filip who had a monster game two in this doubleheader. He spoke with us about how he felt up at the plate and his game plan every time he stepped in the box pic.twitter.com/7RGdaAmNt1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 21, 2022 The Long Island Astros and Team Steel squared off at Cantiague park for some Blue Chip collegiate action on Monday night. Both teams would come away with a win as Team Steel took game one by a score of 3-1 and the Astros responded by taking game two by a score of 6-3. Team Steel would waste no time in game one, capitalizing on a few walks that scored on a hard hit ball from James Ackerman off of Justin Aramini to bring in two runs. The Astros responded right away in the bottom of the first with a run of their own off of AJ P...
Next Level Sweeps Double Header from 17 Sports in Blue Chip Collegiate Action
by Chris Prystupa Here’s one of todays top performers, Andrew Heiderstadt, who dominated his game one start. He spoke with us about how he felt, what he worked on and his goals for the summer season. pic.twitter.com/OkqhbuDmIQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 14, 2022 It was a mid-week double header for Next Level and 17 Sports baseball as they went head-to-head at Cantiague Park. The first of two games was a low-scoring and quick affair as the game wrapped up in just a little over an hour. Next Level sent starting pitcher Andrew Heiderstadt to the mound and he threw a scoreless first inning in his first outing of the summer. His counterpart for the 17 Sports, Timmy Mott, would also throw a zero in his first inning as well. The pair would continue to hold each other’s tea...
Justin Bestler Fires Gem as LI Nor’Easters Capture 2021 Blue Chip Collegiate Title
Justin Bestler fires a 2-hit shutout to propel LI Nor’Easters to the 2021 Blue Chip Collegiate League Championship Final: Nor’Easters 1, Astros 0 pic.twitter.com/DWxHU9BhUf — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 9, 2021 If you stopped to take a bathroom break, there’s a good chance you missed a big portion of this one. Southpaw Justin Bestler was magnificent and efficient while firing a two-hit complete game shutout over the LI Astros in a 1-0 victory for the LI Nor’Easters. The game was completed in an incomprehensible 1 hour, 15 minutes – roughly the same time it took for the Indians and Yankees to complete three innings during the ALDS last October. Nobody was complaining about the pace of this game, as it moved along swiftly throughout with both Bes...
Hoskins, NY Nine Use Last Inning Heroics to Get Past LI Storm
by Nicholas Cipolla Game Over! Reed Hoskins rips a single up the middle to give NY Nine a come from behind win in the bottom of the seventh with 2 outs. pic.twitter.com/pkKUxlGx0c — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 1, 2021 This game was a classic from start to finish if I would say so myself. In a game that started off as a pitchers duel, we finished with a crazy bottom half of the 7th that swung in favor of NY Nine. In the first two innings, Brayden Martino and Ryan Martino traded zeros and both looked dominant. Brayden Martino of NY Nine got off to a video game-esque start as he struck out the first seven batters he faced. His Knuckleball was fooling and frustrating the LI Storm hitters for the first 2.1 innings as no one was able to put it in play. However, that changed in ...
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