Blue Chip Summer Series
Showtime Strong defeat West Side Hawks in Action-Packed Game
by Nick Cipolla Derek Masino lauches his second triple of the game to left center field to make it 6-1 Showtime Strong pic.twitter.com/oCHHXYLCpP — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 17, 2022 In a game filled with tension, Showtime Strong made sure to prove their dominance and beat the West Side Hawks in a game under the lights at Cantiague Park. Through two innings of play, it seemed as if it would be a game between two very good starters on two very good teams. Ryan Barlow cruised through the first two innings for Showtime Strong, striking out 5 of the 6 batters he faced in the first two innings of work. However, he was matched by the big lefty hurler from the Hawks Caiden Steinkamp, who didn’t allow a hit through 2 innings of work, despite being forced to change his footwear duri...
Brian Baek Leads LI Storm to 9-1 Victory
by Nick Cipolla Postgame interview with Baruch Commit Brian Baek after a 3-3 performance with a home run and 4 RBIs pic.twitter.com/oVrOQZtDhv — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 17, 2022 Brian Baek was a one-man band today in LI Storm’s victory over the LI Titans-Patane. He was 3-for-3 at the plate and he knocked in 4 of the 10 runs that crossed the plate for the Storm. Baek got it started early for the Storm in the bottom of the first as he knocked in leadoff man Roy Longarzo with an RBI single to make it 1-0 Storm. LI Storm made it 2-0 on a George Demacopoulous double deep into the right center gap. Immediately after Demacopoulous hit his RBI double, Ryan Foerst, the LI Storm starting pitcher, hit an RBI double of his own to give the Storm an early 3-0 lead. The Storm didn’t ge...
