Evan Giordano on the 9-4 victory for Stony Brook over Iona pic.twitter.com/PbtsDkscKo — Axcess Elite (@axcess_elite) March 11, 2020 With one badly-needed offensive spurt, the Stony Brook Seawolves were able come away with a 9-4 victory over the Iona Gaels. Trailing 4-0 entering the bottom of the fourth, the Seawolves posted a six-spot sparked by a two-run shot by freshman Brett Paulsen and a two-run single to right field by freshman Derek Yalon to tie it up. Johnny Decker followed with an RBI infield single and a bases loaded walk to Brad Hipsley gave them an insurance run. They added to that lead on a solo shot by Evan Giordano, the team’s leading hitter, in the sixth inning. The victory was important for the Seawolves, who were sputtering offensively with a team batting average of ...
The Long Island Titans held their annual Media Day at the Cove Academy in Glen Cove today. Of their 2016 graduating class, 41 players have signed their letters of intent to play college ball. Of that group 30 were in attendance. Twelve players will go on to play Div-I baseball. That group includes Tristan Amone (Fairfield), Tyler Arella (Villanova), Brandon Bonanno (Stony Brook), Brandon Fanizza (NYIT), Nick Grande (Stony Brook), Garrett Heaton (Stony Brook), John LaRocca (Monmouth), Straton Podaras (Radford), Kyle Strovink (Lamar), Marc Wangenstein (Albany), Ray Weber (Albany) and Robert Weissheier (Hofstra). The Titans have done a tremendous job of getting their ballplayers to the next level. A vast majority of the local players recognize that and have chosen to play with them. “Wh...