Brian Chin
Calhoun Hoping to Defend Their Title as Long Island Class A Champs
Calhoun captures the 2022 Class A Long Island Championship! pic.twitter.com/kjYnciemui — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 4, 2022 Entering the 2022 season, Calhoun’s HC Art Canestro knew he had a good team. The reality was, though, that they had just graduated Patrick Sanchez, who had one of the most prolific offensive seasons in Nassau County history and was off to the College of Charleston. That 2021 team averaged 7.5 runs per game and made it to the Conference Finals before losing to Garden City on a walk-off. “I thought we would be pretty good,” said Canestro. “We were in a conference that some would say wasn’t the strongest. The knock on us was that we aren’t in the powerhouse A-4 conference where they beat each other up and it helps them g...
Q & A With Calhoun RHP Brian Chin
Calhoun RHP Brian Chin struck out 17(!) In a no-hitter over Sewanhaka pic.twitter.com/DLRAaM3u2u — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 18, 2022 Calhoun captured their first Nassau County Championship since 2012 this past week with a victory over Rocky Point – an incredibly talented team that was riding a 17-game winning streak. They had to run through the gauntlet that is the Nassau Class A postseason, having to defeat a talented MacArthur and Clarke teams two of three just for the right to face Rocky Point in the LIC at St. Joseph’s. They had contributions up-and-down their roster but a major reason for their regular season success was the complete domination of ace RHP Brian Chin. The hard-throwing senior was untouchable. He allowed just one hit during the regular seas...
JJ Palumbo’s Huge Day Gives Clarke Game 1 Victory Over Calhoun
Postgame interview with JJ Palumbo who went 3-for-4 with the go-ahead 2-R double in the 3-1 victory for Clarke pic.twitter.com/Rn6rnlCJtW — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 29, 2022 Sometimes when you face an ace, you have to tip your cap and hope to bounce back the next day. Other times, you can overcame a late game deficit with a clutch, two-run double to steal a playoff game and go up 1-0 in a best-of-three. Fortunately for the Clarke Rams, it was the latter. They were trailing 1-0 against Calhoun with ace and Diamond Award favorite Brian Chin on the mound. After squandering plenty of opportunities throughout the game including getting a runner thrown out at the plate in the 1st inning, they were able to pull through in a big way in the sixth inning. Designated hitter JJ Palumbo...
Dom Romano’s Walk-Off Infield Single Caps Remarkable Pitcher’s Duel
Ryan Degnan struck out 14, allowing just one hit and one walk and Carey won on a walk-off infield single in the bottom of the 7th pic.twitter.com/bgpt0MdTQG — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 25, 2022 For six innings, there was virtually zero offense. And then the game really started. Carey’s Ryan Degnan and Calhoun’s Brian Chin were locked in an epic pitcher’s duel that featured dueling no-hitters with a combined 21 strikeouts through six innings. Neither pitcher would blink. Chin did it himself in the top of the seventh inning. He led off with a double to left field in which the throw by left fielder Jayden Gigante beat him, but he was able to slide under the tag to get himself into scoring position to start the inning. The next batter, Charlie Imhof, bunted h...
