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Game of the Week Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Wild Game Ends With Play at the Plate
by Max Edelman FINAL: Bellmore 14 – Calhoun 13 A miracle Calhoun rally falls short at the plate, as catcher Derek Fong makes an incredible tag to end the game. Bellmore moves to 6-0 in league play and extends their win streak to 7. pic.twitter.com/09kfvitZAd — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 17, 2025 In a game that featured 27 runs, 26 hits and four total home runs, the Bellmore JFK Cougars took down the Calhoun Colts 14-13, the final out was recorded on a play at the plate. Entering the top of the seventh inning down 14-6, the Colts stormed back, scoring seven seventh inning runs. With two on and two out, pitcher Cenzo Caravello’s pitch got past catcher Derek Fong. With what would have been the game tying run sprinting home, Fong was able to regather the ball and make a s...
Calhoun Looks to Bounce Back After a Rare Mediocre Season
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman Are you kidding !! Trailing 5-2 and down to their final out, Joey Goodman crushes a walk-off grand slam to send Calhoun into the Nassau Class A Finals against Division! Calhoun 6, Mepham 5 pic.twitter.com/zSdoxrlY4S — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2023 When you’re at the top, everyone is gunning for you. For the Calhoun Colts, they were unable to continue their domination that they enjoyed over the course of the 2022 and 2023 season. Head coach Art Canestro, reflected back on a 9-10-1 season that he wished had a better ending for his program. “Coming off the last two seasons, we won 49 combined games in 2022 and 2023.” Canestro said. We had been in the County Finals both y...
Where Are They Now Powered by Prime Performance: Jake Thomas
(This is the third installment of “Where Are They Now” in which we catch up with some of the great players in Long Island history. Previously, we featured James Bailin and Jeff Tyler. Thank you to Prime Performance for sponsoring this year’s series.) The Early Days Jake Thomas was raised in Merrick, NY. He is the youngest of two children, his sister being one year older. After moving a few times during his youth, Jake’s family settled in Merrick when he was in 3rd grade. He was a die-hard sports fan, he also played hockey and football until high school. His favorite team was the New York Yankees. At the first baseball game he attended in 2nd grade, he was fortunate enough to get Jorge Posada to give him his game used bat when he wished him a Happy Birthday prior to ...
GAME RECAP: KK Delacruz Drives in 7 As Division Cruises to 12-3 Win At Calhoun
by Max Edelman It’s Kaolis Delacruz who opens the scoring for Division! He connects on a two out, two run single to left! 2-0 Division, heading to the bottom of the third. pic.twitter.com/LQUe3B3i8o — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 15, 2024 The Division Blue Dragons, fueled by a seven RBI game Kaolis Delacruz, cruised past the Calhoun Colts 12-3 on the road on Monday. April. 15. After two scoreless frames, the Dragons finally exploded, scoring all 12 of their runs in the final five innings of the game. The big game for Delacruz came on numerous different hits in a number of different spots. Delacruz’s first two RBIs came on a single in the third inning. His third RBI came on a single in the fifth inning. But the biggest play for Delacruz came in the sixth, when he connected on...
Calhoun’s Clutch Hitting Blasts Them Past Garden City
by Mike Merolle The @GCsports player of the game was Calhoun’s Joe Belbol. He spoke to Axcess Baseball after defeating Garden City 11-3 pic.twitter.com/CTVyLs3SM0 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 11, 2024 The Calhoun Colts did not let rainy conditions affect their game on Thursday as they defeated Garden City 11-3. The Calhoun bats made the difference in this one but the early game had solid pitching by both sides. Josh Cohen was on the mound for Garden City and his first inning went as any pitcher would dream. A strikeout and two quick outs assisted by the defense. The outing began to go south in the third as the Colts started putting runners on base. For Calhoun, Ryan Morash pitched the entire game and was efficient. Morash allowed early scoring but shut the door quickly a f...
Calhoun Looks to Maintain Their Spot Among Nassau County’s Best
by Max Edelman Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Are you kidding !! Trailing 5-2 and down to their final out, Joey Goodman crushes a walk-off grand slam to send Calhoun into the Nassau Class A Finals against Division! Calhoun 6, Mepham 5 pic.twitter.com/zSdoxrlY4S — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2023 Entering his 10th season as head coach of the Calhoun Colts, Art Canestro along with 2023 Nassau assistant coach of the year, Steve DeMarco, has built the program into one of Nassau County’s elites. In 2022, Calhoun reached the mountain top, winning the Class A Long Island Championship over Rocky Point. Although the Colts were unable to defend their title in 2023, his Colts still charged to a 24-4 overa...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Calhoun’s Bats Explode for 14 Runs, Advance to Nassau A Final Four
Final: Calhoun 14, Wantagh 0 (5 innings) WP: Aaron Small Charlie Imhof: 3-for-4, HR Brian Sanchez and Matt Kalfas: 2 hits, 2 RBIs each Calhoun improves to 22-1 pic.twitter.com/DwuAG8xSUp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 19, 2023 Relentless. That’s the only way to describe Calhoun’s offensive attack. The reigning Class A Long Island Champs have bludgeoned their way to a 22-1 overall record to start the season. They faced one of the best programs on LI today, Wantagh, but they treated them as they have treated every team they’ve faced this season and that’s by putting up runs early and often. Calhoun sent LHP Aaron Small to the mound against Wantagh. He was close to flawless as he pitched the five inning complete game, allowing just a walk in the first innin...
GAME RECAP: Danny Goodman Powers Calhoun To A 11-2 Win, Stay Undefeated
by Eddie Lennon Calhoun remains undefeated thanks to the Axcess Baseball player of the game powered by @GCsports. He went all 7, striking out 6 and only allowing 1 earned run. pic.twitter.com/0jFUgLSVug — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 1, 2023 Calhoun has had one goal every single game this season and they have accomplished it, win. They have managed to do it every time, as they are undefeated, 14-0. The reigning Long Island Champs hoped to keep their streak alive as they faced the MacArthur Generals. Calhoun’s Danny Goodman had his best stuff today and kept the streak going for his squad as he dominated on the mound. Goodman was nothing but remarkable today. The southpaw tossed a complete game, striking out six, only allowing one earned run on just four hits. After an unearned ...
Calhoun Slugs Their Way to a Big Opening Day Victory Over Long Beach
by Eddie Lennon Here’s Charlie Imhof’s 3-R HR from today’s win pic.twitter.com/soNP8SEnuC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 27, 2023 Calhoun, the 2022 Class A Long Island champions, picked up in 2023 right where they left off in 2022. They opened the season with an overpowering 21-2 win over Long Beach. Calhoun made it clear that they are prepared to defend their title and look to repeat. PJ Kakalos took the mound for Calhoun while Dylan Cantwell was on the hill for Long Beach. Fairfield-commit Matt Kalfas was an early spark plug for Calhoun’s offense, singling to left and stealing second in the first. This set up Charlie Imhof, a Molloy-commit, to get his tremendous day started. Imhof drove in Kalfas to take an early lead. Long Beach tied it up in the second inning when Alonso ...
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...
Calhoun Captures First Nassau County Championship Since 2012
by Nick Cipolla Final: Calhoun wins the Nassau County Class A Championship 12-6 over Clarke. PJ Kakalos strikes out the last batter of the game to secure the victory for Calhoun pic.twitter.com/56K7FXIOjN — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2022 Hitting with two outs is what separates playoff contenders from championship teams. Both Calhoun and Clarke displayed that ability in today’s Class A County Final, but it was Calhoun’s ability to do this almost at will that made all the difference and lead them to victory. Clarke jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning thanks to two consecutive 2-out RBI singles from Giancarlo Rengifo and Zaim Deljanin. Clarke held Calhoun off the board in the bottom half despite a one-out double that went all the way to the wall b...
