Chris McHugh
Commack Enters 2024 Atop the Mountain
Final: Commack 9, Shenendehowa 0 WP: Evan Kay (CG shutout, 2 hits) Commack will play Ketchum in the Class AA State Finals on Saturday pic.twitter.com/cWRiSEdV0H — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 10, 2023 Commack was as close as possible to winning their first State Championship in program history. They fired a no-hitter in the Class AA Finals against Ketchum but lost, 2-1. They finished with a record of 25-3. While that loss certainly stung, it shouldn’t take away from the fact that they continued their reign as the top baseball program in Suffolk County – they have captured back-to-back-to-back Suffolk Class AA Championships and they defeated Massapequa, 7-0, in a rare anticlimactic Long Island Championship at St. Joseph’s University. Coach Matt Salmon followin...
Commack Continues to Establish Itself as Premier Program in Suffolk County
Bottom 4: A grand slam by Justin Crispino and Commack opens up a 7-3 lead pic.twitter.com/Rpr7jcYEui — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2022 Commack took the field in 2022 with heavy hearts following the tragic passing of their beloved coach Bryan Bonin. He was a winner on the field and a truly respected man in the community and a loving father, husband, son and brother. The Commack community rallied behind him and honored him in the best way they knew how – continue to win. The Cougars went 17-1 in the regular season, capturing the League Championship and they continued to win as they went 7-1 during the Suffolk County playoffs, capturing their third County Championship since 2017. They had their season end in the Long Island Championship against their new rival, Massape...
Longwood Forces Winner-Take-All With 4-3 Win Against Commack
Longwood head coach Ryan McSherry following the playoff victory pic.twitter.com/ApxJZKSYaB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 24, 2022 Well I guess they won’t want me covering any more Commack games. The Cougars, who had been riding an 18-game winning streak since their last loss on April 5 – which was when we last covered them – lost 4-3 to Longwood which forces a winner-take-all Conference I Championship today. Longwood brought their bats in the first inning against Stony Brook-commit Eric Mohr. Devin Montalvo led the game off with a walk and he was sacrificed to second base by Mike Arbuiso and he scored on Louis Kaleb’s RBI single to make it 1-0. Mason Mehling went the other way with a single and Preston Gerena scored Kaleb with an RBI single of his own t...
Tom Ribaudo’s Three-Run Blast Propels Ward Melville to 4-2 Win
Ward Melville catcher Tom Ribaudo following his late game heroics in the 4-2 victory over Commack pic.twitter.com/JGicHCGMmL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 5, 2022 When Commack and Ward Melville square off, there is guaranteed to be some sort of dramatic finish. We’ve seen it time-and-time again, most notably that 2019 semifinals matchup at Ward Melville. This game did not feature nearly as much offense or ejections, but there was an exciting finish with an exclamation point from the captain. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning against reliever Matt Mayer, Ward Melville captain Tom Ribaudo stepped to the plate after a 4-6-3 double play briefly took some of the life out of the home faithful. A walk drawn by Rob Looney flipped the lineup and brought up Ribaudo....
Chris McHugh Commits to VCU
Please consider signing up for our monthly membership to ensure you don’t miss any content! 2021 was an incredible season for Commack. They ran through Suffolk County on their way to an appearance in the Conference I Long Island Championship against perennial powerhouse Massapequa. In a well-played game at St. Joseph’s College, the Cougars prevailed to capture their first LIC in program history. What made the accomplishment even more impressive is that they were able to do so knowing that their Head Coach, Bryan Bonin, was battling cancer. The boys were able to rally behind their coach on their way to the best season in program history and their second county title since 2017. While they definitely had some impact seniors like staff ace Craig Pihlkar, SS Connor Pedersen and CF ...
New York City Captures the 1st Annual Mike Leiderman Cup
Maritime HC Charlie Barbieri discusses the impact that Mike Leiderman had on his career and why tonight was about celebrating his life pic.twitter.com/58PhA5wJmQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 18, 2021 Oh what a night! The first annual Mike Leiderman Cup took place last night at SUNY Maritime between rosters composed of players from New York City and Long Island. The game was competitive, with New York City winning 3-1, holding off a late LI rally that all occurred with two outs and nobody on in the 9th, but the reason for the event was to honor the life of Mike Leiderman and raise money for the ALS Foundation. From that standpoint, it was a resounding success as we were able to raise $5,000 for the cause. The evening began with 3x World Series champ and New York Mets Hall o...
