Cortland baseball
HCBL’s Best Put on Offensive Showcase at Annual All-Star Game
Luke Oliphant is named the MVP of the All Star Game. He spoke with Justin Paura following the game pic.twitter.com/fCdWA8uJTy — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 10, 2018 The atmosphere at the 2018 HCBL All-Star Game could be summed up with just one word: fun. “Everybody is doing really well out here and we’re having a lot of fun playing together,” Tyler Becker of the Westhampton Aviators said before the first pitch. “It’s been really great so far.” “It’s awesome receiving this honor and getting to play with some great players,” Long Island’s Marcos Perivolaris said. “We’re going to have fun and play the game it’s meant to be played.” “It’s really fun playing ball with guys from all over the country,” Perivolaris’ Road Warriors teammate Ben McNeill said. “I’m just looking forward t...
Former Mattituck Star Gears Up for Sophomore Season at SUNY Cortland
(Photo Credit: Daniel De Mato) by Justin Paura One of the hallmarks of SUNY Cortland’s unprecedented run of success is finding those unheralded diamonds in the rough. Former Mattituck star Joe Tardif, who has lived and breathed baseball ever since he was a little kid, certainly fits in that criteria hailing from the small east-end hamlet of Cutchogue. The college sophomore had quite the high school career for Mattituck. He led the Tuckers to the Class B State Championship in 2015, earning Section Player of the Year as a junior. In his senior season, Tardif won the Suffolk VIII MVP award with a .456 batting average and won six games as a pitcher for the Tuckers, who lost in the county semifinals. The Cutchogue native also led Mattituck’s soccer team to the Class B state soccer champio...
