Dan Luisi
Holy Trinity Ready to Defend Their Title
Dan Luisi helped Holy Trinity win a title as a player in 2003 and now as a coach 20 years later pic.twitter.com/icx3H70hBO — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2023 Holy Trinity turned back the clock to 2012 as they captured the NSCHSAA for the first time in 11 years this past season. They weren’t content there, however, as they proceeded to defeat St. Peter’s and St. Francis to capture the New York State Catholic League Championship. That team had a remarkable transformation from 2 wins in 2021 to a 14-7 finish in 2022 and then to a 21-8 record and championship run in 2023. Coach Dan Luisi had a plan in place and it worked out perfectly. It should be noted that Luisi was also on Holy Trinity’s 2003 championship team for legendary coach Robert Malandro. Congratu...
GAME RECAP: Sebastian Velasquez Fires 1-Hit Gem, Holy Trinity Advances to Winner’s Bracket
Final: Holy Trinity 1, St. Anthony’s 0 WP: Sebastian Velasquez (6.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 7 Ks) S: Tyler Cook Cook drove in DelVecchio for the game’s only run in the 6th inning pic.twitter.com/XuSh5CvKC9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 21, 2023 Sebastian Velasquez twice has faced St. Anthony’s this season, and twice he has mystified their offense and out dueled their ace pitcher, Jason DeCaro. The Rhode Island-commit took the mound today against the top-seeded Friars and he was usual dominant self, firing 6.2 shutout innings, allowing 1 hit, five walks, struck out 7 and left with a 1-0 lead. Closer Tyler Cook came on the retire Kevin Baez Jr to end the game and advance the Titans to the winner’s bracket. Both pitchers were completely dominant and did not allow a single hit t...
Holy Trinity Looks to Improve Off of Strong 2022 Season
by Nick Cipolla Final: Holy Trinity 5, Kellenberg 1 WP: Sadier Vicioso RBI singles by Sean Maddi, Nico Quiroz, Nick Mace Holy Trinity improves to 8-2 pic.twitter.com/34mvZueHUB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 20, 2022 Holy Trinity is another CHSAA school that is coming off of a good 2022 season and should not be taken lightly by the rest of the league. The Titans finished their 2022 season with a combined 15-6 overall record while sweeping or splitting 6 of their 7 league series while going 4-2 against the city division and a playoff berth. Coach Dan Luisi feels that there is a lot of firepower on this roster and is very excited to get going with the season. “This team is filled with really skilled baseball players, many of them will continue their baseball career at great col...
Holy Trinity’s Young Core Hopes to Lead Bounceback Season
by Mike Anderson Sometimes, you’ve got to go through some growing pains. That’s exactly what Holy Trinity High School Varsity Baseball head coach Dan Luisi and his club did last year. The team struggled overall in a tough CHSAA conference, which featured dominant teams like Kellenberg and Chaminade. Despite a last place finish, Holy Trinity gained something invaluable towards their future: experience. Luisi said in an interview with Axcess Baseball that Holy Trinity went into the 2021 season with a very young varsity team by design, as they were starting seven sophomores and one freshman in their lineup by season’s end. These players have now experienced the competitive nature of their opponents, as well as the level of varsity baseball in general, something that statistics cannot weigh. B...
Led by 10 Seniors, Holy Trinity Poised For Bounceback Season
by Zevan Shuster Despite excellent competition in the Catholic League, Holy Trinity has both the talent and the experience to compete with just about anybody. They are coming off a tough season, but they were able to win a first-round playoff game at Mitchel Field against St. Dominic before dropping their next two. “I’m really excited for the upcoming season. I think that, this being my third year now as the leader of the program, I think we’ve kind of built the culture of what it takes to win and what it takes to be successful, not just individually, but as a group,” head coach Dan Luisi said. In order for the culture to be where it needs to be, and for the team’s chemistry to come along with it, experience, and veteran leadership play a huge role. “One of our strengths is going to be o...
Q & A With Holy Trinity Head Coach Dan Luisi
(Photo Credit: 27east.com) During my days at Farmingdale State, I had the pleasure of playing for Coach Dan Luisi in 2011. Since then, he has moved up the coaching ranks to Div-I as an assistant at Stony Brook, then a Head Coach for the West Hampton Aviators of the HCBL and now as the Head Coach of his alma mater, Holy Trinity HS. I had the opportunity to speak with him, and here is what he had to say… How excited are you to be taking over a very storied and successful Holy Trinity program and taking over for a well-respected Head Coach? Being able to take over Holy Trinity HS is inspiring and self-rewarding for me. I have always been a Titan–even long after I graduated from there in 2005. I have a great deal of pride in the school and the program, an I’m honored to follo...
