Devon O’Brien
Elite Takes First Place From Grit Baseball in Dominant Win
Grit Baseball went into this matchup with Elite up one point in the Town of Brookhaven Summer Varsity Gold division standings. The two strong teams went head-to-head calling upon two hard-throwing lefties to make the start. Elite’s LHP, Jaryd Amy of Westhampton Beach, would earn the win in a game that only went six innings due to time limit. Elite would win by a score of, 10-2, after going up, 5-0, in the third. The class of 2018 LHP would prove to be a strikeout machine, striking out 11 batters in his four and two thirds innings of work. He would allow only one earned run walking six and allowing three hits. Amy considers himself a strikeout pitcher, but he is aware of the pitch count issues that come with primarily being a strikeout guy. “It’s definitely a blessing and a curse because I ...
Ryan Picarello Delivers Walk-Off Single in 11th to Propel Mount Sinai to 4-3 Win Over Southampton
Ryan Picarello wins it for Mount Sinai ! 4-3 (11 innings) pic.twitter.com/t5fNuoUTBS aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 16, 2017 If we ever get our own TV network, this one will be on aXcess baseball classics. What a game–featuring a walk-off RBI single up the middle by Ryan Picarello to deliver No. 4 Mount Sinai a 4-3 win over No. 5 Southampton. They overcame a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the 11th after the Mariners of Southampton took a 3-1 lead on consecutive RBI doubles by Devon O’Brien and Thomas Gabriele. This one was a tremendous pitcher’s duel between League 8 MVP Chad Pike and Dan Deckert. There was no score through five innings, as each pitcher was dominant. Pike worked out of a couple jams, displaying an intestinal fortitude rarely seen in a you...
