Dodger Nation
Thomas Morton, Dodgers Nation Cruise To 12-2 Win
Saturday afternoon was the Thomas Morton show as the 12U Dodgers Nation cruised to a 12-2 victory over Batting 1.000 in Day 3 of the Brian Moore Memorial Tournament. The oppressive heat could not contain the hard-throwing RHP and slugger as he dominated to the tune of 10 strikeouts and 3 extra-base hits at the plate. When asked if he’s ever had a game like this before he said, “yes, a few,” and that at the plate he tries to “not swing too hard and just trust my strength.” It certainly worked as he tripled to left field in his first at bat, although they did not get on the board in the first. He struck out the side in the bottom of the first needing just 12 pitches to do so. In the top of the second, Chase Palma led off with a single to left and stole second ba...
Dodger Nation Wins 5-2 Over LIB Costello
Coach Tom Pollatto on his teams performance in their victory over LIB Costello pic.twitter.com/ZrShMDdKQZ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 18, 2020 By Jared Valluzzi The matchup between Dodger Nation and Long Island Baseball (Costello) was bound to be a good one featuring two teams hungry for a victory. It was the third game of the Brian Moore Memorial Tournament which honors Brian Moore, a beloved NYPD officer who lost his life on duty. For each of these teams they were both looking to get their first win of the tournament. Despite both of these squads not being able to make the playoffs, each team came out firing right away. In the top of the first, it was Dodger nation getting two guys on early but Mike Kalista who was on the hill for LIB (Costello) quickly struck out 2 batt...
Rebels Squeak by LIDN for 12-11 Win
by James Ryder Final: 12-11 Rebels. LIDN almost tied it, but a close play at first ended the game. Here is Michael Iadevaia (3-3, RBI triple and 2 RBI double) on his teams performance: pic.twitter.com/d0Nq6uyhqu — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 13, 2019 The 12u Long Island Dodger Nation faced off against the Rebels Sunday afternoon. The two teams battled all game long on field A at Wantagh Park. Both squads had a couple of huge innings at the plate, but it was the Rebels who pulled out a narrow 12-11 victory in the top of the sixth inning. The first run of the game was recorded by the Rebels in the bottom of the first. Alex Frank led off with a bunt single. He eventually came into score on a bases loaded sacrifice fly from Nick Scully. This was all that they could muster up w...
Taylor Nitsch Scores Game-Winning Run For LI Thunder In 5-4 Comeback Win
LI Thunder walk-off on a wild pitch for a 5-4 win ! pic.twitter.com/CsUBsdmh87 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 6, 2019 Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, things were looking bleak for the 11U LI Thunder. The boys battled back, though, and mounted a rally which culminated in Taylor Nitsch scoring the winning run on a wild pitch. “I’m just really excited we won,” said Nitsch. “I got a really good jump and there was a wild pitch and that’s all we wanted,” he added. The Thunder got out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Ben Cohen to score Nitsch, who singled to right. Thunder’s starting pitcher, Charlie Nella was outstanding for the first three innings, allowing no runs on just one hit. Dodger ...
