East Coast Tournaments
Knights Tie Game Late, But LIB Surges to Win in Extras
by James Ryder What started off as a fast paced, offensive slug fest at Kings Park Memorial Park turned out to be a late game thriller. The Kings Park Knights, down to their final out and final strike, managed to tie up the game in the bottom of the sixth and force extra innings. However, Long Island Baseball quickly responded with a huge top of the seventh to win 10-5. Dylan Fitzpatrick and Aiden Collins each got the start on the mound and both threw four scoreless innings. Kings Park almost scored first in the bottom of the fourth, when Nick Paliotta hit a leadoff single and stole second base. Dom Romano hit the ball to right field but was thrown out at first base. Paliotta tried going home, but was also thrown out for an inning ending double play. LIB instead struck first in the top o...
Chris Parisi Fires Gem in 4-0 Win For Farmingdale Greendogs
Final: Greendogs 4, Black Diamonds 0 WP: Chris Parisi (CG, 2 hits, 14 K) Greendogs capture their first game of the Stars & Stripes Tournament @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/dgJyQmxkhZ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 4, 2019 Pitching and defense is the name of the game, but on this afternoon not much defense was needed behind Farmingdale’s ace Chris Parisi. The hard-throwing 10-year-old was lights out all afternoon, as he struck out 14, allowing just two singles in a complete game (six inning shutout). The other four outs were ground outs to second, a pop out to third and a ground out to third. He struck out the side in first, second and third innings. The Greendogs didn’t need to mount much offense, but they did the necessary damage in the first inning. After ...
LI Titans Use 5-Run Fifth to Defeat LIB to Open Stars & Stripes Tournament
Final: Titans 8, LIB 3 pic.twitter.com/x2fhVLZDKP — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 4, 2019 Clinging to a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, the 10U LI Titans bats came to life on Independence Day. After an error opened the inning, they used a single and a two-run double by Tom Okpych to open up a 4-1 lead followed by an RBI infield single by CJ Everett to short stop to make it 5-1. Not content with their lead, they also got a two-run triple from lead off hitter Andrew Noe to break it open at 7-1. “Our team has been scoring a lot of runs in key situations,” said Head Coach Kenny Noe. “Today it was a 2-1 game and we put up a 5-spot to break it open. We’ve been coming up with big hits all through our order—we bat everybody—and everybody has really responded. We’ve been doing well,” he a...
Todd Segarra Leads Oil City Bandits To Victory Over RVC Royals
by Ethan Marshall Todd Segarra on his team’s victory this afternoon @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/FGcShzzFCM — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 7, 2019 The Oil City Bandits defeated the RVC Royals 10-4 in the first game of a Sunday afternoon doubleheader. Aggressive baserunning and a strong outing by starting pitcher Todd Segarra played a big role in the Bandits’ victory. Four walks, four stolen bases and four wild pitches allowed the Bandits to take a 4-0 lead in the top of the first without recording a hit. Segarra credits head coach Tommy Beirne for encouraging them to be aggressive on the basepaths. “Coach [Beirne] always tries to get us to be aggressive, and it always works out for us,” Segarra said. “The more risks we take, the better we do.” Head Coach Tommy Beirn...
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 ...
Axcess Baseball and East Coast Tournaments Extend Partnership
Following a successful 2018 season, we have agreed to renew our partnership with East Coast Tournaments for the 2019 season. The agreement will be multi-facted. It will include coverage of their Memorial Day Clash, July 4th Stars & Stripes, Brian Moore Memorial, Labor Day Bash and Columbus Day Tournaments. Additionally, we will provide coverage of their Summer Showdown League from June 7-August 11. Live updates will appear on our Twitter & Instagram pages with postgame coverage on axcessbaseball.com and Facebook. This is significant as we are able to provide in-game coverage, postgame interviews and a podcast for Players of the Week through out the season for all age groups. You can register for their tournaments by clicking here.
Batting 1.000 Cruise to 11-2 Victory Behind Danny Defonte and Spyro Matarangas
An inside-the-Park 2-R HR for Dan Defonte and Batting 1.000 takes an early 2-0 lead in the first ! pic.twitter.com/G3N3AM2lwr — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 6, 2018 “He hit bombs” is one way to put it. Those were the words of winning pitcher Spyro Matarangas in regards to the amazing performance from cleanup hitter Danny Defonte. The young slugger smacked 2 HRs in Batting 1.000’s 11-2 victory over the Oil City Bandits, including a two-run shot in the first inning to open up the scoring. They never looked back after that, opening the game up with a six-spot in the second inning to put it out of reach, especially with Matarangas throwing strikes, working quickly and fielding his position very well on a handful of comebackers to the mound. “The improvem...
