East Coast Youth Baseball

by James Ryder The 12u East Meadow Mustangs faced the PYA Legends on Carpentier Field Saturday morning at the East Meadow Baseball Complex. The teams managed to exchange leads for most of the game. Several runs came on RBI’s and errors by both teams. In the end, East Meadow was able to hang onto the lead and win 7-6. The Mustangs’ first lead of the game came in the top of the first inning. Joe Augustin hit a lead off single and was brought home on Trevor Smith’s RBI double to the left field fence. In the bottom half, the Legends responded by taking their first lead. Jack Mastronardi’s bloop single to shallow left-center field scored Leo Schindler to tie it up at 1-1. Mastronardi then stole second and came around to score on an error. A ground ball hit to second base was thrown in an attemp...

by Ethan Marshall The PYA Legends overcame a three-run deficit to defeat the Kings Park Knights, 11-6, in five innings at Plainedge Field. An eight-run third inning capped off the Legends’ comeback, with the dagger coming on a two-run triple by Andrew Blake. Throughout the frame, the Legends put together competitive at-bats, took advantage of the Knights’ mistakes and were aggressive on the bases. According to Legends head coach Tim Workman, the team feels they are never out of any game, including this one. “We’re never in a panic, we never sit back or worry because the team consistently battles back,” Coach Workman said. “It’s something that we’re known for and the kids are very comfortable battling from behind.” The Knights jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning thanks to RBI...

by James Ryder Final: 19-4 Titans. Here is Alejandro Gonzalez with thoughts on the teams win (Interview sponsored by Muddy Locker Sports): pic.twitter.com/NXSjhefcwM — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 14, 2019 The 11u Long Island Titans and the Batting 1.000 Seminoles squared off Saturday morning at Plainedge Park. The Titans went up early and the lead would swell in the top of third inning. The game only lasted until the end of the following frame as the game ended due to time limit. The Titans won in dominating fashion, 19-4. The Seminoles bats and the pitching simply struggled to compete in this one. In contrast, the Titans had great plate discipline, several big hits, and stellar pitching from starter Jake King. King went two innings with only two walks and a single given...

by James Ryder Here is Marcus Duncan on his relief outing success: pic.twitter.com/pwI1u58lka — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 7, 2019 The 12u East Meadow Mustangs matched up against Long Island Baseball Saturday afternoon at Mitchell Park. The game was extremely competitive for the first couple of innings as each team stayed fought until the bottom of the third. It was here that LIB gained their first lead of the game and went on to win, 14-7, thanks to a ton of firepower in the batter’s box. However, it was the Mustangs who got this high scoring outing started in the top of the first. After a leadoff single from Augustyn and back-to-back walks from Dominguez and Smith, Lanza brought them all home on an inside-the-park grand slam. This 4-0 lead was short lived though as LI...

Brendan Magill ripped a 2-R triple in the first inning and also contributed on the mound. He discusses the victory @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/EgDevUirC3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 1, 2019 It would be an understatement to say that 8U Team Beast Black has been having a successful year. The young squad entered the day 47-5-3 on the summer and they entered East Coast Labor Day Tournament as a red-hot team. They continued their red-hot play with a 6-5 walk-off victory on a walk drawn by Jake D’Andrea this afternoon at Plainedge Park. It was an entertaining game of baseball. The game was delayed 15 minutes by a late arrival of the umpire who was greeted to a round of applause by the Sharks Academy team in an innocent gesture that drew laughter from the parents. ...

Bronx Warriors with the run-rule victory over the Cyclones. Coach Garcia on the victory pic.twitter.com/RuOtqhhuf2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 31, 2019 It’s hard to come out in better fashion than the Bronx Warriors did on Saturday afternoon against the Massapequa Cyclones. The 11U squad did just about everything right in order to build an insurmountable first inning lead. They put up 10 runs, sending 14 batters to the plate against two pitchers. They got going right away as lead off batter Luis Hernandez drew a walk and scored when Nathaniel Bisceglie drove a double and an interference on the shortstop resulted in the first run coming across the board. They added their second and third runs on a ground ball to the third baseman off the bat of Chris Luna that result...

Final: 10-0 Massapequa after time limit. Here is Coach Michael on what the team focuses on to have such a dominant performance (interview brought to you by Muddy Locker Sports): pic.twitter.com/cfcMzxcf8V — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 31, 2019 by James Ryder The summertime is hurricane season for the east coast. As this piece is being written, the southeastern United States is experiencing such a storm. And on Saturday afternoon, a similar event occurred at Plainedge Park, despite the beautiful blue skies. Appropriately, it was the 10u Massapequa Cyclones who quickly passed through four innings of play and did major damage against the Farmingdale Greendogs. Some fierce pitching, in addition to runners circling the bases like a torrential whirlwind, led to the Cyclones’ domi...

by James Ryder The 9u Championship was played Saturday afternoon at Plainedge Park. The teams that made it to the big stage were the LI Rebels and the Long Island Baseball Bombers. After six incredible innings from both teams, LIB was the last team standing. They won in walk-off fashion, 9-8. The Rebels were rolling right out of the gate, leading the entire game up until the final moments. Although they lost despite coming 1 out away from winning it all, they played inspired baseball for most of the contest, and deserved the lead they would build. The groundwork was laid out in the top of the first when the Rebels scored their first four runs. Jordan Hamilton hit a lead off infield single and came home on a throwing error. Cole Maurer later hit a 2 RBI single to center field and was follow...

by James Ryder The 11u LI Thunder and Long Island Baseball faced off in a playoff matchup Friday night at Wantagh Field. After a back and forth affair, the Thunder took a two-run lead, which expanded to as many as five runs. LIB made a late push in the bottom of the sixth, but were eventually put away by the Thunder, who won 8-6. Both teams went scoreless in the first inning. The Thunder took the lead first in the top of the second. Aiden McCarthy and Luke Walsh hit back-toback singles to get on base. Brady Henderson’s grounder to third caused and error, allowing McCarthy to score. Walsh was then driven in on Christian Gallasso’s RBI single down the left field line to make it 2-0. LIB responded quickly and took their only lead on the biggest hit of the night. Ryan Kunkle hit a 3-run inside...