East End Aviators
Aviators Ride Late Inning Rally to Beat the Storm Chasers
by Nick Cipolla Postgame interview with Zane Chirco after his 3 RBI performance (including the go-ahead RBI in the top of the 6th) in the Aviators come from behind victory pic.twitter.com/TkHE6P1Ust — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 30, 2022 There is one thing that will always be true about the game of baseball, anything can happen at any given moment throughout the game. This wasn’t any ordinary Wednesday evening 14U game at PAL Stadium in Holbrook, New York. This game was one full of blown leads, comebacks, and clutch moments. Both teams didn’t waste too much time early on as in the bottom of the first the Storm Chasers put runners on first and second with one out. Aviators starting pitcher Craig Burkhardt used his inside pickoff move to pick off a base runner and record the fi...
LIB Tides Win Wild Semi-Final Over EastEnd Aviators in Walk Off Fashion
by Nicholas Cipolla The LIB Tides are moving on to the championship game thanks to a walk-off E6 off the bat of Samuel Dickenson. LIB Tides will play shortly against LI Strong in the championship game. pic.twitter.com/QiEeyUvnrk — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 11, 2021 The Tides and Aviators waited until the season’s final day and penultimate game of the season to give us arguably the game of the summer in the Boys of Summer Perfect Game League. The game was a marathon (3 hours and 8 minutes long) full of highs and lows for both teams in this game. In the bottom of the first, Samuel Dickenson hit a 2 out RBI single that was just past the first baseman, giving the LIB Tides an early 1-0 lead. In the very next half inning, Stephen Murtsef got an opportunity to tie or pote...
Offense Leads the Way in Titans’ 14-2 Victory
by Aaron Rothschild I had the pleasure yesterday of watching two teams loaded with talent play some ball. The Long Island Titans Farrell and the EastEnd Aviators Anzalone 16u. The Titans would go on to win the game 14-2 in four innings out of a scheduled 9. The Titans came up to bat against Aviator starting pitcher Tyler Lopez, the game would be led off with a leadoff double by EJ Ettinger and a walk would follow. After a pop up, cleanup hitter Scott Northrop would hit a hard ground ball to second taking a funny hop past the second baseman and ending up in deep right center, 2 runs would score and Northrop would find himself on third. A sac fly would bring in Northrop and after consecutive walks and a double steal Myles Maldanado would plate two more with a single making it a 5-0 game. ...
Aviators and Jr. Ducks Both Show Late Game Heroics in a 7 Inning Tie
by Nicholas Cipolla Final: Jr Ducks: 4 EastEnd Aviators: 4 Great play by the Jr Ducks Shortstop to end the game pic.twitter.com/o2rgXEpNbp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 5, 2021 For the first time this summer, I witnessed a great game of baseball where someone didn’t have to lose. The LI Jr Ducks Kerman and the EastEnd Aviators 14u displayed some late game heroics in the bottom of the 6th, Top of the 7th, and the bottom of the 7th as well. As much as tie games stink, this was a game that both teams deserved to win. After both teams worked into and out of trouble, the Jr Ducks were able to draw first blood in the top of the 2nd. The starting pitcher for the Jr Ducks, Tyler Popko led off the inning with a double to deep left field. He was able to advance to third on a passed b...
Willie King’s Walk-Off Blast Propels Bonnie Rockets to 3-2 Win
by Gabe Zoda WALK OFF WIN. The Bonnie Rockets send it home in the bottom of the 7th with this BOMB from Willie King. F: Bonnies 3, East End Aviators 2. pic.twitter.com/Y61T17Sgvr — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 10, 2021 In the 16u division for LI Boys of Summer, the East End Aviators took on the Bonnie Rockets in a Double Header at the PAL complex. Both of these games went down to the wire and both teams showed how evenly matched they truly are in these games. They would end up splitting the games in the DH. In the first game, the Aviators would take it by the score of 4-3. In the second game the Bonnies would take it by a score of 2-1. To start off the first game, The Aviators would send out Hayden Preston to the hill. He would end up being the winning pitcher of the game ...
Sanchez’s Big Night At the Bat Helps LIB Neptune Sweep the East End Aviators
by Nicholas Cipolla Game 1: Patrick Sanchez showed everyone his best Derek Jeter impersonation today, as he always seemed to come through in key moments during both games today Game one of a double header between LIB Neptune and the East End Aviators seemed like it was going to be an all-out battle of the pitchers. As the game progressed, the higher the odds of a tie due to the two hour time limit got. For the Aviators, Roy Hoffman was cruising for his first four innings of work. He only allowed 3 total base runners throughout four innings (two hits and a walk) and had three strikeouts to go with it. He also was getting some help from the Aviators defense as Hoffman was producing plenty of routine ground balls and fly balls for his fielders. LIB Neptune had many opportunities to score but ...
Big First Inning Is All The Aviators, Schneider Need
by Nicholas Cipolla Interview with the winning pitcher of tonights game, John Schneider pic.twitter.com/uWj7ZsU0Mb — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 16, 2021 During today’s midweek battle at Stony Brook, the East End Aviators starting pitcher had one big thing on his mind that helped motivate him throughout the game, a test he has to take tomorrow morning. John Schneider told us postgame “I wanted to make it a quick game, I have a big test tomorrow.” and he did just that. Schneider had a great showing tonight, keeping it very quick as he allowed very few runners to reach base and was getting ahead of hitters early in the count. Schneider also received a lot of insurance runs early in the game with a big first inning. A two RBI single by Jackson Loper opened up the scoring for the...
Q & A With Jack Halloran
One of the more underrated players on Long Island is Westhampton Beach senior 3B Jack Halloran. The Emory-commit is coming off a stellar summer season in which he batted .554 with 12 HR and 46 RBI playing for the East End Aviators. Additionally PG Tournaments recently named him first-ream All-American for hitters. I had a chance to speak with him and here’s what he had to say… Who are some people that have had a possible impact on your career? I credit my family for instilling the fundamentals of authentic character from a young age, which I pride myself on as an athlete. Without a doubt, our assistant coach at Westhampton Beach, Dan Pulick, has had the largest impact on my playing career. These past few years, we have spent countless hours breaking down the game of baseball to...
John Schneider’s One-Hitter Fuels Aviators Over Empire, 3-1
By Andrew Connors EastEnd Aviators winning pitcher John Schneider talks about his performance and what he plans on doing in order to keep elevating his level of play. pic.twitter.com/2wWYFvY2nm — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 24, 2020 They say that stars come out and perform best under the bright lights, and that was certainly the case in Friday night’s 16U matchup between the East End Aviators and the Long Island Empire. Despite some early scoring, it was evident after the first couple of innings that there wasn’t going to be much offense produced from either lineup, so it was on the pitchers and defense to step their games up. Danny DeBruin was on the mound to start the game for the Empire and he looked very sharp out of the gates. He racked up a pair of strikeouts and ret...
15th seed East End Aviators Stun 2nd Seeded Long Island Jr Ducks
by Jared Valluzzi Ryan Miller throws a complete game shutout as EastEnd survives and advances with the big victory. pic.twitter.com/y0JIeAgf9y — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 1, 2020 The 18U/17U Varsity Division on Long Island features a lot of talent and the playoffs just started to get underway. East End Aviators snuck into the playoffs as the number 15 seed. While the LI Jr Ducks got the number 2 seed and have been one of the best teams on Long Island. East End came into the game with just 3 wins but they believed fundamental baseball would really help them in this game against a team they lost to twice in the regular season. The Ducks came into the game with 11 wins on the year and proved to be one of the league’s top offenses and looked to continue that today. ...
11-Run Third Inning Propels Wolfpack to Run-Rule Victory
Vaughn Steinert clears the bases with a triple to right pic.twitter.com/Hg1BiFVNMk — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2019 They sent 16 batters to the plate and crossed the plate 11 times against two pitchers. That third inning was the reason the 12U 495 Wolfpack was able to complete a a four-inning rule-rule victory over the East End Aviators in a 4th of July Stars & Stripes Tournament game this afternoon. They got out to a quick start in this game, using three walks to load the bases for fifth-place hitter Andrew Chelius. He roped a two-run rule double to score Vaughn Steinert and Isaiah Gibbs to make it 2-0. They sent Kyle Lucas to the hill and he was in no rush to let that lead slip away. The power pitcher fired a harmless 1-2-3 first inning with two ground outs to seco...
Controversial Finish Ends 16u National Game Between East End Aviators and Islip Owls in a Tie
One word that nobody likes to hear in baseball is tie. For the most part, baseball games rarely ever end in a tie, but when Mother Nature interjects, there’s not much that can be done about it. The 16u National game between the Islip Owls and East End Aviators featured a slow pace of play. It became quite clear early on that the weather and darkness could play a major role in the outcome of this game. The Owls jumped out to a quick lead in the top of the first when John Rivera brought home RJ Wagner with an RBI single. In the bottom of the 2nd, it looked as if the Aviators had taken the lead but Chris Rouleau’s 2 RBI doubled was called off due to the use of an illegal bat. The batter was called out and the runners had to go back to the previous base. Wagner took advantage of the brea...
