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Titans Pull Off Wild Comeback In a Crazy Game vs Longhorns
by Nicholas Cipolla Jason Creegan Scores the game winning run on a wild pitch to give the Titans an incredible comeback win over the Longhorns pic.twitter.com/hszoXU61qq — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 4, 2021 The Titans entered the bottom of the 5th inning down by five runs and not having any answers for the Longhorns bats or Grayson Aristy. That’s when everything changed and the Titans made an incredible comeback after looking dead in the water the previous few innings. The first 4 and a half innings were all Longhorns. Starting pitcher Grayson Aristy executed a perfect suicide squeeze to give his team an early 1-0 game in the top of the second. That same inning, the Longhorns pulled off a nicely executed first and third double steal to make it a 2-0 lead. A few pitches late...
Queens Renegades Dominate Early in Win Over Jr Ducks
by Nick Cipolla Final: Renegades: 9 Jr Ducks: 1 pic.twitter.com/0xQwWxfM0l — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 4, 2021 These kids from Queens can hit. The renegades attacked early and that’s all they needed to do in order to get a win over the Long Island Jr Ducks. The first batter of the game, Sal Romano, reached on a hit by a pitch. He stole second and then was knocked in by Joey LaSala on a single to left field. LaSala scored on a pickoff play where the ball went into the outfield and then was thrown out of play. Dylan Donofrio got on base and made his way to third before scoring on a wild pitch, which was ball four to the batter to make it 3-0. A few battwes later, Niko Frantzeskakis knocked in two more runs to make it 5-0. They scored all five of those runs before an out...
Rainstorms Ruin a Potential Epic Finish Between 495 Wolfpack and East Meadow
by Nicholas Cipolla Heads up base running from Connor Ackerman to tie the game at 7 in the bottom of the third inning. pic.twitter.com/5FBeKMCG0l — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 3, 2021 Once again, mother nature has ruined a potentially exciting game of baseball. In an anticlimactic and unfortunate ending, the rain proved to be coming down too hard for the game to continue on, leaving the game tied up at 7. Despite only lasting four quick innings, there was plenty of action in this game. In the bottom of the first inning, East Meadow first baseman Dom Longardino stepped up to the plate and crushed a ball way over the wall in left center. The ball nearly cleared a fence that was 80 or so feet from the left center wall, leaving everyone who saw it in disbelief. That home run spar...
LIB True Diamond Cruises Past LI Storm, 10-4
by Gabe Zoda Spoke with coach Brandon Stein for the LIB True Diamond squad after their 10-4 victory over the LI Storm. pic.twitter.com/DKWKLgOzZE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 3, 2021 Yesterday kicked off the 4th of July Stars and Stripes Tournament. In the 15u section, the LI Storm played against the LIB True Diamond. On a rainy day, these two squads seemed to find the perfect spot to play at Plainedge HS for their matchup. At the end of the day, LIB True Diamond would take the game by a score of 10-4. For most of the game, though, it was very close. One inning would end up changing all of that. The first inning would go by without any runs being scored. Starting Pitchers,(LP) Jimmy Stroehlien for the Storm and (WP) Danny Onorato for LIB True Diamond were able to make batt...
Farmingdale Greendogs Hang On For 3-1 Win over South Shore Sharks
by Benjamin Diamond Post Game Interview with Greendogs coach Mike LoGerfo pic.twitter.com/mQ4z1Nri8X — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 23, 2021 The game between the 9u Farmingdale Greendogs and the South Shore Sharks turned into a pitcher’s duel very quickly. After one run was scored for both sides on a wild pitch for the Sharks to take an early lead in the top of the first, the Greendogs responded with an RBI single by Nick Thurston. The pitchers for both sides held the game at a 1-1 stalemate until the bottom of the fifth inning. The starter for the Greendogs, DiBlasi, going 4.0IP, with 3 hits allowed, 1 run, 1 walk, and 9 strikeouts before being replaced by Mike LoGerfo who held the Sharks hitless in two innings of work, striking out 4 and walking 1. On the flip side, Sh...
Zoller Carries 11U Batting 1.000 to 1-0 Victory
Final: Batting 1.000 wins 1-0. Jaiden Zoller (complete game shutout, 8 Ks, RBI) did it all for his team today, but gave the credit to his teammates: pic.twitter.com/yESewq3yVd — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2020 by James Ryder The 11u Batting 1.000 Seminoles faced the Farmingdale Greendogs at Allen Park on Saturday morning. The game only lasted a total of one hour. This was thanks to the dominance of both teams starting pitchers and the defenses behind them. Farmingdale’s Brendan LoFaro had a solid start, giving up six hits but only one run. The lone run of the game came from Seminoles SP Braden Seligman’s RBI single. Zoller also pitched all six innings, finishing with 8 strikeouts and a complete game shutout to lead his team to the 1-0 win. Although it was Zoller who he...
Sharks Surge Past Storm
by Ethan Marshall Sharks starting pitcher Nathan Hall on his performance and the team’s victory. pic.twitter.com/f3DcG49ezh — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 26, 2020 The South Shore Sharks defeated the Long Island Storm with the run-rule by the score of 11-1 in four innings of a 12U game. Sharks pitcher Nathan Hall threw a complete game, allowing just one run on one hit, hitting one batter, walking two and striking out six. He also went 1-for-2 at the plate with two RBI. According to Hall, he felt very comfortable on the mound during the game. “I felt like I [pitched] better because I took my time and took a few deep breaths,” Hall said. He also credited the defense behind him for making his job easier throughout the afternoon. The Sharks defense made no errors. In fact, s...
Ethan Merone Fires a Gem in 5-0 Victory For South Shore Elite
Final: South Shore Elite 5, Wolfpack 0 WP: Ethan Merone @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/sdYi7T6vsf — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 17, 2020 Ethan Merone may only be 15 but Wantagh players tend to have a great feel for the big moments. The rising sophomore pitched a gem in the opening game of the sixth annual Brian Moore Memorial Tournament at Allen Park in Farmingdale. His South Shore Elite went up against the 495 Wolfpack with a 6:30 start time on a beautiful summer evening. Merone worked quickly, with the only jam really coming in the second inning when he allowed two walks and a single but escaped the jam with a strikeout and a flyout to left. He didn’t need much offense support but he got some in the bottom of the first when Brian Fader singled and advanced to second...
Axcess Baseball and East Coast Youth Baseball Extend Partnership
We are pleased to announce that our partnership with East Coast Youth Baseball will extend through the 2020 season. In what began in 2018, we have decided to continue the coverage to include all tournaments and leagues that ECYB hosts through out the season. As the premier host of leagues and tournaments on Long Island, it makes sense to align ourselves with them. In 2020, we will cover their spring, summer and fall leagues in addition to the following tournaments. Memorial Day 4th of July Brian Moore Memorial Tournament Labor Day Columbus Day Coverage includes live updates to our social media platforms, video of run-scoring plays, postgame interview with players/coach as well as a comprehensive game recap. While the coverage began with the 12-year-old age groups, we have since extended it...
LI Storm Dominate KP Pride to Capture 11U Fall Clash Championship
by James Ryder Final Score: 11-2 Storm. Here is Coach Sal and winning pitcher Stellan Zangari on the big win today (Reminder – Watch Out for those victory water showers!): pic.twitter.com/zXUwIil7yK — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 26, 2019 The 11u Championship game at Plainedge Park Saturday morning was a one-sided affair from the start. The Long Island Storm appropriately stormed out of the gate and dominated all game long. Four runs in the bottom of the first and second inning combined with great starting pitching led to LI’s dominant win over the Kings Park Pride 11-2. The Storm set the stage for their offensive tear when Casey Coco and Ryan Soloma hit back-to-back leadoff singles. After both runners advanced on stolen bases, Nolan Fernandez hit a hard ball to third...
9U Sharks Baseball Academy Capture Fall Clash Championship
By Chris Amato Coach Keith of the LI Sharks speaks on his team’s incredible 2019 season pic.twitter.com/iF0FHAZKRx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 26, 2019 As many travel teams around the island are wrapping up their seasons and beginning to prepare for winter, the Sharks Baseball Academy looked to go out on a high note. On a brisk October morning, the boys met at Plainledge Park where they were set to take on Team Beast for the fall league championship. After six hard fought innings on both sides, the Sharks were able to come out on top by a score of 4-1. The team just seemed to do everything right over the course of the game. Whether it was throwing a specific pitch, getting a timely base hit, or just making the plays, the Sharks executed. With their season on the line, Sh...
Plainview Hawks Defeat Greendogs in 8u Championship
by James Ryder Here is Coach Rob Krolick on his teams championship performance: pic.twitter.com/tyJZQORxdT — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 20, 2019 Sunday afternoon’s 8u Championship game at Plainedge Park featured light rain all game long. Thankfully, this didn’t put a damper on the affair. The Plainview Hawks were able to capture the title over the Farmingdale Greendogs, winning 3-1. This game came down to the pitching and defense. Both teams struggled to get on base the first couple of innings. The Hawks behind starter Jonah Borg and the Greendogs with starter Dylan DiBlasi only allowed a combined 7 hits and 9 walks. Plainview was the first to score. Two of their three runs came in the top of the third inning. After back-to-back walks from Matt Bandel and Frankie S...
