ECYBL 2023
GAME RECAP: Greendogs Hit Their Way to Victory in Stars & Stripes Tournament
by Chris Donnelly Post game interview with Braden Cloghessy @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/Qr2x6bZh0U — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 2, 2023 In a 12u matchup between the Farmingdale Greendogs and LI Titans in a playoff game for the Stars & Stripes East Coast Tournament the Greendogs were relentless with the bats all the way to the end. In the top of 1st, the Greendogs sent Braden Cloghessy to the mound to advance them in the tournament. Cloghessy would sit down the Titans in order to give the Greendogs an opportunity in the bottom half of the inning. Cloghessy led off the bottom half with a single setting the table for the Greendogs. Cloghessy proceeded to steal 2nd and 3rd giving the Greendogs an RBI chance early. With Logan Tyler stepping up to the plate he brought in ...
GAME RECAP: Team Francisco and LI Black Diamonds End their Duel in a Tie
by Chris Donnelly Post game interview with Mac Fairbairn pic.twitter.com/1HpTqFIiLH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 2, 2023 In an 11u Pool Play Matchup between Team Francisco and LI Black Diamonds in the Stars & Stripes East Coast Tournament both teams battled all the way to the end when the game ended in a 2-2 tie. In the 1st inning, starting pitcher Mac Fairbairn struck out the first 2 batters in what looked like to be a 1-2-3 inning until the Diamonds had other plans. A 2-out single from Joey Puglissi brought up Nick Petrosino, who smoked a ball down the right field line bringing in Puglissi but a nice relay by Team Francisco gunning down Petrosino at 3rd to end the inning with the Diamonds leading 1-0 after the top of the 1st inning. The Black Diamonds sent Puglissi to ...
GAME RECAP: CPD Baseball Scores 6 Unanswered to Prevail Against LI Elite
by Andrew Barbieri Michael Cotto is our Muddy Locker Player of the Game. pic.twitter.com/QbbfFYaXSg — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 1, 2023 After tying earlier in the day at Eisenhower Park, CPD Baseball used some fortunate base running and a big 6th to give themselves a 7-2 win in the ECYB Stars & Stripes Tournament. Though it was all CPD Baseball at the tail end of the game. LI Elite would get on the board in the 1st inning. First, Shane Harris would get off to a good start pitching as he overcame a leadoff single from Michael Cotto to get the next 3 CPD batters. He then was given an opportunity at the plate to help his own cause with Chase Lavacca on third and only 1 out. Harris grounded one into the hole at short and was thrown out but still came through with an RBI to ...
GAME RECAP: LSW Astros Outslug B1000 Seminoles in a Close One
by Chris Donnelly In a 12u East Coast Youth Baseball summer matchup between LSW Astros and B1000 Seminoles it could not have been more entertaining. It started in the top of the first when the Astros led off the game with 4 straight singles. Sean Morrissey brought in 2, Liam Byrne brought in 1, and Ryan Matson brought in 1 making it 4-0. The Seminoles opted for a pitching change before they got an out. The Seminoles eventually induced a groundout and strikeout to give themselves a chance to swing and put up runs. Top 1: Astros take a 4-0 lead 2 RBI single from Sean Morrissey pic.twitter.com/AHL3HuU18w — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 25, 2023 The Seminoles did exactly that putting up 4 of their own tying the game. After a leadoff walk, Samuel Castillo was able to drive him ...
Brooklyn Bonnies Sweep Saturday Matinee Double Header
Game 1 Postgame interview with Ashan Torres of the Brooklyn Bonnies who just went 4 innings with 6 Ks and just one run given up on three hits. pic.twitter.com/QfkvKR6x2q — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 17, 2023 The Brooklyn Bonnies and Merrick Mayhem are two highly talented and high IQ baseball teams that faced off in a double header Saturday morning. The Bonnies got the bats started early as Theo Sinivoi and Cameron Fell hit back to back singles in the first at bats of the game. This led to an rbi sac fly from Lewis King to give the Bonnies a 1-0 lead. Hard-throwing left-hander Ahsan Torres took the mound for the Bonnies in the bottom of the first. Torres looked great in the first, but this didn’t stop Mayhem from getting to him. After Bryce Finkelstein hit a single and stol...
Brooklyn Bonnies Pull Away Late in 8-3 Win Over Port Washington Legends
by Chris Donnelly Top 6: Huge 2-run Homerun from Theo Sinovoi to make it 4-2 pic.twitter.com/L2SziLoOne — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 11, 2023 In a game where the score was 8-3, it doesn’t tell the whole story. The game started off slow on the offensive side of the ball as there were some strikeouts and nice defensive plays preventing runners from getting on base. The starting pitcher from the Brooklyn Bonnies, Ahsan Torres, was locked in from the start keeping the Port Washington Legends offense at a halt. His counterpart, Cooper Blank, the starting pitcher for the Legends was keeping the Bonnies in check. The Bonnies got on the board in the top of the 2nd after a leadoff single led to a stolen base and RBI from Brooks Lewis. Following the run, Ahsan continued the momentum ...
Cayden Hereth Gets It Done on Both Sides of the Ball in an 8-3 Win For Beast Black
by Chris Donnelly Postgame interview with Coach Tj and Winning Pitcher Cayden Hereth pic.twitter.com/nQc0Z53x9F — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 11, 2023 Beast Black took on the NBNM Rebels and the two teams battled early on, scoring 7 of the 11 total runs in the first 2 innings. Beast Black and the Rebels came out swinging as the Rebels put up one in the top of 1st on an RBI single from Nicky Mezzanotte giving them the lead heading to the bottom half. The starting pitcher for the Rebels, Andrew Romeo, kept Beast Black off the board keeping the game 1-0 into the 2nd inning. The Rebels kept it up in the 2nd putting up 2 more after starting a 2-out rally started from back-to-back walks and the huge hit was a 2 RBI double from Lukas Zehner making the score 3-0 Rebels. It did not t...
GAME RECAP: Merrick Mayhem- Galligan Claim 9U Spring Classic National Division Championship
Andrew Barbieri Postgame interview with Coach Galligan pic.twitter.com/qM8RgQFOo2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 3, 2023 Titans Baseball – Warshaw took on Merrick Mayhem- Galligan on Saturday afternoon at Plainedge Park in Massapequa in search of a championship before the summer ball schedule starts up. Both teams won earlier in the day to reach the championship game but the offenses showed no signs of fatigue as the run scoring started immediately. Jonathan Yang, the first batter for Titans Baseball, drove the first pitch of the game down the third base line that kept rolling until Yang was almost touching third which allowed him easily to start the ballgame with an inside the park home run off Mayhem starter Joseph Abbassi. With a couple of RBI singles, and productive ...
Long Island Strong Pulls Out a Hard-Fought Victory Behind the Arm of Logan McKee
by John Sullivan Top 6: Evan Picciano smokes a 2 rbi double to the right center field gap to give LI Strong a 3-1 lead pic.twitter.com/xMM7zxKwHY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 The 13u Memorial Day Clash matchup between the Batting 1.000 Seminoles and the Long Island Strong was one that featured two very strong starting pitchers that attacked hitters with strikes. For the Seminoles, hard throwing right-hander Matteo Fiore toed the rubber, while crafty lefty Logan McKee got the nod for the Strong. Early on it was easy to see the high level of talent and poise on the mound these two pitchers have. Matteo Fiore was blowing his fastball by hitters, which allowed him to cruise to two shutout innings to start his day. His counterpart Logan McKee was mixing his pitches more a...
Timely Hitting and Pounding the Zone Gets the Job Done for Team Beast
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with John Drew of team beast. He went 2-3 on the day with two doubles, as well a big run scored on a wild pitch. pic.twitter.com/sTHGKhipF7 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 The 15u matchup for East Coast Youth Baseball’s Memorial Day Clash”between B1000 Seminoles-Cohen and Beast 2026 American was one that pitted two hard-throwing right handers against each other. Conor Dekenipp got the ball for Team Beast and Donovan Brazicki took the mound for the B1000 Seminoles. Despite having a hard fastball and a wicked 12-6 curveball, The Seminoles were able to scratch off a run against Dekenipp in the top of the first. The run was scored after Pat Cappetti and Ryan Jazylo both worked walks and Thomas Duffy came through with a line-drive RBI sin...
Dodgers Nation Cruise to Victory Over Five Star National Behind the Arm of Ayden Gotterup
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Aydan Gotterup of Dodgers Nation. He went 4 scoreless innings with 9 Ks while only surrendering 1 hit in a 9-1 victory against Five Star. pic.twitter.com/tydm2cm2oj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2023 The opening game for East Coast Youth Baseball’s 14u Memorial Day Clash pinned Dodgers Nation-Paredes against 5 Star National NY-Towle. Early in the game it was easy to see that Dodgers Nation would have little problem keeping their opponent off the board. Aydan Gotterup, starting pitcher for Dodgers Nation, set the tone early as he cruised through the top of the first inning with two strikeouts and no base runners allowed. Dodgers Nation would carry the momentum into the bottom of the first, when Devin Paredes ripped a single into rig...
GAME RECAP: Merrick Mayhem Explodes for 14 runs in Victory Over the B1000 Seminoles
by Gabe Zoda Spoke with Coach Brendan and Tommy Terzulli after their Run Rule victory over the Seminoles. pic.twitter.com/HJxS2y9Wkm — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2023 The B1000 Seminoles and Merrick Mayhem matched up in 12u action on Saturday evening. Merrick used really good baserunning alongside good situational hitting all game long to pour on run after run, leading to their 14-4 run rule victory over the Seminoles. The Mayhem would get their run scoring started in the bottom of the first. Brady Kalkau started off the game by reaching on an error. Mayhem would use his speed perfectly to get to 3rd base with two steals, putting him in perfect position for Ethan Mann with no outs. Mann then placed a ball perfectly to the right side of the infield, allowing Kalkau to scor...
