Erik Paulsen
Bedlam! Erik Paulsen Jr. Crushes Walk-Off Grand Slam to Propel Massapequa in Long Island Championship
ERIK PAULSEN JR WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM TO WIN IT FOR MASSAPEQUA!! ARE YOU KIDDING?! pic.twitter.com/XxVwkXrBMY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 31, 2023 Bases loaded. Two outs. Bottom of the seventh inning in Game 3 of the Nassau County Class AA Finals. Enter Erik Paulsen Jr. It was a story book finish for the Stony Brook-bound Paulsen who launched a dramatic, incredible walk-off grand slam as No. 1 Massapequa stunned No. 2 Plainview JFK to win 8-6 and capture their record sixth consecutive Nassau Class AA Title. While it’s never smart to count out the Chiefs, their backs were firmly against the wall after 3 innings – when they trailed 6-1. Massapequa had jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when, who else, Erik Paulsen ripped a one-out double to the right...
Up Next Powered by The Yard Sports Academy: Erik Paulsen
(This is the ninth installment of the popular series “Up Next” Powered by the Yard Sports Academy in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Centereach OF Logan Norman, Garden City LHP Gabe Beschloss , Connetquot INF Ryan Kiendle, Clarke MIF Nick Berasti, Miller Place SS Alex Strickland, Pat-Med OF Robbie Melo, Holy Trinity 1B Kyle Kozlowski, West Babylon 1B Jace Alvino and Chaminade SS Mikey Cervoni. Make sure to check out the Yard Sports Academy here.) 2021 was a rough year for many people but Massapequa’s Erik Paulsen is not one of those. The 2023 southpaw was called up to varsity as a sophomore and was a member of the Chiefs’ Nassau County Championship – their fourth consecutive. Following the season, he announced his verbal co...
