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Shea Spitzbarth On His 2016 Success
Photo Credit: ECC Sports (Editor’s Note: Shea is a 2015 graduate of Molloy College. He just completed his second minor league season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He reached Triple-A this season at just 21-years-old) by Shea Spitzbarth I got to Camelback Ranch, AZ (Spring Training Complex) in the morning for extended spring training practice and my pitching coach pulled me out of the clubhouse and said get dressed and pack your bag because your going to Triple-A. They said they were hurting with arms up there and the way I was throwing in Spring Training and extended that it was great. I had a flight two hours later to Fresno. I pitched 2.1 innings up there and it didn’t go as I planned but this was to help the pitching staff. I learned so much up there from the older guys who ...
Top 2017 Uncommitted Prospects
by Vinny Messana While this summer was very exciting in terms of the top 2017 graduates choosing their colleges, there’s still a bevy of players undecided. Among this list are a number of guys that could still wind up with Div-I scholarships. Here’s the list, in alphabetical order. Adamo, Blake-catcher Amato, Anthony-RHP Aufiero, Matt-RHP Brust, Rob-catcher Butigan, Matt-INF Cain, AJ-OF Crispyn, Tom-RHP Dimauro, Paul-RHP Espo, Mike-LHP Fanduiz, Damien-RHP Gatz, DJ-INF Giovanella, Rob-Inf/RHP Kenney-McGowan, Gannon-RHP Lambroia, Anthony-catcher Lawlor, Matt-RHP Liberatore, Jake-INF Lollo, Chris-LHP LoVorio, Matt-OF Marooney, Rich-OF Mirando, Mike-RHP Nagel, Andrew-LHP Needleman, Tyler-RHP O’Brien, Brandon-RHP Pike, Chad-INF Pohlman, Johnny-RHP Roselli, Joey-OF Ryan,...
Complete List of Long Islanders Selected in MLB Draft
There has been no shortage of Long Island talent represented in the MLB Draft over the past few seasons. Ever since the now-famous 2009 draft featuring Steven Matz and Marcus Stroman, the level of top-tier talent has been vindicated by the players selected in the MLB Draft. This year was no different with two Long Islanders selected in the FIRST round and 14 players overall. If anything, I was a bit shocked that players like Straton Podaras, Nick Girardi, Thomas Roulis, Anthony Gatto, etc didn’t get selected. Here’s the complete list: Round 1: Pick 19: Justin Dunn, Boston College (Freeport) Round 1: Pick 31: Anthony Kay, UCONN (Ward Melville HS) Round 4: Pick 123: Thomas Hackimer, St. John’s (Floral Park) Round 8: Pick 245: Stephen Woods, Albany (Half Hollow Hills East HS...
Suffolk Tops Nassau, 5-0, in the Inaugural Battle of the Border
by Vinny Messana After seven months of planning, the inaugural Battle of the Border finally went down. I’ll get to the timeline of how it came about and all the difficulty that went into planning it shortly–but first, here’s how the game went. Suffolk won 5-0 behind the stellar pitching of Matt Kostalos (ECC Pitcher of the Year from St. Thomas Aquinas), Nick Girardi (St. Joseph’s), Dylan Mouzakes (Pace), Kevin Martinez (Farmingdale), Matt Leach (St. Joseph’s) and Peter Vath (Molloy). They allowed only three hits as a staff. The game was scoreless until the fifth when Suffolk broke through with RBI hits by Nicholas Gargan (St. Thomas Aquinas) and Joe Calabrese (St. Joseph’s). They added a run on a wild pitch. T.J. Riccio (New Haven) added an RBI single in...
