Hills East baseball
Recap of 2018 All-Star Banquet
Matt Hogan on winning the coveted Carl Yastrzemski Award given to Suffolk County’s Top Player pic.twitter.com/CqVxgEmklI — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 14, 2018 The annual Suffolk County All-Star Banquet at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook is a bittersweet moment that celebrates the best that Suffolk County baseball has to offer but also represents the official conclusion of the spring baseball season. Tonight’s gathering brought together over 800 guests from the baseball community, honoring several awards from All-League to All-County, League MVPs, three Courage Awards, two Umpires of the Year and the “Big 3” of Silver Slugger, Paul Gibson Award (top pitcher) and Carl Yastrzemski Award (top hitter). Silver Slugger Award Tim McHugh, Commack The TCU-co...
Hills East Blanks Riverhead Behind Matt Hogan
by Frank Farnacci Vanderbilt-commit Matt Hogan led Half Hollow Hills East over Riverhead, 7-0, this afternoon with a dominating pitching performance. Hogan threw six innings of shutout ball striking out eleven while surrendering only three hits. “Another great effort from Matt today”, said Hills East Manager Tim Belz. “He had good command of his off speed and fastball. He got ahead. We made a couple of errors that could have resulted in runs, but he settled down and got us out of it each time”. Hills East set the pace with single runs in the second and third innings. In the second, John Son reached and advanced to second on an error. He scored on Vin Muraco’s single to left. In the third, Reis Henderson led off with a walk, stole second and advanced the third on Matt Hogan’s sac fly ...
Matt Hogan Fires No-Hitter Against Smithtown West
Matt Hogan on his no-hitter against Smithtown West pic.twitter.com/FTpv502c4o — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 13, 2018 by Frank Farnacci Vanderbilt-commit Matt Hogan threw a no-hitter today, leading his Half Hollow Hills East Thunderbirds to a 5-0 win over Smithtown West Bulls. “I was feeling pretty good, but honestly it was just the defense behind me today. Everyone was making plays. There were no errors in the field,” Hogan said. His humility was admirable considering he struck out eleven with a powerful fast ball and a biting curve ball. “I’ve seen Matt pitch now for three, four years at the varsity level”, said Hills East Manager Tim Belz. “Today he took a little bit off, pounded the zone, got ahe...
Hills East Tops Smithtown West, 2-1
by Frank Farnacci A chilly March afternoon did not deter Half Hollow Hills East’s Reis Henderson in his first varsity start as he led Hills East to a 2-1 victory over Smithtown West in Dix Hills today. Henderson persevered while working in-and-out of trouble through the first three innings hurling a two hitter with seven timely strikeouts over 5.2 IP. “He had a little bit of a high pitch count early as he worked in-and-out of trouble”, said Hills East Manager, Tim Belz. “He gave up only two hits which was phenomenal and kept us in the whole game. His strikeouts were in big spots and he really gutted it out.” The game started with Henderson walking the first two batters but then he settled down getting consecutive fielder’s choices and a foul out to keep Smithtown West off the scoreboard....
Prep Baseball Report to Host LI Showcase on February 23
We are pleased to announce we will be providing full coverage of Prep Baseball Report’s Long Island Showcase on Friday, February 23 at All Pro Field House in East Setauket. We will be taking photos, videos and scouting the players. The top players will appear on our social media accounts and potentially be selected to our exclusive Preseason Top Players list. Additionally, there is expected to be a large turnout of college coaches in attendance. Prep Baseball Report is an independent scouting company that is focused on amateur baseball, they are represented in 40 states throughout the country. Each state has their own director and scouting team that allows them to have a firm grasp of the baseball scene. Each player will receive a video and profile on the Prep Baseball Report website...
Christmas IS the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
by Joe Litchhult (Editor’s Note: Joe is a 2018 LHP for Half Hollow Hills East. He is one of the top uncommitted players remaining in the class.) Christmas is my mom’s favorite holiday and my dad’s least favorite holiday. In spite of the love/hate relationship, a flurry of traditions have resulted. We spend the day together as a family in our home. My dad traveled to relatives every Christmas and hated having to leave all his gifts and toys as a kid on Christmas morning. When my parents got married, he vowed that once they started a family, Christmas Day would be spent at home and not sitting in traffic. He has successfully kept that promise for 21 years, since my brother James was born. That tradition continued when I came along four years later and continues to this day. If anyone k...
Long Island Titans Hold Media Day
The Long Island Titans held their annual college signing day to celebrate their high school seniors that have committed to play college baseball at the Div. I, II, III or Ju-Co level. In total, 51 players are committed to play at the next level from their Class of 2018. Some of the most notable programs include Vanderbilt, Fordham, Stony Brook, Northeastern, Furman, East Carolina, Creighton and Cornell. Sixteen of the 51 are Div-I scholarships. Those players are Chris Buehler (LIU Brooklyn), James Cardinale (Hofstra), Jason Coules (Fordham), Anthony D’Onofrio (Hofstra), Mark Faello (Hofstra), Will Feil (Albany), Anthony Fontana (Furman), William Gilbert (Cornell), Mike Handal (Fairfield), Matt Hogan (Vanderbilt), Edward Jarvis (Northeastern), Kyle Johnson (Stony Brook), Tyler Ma...
Defensive Player of the Year Award Finalists Announced
We will be hosting our third annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, January 6 at Villa Lombardi’s. Among the several awards we will be handing out will be the Defensive Player of the Year Award to the top high school player on Long Island. The four finalists are: E.J. Cumbo (Clarke 2017, NYIT) Brad Malm (Pat-Med 2017, Albany) Logan O’Hoppe (St. John the Baptist 2018) Mike Palazzolo (Hills East 2017) We are planning an evening to remember with special guests at the beautiful Villa Lombardi’s. It will be a great way to celebrate another enjoyable season of baseball here on Long Island with the people that made it all possible! **If you would like to purchase tickets to the event, you can do so by clicking here.**
Patch Dooley Takes No-Hitter Into Sixth, Hills East Wins 7-4
It’s been one of those seasons where nothing can stop Patch Dooley. Not even 30-40 MPH gusts of wind. “This is probably the worst conditions we played in wind-wise,” said Hills East Head Coach Tim Belz following their 7-4 victory over League III rival Smithtown West. “It’s tough when the ball is moving back and forth, it makes it tough to throw strikes. Another dominating outing from him–no-hitter into the sixth inning,” he added regarding his pitcher who is committed to the College of Charleston. Final: Hills East 7, Smithtown West 4 WP: Patch Dooley pic.twitter.com/VciyH4RFaE — aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2017 Dooley, who has already fired a no-hitter this year, was five outs away before Christian Amoruso lined a clean single in...
Suffolk Class AA Predictions
We’ve given you the top story lines to follow this year. We’ve given you the top individuals that could get drafted. Now it’s time to take a stab at who will be the league champs when it’s all said and done. League play opens up on Monday. Class AA Player of the Year: Peter Theodorellis (Commack) Pitcher of the Year: Ben Brown (Ward Melville) League 1: There is a ton of parity in the league this year. With the emergence of Longwood last year, the expected improvement of Sachem East and the usual head-butting of Ward Melville and Pat-Med for the league title, things will get interesting. Brentwood could make some noise too with ace pitcher Justin Aviles getting rave reviews as a sleeper pick this year for All-County. Floyd has a pitching staff led by Robert Brust an...
