Jack Halloran
Sean Lane Captures the 2021 Axcess x Baseball Lifestly HR Derby
We’ve hosted three HR Derbies and this was by far the most electric. Eight of the top power hitters on Long Island gathered at Diamond in the Pines and fireworks ensued. The participants were: Sean Lane (St. Dominic) Nick Roselli (Division) Kyle Kozlowski (Holy Trinity) Dylan Banner (Plainview JFK) Jack Halloran (Westhampton Beach) Anthony Lods (Chaminade) Mikey Brunetti (Manhasset) Evan Virno (Bellport) Sean Lane put on an absolute performance in the first round, smashing 12 home runs which was the most of any player. Nick Roselli and Dylan Banner each hit 9 HR and Kyle Kozlowski hit six to round out the top 4 that qualified for the semifinals. In the semifinals, both Sean Lane and Nick Roselli advanced to reach the finals. In the finals, Roselli set a high bar with 7 HR, but Lane f...
Led by Three Preseason All-Long Island Players, Westhampton Looks Impressive
Jack Halloran (Westhampton Beach 2021) with his fifth home run of the summer pic.twitter.com/qIYfNKEv1a — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 18, 2020 Westhampton Beach has established themselves as a strong football program in recent years and that’s no different this year as they face Sayville on Friday in the Conference III Championship. Their baseball team, though, will make some noise this season. They enter the 2021 season with three players that were named to Axcess Baseball’s Preseason All-Long Island team including a first-team and second-team member. Head Coach Asa Grunenwald, who took over the program in 2019, is looking forward to this season which kicks off in just over two weeks. They have the good fortune of having two dynamic bats in the middle of the orde...
Q & A With Jack Halloran
One of the more underrated players on Long Island is Westhampton Beach senior 3B Jack Halloran. The Emory-commit is coming off a stellar summer season in which he batted .554 with 12 HR and 46 RBI playing for the East End Aviators. Additionally PG Tournaments recently named him first-ream All-American for hitters. I had a chance to speak with him and here’s what he had to say… Who are some people that have had a possible impact on your career? I credit my family for instilling the fundamentals of authentic character from a young age, which I pride myself on as an athlete. Without a doubt, our assistant coach at Westhampton Beach, Dan Pulick, has had the largest impact on my playing career. These past few years, we have spent countless hours breaking down the game of baseball to...
