Jake Halloran
Jake Halloran Strikes Out 13 in 5-1 Win Over John Glenn
Greg Friedman bases clearing double to give Shoreham-Wading River a 4-1 lead in the third over John Glenn pic.twitter.com/f08Mqz96tM — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 6, 2021 After struggling with his command in the second inning, Shoreham-Wading River RHP Jake Halloran settled down and struck out 13 over six innings in a 5-1 victory for the Wildcats over John Glenn. On a steamy June morning in Shoreham, the second place Wildcats looking to stay in contention for the top spot of Suffolk Conference V but would need to top a pesky John Glenn team who is motivated to stay in postseason contention. In the first inning, Halloran worked around an error by his third baseman and a single by Ryan Desmond to strike out the next three hitters in succession. In the home half of the first, Bi...
Joey Marchese’s Three-Run Blast Propels SWR to 7-5 Win Over Mount Sinai
Go-ahead 3-R HR by Joey Marchese puts Shoreham-Wading River up 5-3 in the top of the fourth pic.twitter.com/kyV05kSkBA — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 12, 2021 Hits from the bottom of the lineup and lead changes are two signs of a competitive, compelling game of varsity baseball. When you combine the two, it’s even more thrilling. With one swing of the bat, Shoreham-Wading River’s eight-hole hitter, Joey Marchese, gave the Wildcats the 5-3 lead over Mount Sinai. They wound up tacking on two more, and holding on to defeat the Mustangs on the road by the score of 7-5. Marchese stated that he “was standing in the box and looking for a fastball to hit hard – got my pitch and took a good swing and got it out,” said the 6’4 slugger. With the victory...
Shoreham-Wading River Counting on a Talent But Inexperienced Core
by Chris Sacchi Kevin WIlli and the Shoreham-Wading River baseball team have made the postseason 34 straight seasons and 36 of the past 37 seasons. Yet, even coach Willi’s program is entering 2021 lacking in experience. “We have an interesting situation where we have pretty much three, I’d say four players, who’ve ever touched the varsity field,” coach said. “I think a lot of teams are in that situation where you miss a year like that, all that senior knowledge that last year, we had a really heavy senior class last year, you know, with Aidan Crowley, Cullen SantaMaria. “A lot guys, a lot of experience, and we weren’t able to really give them much of a chance to pass that knowledge on. So, we’re looking for some of these guys to step up, especially the guys that h...
