Joe Calabrese
Kyle O’Neill Delivers West Islip to Dramatic Walk-off Win
In a game for the ages, the West Islip Lions came out on top against the Deer Park Falcons by a score of 10-9 on a walk-off hit from Kyle O’Neill. This game had everything, so it was only appropriate that it ended in a walk-off. For starters, the first inning took a whopping 43 minutes. O’Neill got the starting not for West Islip, but he got off to a shaky start. He walked in two consecutive batters to give the Falcons an early 2-0 lead in the 1st inning. The Lions bounced back quickly in the bottom of the 1st on RBI hits from Anthony Ippolito and Joe Valentino. This would not be the last you hear of Valentino in this game. O’Neill’s struggles carried over into the third inning in which he could not find the strike zone, walking six batters over two innings and bein...
St. Joseph’s Improves to 16-12 After Winning Three of Four
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana It was another good weekend for St. Joseph’s, who swept Mount St. Vincent’s on Sunday and split with Mount St. Mary’s on Saturday to improve to 16-12.On Saturday, in their 7-2 victory–they committed three errors but out-hit the opposition 13-4. Joe Calabrese and Joe Lynn both had three hits and drove in a run. Brendan Sullivan and Anthony Bonilla both had two hits. Glenn Patriss threw the seven-inning CG, allowing four hits, 0 ER while striking out three. On Sunday, they won 11-0 in the first game of the DH. Josh Outsen threw a complete game, allowing only two hits, walking two while striking out five. The Golden Eagles scored six in the second inning and that was all they needed. Brendan Sullivan led the way with three hits and four R...
Casey Krebs Goes the Distance to Improve East Islip to 6-1
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kX3A94m9Xg] It took just one hour and 40 minutes for Casey Krebs and the East Islip Red Men to defeat the Centereach Cougars 6-2 today.“I like to keep the defense not on their heels,” said Krebs. “I always like to keep them on their toes,” he added.Krebs, who won his second game of the season, pounded the strike zone all day and limited the Cougar offense to only four hits and was charged with one ER. He did walk the lead off batter on four pitches, but had no issues working ahead after that. He was not over powering, but consistently got ahead with fastballs on the outside corner while using his change up and curveball to expand the zone. The Red Men took the lead right away, when the lead off man walked, the next hitter b...
St. Joseph’s Splits With CCNY
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana St. Joseph’s cruised past CCNY in the first game of their DH by the score of 11-4. The offense compiled 11 hits, with Nick Girardi, Joe Calabrese, Dennis McAllister and James Terry all driving in two runs to lead the Golden Eagles. Frank Ziegler started and went five innings, allowing one run on one hit and four walks to record his first win of the season.Chris Bauer threw two innings in relief, allowing two runs to seal the victory.The Golden Eagles opened up the scoring in the second inning on a wild pitch, which scored Calabrese. They broke out with a six-spot in the third to essentially put the game away. CCNY took the second game by the score of 5-4.They will host Farmingdale in a crucial double header on Monday.
RBI Single by Anthony Andreani Leads St. Joseph’s to 6-1 Victory over Briarcliffe
Photo Credit: St. Joseph’s Athletics Written by Jim FerchlandIt was scoreless game through 5 innings at Gregg Alfano Field in Patchogue between St. Joseph’s and Briarcliffe. Both offenses struggled to get going in the frigid, cold, weather. Briarcliffe was able to put numbers on the board first thanks to a Zach Mastrangelo RBI single to right field, driving in Nick Marzano to give Briarcliffe a 1-0 lead in the 6th. They would not be able to capitalize on anything else throughout the game. a flurry of Golden Eagles pitchers–nine to be exact–kept throwing up zeros. The offense came to life in the bottom of the sixth inning when James Nakashian beat out an infield single to first–which scored Anthony Andreani, who opened up the frame with a single. St. Joseph’s relief ...
St.Joseph’s Gets in the W Column
Photo Credit: St. Joseph’s Athletics The St Joseph’s Golden Eagles traveled down to Fort Meyers, Fla to play some baseball in warm weather. After two losses, they were able to come out victorious 6-4 against Elms in a seven-inning game. The offense came to play–they smashed 12 hits with Nick Girardi leading the way with three of those. Anthony Bonilla, Brendan Sullivan and Joe Calabrese added two hits each. They got out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the third on an RBI single by Girardi and a two-run single by Sullivan. Elms pushed across two in the bottom of the fourth to make it interesting for a bit. The Golden Eagles broke it open in the top of the sixth on a run-scoring error, and RBI singles by Matt Burnett and Bonilla. Frank Ziegler got the start, and recorded his fi...
