Joe Minucci
Players to Watch in the LICBL
This week kicked off the regular season for the Long Island Collegiate Baseball League (LICBL). Most teams have played five or six game to this point and the top players are beginning to emerge. For our audience that has been following us from last year, there are many familiar names that populate the local Long Island and city colleges. Below is a breakdown of players to keep an eye on through out the season: Position Players: Hermes Abreu-New York Redbirds (Concordia) Noah Centeno-Long Island Lightning (Sacred Heart) A.J. Cain- Long Island Lightning (New Haven) Andrew Florides- Long Island Lightning (NYIT) Brian Forbes- Diamond Spikes (Herkimer CC) Noah Fortuna-New York Hurricanes (New Haven) Brian Goulard-Long Island Storm (Fordham University) Gannon Kenney-McGowan- New York Cardinals (...
Nassau Advances to Winner’s Bracket Behind Minucci’s Strong Outing
Joe Minucci pitched a complete game shutout to give Nassau CC an 8-0 victory over Queensborough in game one of the Region XV conference tournament. Head Coach Larry Minor had nothing but positives to say about Minucci’s performance. “The greatest thing about Joe Minucci is that he has a heart of a lion,” said Minor. “He’s like our leader, our captain out there. The better thing is last year as a freshmen, he lost the same game here, to the same team. So now he came back, battled back and allowed us to get to the second round, he added. Nassau came into today’s game having defeated Queensborough in dominating fashion three previous times earlier in the season. Thursday was no different. Starter Joe Minucci previously owned a 3-0 record with a 1.19 ERA over 30.1 innings. He looke...
