John Glenn
John Glenn Has 9 Returning Seniors, Hopeful to Make Postseason
by Andy Smith Updates numbers on John Glenn’s senior Michael Zeis after 2 homers today 18-for-24 (.750 AVG), 6 HRs, 17 runs scored, 9 stolen bases pic.twitter.com/7WnTHHYzmC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 12, 2022 John Glenn got off to a strong start in 2022. The Knights started off 5-1, but injuries began to creep in and they struggled in the final half of the season. Still, they remained in playoff contention until the final week. Entering his seventh season as head coach, Matt Rocchio explained his optimism going into 2023. “Already in the first few weeks of workouts you can see the difference in their body language and overall confidence. I think that will be vital to the upcoming year to start the year with confidence.” Rocchio also spotlighted the value of his ...
Two Years Later: Looking Back on March 2020 and the Impact of COVID on Baseball
So much has happened over the past 2 years, but at the same time March 2020 still feels like yesterday. That dreaded month that started a cavalcade of negative news and heartache. From strictly a baseball perspective, so many kids had their high school baseball careers end without much of a warning. So much unfinished business on the field. Those dreary days of March that seemingly never ended, followed by the beautiful spring weather of April and May that came and went without as much as a home run, no-hitter or walk-off win. I wanted to get the perspective of a high school and college coach, so I asked two trusted people – John Galanoudis of Molloy and Matt Rocchio of John Glenn to look back on what it was like during the time period and how they’ve turned the page. “Lo...
John Glenn Returns 3 Key Pieces from Playoff Team
By Michael Malaszczyk Cole Lindquist loaded the bases with nobody out and proceeded to struck out the next three batters to avoid any damage End of 1: Center Moriches 0, John Glenn 0 pic.twitter.com/CyC78ugrcy — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 11, 2021 Coach Matt Rocchio of John Glenn High School is looking forward to another year of baseball. John Glenn had a successful season in 2021 despite the loss of the 2020 season. They made it to the playoffs for the first time since 2015 before losing to Mattituck in the extra innings 2-1. Coach Rocchio gave a special shoutout to John Glenn’s class of 2021 in an interview with Axcess Baseball. “We had a good mix last year but our seniors really carried us,” said Rocchio. “Joe Patane batted over 500. Ryan Desmond pitched to under a 1.00 E...
Jordan Falco Fires Two-Hit Shutout To Keep Center Moriches’ Hopes Alive
Final: Center Moriches 3, John Glenn 0 WP: Jordan Falco (CG, 2 H, 3 BB, 11 K) Playoff picture still to be determined depending on result of Babylon game pic.twitter.com/12hqVIP4cC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 11, 2021 In 2018 and 2019 when Center Moriches were at the peak of their powers, senior day was a celebration of the players that contributed to the program over the previous years and helped build the program up to one of the best Class B teams in the region. This year, it was a celebration for the senior player (singular) that was a part of both of those teams. But it was no time to celebrate, as they had a game to win. The Center Moriches Red Devils, winners of the Class B New York State Championship in 2018 and ’19 entered the final day of the regular season n...
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...
John Glenn Returning Six Players With Varsity Experience, Led by 2 Preseason All-Long Island Players
by Chris Sacchi The COVID-19 canceled 2020 high school season was a huge loss for seniors across the country. Many players had their final organized baseball game taken away from them. While this is a sad reality for thousands of young men, John Glenn head coach Matt Rocchio is doing a great job of finding the positive. He tell his guys, “give everything you got like it’s your last game. Those seniors last year never got their last game. We had really great senior leadership last year,” coach Rocchio said. “Losing them for their senior year really hurt, but they left a lasting effect.” The 2020 senior class was led by current college ballplayers Dan Brown, at Pace, Aidan Desmond at Gettysburg and Matt Polestino at New Paltz. Coach says that group really got after it in the weight room hea...
Q & A With Cole Lindquist
Smaller programs such as John Glenn rely on strong individual grad classes to prosper together and deliver a playoff-berth for the school. John Glenn would’ve likely made a playoff run in 2020 had there been a season thanks to seniors like Dan Brown (Pace), Aidan Desmond (Gettysburg) and Matt Polestino (SUNY New Paltz). While it is unfortunate that they didn’t get a season, they do seem to be on the right path considering some of the players they still have in the program for the next two years. One particularly exciting player is two-way player Cole Lindquist. According to his coach, he said “he can literally play anywhere but he has really been shining on the mound.” This summer while playing for MVP Beast 2022, “he has been lights out.” He compiled a ...
OTD: Mason Kelly’s Two-Run Single Is The Difference In SWR’s 4-2 Win Over John Glenn
Mason Kelly ripped the go-ahead 2-R single in the fourth inning to give Shoreham-Wading River the lead for good. He is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/XSRPFRTmQ2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 10, 2019 With the bases loaded, two outs and a tie game in the fourth inning Mason Kelly came through in a big way. The Furman-commit lined a two-run single to center field to give Shoreham-Wading River a lead that they would not relinquish. They came away with a 4-2 victory over new league rival John Glenn. Early on, pitching was dominant on both sides. A pitching match up juniors; right-hander Cullen Santamaria for SWR and Matt Polestino, the southpaw for Glenn. The first order of business for Glenn was getting a hit, after getting no-hit by Aidan Crowley yeste...
PODCAST: Matt Rocchio
Here’s A Rundown of some of the topics we discussed: State of the Team: Really moving in the right direction Graduated only one impact senior from 2019 He’s very pleased with the leadership of the seniors so far. They’ve been working out for the past three months in the gym He cannot wait for the season to start Impact Players LHP Matt Polestino will anchor the rotation. He’s been on varsity since ninth grade. He is committed to SUNY New Paltz. His first varsity game was at Shoreham-Wading River in 2017 and he shut them down for five innings in relief. Dan Brown, a scholarship player that will be going to Pace. Beating Shoreham-WR in 2017 They had lost 4-1 the day before so he knew they could hang with them. Joe Muchnicki was coming off a no-hitter the week before. ...
Mason Kelly’s Two-Run Single Is The Difference In SWR’s 4-2 Win Over John Glenn
Mason Kelly ripped the go-ahead 2-R single in the fourth inning to give Shoreham-Wading River the lead for good. He is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/XSRPFRTmQ2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 10, 2019 With the bases loaded, two outs and a tie game in the fourth inning Mason Kelly came through in a big way. The Furman-commit lined a two-run single to center field to give Shoreham-Wading River a lead that they would not relinquish. They came away with a 4-2 victory over new league rival John Glenn. Early on, pitching was dominant on both sides. A pitching match up juniors; right-hander Cullen SantaMaria for SWR and Matt Polestino, the southpaw for Glenn. The first order of business for Glenn was getting a hit, after getting no-hit by Aidan Crowley yeste...
