Keith Couch
9U Sharks Baseball Academy Capture Fall Clash Championship
By Chris Amato Coach Keith of the LI Sharks speaks on his team’s incredible 2019 season pic.twitter.com/iF0FHAZKRx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 26, 2019 As many travel teams around the island are wrapping up their seasons and beginning to prepare for winter, the Sharks Baseball Academy looked to go out on a high note. On a brisk October morning, the boys met at Plainledge Park where they were set to take on Team Beast for the fall league championship. After six hard fought innings on both sides, the Sharks were able to come out on top by a score of 4-1. The team just seemed to do everything right over the course of the game. Whether it was throwing a specific pitch, getting a timely base hit, or just making the plays, the Sharks executed. With their season on the line, Sh...
Recap of Sharks Baseball Academy Winter Workout
2010 Cleveland Indians draft pick Henry Dunn on what outfielders from the northeast can do to prepare for the season pic.twitter.com/01vEgEgZWq — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) February 3, 2019 If you’ve been one of our readers since the Baseball on the Island days, you are familiar with Jonathon Mulford, Rob Vani and Keith Couch. The trio, all graduates of Adelphi baseball, had outstanding collegiate careers. Mulford, who participated in our inaugural Battle of the Border in 2016 and was drafted shortly thereafter by the St. Louis Cardinals, had one of the most successful pitching in careers in program history. Same can be said for Couch, who was drafted in 2010 by the Boston Red Sox. Vani, who was not drafted, was twice named to our All-Long Island team, and was a standout 1B...
Jonathon Mulford Ready for Next Phase of His Career
Photo credit: Adelphi Athletics Prior to his first collegiate start on March 9, 2013, Jonathon Mulford was sitting in the dugout preparing himself to face a St. Thomas Aquinas team that is a perennial powerhouse.Starting a freshman against them could be a risky move, you would think. It’s easy to tell when they’re overwhelmed–you can see the deer-in-the-headlights look or lots of pacing around. This freshman didn’t look that way, but just to make sure Head Coach Dom Scala figured he would ask. “You nervous?” he inquired.“Coach, he’s a ‘Pequa boy, he will be fine,” said catcher Kevin Hutzel. True to his word, Mulford went out that day and shut down the Spartans lineup, throwing five shutout innings with seven strikeouts against zer...
