Kevin Podell
All-Long Island Team (College)
We are coming off another wildly entertaining season in Long Island college baseball. Here are my picks for the best player at each position. Italicized letters represent that the player led Long Island in that statistic. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/208630454″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=’450′ iframe=”true” /] MVP: Jack Parenty, SBUCy Young: Jake DeCarli, LIU PostRookie of the Year: Andruw Gazzola, SBUC: Dan Parisi, Dowling: .351 AVG, 27 R, 52 H, 26 RBI, .415 OBP, .446 SLG, 7-11 SB, .972 FLD % Rob Vani, Adelphi: .336 AVG, 29 R, 51 H, 2 HR, 23 RBI, .864 OPS, 6-8 SB, .986 FLD %1b: Brenda...
Molloy Wins Three of Four from Queens
Photo Credit: Molloy Lions The Molloy Lions took three of four from the struggling Queens College this weekend to improve to 19-16 on the season.After winning the first game 11-1 on Friday night, which we recapped, they won Game 1 of Saturday’s DH 4-3. They were down 3-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, but came to life in the bottom of the seventh.Kyle Van Duyne hit a sacrifice fly to score John Galanoudis and get the Lions on the board. In the eighth inning, they cut the lead to 3-2 on an error by the second baseman to score Anthony Alberghina. Michael Rahn hit a two-run single to score Angelo Navetto and pinch-runner Jack McCarty to give them the lead.Alex Brosnan stayed in the game to finish what he started. He ended up with the complete game victory, striking out eight, wa...
Connor McCarthy Throws Two-Hitter in 3-0 Shutout of Molloy
As mentioned earlier, great pitching duels are a staple of the LIU Post-Molloy rivalry. In the first game of the double header it was Alex Brosnan who was dominant. In the second game, LIU Post’s Connor McCarthy threw a seven inning shutout in a 3-0 victory.McCarthy, a graduate student from Clarke HS, allowed only two singles while striking out four and allowing only walk against Molloy.Tom Asbaty reached on a throwing error by the 3b to score Kenny Daley and get the Pioneers on the board in the second inning. They increased the lead to 2-0 when David Groeneveld hit an RBI single to score Asbaty.That was all the support needed for McCarthy. For good measure, the Pioneers added a run in the fourth inning when Anthony Brunetti singled home Rick Alessi.The Pioneers won the three-game se...
March 25 Recap
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Division-I: Stony Brook topped Sacred Heart 8-4, you can read the game coverage here. NYIT edged LIU-Brooklyn 8-7. They did most of their damage in the fifth inning. Joe Daru walked with the bases loaded to tie the game at 4. Thomas Joannou followed suit by doing the same to give the Bears the lead. Josh Canabal added insurance with an RBI single and Nick Sebastian opened it up with a two-run double. LIU didn’t go down without a whimper, they put up two in the bottom of the ninth to make it close. Canabal, Sebastian and Anthony Martelli each compiled two hits. It was their third win of the season. Hofstra pulled off an upset at St. John’s with a 6-4 victory. They used a four-run second inning off Alex Katz to get all the offense they needed. Brad Wit...
Bobby Kelly Improves to 2-0 With Eight Strong Innings
Photo Credit: Molloy Athletics It was understood that the Molloy Lions would be led by their pitching staff this year. True to form, sophomore Bobby Kelly led them to a 4-1 win over reigning ECC Champion St. Thomas Aquinas.Kelly improves to 2-0 on the season–he struck out seven, allowed only six hits and allowed just the lone run. His ERA is now 2.68 on the young season.The Lions took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Kevin Podell. Two innings later, he duplicated the feat–driving in Deilyn Guzman. Later that inning, Michael Rahn added to the lead with an RBI single of his own. In the sixth inning, Kelly ran into his only jam of the day when he allowed a single, but he escaped danger when he induced a ground out to first.The Lions added an insurance run in the...
