Kieran McLaughlin
Thunder Eliminate Redbirds with Combined One-Hitter
Valles slams the door on a combined one-hitter and the Thunder win 2-0. They will move on to the semifinals. pic.twitter.com/ov0UjIl1XS — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 31, 2018 The Long Island Thunder ousted the New York Redbirds 2-0 on Monday night to advance to the National Division finals of the Long Island Collegiate Baseball League. Kieran McLaughlin, a rising senior at Adelphi, started for the Thunder and faced the minimum through the first four innings. A one-out walk that was eliminated thanks to a double play was the only form of a threat the Redbirds could offer until the top of the fifth and by that time, they were already trailing by the games eventual final score, 2-0. The Thunder did their damage in the bottom of third off Redbird starter Jake Bannon, whose sol...
Thunder Use Big Fifth Inning to Dismantle Sound
Anthony Rizzo on his single that played three and gave the LI Thunder an 8-4 lead. pic.twitter.com/CMBRbchLX2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 12, 2018 The Long Island Thunder snapped a four game losing streak Tuesday evening, scoring 10 runs, the most they have scored all season, to beat the Long Island Sound. After starting the season 6-1, the Sound have now lost three straight, scoring a combined six runs in the three defeats. The Thunder’s bats started off hot, as they plated a pair in their first trip to the plate. Luke Scoggins and Mike Manetta drove in a run apiece to get the bats rolling. Lorenzo Russo started for the Thunder and after sending the side down in order in order to start the game, he gave up a solo shot to Mike Wall. He then gave up a walk and a single and l...
Loaded With Young Talent, Adelphi Ready to Take the Next Step
by Vinny Amodeo After the Adelphi University Panthers reached the Northeast-10 Semi-Final game in 2015, 2016 has promise for a deep postseason run with eyes on a conference championship. “The goals for this season remain unchanged,” said Junior captain Robert Vani. “First off is an NE-10 Championship and secondly an appearance in the NCAA Regional Tournament.” Head Coach Dom Scala is entering his 13th season at the helm for the Brown and Gold with 11 postseason appearances in his first 12 seasons. The squad graduated eight players from 2015’s roster including perpetual starters in Donato Signore, Vincent Sharkey, Rich Cambria and Nick Zito. The remaining four were apart of the staff and featured the likes of John Bivas, Mike Cranston, Ricky Van Allen and Nikolas Batas. Each of these player...
