LI Boys of Summer 2023
GAME RECAP: Yeti Select Win a Gritty Game Over Long Island Crew to Advance to 16u Finals
by Chris Donnelly FINAL: Yeti Baseball Select 3, Long Island Crew 0 pic.twitter.com/NAuFq2aNkv — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 18, 2023 In a 16u National Boys of Summer playoff matchup between Long Island Crew and Yeti Baseball Select, it was Yeti Select who won a hard-fought game over the Crew who were riding high after a nice win to get them in the playoffs. Dylan Broschart got the start for Yeti Select and he had a quiet 1st inning, striking out 2 and getting a ground out to end the inning. Jameson Riegel was on the hill for the Crew trying to continue their win streak and advance further in the playoffs. Riegel walked the leadoff batter Jake Romeo, who came around to score after an error on the 2nd basemen gave Yeti Select a 1-0 lead at the end of the 1st inning. Starting...
GAME RECAP: Long Island Crew Outduel Tri State Arsenal
by Chris Donnelly FINAL: Long Island Crew 4, Tri State Arsenal NY National 0 pic.twitter.com/uT75bYoWAq — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 17, 2023 In a 16u Boys of Summer National semifinals matchup between Long Island Crew and Tri State Arsenal NY to decide who advances to the finals, the Crew got ahead early and never looked back. It was a pitchers’ duel between the two teams as there were only four runs scored between both teams. Arsenal sent Tyler Pilatski to the mound, and he got into some trouble early. Starting the game off with a hit by pitch and a walk gave the Crew an early chance to push runs across. Pilatski came back to get a popout and strikeout almost getting out of the jam. Another hit by pitch loaded the bases with 2 outs for Brady Leichtman and he lined a sing...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: Kings Park Pride Advance to Semifinal Behind Dominant Outing by Everett Zarzicki
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Kings Park Pride 3, Titans Baseball- Crema 0 Kings Park advances to the Semifinals Everett Zarzicki tossed a complete game shutout with 8 strikeouts. @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/FaJFCjqts4 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2023 At Joe Nathan Field on Tuesday in the Boys of Summer 14u National Division Quarterfinal, Everett Zarzicki went the distance on the bump, and got in the first run of the game in a 3-0 Victory over Titans Baseball-Crema. Right from the jump it felt like a traditional playoff game where 1 or 2 runs in a low-scoring game would make the difference for either side as Zarzicki K’d the first 2 batters he faced and then fielded a come backer to retire the side in order. The Pride jumped on Titans’ starter Dylan Girard early as le...
Knights Empire Pull off Comeback to Win Extra Inning Thriller Boys of Summer College/18u Division Championship
by Andrew Barbieri Knight Empire are the @liboysofsummer College/18u Champions! pic.twitter.com/HZ1FVrYwlR — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 14, 2023 Seven Innings was not enough to determine a champion between LI Scouts Academy and Knights Empire at Holy Trinity High School as Knights Empire broke a 7-7 tie in the 9th inning and came victorious 12-7. Ziam Deljanin took the hill for Knights Empire and Connor Marcelli got the start for Scouts Academy and it was Scouts Academy who were able to strike first. Lance Burger and Kyle McLaughlin worked walks to start the bottom of the 1st. With 2 outs, Frank Rega one hopped the fence in center to score both to give Scouts Academy a quick 2-0 lead. Frank Rega (SUNY-Purchase) drills a 2-run double to center and LI Scouts Academy is now ...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: Owls Baseball Club-Kneisel Uses Five Run First Inning to Defeat Long Island Crew
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Owls Baseball Club- Kneisel 6, Long Island Crew 4. Long Island Crew had the tying run at 2nd in the 9th, but Luca Centauro closed it out on the mound for the Owls. @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/RVwlOwFZGB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 8, 2023 In an unconventional 9 inning 16u Boys of Summer Matchup, Owls Baseball Club produced at the plate early, and got great work from the duo of Alex Ciampi and Luca Centauro on the mound to secure a 6-4 victory over Long Island Crew at East Islip High School. Long Island Crew would threaten to start the game by getting 2 men on with 2 out. Ciampi, who started the game, picked up 1 of his 2 strikeouts to get through his first inning of work. The Owls came to the plate and immediately were off and running. The l...
GAME RECAP: Vincent Genovese and Ian Rivera Dominate on the Mound as Tristate Arsenal and Yeti Baseball Tie 0-0
by John Sullivan Vincent Genovese (Tri State Arsenal) and Ian Rivera (Yeti Baseball) are the Muddy Locker Players of the Game pic.twitter.com/gJCbFV3mRh — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 7, 2023 The 16u matchup that took place Monday night between Tristate Arsenal and Yeti Baseball was one that featured two incredible starting pitchers that refused to crack under pressure. Ian Rivera (starter for Yeti) and Vincent Genovese (starter for Arsenal) both displayed their talent on the mound immediately, as they both tossed quick 1-2-3 innings in the first. The second inning was not as easy for Rivera though, as he ran into a bases loaded one out situation after giving up a single to Mike Fosorile and walking two batters. But, the bases being loaded didn’t seem to affect Rivera becaus...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: Long Island Mustangs Never Let Up in their Run-Rule Win Over LIB
by Chris Donnelly Post game recap with Mike Heller pic.twitter.com/U8A89m3xvF — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 3, 2023 In a 15u Boys of Summer American Division matchup between Long Island Mustangs vs LIB Vengeance, the Mustangs would set the tempo early and never look back run-ruling LIB in 4 innings by a score of 12-2. Mike Heller was doing it all today for the Mustangs going 4 innings giving up 0 earned runs, striking out 4, while going 3-for-4 at the plate scoring 2 runs. Heller started the game off on the bump and dealt with some trouble early. LIB would load the bases with 2 outs, but Heller would reach back and strike out the batter for the 3rd out and give them the opportunity to get an early lead. Alex Zervas would get the start for LIB, but he worked through problems...
GAME RECAP: Top Tier Aviators Late Rally Seals the Win Over Yeti Baseball
by Chris Donnelly FINAL: Top Tier Aviators 3 Yeti Baseball 1 pic.twitter.com/rsYzrPqMDE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 3, 2023 In a 15u Boys of Summer American division matchup between Top Tier Aviators Imbriani and Yeti Baseball it was a pitchers’ duel as the Aviators would go on to win in a low-scoring affair by a score of 3-1. CJ Burkhardt took the mound for the Aviators and looked great going 5 innings, striking out 9, and only surrendering 1 run on 2 hits. Burkhardt started off strong striking out 2 in the first and setting down Yeti in order. Michael Kordecki took the ball for Yeti Baseball, and he did well as he threw 5 innings, striking out 7, while surrendering 3 runs on 4 hits. Kordecki got it started in the 1st putting up a 0 and keeping the Aviators off the boar...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: LI Storm Come Through to Defeat B1000 Seminoles-Barbone Gold in Extra Innings
by Andrew Barbieri FINAL/8: LI Storm 6, B1000 1. A wild extra inning game ends in the Storm running away with it in the end. pic.twitter.com/W1erUUbLal — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 2, 2023 A pitcher’s duel at Hofstra University in the Boys of Summer 15u American Division turned into an offensive surge for the LI Storm in their 6-1 victory on Tuesday night. Ben Feil for the Seminoles and Jake Ragusa for the Storm were dominant for 7 innings in the game. Feil, a left-handed pitcher, executed 2 pickoffs to perfection to get runners off the bases and mixed in 7 punch outs to keep the Storm’s offense at bay through the first 7 frames. On the other side, Ragusa also tossed 7 shutout innings, during the first 6 innings, no Seminole had reached second base. Ragusa induced 2 ...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: Dodgers Nation Picks up Victory Thanks to a Great Performance on Offense
by John Sullivan Nico Milani is the Muddy Locker Player of the Game after hitting a double and a homer pic.twitter.com/0ML6La4Ltm — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 29, 2023 Dodgers Nation vs Long Island Elite was a battle of two very talented baseball teams with high-powered offenses. Dodgers Nation displayed their high level of talent on offense immediately, as Chase Palma jumped all over a fastball for a triple over the centerfielder’s head in the first at bat of the game. The next batter, Micheal DiGiuseppe then hit a fly ball well into left field for a Sac Fly that scored Palma. After this though, Rohan Shah picked up two strikeouts in a row to end the inning with only 1 run scored and bring up Elite to hit. On offense, Elite fired back with two runs in the bottom half ...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: Dodgers Nation Clicking on all Cylinders in an 8-2 victory
by John Sullivan Andrew Valente and Jayden Locissano are the Muddy Locker Players of the Game pic.twitter.com/uIwjhsyMaa — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 24, 2023 Dodgers Nation came out swinging the bats early and often Monday Night in East Islip against Owls Baseball. The lead off batter, Jayden Loccisano jumped on the first pitch of the game for a bullet line drive single into left field. The two batter, Ryan Camier, did the same. Aidan Quinn then worked a walk to make it bases loaded and no outs. Daniel Cevallos followed that up with a very well hit sac fly into center field for an RBI. After a pop out and hit by pitch, Domenic Azzariti took a fastball to the arm for the hit by pitch RBI. Luckily for the Owls, James Sabella was able to notch a K on the next batter and end th...
Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week: CPD Baseball Grinds Out a Win Over the B1 Seminoles
by John Sullivan Josh zambrano is the muddy locker player of the game. He had a 2 RBI single as well as a scoreless inning on the mound pic.twitter.com/JZCMzefxkp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 19, 2023 On Wednesday night, CPD Baseball and the B1 Seminoles faced off in a 14u matchup at Holy Trinity High School. From the jump, the game was very competitive and it was clear that both teams brought their ‘A’ game. CPD got things started on offense immediately in the first. After Casey Gates hit a one-out single and advanced to third base on an error, Nicholas Sweeney drove him in with a single up the middle and CPD led 1-0 heading into the bottom half of the inning. In the bottom of the first, Fred Klauck tossed a scoreless inning for CPD, despite giving up a walk and...
