LI Boys of Summer
B1000 Seminoles Capture Boys of Summer 17U Championship With a 4-0 Victory Over LI Titans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5yVp_42nMk The No. 7 seed Batting 1000 Seminoles defeated the No. 3 seed Titans behind a clutch performance from their LHP Chris Wiercinski (Mineola 2018). He was dominant through out; shutting down the hard-hitting Titans lineup allowing no runs in his six and a third innings of work. @jonahkarp82 interviews the winning pitcher Chris Wiercinski after his stellar Championship Game outing for the @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/bmTlO1Q8Wu — Axcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) August 13, 2017 “It felt good, I haven’t felt that good out there in years,” said the winning pitcher, Wiercinski. “After that performance I’m really confident now and I hope to keep that going in the future.” The hard throwing lefty would fan ten b...
LI Jr. Ducks Orange Sweep DH over South Shore Slammers
The LI Jr. Ducks would clinch a playoff spot with their two wins over the Slammers by decisive scores of, 5-1, and, 9-5. The first game of the DH went slightly long causing the second game to be shortened by two innings due to PAL Stadium’s lack of lights. Five innings is all the Jr. Ducks offense needed, though, to bring nine runs across. Their main contributor was their three hitter, Alex Russo. The incoming junior at Chaminade would have an impressive day at the plate with his biggest hit coming in the fifth inning when he would step into the left hand side of the box with bases loaded and no outs. The tall power hitter would drive a long and high fly ball over the right fielder’s head clearing the bases. “I really just kept my normal swing, I wasn’t thinking about hitting it over anyon...
LI Legends Best LI Titans Giaco, 4-2, With Impressive Outing From John Holmstock
The big Longwood class of ’18 lefty used all his pitches to dominate his opponents by way of the strikeout. Holmstock would strike out 14 Titans in his six innings of work in Boys of Summer 17u American. He would earn the win after his team would give him a 4-0 lead in the second inning. “My main goal is to keep every one of my pitches down in the zone,” said Holmstock. “And get productive outs.” The dominant LHP frustrated the Titans all game, as he only allowed three hits and two walks giving way to only six base runners over six innings (dropped third strike error was the sixth base runner). He would, however, run into trouble in the sixth inning after walking the nine-hitter to start the inning. This set the table for Tony Figliarulo to knock a fly ball double to center field. The next...
Three-Run Third Propels Body Armor to 4-2 Win over Titans-Parso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbifqwX4G7M&t=1s In a battle filled with current and future Div-I prospects, it was a third inning rally that enabled the Body Armor Titans to come out victorious in a friendly rivalry. In what was dubbed “McGregor vs Mayweather“, Titans-Parso took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the second on a two-run double by Nick Ungar (Connetquot ’18) on a well-struck ball off James Cardinale (Commack ’18) into left center field to score Will Feil (Wheatley ’18) and Chris Peralta (Valley Stream South ’18). That was all the offense they would muster up on this day against a loaded pitching staff. Kyle Johnson (Newfield ’18) came on in relief in the third inning and worked around a walk and a single to Mike Handal (Garden Cit...
LI Patriots Come From Behind to Beat LI Black Diamonds, 5-3
Switch-hitting cleanup hitter Angelo Veltri stepped in to the left handed batters box with one out in the seventh trailing by two runs with two runners on. This came as a shock because Veltri batted from the right side in his previous three at bats. After starting his day 0-for-3 he would tie the game on a towering fly ball ground-rule double, completely changing his day at the plate. “I’ve been switch hitting for a couple years now in games and you just have to keep your confidence up,” said Veltri. “I feel like I play better with more pressure on me.” The pressure was immense as the Patriots’ rally came after scoring just one run through the first six innings, due in part to strong Black Diamond pitching from Anthony Ippolito and Jordan Piht. Black Diamonds just got too comfortable and a...
Matt Nilsen Leads the Charge in 12-5 Win for B1000 Seminoles
By Tim Oakes The undefeated B1000 Seminoles (Iadevaio) 17U team in the LI Boys of Summer League were matched up against the New York Knights Friday night at Eisenhower Park. The Seminoles piled on 12 runs in the win to continue the team’s early-summer power onslaught in which the team has outscored opponents 40-10. Right fielder Matt Nilsen led the charge in the Seminoles 12-5 victory. The recent graduate knocked in a team-high three runs on three hits, finishing the game a home run shy of a cycle. Nilsen has committed to play baseball for SUNY Purchase next spring after graduating from Wellington C. Mepham High School. Nilsen acted as the catalyst in a productive third inning, driving in the first of four runs on an opposite-field triple down the right field line. “I was looking to bring ...
DeMicco’s Two-Run Shot Gives Long Island Baseball 5-2 Win over Body Armor Titans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5yVp_42nMk Nick DeMicco (Plainedge ’18) picked up right where he left off during the high school season with a long 2-R HR that hooked around the left field foul pole at Joe Nathan Field in the fourth inning to propel Long Island Baseball Prime to a 5-2 victory over the Body Armor Titans. Scoreless first inning for Tyler Marinaccio pic.twitter.com/NFEWEjaZmC — aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) June 8, 2017 The BA Titans were without Anthony Fontana and Anthony D’Onofrio (Wantagh ’18) due to the upcoming New York State Class A tournament this weekend as well as a handful of players due to injury which effected their lineup but they sent Plainview JFK junior Tyler Marinaccio to the hill. He fired a scoreless first inning with two s...
