LI Boys of Summer
Five Runs in the Sixth Help Secure the Win for the East Coast Jays
by Lou Accumanno In a back and forth 17U Division matchup, the sixth inning was a big one for the East Coast Jays as they came scored five runs in the sixth to come back from a two-run lead to take down Next Level Baseball with the final score 8-7. Joseph Detomasso started on the mound for the Jays as he struck out the side for the first inning. The Jays got off to a quick one nothing lead in the first as Jonathan Sepe singled off to send home James Capozzi. At the top of the third, the Jays lost the one nothing lead as Detomasso got himself into a jam as three runs scored for Next Level. Head Coach of the Jays, Chris Lopiccolo said, “Swing at those strikes and get us back in it.” The Jays then responded back as Sepe doubled to start off the inning and shortly after, Jack Rankin triple...
Diamond Spikes Get the Shutout Victory Over NexGen Elite, 1-0
by Lou Accumanno In a close 17U Division battle; NexGen Elite couldn’t get on the board against a tough Diamond Spikes staff. Coach Adam Heidenfielder made five pitching changes in the game for the Spikes and managed to maintain their one-run lead throughout the game against NexGen Elite. Coach Heidenfielder said, “It was a special occasion. I wanted to rotate guys in and of the out bullpen, so they can stay hot for the MSI Blue Chips Showcase this week.” In the first inning Justin Classie was on the hill for the Spikes and set the tone for the rest of the pitchers as he recorded three strikeouts to retire the side. When Classie struck out the side, Heidenfielder replaced him with David Safirstein who managed to do the same in the second inning and third inning. In the fourth, H...
LI Boys of Summer Scout Division Weekly Recap
Week of 6/30-7/6 Next Level Baseball (3-0-1) Diamond Spikes (1-0-1) Woodbury Sports Jr. Ducks (1-0-1) East End Aviators (2-2-2) East Coast Jays Blue (0-2-2) LIB Prime (0-1-1) LIB Enriq (0-2-0) Overall Standings Body Armor Titans (5-1-0) Woodbury Sports Jr. Ducks (7-2-1) Diamond Spikes (6-3-3) Next Level Baseball (4-2-2) LI Elite Showcase (3-2-1) LIB Primate (3-2-1) Hitter’s Club Hawkeyes (4-4-1) B1000 Seminoles Okon (4-4-1) East End Aviators (4-5-2) NexGen Elite (3-4-1) East Coast Jays Blue (2-4-2) B1000 Seminoles Ferr (1-4-0) LIB Enriq (1-9-1) LI Titans Parso (0-2-0) Notes Four games this week ended without a winner; Diamond Spikes and East End Aviators ended in a tie, Woodbury Sports Jr. Ducks and East Coast Jays Blue ended in a tie, East End Aviators and East Coast Jays Blue ended in a ...
Massapequa Cyclones Take Down Tri State Arsenal NY Prime 6-5
by Lou Accumanno It was a team effort for the Massapequa Cyclones today as Coach John Cosenza had a few players missing, but his team made all the stops at the right time that helped secure a 6-5 win to deal the Tri-State Arsenal NY Prime’s first loss of the season. Cosenza said, “These kids come to practice; do a great job and grind!” This Cyclones squad did just that in this match up. Connor Naus was on the mound for the Cyclones and got into trouble early as one run scored in the first, but he kept cool, calm and collected as the defense from the infield and the outfield backed him up. “I had a slow start today, but these guys gave me the confidence to throw strikes,” Naus said as he recorded a total of nine strikeouts in today’s matchup against a team that could hit the ball and sc...
LI Boys of Summer Scout Division Weekly Recap
Overall Body Armor Titans (5-1-0) Woodbury Sports Jr. Ducks (6-2-0) LIB Prime (3-1-0) Diamond Spikes (5-3-2) LI Elite Showcase (3-2-1) Hitter’s Club Hawkeyes (4-4-1) B1000 Seminoles Okon (4-4-1) East Coast Jays Blue (2-2-0) NexGen Elite (3-4-1) East End Aviators (2-3-0) Next Level Baseball (1-2-1) B1000 Seminoles Ferr (1-4-0) LIB Enriq (1-7-1) LI Titans Parso (0-2-0) Weekly Body Armor Titans (1-0) LIB Enriq (1-0) Woodbury Sports Jr Ducks (2-1) Hitter’s Club Hawkeyes (2-1) Diamond Spikes (2-2) East Coast Jays Blue (1-1) LI Elite (1-1) LIB Prime (0-1) B1000 Seminoles Ferr (0-1) East End Aviators (0-2) Notes LIB Enriq won their first game of the season, defeating the Diamond Spikes 8-3. With their first loss of the season, LIB Prime slips down in the standings, as they are now behind the Body...
16U LI Strong Baseball Walks-Off on LI Orioles, 5-4
In a game where they were behind from the start, the Long Island Strong Baseball Academy defeated the Long Island Orioles 5-4 in walk-off fashion at Baseball Heaven Thursday night. The unconventional walk-off came in the bottom of the seventh inning where all hope of a decision other than a tie appeared to be lost. After he allowed a leadoff walk to Nick Stiles, Orioles relief pitcher Justin Obidenzo struck out back-to-back batters and it looked as if he was untouchable. With two outs and a tie imminent, Strong catcher Vincent Velasquez hit a routine fly ball to right field which hit the glove of the Orioles right fielder and fell. Stiles, hustling, then raced for home and beat out the relay throw to win the ballgame. “I saw the ball down,” Stiles said gasping for air “Coach told me to ...
LI Junior Ducks and Team Steel White Finish in 6-6 Tie
With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning with the game tied at six, Long Island Junior Ducks pitcher Wilmer Cuevas found himself in a bases loaded jam with Team Steel’s three-hitter Sean Hamilton at the plate. After a first pitch ball, Cuevas came inside with a fastball which Hamilton grounded to third baseman Jake Zoufaly. Zoufaly stepped on the bag for the final out of the game. The game ended in a 6-6 tie Tuesday evening at Newfield High School. A rather fitting for two teams that came into the game at .500. Cuevas came in relief and threw three innings of scoreless baseball which saved the tie for his team. Andrew Barbieri took the hill for Team Steel to start the game. Barbieri allowed only one hit through four innings and Team Steel’s offense came out hot. In the bottom of th...
Boys of Summer 17U Scout Division Weekly Recap
Weekly Results: East End Aviators (2-0) Body Armor Titans (1-0) Hitter’s Club Hawkeyes (1-0) Diamond Spikes (3-1) B1000 Seminoles Okon (1-3) B1000 Seminoles Ferr (0-1) NexGen Elite (0-1) LIB Enriq (0-2) Overall Standings LIB Prime (3-0-0) Woodbury Sports Jr. Ducks (4-1-0) Body Armor Titans (4-1-0) Diamond Spikes (3-1-2) East End Aviators (2-1) B1000 Seminoles Okon (4-4-1) NexGen Elite (3-3-0) East Coast Jays Blue (1-1-0) LI Elite (1-1-0) Hitter’s Club Hawkeyes (2-3-1) Next Level Baseball (1-2-1) B1000 Seminoles Ferr (1-3-0) LIB Enriq (0-7-1) LI Titans Parso (0-2-0) Notes The top of the standings look the same, with LIB Prime, Woodbury Sports Jr. Ducks, and the Body Armor Titans leading the way. It was a particularly strong week for the Diamond Spikes, notching their first three victories o...
Batting 1.000 Combine on 3-Hit Shutout
Final: Batting 1.000 4, Diamond Spikes 0 WP: Ryan Schechner @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/Al424kOrWn — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 21, 2019 The Batting 1.000 Seminoles used a dynamite pitching performance and took advantage of some defensive miscues with clutch hits in a 4-0 victory in a Friday night matchup against Diamond Spikes in the Boys of Summer 17U Scout Division match up. They started southpaw Ryan Schechner (Bellmore JFK 2020) who is coming off an incredible season in which the junior was named All-County. He was efficient, allowing just one walk and a bloop double in his three innings of work tonight. He used a good arsenal of pitches and used his defense, striking out just one batter. His offense went against a tough customer, David Safirstein. After going down ...
Sean Jost Fires No-Hit Innings in Mercy Win over New York Knights
Here’s pitcher Sean Jost after throwing 5 innings of no-hit ball in a 10-0 victory for the Long Island Titans. They improve to 7-4 on the season. pic.twitter.com/hls3RnWSH5 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 17, 2019 Despite battling a cold, Long Island Titans RHP Sean Jost brought the heat Monday evening at New York Tech. Jost tossed five innings of no-hit baseball en route to an 10-0 victory over the New York Knights in a game that was cut short due to the mercy rule. Jost struck out six and did not allow any baserunner to make it past second base. Although Jost was dominant, when he did run into trouble his defense picked him up. Jost retired the first batter in the top of the second inning and then issued back-to-back walks to Jack Coffey and opposing starter, Danny Debruin, r...
Siddharth Montravadi’s Big Day Leads LI Titans Brennan Over LI Strong
Titans get on the board in the fourth inning on a 2-R double by Siddharth Mantravadi pic.twitter.com/wDbE5fZm0V — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 16, 2019 Two solid teams squared off on Father’s Day in a 16U Boys of Summer league matchup at Longwood High School. With the game deadlocked, 3-3, in the sixth inning it was Siddharth Montravadi who came through with a big RBI single through the left side to propel the LI Titans to a 4-3 victory. Montravadi had a terrific game, he also broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning with a two-run double to deep left field to score the runners from first and second. The rising junior at Plainview-JFK spoke about the importance of being aggressive. “The past couple games we haven’t been as aggressive as we should be and in ...
Boys of Summer 17u Scout Division Week of 6/9
Weekly Results: B1000 Seminoles Okon (3-0-0) LIB Prime (2-0-0) B1000 Seminoles Ferr (1-0-0) Next Level Baseball (1-0-0) Woodbury Sports Jr. Ducks (2-1-0) Body Armor Titans (1-1-0) LI Elite (1-1-0) Hitter’s Club Hawkeyes (1-2-0) Diamond Spikes (0-0-0) East Coast Jays Blue (0-0-0) East End Aviators (0-1-0) LI Titans Parso (0-1-0) NexGen Elite (0-2-0) LIB Enriq (0-3-0) 17u Scout Division Overall Standings LIB Prime Scout (3-0-0) Woodbury Sports Jr. Ducks (4-1-0) Body Armor Titans (3-1-0) B1000 Seminoles Okon (3-1-0) NexGen Elite (3-2-0) East Coast Jays Blue (1-1-0) LI Elite (1-1-0) Diamond Spikes (0-0-1) Next Level Baseball (1-2-1) B1000 Seminoles Ferr (1-2-0) Hitter’s Club Hawkeyes (1-3-1) LIB Enriq (0-5-1) East End Aviators (0-1-0) LI Titans Parso (0-2-0) NOTES Some rain earlier in t...
