Final: Bayport-Blue Point 3, Miller Place 1 WP: Liam Stemmler (CG, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 Ks) BBP improves to 8-0 on the season, they’ll face Sayville next week pic.twitter.com/1tjYP9nxkE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 14, 2023 One of the key tenets of Bayport-Blue Point’s 25 consecutive postseason appearances is their ability to grind out at bats, beat high-end pitchers with timely hits and, of course, outstanding pitching. Their starting pitching has been lights-out this year and they are now 8-0 on the season and on the verge of another postseason berth after their 3-1 victory over Miller Place. Today’s starting pitcher, FDU-Florham commit Liam Stemmler was efficient and effective. He out dueled sophomore LHP Nick Frusco, who was overpowering at times but made just ...
by Nick Cipolla Final: Bayport-Blue Point 9, Center Moriches 1 WP: Ryan Costa pic.twitter.com/PPIIEIDcnV — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 19, 2022 2022 was just another normal year of Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms baseball. A second place finish in their league with a 14-6 overall record while making it to the playoffs is per the status quo for the Phantoms as they have made it to the Suffolk County playoffs for 24 consecutive seasons. The one blemish on this season was that they would see their season end against the team from the next town over, Sayville. The Phantoms are led by head coach Jim Moccio. The Phantoms will have some big shoes to fill in 2023 as they unfortunately lost a trio of studs to graduation following the 2022 season. All-County infielder Trey McGowan (‘22) w...
When the season was shutdown in March of last year, Bayport-Blue Point was in the middle of an intersquad game. “They told us to make sure we clean up good – it might be the last time we’d be playing,” said Head Coach Jim Moccio, who is entering his 22nd season at the helm and won Class A State Championships in 2013 and ’14. “I didn’t tell the guys that,” he said knowing that it would be deflating for them to hear it. Their team was comprised of 12 seniors, four of which were entering their fourth season of varsity baseball and were poised for a deep playoff run. “We felt really good with that group,” said Moccio. “We were playing really well going into the shutdown. When you have seniors, they’re just more relaxed. We...
Liam Stemmler (Bayport-Blue Point 2023) sitting 77-79 touching 80 MPH pic.twitter.com/HiFoXVey1M — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 16, 2019 (We are bringing back our popular series titled ‘Up Next’ which highlights the next wave of superstars on Long Island. All of the players have been recommended by coaches and players, and they are all yet to appear in a varsity game. We can confidently say they will soon. Last week we highlighted Jayden Stroman, which you can read here. The series is powered by The Yard Sports Academy, you can check them out here.) How does a small school like Bayport-Blue Point rattle of a stretch of 22 consecutive seasons of making the postseason even in a big lacrosse community? Aside from having a coach like Jim Moccio at the helm, they also...