Long Island Baseball
Podcast: Discussing the Mount Rushmore of Long Island Baseball Players
We had two very special guests on the podcast today discussing the best seasons in Long Island baseball history. Gregg Sarra, 32-year veteran reporter for Newsday and Sal Mignano (583 career wins) together have seen plenty of talented players on the diamond. We discussed who the best of the best are.
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...
Axcess League MVPs Honored at Battle of the Border
During the seventh inning stretch of today’s Battle of the Border, we honored the high school aXcess baseball League MVPs during a ceremony. Below is a list of the winner’s from each conference: Nassau County: A1: Bobby Lewis, MacArthur A2: Tyler DeMeo, Carey A3: Jimmy Joyce, Wantagh A4: Nick Tuzzio, Lynbrook A5: A.J. Cain, Seaford AA1: Brendan McFall, Oceanside AA2: Mark Faello, Plainview-JFK Suffolk County: League 1: Brad Malm, Pat-Med League 2: Pete Theodorellis, Commack League 3: Mike Ruggiero, Smithtown East League 4: Greg Tsouprakos, West Islip League 5: Matt Overton, Hauppauge League 6: James Weisman, Rocky Point League 7: Brian Morrell, Shoreham-Wading River League 8: Kenneth Gordon, Babylon League 9: Luke Hansen, Southold
Suffolk Playoff Seeds Announced
The moment that everyone has been patiently waiting for is here–Section XI has announced the playoff seeds and brackets. The link to the brackets can be found by clicking here, and the seeds are below. Class AA: Ward Melville Commack Hills East West Islip Deer Park Bellport Hauppauge Sachem East Smithtown East Bay Shore Smithtown West Northport Eastport-South Manor Patchogue-Medford Kings Park Brentwood Connetquot Sachem North Biggest Surprise: How does Sachem East fall to No. 8? They beat Ward Melville 2 of 3 and they did it in League 1. Very surprising. Class A: Shoreham-Wading River Sayville Rocky Point Mount Sinai Southampton Islip Bayport-Blue Point Harborfields Biggest surprise: Nothing crazy but BBP probably should’ve been ahead of Islip. Class B: Mattituck Center...
Power Rankings Volume 4
Weather caused many more cancellations this week (what else is new?). But there was still plenty of games that will factor into this week’s Power Rankings. In this edition, we are going to do things slightly different considering the difficulty in differentiating teams with less than 10 games under their belt. I will separate teams into five tiers based on their current record, momentum and likelihood of turning their seasons around. Tier 1- The Elite St. Johns (Record: 14-2, Stock UP) Another great week for the Johnnies, winning both of their games. They are hitting .323 as a team with a 2.62 ERA. John Valente is batting .486 and is headed towards an All-American season. Tier 2- Trending Up 2. Adelphi (Record: 8-6, Stock UP) Great offensive week down in Florida despite the 5-0 loss ...
aXcess Baseball 2017 Top HS Players on Long Island
Here is our list of the Top HS Players on Long Island for the 2017 season: Pitchers: Matt Boyko, Clarke (2017) Brad Camarda, Hills West (2017) Chris Cappas, Kellenberg (2017) Harrison Cohen, Cold Spring Harbor (2017) Jason Coules, Bellmore JFK (2018) Jason Diaz, Kellenberg (2019) Antonio Deodato, Wheatley (2017) Mark Faello, Plainview-JFK (2018) Luke Hansen, Southold (2018) Jimmy Joyce, Wantagh (2017) Bobby Lewis, MacArthur (2017) Brian Morrissey, Commack (2017) Brian Morrell, Shoreham-Wading River (2017) Max Nielsen, Ward Melville (2019) Peter Theodorellis, Commack (2017) Nicholas Trabacchi, Smithtown West (2017) Liam Pulsipher, Center Moriches (2018) Catcher: Logan O’Hoppe, St. John the Baptist (2018) Matt Pelcher, Calhoun (2020) Infield: Johnny Castagnozzi, Massapequa (2020) Antho...
