Manhasset baseball
Schmidt’s Impressive Performance Lifts Manhasset Over Garden City
Colby Schmidt on Manhasset’s 5-2 victory over Garden City pic.twitter.com/vI4KSI8YqK — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 29, 2018 Manhasset defeated Garden City, 5-2 on Thursday, ending their two-game losing streak. In a chilly afternoon game, starter Colby Schmidt threw an impressive six innings to earn his first win of the season. The senior righty who missed all last season with a back injury came into full form today, commanding all of his pitches and keeping hitters off balance. Right fielder Winston Park plated the first run of the game in the second inning, lining a double down the line and setting the table with runners at second and third. With two runners on, centerfielder Jay Schlaefer lifted a potential homeru to deep centerfield, only to have it robbed by G...
Beast United Ranked No. 11 12U in Nation, No. 1 in New York
When James Labartino‘s 12U team took the field in the Perfect Game qualifier in Staten Island this summer during the month of June, he already knew he had a good team. That day, however, further solidified that claim. “We were facing a couple of ranked team,” said the 28-year old St. John the Baptist grad. “One of the games was about to start and everyone was saying ‘oh they have their two best guys throwing, this is going to be a tough game,’ well we went out and scored 12 runs in the first inning,” he laughed while he reminisced on that game. “I think we hit three or four home runs in the first inning including a grand slam and they just didn’t know what hit them,” he added. The 12U Beast United, a team based primarily out of Ma...
Andrew Nagel Dominates Manhasset in 3-1 Victory
One of the hot topics in Major League Baseball is pace of play. How can they speed the game up and keep the young fans interested? One way is they can do exactly what Andrew Nagel did in today’s 3-1 victory over Nassau County Class A rival Manhasset. The senior LHP fired a 75 minute complete game that featured no errors, no pitching changes and no pinch-hitters. With his impeccable control, he forced many batters into first-pitch outs and uncomfortable at bats. Final: Garden City 3, Manhasset 1 WP: Andrew Nagel (complete game, 6 K) Rich Marooney: HR pic.twitter.com/dZiLUXzA1x — aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 1, 2017 “I normally work quick,” said the Amherst-commit. “It’s nice, it keeps the fielders on their feet, try to make everyone stay moving so...
