Mark Faello
Fall Ball Series Powered by Baseball Lifestyle: Hofstra University
Steve Harrington with a walk-off HR in a 7-6 victory for Hofstra ! pic.twitter.com/r7tJHFgMqA — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 2, 2022 There are not many better feelings in the world than proving people wrong. Hofstra was picked to finish ninth in the preseason CAA coaches poll. On May 29 in the CAA Championship, they defeated Northeastern, 7-6, in walk-off fashion on a hit by pitch by Ryan Morash to score Brian Morrell. It was a truly stunning finish considering they had never won a conference championship in the program’s history and they won all four games by one-run including three walk-off wins. Despite losing both games in the regionals, the program is still riding high off the momentum from that CAA Championship. Perhaps no school in the country can boast that they...
Hofstra Clinches NCAA Tournament Berth for First Time in Program History
THAT’S THE GAME!!! HOFSTRA WINS!!!! CAA CHAMPS!!!#RoarWithPride #CAAChamps pic.twitter.com/NpWKgpKYd8 — Hofstra Baseball (@HofstraBaseball) May 29, 2022 Hofstra has been playing baseball since 1938. It took Frank Catalanotto one year to do what has never been done in program history and that’s qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The Pride did so in astonishing fashion – winning all four of their CAA Championship games by one run – including three wins via walk-off. Entering the CAA tournament as the No. 2 seed, the Pride defeated Elon, UNC-Wilmington, and Northeastern twice to pull off the improbable. All three teams are regarded as top-tier opponents, and Hofstra was able run the table in the tournament amidst a hostile home crowd. The clinching game was thrilling. Th...
Hofstra Scores 8 Unanswered Runs, Defeats Sacred Heart 8-5
Final: Hofstra 8, Sacred Heart 5 WP: Faello S: John Mikolaicyk pic.twitter.com/p1MyK5fsIs — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 12, 2021 The jubilance of playing their home opener in March on a beautiful 66 degree, sunny afternoon quickly turned into trepidation as the Hofstra Pride fell behind Sacred Heart, 5-0, in the second inning on Friday at University Field. Sacred Heart managed to score their first run on a fielder’s choice, they added two more on a two-run double by Julian Pedrouzo, a fourth on an error by Ryan Rue and a fifth on a double by Austin Markman. At that moment, it did appear that the game was firmly in doubt. But Hofstra made a move to the bullpen, calling on RHP Mark Faello (Plainview JFK 2018) to put out the fire in a precarious situation with a runner on...
Friday Night Recap (2/26) Powered by Orlin & Cohen
Yesterday was the first taste of a day filled with college baseball action in close to one year. Three local Division-I programs were in action. We covered Stony Brook’s season-opening DH sweep over Sacred Heart, which you can read about here. Here’s the other two schools as well. Division-I: St. John’s defeated UMASS-Lowell by the score of 2-1 in a swift 2 hours, 18 minutes. Nick Mondak got the start for the Red Storm and was effective, going six shutout innings with seven strikeouts, allowing just two hits and a walk. His offense did not give him much to work with against UMASS-Lowell starter Collin Duffley. The offenses traded zeros for the first three innings, but the Johnnies got on the board in the home half of the fourth inning on an RBI ground out off the bat of M...
On This Day in Axcess History: Mark Faello Fires No-Hitter in Plainview’s 10-0 Victory
Mark Faello on his no-hitter (6-innings) against Herricks pic.twitter.com/x9o8kGK80X — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 28, 2018 (Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted on March 28th, 2018.) It wasn’t EXACTLY the real deal, but it was close enough. Reigning Diamond Award winner Mark Faello fired a six inning no-hitter in Plainview JFK‘s 10-0 mercy-rule victory over Herricks on Tuesday afternoon. He struck out 12 batters and walked three. Last season, he no-hit the same team while compiling 19 strikeouts. The game was much closer than the score would indicate, actually, for much of the game. Faello smacked a two-run HR over the center field fence in the 1st inning to give himself an early 2-0 lead. The score would stay that way and Herricks was able to make Faello...
Mark Faello Proves His Resiliency in Knocking Out Cancer
He knew something was wrong immediately. After a teammate expressed concern over extreme inflammation of his neck, Mark Faello looked in the mirror to see for himself. “My neck was blown up on the right side,” said Faello. “My teammate said it looks like you have two necks,” he added. Some of the doctors that he visited didn’t have an answer but they did speculate that it could be an infection. After visiting a lymph node specialist, the worst fears were confirmed. “After doing the biopsy, the doctor confirmed that it was Hodgkins Lymphona–a form of cancer that attacks the lymphatic system which is part of the immune system. There are fewer than 200,000 cases per year and it is most common among early adulthood males. Faello noted that he was ̶...
Grisanti Leads Massapequa to Game One Victory
Mike Grisanti talks about his dominant performance that led his team to victory. pic.twitter.com/UKScF9Ns66 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 22, 2018 The weather certainly wasn’t ideal for playoff baseball on Tuesday afternoon, but that didn’t stop Massapequa from coming out of the gates firing. Thank to a six-run first inning, Massapequa prevailed over Plainview JFK by a score of 8-3 in game one of the Class AA Semifinals. John Cooke got the start for Plainview on the bump, but the Chiefs wasted no time getting to him. Johnny Castagnozzi got the rally started for Massapequa by ripping a bases loaded RBI single to left field. Mike Grisanti followed up the Castagnozzi RBI with a 2 RBI double, and Mike Moreno delivered a sacrifice fly. All of a sudden, it was a 4-0 lead...
Plainview Tops Port Washington in a Game for the Ages
Tyler Marinaccio sends Plainview to the semifinals!!!!! FINAL: Plainview 3 Port Washington 2 WP – Justin Kim Tyler Marinaccio: Walkoff RBI pic.twitter.com/Sc6syB0Vk6 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 21, 2018 From first pitch of this ballgame until the final pitch, this game had more roller coasters than Six Flags. In perhaps the most exciting game this season, Plainview JFK squeaked past Port Washington by a score of 3-2 in twelve innings. As a result, they will be moving on to the Class AA semifinals. If you were to ask any player on either team, they will say this was the longest 24 hours of their lives. The first pitch of the do-or-die game three was at 5PM on Sunday evening. The final pitch of the game came a little after 5PM on Monday evening. On Sunday evening, this w...
Tim Fine’s Game-Winning Hit Helps Calhoun Top Plainview
A Tim Fine two-run game-winning single helped push Calhoun past Plainview JFK, 10-9. Calhoun got the momentum going early in the bottom of the first with shortstop Matt Pelcher knocking a homerun to deep right center to get the Colts on the board and tie it up at one a piece. The Colts knew they would be in for a test, as Plainview JFK starter and Hofstra-commit Mark Faello took the hill. Faello certainly had plenty of run support throughout the game. The Hawks knocked a total of nine runs in the game and scored one in at least every inning. The trouble for the Hawks came in the second inning when Calhoun second baseman Jack Pugliano cleared the bases loaded with a one-out triple to right center. Pugliano would later score in the same inning on a two-run double by starting pitcher Anthony ...
Nassau County Mid-Season Awards
The weather may not reflect the fact that we’re more than halfway through the month of April, but believe it or not, it’s officially the midway point in the varsity baseball season. So far, we’ve seen a ton of surprises, including standout players around the league. It’s safe to say 2018 has not disappointed by any means. Although there’s still another half of baseball to be played, here are the 2018 mid-season awards for Nassau County. Class AA Coach of the Mid-Year Coach Mike Postillo (Oceanside) Class A Coach of the Mid-Year Coach Helms Bohringer (Mineola) Class AA Mid-Season Most Improved Team Long Beach (4-4) Last season: (4-13-1) Class A Mid-Season Most Improved Team Mineola (10-0) Last season: (8-7) Class AA Mid-Season Best Team Oceanside (7-0) Class A ...
Mark Faello Fires No-Hitter in Plainview’s 10-0 Victory
Mark Faello on his no-hitter (6-innings) against Herricks pic.twitter.com/x9o8kGK80X — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 28, 2018 It wasn’t EXACTLY the real deal, but it was close enough. Reigning Diamond Award winner Mark Faello fired a six inning no-hitter in Plainview JFK‘s 10-0 mercy-rule victory over Herricks on Tuesday afternoon. He struck out 12 batters and walked three. Last season, he no-hit the same team while compiling 19 strikeouts. The game was much closer than the score would indicate, actually, for much of the game. Faello smacked a two-run HR over the center field fence in the 1st inning to give himself an early 2-0 lead. The score would stay that way and Herricks was able to make Faello work hard in the fifth inning. They forced him to throw 28 pi...
