Matt Hannon
Paul DuLanto’s 2-R Double Propels Massapequa to Game 1 Victory
Paul DuLanto’s 2-R double in the second inning was the difference in Massapequa’s 2-1 victory in Game 1 pic.twitter.com/kiIQ0OIN28 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 29, 2022 Pitching for the first time since Massapequa‘s game against Freeport almost one month ago, Hofstra-commit Matt Hannon stepped up to answer the call in Game 1 of the Nassau County Class AA Championship against rival Farmingdale. Legendary head coach Tom Sheedy told me after the game that Hannon was a huge X-Factor for the Chiefs, as they did not know what to expect from him. He told reliever Damian DiGiuseppe to be ready from the first inning on. Fortunately for the Chiefs, he was not needed until much later than that. The Chiefs came away with the 2-1 victory as Hannon settled in after allowi...
Jordan Welch’s Walk-Off HR Propels Farmingdale to Dramatic Comeback Win
🚨 Sophomore Jordan Welch hits an opposite field walk-off HR to complete the comeback win for Farmingdale and deliver Massapequa their first loss of the season 🚨 pic.twitter.com/FK8STX7jor — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2022 Twice in the last two weeks the Farmingdale Dalers needed a big hit in the bottom of the 7th and twice they got one from sophomore stud Jordan Welch. While the first was a bouncing single through the hole to beat Port Washington, this was came in a considerably larger moment against rival Massapequa. The sophomore came to the plate with one out in the 7th inning in a 4-4 game, and he went the opposite way, driving one just over the right field fence for a solo walk-off HR to send his team into a frenzy and delivering Massapequa their first loss of the sea...
What Are the Best Tools on the Island?
Baseball loves to talk about “toolsy” players. What does this mean? Well the five-tools are to hit, hit with power, run, field and throw. Players that have all five are said to be “five-tool players”. Very few of these exist in the game of baseball let alone on Long Island. So rather than trying to make a phony list of five-pool players on Long Island, let’s break the tools down. And we can even add pitchers for fun. Here’s what I got. This is based off my observations. Best Fastball (Top 6) Jake Moss (Manhasset 2022) commits to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania pic.twitter.com/OX8nlGl8P2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 28, 2020 Jake Moss (Manhasset 2022) Sean Hamilton (Rocky Point 2022) Billy Steele (Shoreham-Wading River ...
Busy Week of College Commits
September is always a busy time of the year for players to announce their college commitments. Some of it is due to the recruitment calendar and some is simply due to the fact that once the high school year begins, kids begin to take their collegiate future more seriously and become more zoned in on their target schools. This week I was away for my 30th birthday, but was keeping track of the college commitments and posting them on our Instagram and Twitter page. Here’s some of the recent ones. Brady Clark (Bayport-Blue Point 2023) – St. John’s Great change up from Brady Clark (Bayport-Blue Point 2023) at 74 MPH. Fastball topped 85 pic.twitter.com/6RA1kM3B3E — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 2, 2021 Jayson Torres (East Islip) – East Stroudsburg Christian An...
Recap of the Blue Chip Prospects Long Island Showcase
There was an army of talented baseball players on Thursday at Medford Athletic Complex for the Blue Chip Prospects’ Long Island Showcase. While the event always garners a big turnout, this was especially large considering all the prior events had been postponed due to the pandemic and players understand there is a finite amount of time to find their future college. I was there all day taking videos and notes on the top performers. Understand that it’s possible I missed a couple kids as there was multiple games going on simultaneously, but here is my best attempt at highlighting the very best. A.J. Joya (Central Islip 2021) Back-to-back BP home runs for uncommitted AJ Joya (Central Islip 2021) pic.twitter.com/lYUWF1wnzM — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 3, 2020 Th...
