Mike D’Ambrosio
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Mike D’Ambrosio’s Arm and Bat Lead Plainview JFK to 4-1 Win
Final: Plainview JFK 4, Oceanside 1 WP: Mike D’Ambrosio (5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 6 Ks) S: Anthony Powers D’Ambrosio also had an RBI double Alex Reifer had 2 hits and 2 RBIs pic.twitter.com/Rspj1QsotX — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 1, 2024 With the way 2023 ended for Plainview JFK, they will not be satisfied until the final out is recorded and they are crowned County Champs. That doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy some victories along the way – as they defeated a tough Oceanside team, 4-1, with their ace Mike D’Ambrosio on the hill. The Hofstra-commit, who was named First Team Preseason All-Long Island came out of the gate firing, striking out three hitters in the first two innings that he breezed through. He was opposed by southpaw Patrick Pallentino. He was impres...
Motivated by Last Year’s County Final, Plainview-JFK Hungry to Take Final Step
by Max Edelman Special thanks for Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Plainview JFK punches their ticket to the Nassau Class AA Finals against Massapequa with a thrilling 6-5 win over Farmingdale ! pic.twitter.com/cwDKpQ4dHb — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2023 Following a season with a heartbreaking ending is always difficult. But head coach John Givargidze’s team, they are facing that challenge head-on. Givargidze, who is entering his 11th season as the head coach of the Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK Hawks, looks to rebound after a strong season that didn’t end the way anyone imagined. “We finished 20-8. We lost in the county finals on a walk-off grand slam with two outs. So we really couldn’t have gotten any closer to our go...
Bedlam! Erik Paulsen Jr. Crushes Walk-Off Grand Slam to Propel Massapequa in Long Island Championship
ERIK PAULSEN JR WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM TO WIN IT FOR MASSAPEQUA!! ARE YOU KIDDING?! pic.twitter.com/XxVwkXrBMY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 31, 2023 Bases loaded. Two outs. Bottom of the seventh inning in Game 3 of the Nassau County Class AA Finals. Enter Erik Paulsen Jr. It was a story book finish for the Stony Brook-bound Paulsen who launched a dramatic, incredible walk-off grand slam as No. 1 Massapequa stunned No. 2 Plainview JFK to win 8-6 and capture their record sixth consecutive Nassau Class AA Title. While it’s never smart to count out the Chiefs, their backs were firmly against the wall after 3 innings – when they trailed 6-1. Massapequa had jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when, who else, Erik Paulsen ripped a one-out double to the right...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Plainview JFK Wins a 6-5 Thriller, Advance to Nassau AA Finals
Andrew Lenski had 2 hits including a 3-R shot in the first inning as Plainview JFK advances to the Nassau Class AA Finals against Massapequa @GCsports pic.twitter.com/42Y4IQOBPX — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 Last year, Farmingdale defeated Plainview JFK in the Nassau AA Semifinals and that was something that was not lost on the returning players. The Hawks, who graduated one of their best players in program history last season in Dylan Banner, were able to rely behind last year’s postseason exit and exercise those playoff demons against their crosstown rivals. The teams split the first two games of the series with the road teams winning each game. Plainview made sure to take some of the anxiety out of the home crowd as they drew back-to-back walks to start the g...
GAME RECAP: Farmingdale Overcomes Late 2-0 Deficit to Steal Game 1 of Nassau AA Semis
Farmingdale takes Game 1 of the Nassau Class AA Semifinals Farmingdale 4, Plainview JFK 2 Michael Craig went 3-for-4 and also records the save with a 1-2-3 seventh inning Game 2 will be on Wednesday at Farmingdale pic.twitter.com/FwJA8wy8Px — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 23, 2023 Trailing 2-0 against a pitcher that has allowed virtually nothing all season, things weren’t looking great for the Farmingdale Dalers. But baseball is a funny game that doesn’t make sense sometimes. After notching his 12th strikeout of the game, Mike D’Ambrosio hit Farmingdale’s No. 9 hitter, Behar, to bring the top of the order. JoJo Burriesci ripped a single to put runners in scoring position and No. 2 hitter, Michael Craig, followed with an RBI double into the right center fi...
