Nassau Baseball
Finalists for 2018 Axcess Rookie of the Year
We named four freshmen on this year’s All-Long Island team. All four of them are finalists for the 2018 Axcess Baseball Rookie of the Year Award. Here’s how they stack up: Matt Overton, Molloy Key Stats: .342 AVG, 38 R, 2 HR, 36 RBI, .439 OBP, .449 SLG Travis Zurita, Maritime Key Stats: .402 AVG, 2 HR, 32 RBI, .500 OBP, .513 SLG, 13-for-17 SB Mike Manetta, SUNY Old Westbury Key Stats: .370 AVG, 27 R, 21 RBI, .421 OBP, .521 SLG, 11-for-16 SB Vin Napolitano, Nassau CC Key Stats: .394 AVG, 33 R, 5 HR, 32 RBI, 26 BB, .528 OBP, .646 SLG Voting will take place on our Twitter until Friday. The voting will be a major factor involved in the decision.
Nassau Advances to Winner’s Bracket Behind Minucci’s Strong Outing
Joe Minucci pitched a complete game shutout to give Nassau CC an 8-0 victory over Queensborough in game one of the Region XV conference tournament. Head Coach Larry Minor had nothing but positives to say about Minucci’s performance. “The greatest thing about Joe Minucci is that he has a heart of a lion,” said Minor. “He’s like our leader, our captain out there. The better thing is last year as a freshmen, he lost the same game here, to the same team. So now he came back, battled back and allowed us to get to the second round, he added. Nassau came into today’s game having defeated Queensborough in dominating fashion three previous times earlier in the season. Thursday was no different. Starter Joe Minucci previously owned a 3-0 record with a 1.19 ERA over 30.1 innings. He looke...
JJ McLaughlin Opens Up About Dealing With Life’s Unforeseen Tragedies
(Editor’s Note: JJ is a pitcher for Nassau Community College. He was forced to deal with the tragic loss of both his mother and father just over one year apart) by JJ McLaughlin Baseball has been my therapy through it all. I’ve been playing since I was little and I don’t know if I would be here without it being a major part of my life. I have gone through so much within such a short period of time and at such a young age, many people question how I am still in school and how I am even still playing baseball. I graduated high school in 2011 and went onto play at Monroe College for my freshman year. When I left for school everything was fine, but before I knew it, my whole world started to fall apart. My dad was diagnosed with Melanoma cancer in the fall of 2012. That was when I knew m...
Nassau County Class A Preview
With opening day less than a month a month away, baseball fans and players alike are beginning to get excited about the start of the season. With tons of talent across the board in 2017, it should be an extremely exciting season to watch. With that being said, here’s a preview of what to expect in the upcoming season. Conference A1 Conference Champs – Garden City (10-5) 2nd Place – MacArthur (10-5) 3rd Place – Mepham (9-5) Conference MVP – Jason Coules (Bellmore JFK) Cy Young – Bobby Lewis (MacArthur) Coming off of a stellar postseason run in which they knocked off the defending county champion Division Blue Dragons, the Trojans enter the 2017 season with plenty of experience under their belt and a real shot at a county championship. The Garden City roster has...
