Nicholas Delvecchio
Holy Trinity Ready to Defend Their Title
Dan Luisi helped Holy Trinity win a title as a player in 2003 and now as a coach 20 years later pic.twitter.com/icx3H70hBO — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2023 Holy Trinity turned back the clock to 2012 as they captured the NSCHSAA for the first time in 11 years this past season. They weren’t content there, however, as they proceeded to defeat St. Peter’s and St. Francis to capture the New York State Catholic League Championship. That team had a remarkable transformation from 2 wins in 2021 to a 14-7 finish in 2022 and then to a 21-8 record and championship run in 2023. Coach Dan Luisi had a plan in place and it worked out perfectly. It should be noted that Luisi was also on Holy Trinity’s 2003 championship team for legendary coach Robert Malandro. Congratu...
GAME RECAP: Holy Trinity Ends Chaminade’s Run, Captures NSCHSAA Title
For the first time since 2012, Holy Trinity captures the Catholic League Championship! They shut out the 3-time reigning Champs, Chaminade, by the score of 6-0 pic.twitter.com/I13SK0h8oI — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2023 Climbing Mount Chaminade in late May is no small task. The monsters of the Catholic League have won 20 titles including the last three seasons. They’ve made a habit of winning championships and until proven otherwise, it was not smart to pick anyone else to win it all. With that being said, Holy Trinity has spent the past couple seasons building to this point where they could field a team with not only the talent but the experience to compete with the Flyers. In 2021, they won 2 games. Last season, they made a significant jump but fell short of the ...
GAME RECAP: Sebastian Velasquez Fires 1-Hit Gem, Holy Trinity Advances to Winner’s Bracket
Final: Holy Trinity 1, St. Anthony’s 0 WP: Sebastian Velasquez (6.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 7 Ks) S: Tyler Cook Cook drove in DelVecchio for the game’s only run in the 6th inning pic.twitter.com/XuSh5CvKC9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 21, 2023 Sebastian Velasquez twice has faced St. Anthony’s this season, and twice he has mystified their offense and out dueled their ace pitcher, Jason DeCaro. The Rhode Island-commit took the mound today against the top-seeded Friars and he was usual dominant self, firing 6.2 shutout innings, allowing 1 hit, five walks, struck out 7 and left with a 1-0 lead. Closer Tyler Cook came on the retire Kevin Baez Jr to end the game and advance the Titans to the winner’s bracket. Both pitchers were completely dominant and did not allow a single hit t...
GAME RECAP: Nicholas DelVecchio Goes 4-for-4, Gabe Klarikaitis Pitches Well, Holy Trinity Wins 5-3
Nick DelVecchio went 4-for-4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored out of the leadoff spot for Holy Trinity in the 5-3 win over Kellenberg @GCsports pic.twitter.com/0Lpb3v7ZAx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 26, 2023 Coming off yesterday’s 2-1 loss at the hands of Wake Forest-commit Andrew Koshy, Holy Trinity knew they needed to do some home cooking as they look to play for a bye in the NSCHSAA postseason. The Titans wasted zero time, putting up two runs in the first inning which was already more than they were able to compile in the previous game. They did not look, and they were able to capture the critical 5-3 win against first place Kellenberg to split the series. Kellenberg sent junior Matt Reiter to the mound against Holy Trinity’s Gabe Klaritkaitis. After a scoreles...
Q & A With Nicholas Delvecchio
Holy Trinity entered 2022 with a talented roster – albeit a younger one. Coming off a difficult season, they were hoping that their large group of 2023s and 2024s gained valuable experience from that 2021 season. Turns out, that’s exactly what happened. Led by one of the best pitchers on Long Island in Sadier Vicioso, they were able to go toe-to-toe against any team during the regular season. Ultimately, they lost in the playoffs to St. John the Baptist but it was a successful season for the program. Additionally, their position players all matured quickly – notably catcher Tyler Cook (Catcher of the Year), infielders Sebastian Velazquez and Nicholas Delvecchio. The latter just announced his verbal commitment to Long Island University. He plays his summer ball for Knights...
Steven Hardiman, Shane Linett Pitch Next Level Past Knights Nation 3-1
by Vinny Messana Baseball is a game of inches, and it was evident in the sixth inning between Next Level and Knights Nation MXE. With runners on second and third and one out, Chris Critchley grounded one to shortstop. Knights’ runner JJ Palumbo was running on contact and had a good jump. Next Level SS made an accurate throw to home and it was a very close play. To the naked eye, it was tough to tell but the umpire called him out at the plate. Upon further review, the runner appeared to have gotten under the tag but without the benefit of review, this was simply an out. The next batter grounded out to SS to end the inning to keep the score at 2-1. Next Level added an insurance run in the home half of the sixth to end with a final of 3-1. The play was a critical moment since the Knight...
Who Were The Top Performers at Monday’s College Showcase
For the second year, we partnered with Diamond Spikes Baseball and MaX Effort Baseball to host a college showcase on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The feel was much different in the pandemic world than last year. We had roughly half the players – who had their masks on throughout the duration of the event – and there was no spectators allowed aside from the 20 college coaches. I feel extremely fortunate that we were able to pull off the event despite the pandemic and I truly believe it will benefit many of the players who attended. The 2023s and 2024s were able to get their first or second experience playing in front of college coaches with every move and metric documented. For the 2021s and 2022s, they will certainly garner some interest from the coaches that were in attendance....
