Nick Cipolla
Led by a Barrage of Flame Throwers, St. Dominic is Hungry for First Title Since 2009
by Nick Cipolla Last year, St. Dominic’s High School showed everyone in the CHSAA they were much improved and they shouldn’t be taken lightly. First year head coach Joe Fusco led St. Dom’s to 14 wins between league, non-league, and playoff games in 2022. They were a team that got hot down the stretch, winning 8 of their last 10, eliminating teams like St. John the Baptist, Holy Trinity, and St. Mary’s from the playoffs. The only losses they experienced in the 10 game stretch were losses in walk-off fashion, showing that they were in every game they played towards the end of the year. Coach Fusco is a big reason for the instant turnaround in 2022. Fusco shared with Axcess Baseball some of the things that he felt made a difference in 2022. “Last year for myself and the coaching staff was a...
St. John the Baptist Takes Field in 2023 Under First Year Coach Ryan Dalton
by Nick Cipolla An awesome moment for Long Island baseball as Logan O’Hoppe singles in his first big league at bat! pic.twitter.com/VrtoNLTjKz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 29, 2022 Ryan Dalton is no stranger to St. John the Baptist program. He played for the Cougars, he was the JV coach for the past two seasons and his father is well-respected Athletic Director, Ralph Dalton. Casey McKay was at the helm before him, helping lead the Cougars to the CHSAA Championship in 2018 but decided to step down and is now an assistant coach on staff. There was a lot to celebrate for the St. John the Baptist program last year as 2018 alum Logan O’Hoppe reached the big leagues with the Los Angeles Angels and his close friends and family were able to be in attendance to watch him ...
NY TRU32 and B1.000 Seminoles Tie in Second Game of a Doubleheader
by Nick Cipolla Liam Ippoliti gives NY TRU32 a 4-1 lead with an rbi single pic.twitter.com/rCb8Tmhr7T — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 30, 2022 It was a beautiful Sunday on Long Island, a perfect day for October Baseball between Tristate Arsenal NY TRU32 and the B1.000 Seminoles. Game 2 of a doubleheader between these two teams was one full of excitement that had a bit of a lackluster ending as the game ended in a tie due to the time limit. The scoring began in the top of the first inning as the Seminoles got a 2 out rally going, putting runners in scoring position. A run would score on a wild pitch to make it a 1-0 game. NY TRU32 would add three runs in the second, Will Morrell scored the tying run on a passed ball and JJ Gusick hit a 2-run single to deep right center to giv...
CT Hanks Yanks, Jurado Make a Statement in 7-3 Victory
by Nick Cipolla Final (5 innings). Beast Black: 3 CT Hanks Yanks: 7 Winning pitcher Andrea Juardo went 3 no hit innings with 7 strikeouts to go along with an RBI Single at the plate for CT Hanks Yanks pic.twitter.com/91VEQFefrz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 15, 2022 It didn’t matter that CT Hanks Yanks went to the wrong complex before today’s game against Beast Black, they came ready to play. In a 7-3 victory over Beast Black, they never trailed in this game as pitching, baserunning, and putting the ball in play with men on base seemed to be the keys to victory for Hanks Yanks. Yadiel Alvaro opened the scoring for Hanks Yanks when he stepped to the plate with two men on. He hit a fly ball to right that would’ve definitely have scored one run via sacrifice fly, however the ...
Jordan Serrano’s Big Day at the Plate Headlines Owls Victory
by Nick Cipolla Jordan Serrano is having a day at the plate for the Owls. He hits another ball to the wall, this time its an rbi triple to make it 10-1 pic.twitter.com/CeUXQruGMt — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 15, 2022 Jordan Serrano (Stony Brook School) had a day today at the Medford Athletic Complex. The newest transfer to the Stony Brook School wasted no time to let everyone know that the now former New Jersey product was for real in the Owls 11-1 mercy rule victory over Beast Black. Serrano’s big day began in the first inning when he stepped up with runners in scoring position and one out. After he hit a foul ball about 500 feet, he would make an adjustment and hit the next pitch over the high wall in left field for a no doubt three run home run to give his team an ear...
Beast Black’s Late Inning Dominance Leads to a 14-5 Victory
by Nick Cipolla David Hereth pushes Beast Blacks lead to 8 runs as he hits a 3 run home run to make it 13-5 Beast pic.twitter.com/IweaqbmtaF — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 9, 2022 There’s an old saying that is thrown around at times at sporting events. When one team really starts to pile up runs, you may hear someone say “When it rains, it pours”. Beast Black made this statement into a fact as they mounted a comeback in the late innings against LI Storm and kept on adding more runs to make the game into a blowout by the time it ended. Matt Lombardo and Beast Black drew first blood with an RBI Infield single to make it 1-0 Beast in the top of the second inning. LI Storm responded with a big four run bottom half of the second inning. A passed ball allowed Xavier Genao to s...
Anthony Castaneda’s 2 Homer Day Headlines Seminoles Big Victory
by Nick Cipolla Anthony Castaneda crushes a ball deep into the left center gap for a 3 run inside the park home run. Seminoles have a commanding 4-0 lead in the top of the 1st pic.twitter.com/6LhAQz8Jz8 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 9, 2022 Anthony Castaneda and the B 1.000 Seminoles had the offense going early and often Sunday morning as they put up 13 Runs in the first inning, nearly turning the lineup card over three times in one inning! The Seminoles got on the board first when a passed ball allowed a run to score to make it 1-0. Castaneda got his big day going with a 3 run Inside the Park Home Run to give the Seminoles a 4-0 lead before an out was recorded. Ryan Dhawan would score on an unsuccessful pickoff play to make it 5-0 Seminoles and his teammates Chris Grass...
5 Star National Steals a Win Over LI Titans
by Nick Cipolla Final. 5 Star National wins 4-3 over the LI Titans. Kyle Connolly records the final out and strands two, sealing the deal for 5 Star pic.twitter.com/ZUBkgmkda3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 1, 2022 5 Star National and LI Titans Robles kicked off the Elite Invitational and played a close game that was decided in the final innings of the game. The game started off with 5 Star getting 2 runs on bases loaded walks. Joey Thomas and Joe Desantis drew bases loaded walks to make it 2-0 5 Star in the 1st. The Titans almost immediately answered in the 2nd on a Jordan Meirowitz RBI double that was hit off the wall in left field to make it 2-1. The next batter, Mike Regan, laid down a safety squeeze to tie the game at 2. Matt Francisici gave the Titans the lead in the ...
LI Thunder Dominate in 10-0 Win
by Nick Cipolla Nick Calcaterra makes it 10-0 with a 2 run double to left pic.twitter.com/LNRans7jok — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 25, 2022 In the top of the first inning, it seemed like the LI Thunder had this one wrapped up, the only question was how long would the game last. The Thunder jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first when David Spina scored from third on a play where a runner from first ended up getting picked off. Will Jackson made it 2-0 with an RBI double to deep right field. The Thunder made it 3-0 in the second inning on an RBI infield single by Thomas Farrish David Spina made it 4-0 when he scored from third on a play where the catcher threw behind him trying to pick him off. However, Spina broke for the plate and scored before the retur...
Pat Med and Sayville Tie in an Action Packed Game
by Nick Cipolla Jake Arato ties the game at 6 in the bottom of the 6th! A 3 run bases clearing triple to left allows Sayville to tie the game at 6 with one out in the inning pic.twitter.com/kNC6bI0euR — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 25, 2022 It’s not often that a game can be both exciting and end in a tie, but that was the case in last night’s Town of Brookhaven 13u Fall Classic between the Pat Med Raiders and the Sayville Lightning This exciting matchup was looking like a pitcher’s duel early on. Through the first two innings, Thomas Fleischman of Pat Med and Alex Matalevich of Sayville both worked into and out of trouble without surrendering a single run to keep the score tied at zero In the bottom of the third inning, Sayville was able to draw first blood on a sac fly ...
Laskowski, Colonials No-Hit NexGen Storm
by Nick Cipolla Postgame interview with Nick Laskowski after he pitched 4.2 innings of no hit ball for the Tri Hamlet Colonials pic.twitter.com/C27GqND6NJ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 11, 2022 Nick Laskowski was on his A game last night from the first pitch he threw until the last one he was allowed to throw. Laskowski was dominant to say the least and was only pulled because of a pitch limit that he hit with two outs in the fifth, not allowing him to finish the game which ended in the same inning due to the two hour time limit in Town of Brookhaven. This performance kept his team in a close game against NexGen Storm that looked like it would be a pitcher’s duel until the Colonials offense came through in the third inning. The Colonials had a big four run third inning t...
Eastern A’s put up 13 Runs against the Tri-Hamlet Colonials
by Nick Cipolla Ryan Pletman gets the Colonials on the board with an RBI single to left. The score is 13-1 A’s in the top of the 4th pic.twitter.com/fidqZnGwtC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 10, 2022 The Eastern A’s made a statement to the rest of the JV Division in the Town of Brookhaven September Showdown last night in a 13-1 beatdown of the Tri-Hamlet Colonials. The A’s attacked early and often, scoring runs at will and putting this game out of reach early. The scoring started in the bottom of the first, after both leadoff runners reached, the A’s executed a double steal of second and home to make it 1-0 A’s. Christian Cox made it 2-0 A’s on a sac fly to center. The A’s broke this one open with a big 7 run second inning. Matthew Diowitz got the party started with an RB...
