Northeast Elite 2021
East Coast Lumberjacks Defeat Beast Apicella 9-1 to kick off Northeast Elite 16u Tournament
by Matthew Cataruzolo Yaphank, NY – The East Coast Lumberjacks defeated Beast Apicella by a score of 9-1 on Friday night to kick off the Northeast Elite 16u Tournament at Lasorda Legacy Park in Yaphank, New York. Apicella’s starting pitcher Matthew Brienza faced off against Lumberjack’s pitcher Matthew DeStefanis in what would eventually become a lopsided victory. Both pitchers held their competition in check for the first two innings. Apicella getting on the board first courtesy of an RBI single off the bat of Thomas Ford. C.J. Forman answered back quickly for the Lumberjacks with a sacrifice fly to even the score at 1-1 in the top of the second inning. After DeStefanis issued a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the second, the Lumberjacks offense exploded in the top of the third inning. ...
LI Elite Brock defeats Team Steel American 12-1 in Northeast Elite 16u Tournament
by Matthew Cataruzolo Andrew Sinclair with an RBI single to cap off a five run fourth inning for LI Elite. They are up 9-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning. pic.twitter.com/KBIudp5YiU — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 16, 2021 Yaphank, NY – LI Elite Brock defeated Team Steel American by a score of 12-1 to kick off the Northeast Elite 16u Tournament at Lasorda Legacy Park in Yaphank, New York. Steel was the home team, so they took to the field with starting pitcher Mateo Martinez on the mound. Working against LI Elite’s Parker Workman, the two battled for the first three innings before the game got out of hand. After exchanging three shutout innings, LI Elite began to take charge and put some runs on the board. Siegel took to the batter’s box and cleared the bases with a d...
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...
Bonnie Monarchs Defeat Tri-State Arsenal by a Score of 3-2 on Second Day of Northeast Elite Tournament
Wild pitch ends the game! Monarchs walk it off 3-2. pic.twitter.com/7NgPFp4rkW — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 2, 2021 by Matthew Cataruzolo Stony Brook, NY – The Bonnie Monarchs defeated the Tri-State Arsenal by a score of 3-2 at Joe Nathan Field at Stony Brook University. The Monarchs took the field as the home team to face the visiting Arsenal on the second day of the Northeast Elite Tournament. Usher Valdez took the mound for the Monarchs and immediately showed off his impressive arsenal that held the Arsenal to just two runs. Valdez cruised through the first inning, striking out the side. The Arsenal also worked a one-two-three inning to keep the first inning scoreless for both teams. The Arsenal struck first on an error by Valdez, who caught a line drive off the bat...
Titans Quattrini Shutout Team Steel McMurray, 12-0
Titans Quattrini are among the top teams in the country at their age group and they played like that in the opening game of the 17/18u Northeast Elite. They shutout Team Steel McMurray, 12-0, in just four innings thanks to their high-octane offense. When asked if they always score this many runs, one of the players simply replied, “yup.” It was just another day at the office, as they look to add to their collection of hardware this weekend. St. Thomas Aquinas-commit Ryan Callaghan got the start for the Titans and he fired a 1-2-3 first inning to get his offense in the dugout on this chilly fall evening. They immediately scored three runs. Melo Musacchia led off with a triple (albeit misplayed fly ball) to right field to start the game. A wild pitch scored him for the first run ...
Tri-State Arsenal Cruises Past Hauppauge to Open Northeast Elite
Jonas Means (SJB 2023) with a 2-R single to left and Tri State takes an early 2-0 lead over Hauppauge pic.twitter.com/phljGZzOsI — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 1, 2021 Tri-State Arsenal hit the ground running in the opening game of the Northeast Elite tournament at Brentwood State Park. After three walks drawn to open up the game, Jonas Means ripped a two-run single through the left side to score Ryan Tam and Alex Johnston to give them a 2-0 lead. They added two more runs on an RBI single by Shane Burns and a bases loaded walk drawn by Gavin Butler to give them an early cushion. They would never look back at they were able to win via run-rule, 12-1, over the Hauppauge Eagles. The starting pitcher for the Arsenal, talented southpaw Gavin Butler (North Shore 2023) was very ef...
