NYBA

It’s hard to believe but already four weeks are in the books for the New York Baseball Academy at Hofstra University. The academy–now in its 42nd year–has been a staple in the Long Island baseball community for over 40 years. This past week was another exciting week for the athletes, as they had special guest Mike Gaffney–current Head Coach at LIU Post–who was drafted in the 13th round in 2003 by the Kansas City Royals out of NYIT.  The Axcess Baseball Player of the Week was given to Leo Buzzeo. Below is a picture of him with the NYBA Director, John Russo. Not to be overlooked are he recipients of the Super Hustler Award, given to the ballplayers in each group that best exemplify the characteristics of a teammate. Group 2: Coach Timmes Patrick West Timmy Ezung...

This week represented the halfway point for the New York Baseball Academy at Hofstra University. The special guest this week was Pete Kurkovic, a Bronx native and former star at Fordham University that played professional baseball and has coached in the World Baseball Classic. The recipient of Axcess Baseball’s Player of the Week was Matt Boyajian. Below he is pictured with NYBA Director John Russo. As always, the players that best exemplified what it means to be a team player were the recipients of the Super Hustler Award. Below are the winners from each group. Group 2: Coach Timmes Grady Blina Alex Klepther Michael Urcicoli Toby Young Group 3: Coach Munro Xander Arias Luke Bernstein Dean Geiger Theo Altberger Guy Courbois Camden Marin Group 4: Coach Duprey Matthew Tomossonie John H...

This was the first of six weeks of the New York Baseball Academy (NYBA) at Hofstra University. The NYBA has been a staple of the Long Island Baseball scene for the past 42 years. After switching venues from NYIT, the camp has continued to feature instruction from the brightest baseball minds on the island, providing their knowledge to some of the top amateur talent in the region. Dozens and dozens of NYBA alumni have gone on to Div-I careers and two (Steven Matz and Justin Dunn) are currently playing professional ball. 2017 proved to be much of the same–which is why so many parents flock to send their young ballplayers to the NYBA. Just over the past three years since Axcess Baseball (formerly Baseball on the Island) provided coverage of the camp, instructors have included recognizable nam...