Oceanside baseball
Q & A With Oceanside-Native Nicholas DiLorenzo
Queensborough Community College defeated No. 1 seed Bronx to capture the 2018 CUNAC/Community College championship at MCU Park. One of the major reasons they were able to take the leap and become a championship-caliber team was the production of freshman infielder Nicholas DiLorenzo. The Oceanside native led the team with 35 games played, compiling a robust batting AVG of .357, with an incredible .464 OBP and .705 SLG. I had a chance to speak with him and here’s what he had to say. How did you decide to attend Queensborough? Queensborough wasn’t my first choice. I originally went to Nassau, but things didn’t work out as I planned. I tried out but ended up not making the team. The next summer I played for a team called NorthEast Empire and my coach Paul Carufe introduced me to Coach P...
Nassau County Class AA Power Rankings (7th Edition)
With just one week left of play in Class AA, everything’s starting to get interesting. This past week, we saw Baldwin beat the previous first-place Calhoun Colts in two games, along with Syosset handing Oceanside their first loss of the season. Unexpected outcomes have been the motto so far in 2018, so one can assume we may be in for some surprises this week. Heading into the final week of the regular season, here are the new top five teams in Class AA. 5. Herricks (8-6-1) (Last week: No. 4) Coming off their bye week, Herricks remains one of the two hottest teams in Class AA. The other? The Baldwin Bruins (7-8). The two red hot teams face off this week with a great chance to play again in the first round of the playoffs. If Herricks wishes to receive better than the seven seed in the...
Axcess Baseball Weekly With Jake Lazzaro
This episode is brought to you by X-Factor Performance Meals. They are a Long Island-based company specializing in meal prep and sports-specific nutrition for athletes of all levels. Make sure to follow them on Instagram at @xfactormeals Jake is one of the top players in the 2019 class. He is the SS and leadoff hitter for Oceanside, who have began the 2018 season with an undefeated record of 13-0. He is committed to St. John’s and he is also a three-sport star that was the leading receiver on Oceanside’s Nassau County championship team. He discussed how he was motivated by last season’s playoff loss to Massapequa, what’s made this season get off to such a great start, what players he grew up emulating and his goals for the rest of the season.
Nassau County Class AA Power Rankings (5th Edition)
If there’s one thing we learned this past week, it’s that Oceanside is the powerhouse of Class AA. Not only did they sweep the defending Long Island champions, but they did it in convincing fashion, outscoring them by 20 runs on the series. An exciting week of baseball this upcoming week is headlined by Plainview vs. Calhoun and Farmingdale vs. Oceanside. Heading into the back half of the season, here are your top five teams in Class AA for this week. 5. Herricks (6-6) (Last week: Unranked) After starting the year off 1-5, there was no telling to how this Herricks team may pan out. Fast forward to week four of the season and they’re sitting at the .500 mark with their toughest opponents behind them. With just Long Beach (4-5) and Baldwin (5-7) left on their schedule, ther...
Oceanside Remains Undefeated With Statement Victory
Final: Oceanside 13, Massapequa 0 WP: Brendan McFall (CG, 2 hits, 6 K) Dylan Judd: 3-R HR McFall is our @DigmiNation player of the Game #TipYourCap #LiveDreamBe pic.twitter.com/VJBRrugd5r — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 17, 2018 If today was a test for Oceanside, they got an A+. The undefeated Sailors entered play with a perfect 7-0 record, but were facing their biggest challenge yet–facing the reigning Class AA Long Island Champion Massapequa Chiefs. The Sailors dominated in all facets of the game; cruising to a 13-0 victory with the exclamation mark coming in the top of the seventh inning on a long three-run HR by UMASS-Amherst commit Dylan Judd. The game was long over by that point, as the Sailors offense scored early-and-often against Chiefs’ RHP Christian...
Nassau County Class AA Power Rankings (4th Edition)
The top teams in Class AA all took a tumble last week as Plainview, Massapequa and Farmingdale all suffered a defeat. Luckily for them, there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played in the season and they still hold top spots in their respective conferences. At the midway point in the season, it seems that anyone is capable of winning. With that being said, here are this week’s top five teams in class AA. 5. Farmingdale (6-3) (Last week: #4) The Dalers suffered a game three loss to a winless Hicksville team, therefore they drop a spot in this week’s power rankings. Although Farmingdale didn’t complete the clean sweep against Hicksville, there was still plenty of bright spots that came out of the series. Sophmore Justin Rosner continues to strengthen his case as...
Nassau Class AA Power Rankings (3rd Edition)
In a week where two of the top teams had their bye weeks, there were a number of clean sweeps across the county. Oceanside, Farmingdale and East Meadow all stood out last week, sweeping their respective opponents in dominant fashion. So far, 2018 has proven that any team can be beaten at any time. For the time being, the top five teams in Class AA seem to be locked in as the best teams in the county, buy anything is possible in high school baseball. With that being said, here are the top five teams heading into the third week of the season. 5. Calhoun (5-1) (Last week: #3) Heading into the week, Calhoun seemed as if they were the hottest team in Class AA. However, they took a step back this past week. The Colts were fortunate to come out of the week with two victories against Herricks, as ...
Nassau County Class AA Power Rankings (2nd Edition)
As imagined, the top teams in Class AA prevailed in opening week, destroying their opponents on both sides of the ball. Massapequa suffered an opening day loss to Farmingdale, but found a way to bounce back in the next two games of the series. Heading into what should be an exciting week in Class AA, let’s take a look at the new top five teams. 5. Port Washington (3-0) (Last week: Unranked) Coming as a surprise to many, Port Washington swept Hicksville to open up the season, earning them a top five spot in this week’s power rankings. A team that is coming off a couple early exits in the postseason, seems as if they can pose a real threat to their opponents this year in Class AA. At the plate, Port Washington combined for 27 runs. Leading this offensive explosion was Jack Stolpe...
2018 Nassau County Class AA Preseason Power Rankings
With our fourth nor’easter this month upon us, who knows when opening day may be. As soon as the fields are clear, however, the high school baseball season will finally get underway. Although Class AA may be overlooked because there’s 14 teams compared to 28 teams in Class A, there’s still a significant amount of competition. Last year was about as exciting as it gets in Class AA, with Massapequa taking home the title and the Long Island Championship, so don’t expect this year to be any different. With many of the top teams returning their best players, let’s take a look at this year’s preseason top five teams. 5. Farmingdale A team that took the county by storm in 2017 is back and expected to make a deep run this season. Luckily for the Dalers, their tw...
Oceanside Season Preview
Typically when a team starts four sophomores in any given year, it’s rebuilding year. Especially when there’s only three seniors, as Oceanside had in 2017. That was not the case, as shown by their 17-5-1 record. What was the secret? Those four sophomores all stepped up to the challenge and performed exceptionally well. First baseman Chris Siklas (.353 AVG), OF Leo Alvarez (.365 AVG), 3B Austin Vlahakis (.321 AVG) and 2B Jake Lazzaro (.305 AVG) were all major contributors as opposed to inexperienced sophomores. Lazzaro, also an All-County WR on the football team, played so well he received an athletic scholarship from St. John’s on the basis of his incredible series against Massapequa. Head Coach Mike Postillo called him “lightning fast” and he will slide over ...
The Reliever’s Walk Up Song: Why Is It So Important?
(Photo Credit: Vincent Dusovic) by Julian Guevara Over the past decade the “nail down” reliever has become one of the most important positions in baseball. This is due in part to the plethora of incredible relief pitching and closers that emerged from the late 1990s-2010. Every ballplayer in the United States knows that the last thing you want to hear at Yankee Stadium in the top of the ninth is Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”. Of course, Mariano Rivera’s cutter is what the hitters really feared; however the song plays a huge role in getting the fans involved. My favorite example is the 2012 Oakland Athletics and their closer, Grant Balfour. Balfour, a genius in my opinion, did everything he could to get all 60,000 fans at the Oakland Coliseum involved. His chosen song is also a Metallica hit,...
Who Is Dylan Judd?
Oceanside has been knocking on the doorstep for a Nassau County Class AA title for the past couple years. This season, they were defeated by the eventual champions from Massapequa on a walk-off RBI single by Chris Wasson. Despite the loss, they finished the season with a record of 17-5-1. A big reason for their postseason run was catcher Dylan Judd. The 2018 grad is well-regarded as a receiver and can handle the bat exceptionally well for a catcher. The 6’1″ 180 lb catcher was one of the top players available in the class, until last week when he committed to Div-I UMASS Amherst. He plays his summer ball with the East Coast Jays. He spoke with Vinny Messana and here’s what he had to say… Walk us through the college recruiting process and how the UMass-Amherst commit...
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