Paul Britt
Finalists for Axcess Most Valuable Player Announced
In a year filled with outstanding performers at the college level, four individuals stood above the rest. Below are the three finalists for the 2018 Axcess Most Valuable Player. Previous winners include Rob Andreoli (LIU Post) in 2017, Angelo Navetta (Molloy) in 2016 and Jack Parenty (Stony Brook) in 2015. We will announce the winners for all awards during the last week of December. SS Nick Grande (Stony Brook): Key Stats: .377 AVG, 59 R, 6 HR, 28 RBI, .468 OBP, .560 SLG, 32-for-38 SB 1B Angelo Navetta (Molloy) Key Stats: .384 AVG, 3 HR, 49 RBI, .478 OBP, .616 SLG, 4-for-5 SB 1B Paul Britt (St. Joseph’s) Key Stats: .404 AVG, 8 HR, 37 RBI, .491 OBP, .752 SLG, 43 R, 12-for-12 SB C Jeff Towle (Suffolk CC) Key Stats: .463 AVG, 46 R, 10 HR, 46 RBI, .543 OBP, .862 SLG
St. Joseph’s Upsets No. 1 Farmingdale to Advance to Skyline Conference Championship Game
Joined by Dan Campanelli and Joseph Murphy , our co-@DigmiNation Players of the Game. Murphy fired a CG and Campanelli had 3 RBI and threw out both attempted base stealers pic.twitter.com/dTvMfpVjh0 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 5, 2018 When St. Joseph’s recruited Joseph Murphy, an Axcess Baseball All-Long Island RHP in 2017 at Suffolk CC, they did so with the intention of pitching important games against conference rival Farmingdale State. After all, he was second in the nation in lowest ERA at 1.21. In order words, he was brought in to pitch a game like today. With both teams having won their first game of the tournament, it was a crucial game to build momentum and enter championship Sunday in position to only have to win once. Murphy was everything they couldR...
Anthony Papa Fires 134-Pitch CG, Golden Eagles Cruise to 10th Straight Win
Our @DigmiNation Player of the Game is Anthony Papa who fired a 134-pitch complete game in St. Joseph’s 8-3 victory over Mount St. Mary’s to advance to the winner’s bracket in the Skyline Conference tournament pic.twitter.com/kAAXw1JJz8 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 4, 2018 Some pitchers get that look in their eye when they get close to the finish line. St. Joseph’s Head Coach Rick Garrett knows Anthony Papa fits that mold. He fired a 134-pitch complete game with his last pitch registering as the same velocity as the first pitch (85 MPH). Asked what gave him the confidence to stick with Papa despite the elevated pitch count and Garrett did not hesitate. “He’s one of those Levittown kids,” said the fifth year skipper referring to h...
St. Joseph’s Shuts Out Maritime in Crucial Skyline Double Header
The St. Joseph’s Golden Eagles had everything going right for them on Sunday as they took two 7-0 wins over Maritime. The pitching was stellar and the top of the order was electric.These two conference wins were huge for the Golden Eagles as they move to 13-7 on the season with a 7-1 conference record. These two teams will presumably be battling for the Skyline Conference up to the end of the season. You couldn’t have asked the top of the Golden Eagles’ order to be more productive in game one. Anthony Bonilla, Matt Burnett, Paul Britt, and Lou Doria combined for 11 hits, five RBI and six runs scored. Britt and Doria had monster days recording a combined seven hits between the two of them. Tyler Crafa also had a hit in the game. “I thought our guys came to play from the first in...
Q & A With Paul Britt of St. Joseph’s
One of the benefits of being a successful program is having top-talent choose to transfer to you when things don’t work out where they started. This is becoming the case for St. Joseph’s, who has been able to snag some talented players–Nick Girardi, Ryan Aloise, P.J Martino, Lou Doria and now Paul Britt–who chose to come home and play for the Golden Eagles. Our reporter David Moskowitz had a chance to speak with him and here is the conversation…. You played high school baseball at St Anthony’s. What was it like to play there and play in the Catholic League? I loved every second of it. Coach Phelan, Amendola, and Gemma were all great to me. My personal opinion is that the Catholic league is one of the top leagues on the island. The quality of p...
