Paul Napolitano
GAME RECAP: Nicholas DelVecchio Goes 4-for-4, Gabe Klarikaitis Pitches Well, Holy Trinity Wins 5-3
Nick DelVecchio went 4-for-4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored out of the leadoff spot for Holy Trinity in the 5-3 win over Kellenberg @GCsports pic.twitter.com/0Lpb3v7ZAx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 26, 2023 Coming off yesterday’s 2-1 loss at the hands of Wake Forest-commit Andrew Koshy, Holy Trinity knew they needed to do some home cooking as they look to play for a bye in the NSCHSAA postseason. The Titans wasted zero time, putting up two runs in the first inning which was already more than they were able to compile in the previous game. They did not look, and they were able to capture the critical 5-3 win against first place Kellenberg to split the series. Kellenberg sent junior Matt Reiter to the mound against Holy Trinity’s Gabe Klaritkaitis. After a scoreles...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Martell’s RBI Single Propels St. Francis to Extra Inning Win
Final (9 innings): St. Francis Prep 4, Kellenberg 3 WP: Andrew Schoelles Matt Martell: go-ahead RBI single in 9th inning pic.twitter.com/8dGkd2WWGB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 6, 2023 Two outstanding pitchers took the mound this morning in East Meadow in what was one of the only games played on Long Island. It was a Catholic League crossover matchup between St. Francis Prep and Kellenberg in which the matchup was Queens-commit Peter Nenadich and uncommitted southpaw Jack Durso. The teams went toe-to-toe for 9 innings with St. Francis Prep coming out on top by the score of 4-3. In the top of the first inning, Durso worked around two base runners to fire a zero. In the home half, Monmouth-commit Kenny Noe drew a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a balk but was strande...
Next Level Mounts Comeback to Win, 6-3
by Blake Buscemi Paul Napolitano discusses his approach at the dish and Next Level’s goals for the rest of the season. pic.twitter.com/ZgwVC22tpI — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 18, 2022 The second game of the day was a matchup of two highly competitive organizations: MVP Beast and Next Level Baseball. The pitching matchup featured John Ruchalski of Next Level and Michael Lombardo of Team Beast. They both matched zeros in the first inning as Ruchalski induced three groundouts and Lombardo induced two fly outs as well as being helped out by catcher Wyatt Fritton, who threw out a runner stealing. Beast scored the first runs of the game in the top of the second by the means of a successful squeeze executed by Nicholas Columbano and a throwing error by the catcher the next batter ...
LuHi Leaning On Exceptionally Young Group in 2020
There’s young teams and then there’s what the 2020 Long Island Lutheran team is comprised of. Shaun Manning‘s squad will enter the season with 0 seniors, two juniors and 15 players that are either sophomores or younger. The program, coming off a 12-win season, is very much in a transitional phase. Last year’s group was comprised of many seniors. “Eighty five percent of the innings were thrown by seniors. The other 15 percent were thrown by Richie Ratchford,” said Manning. Only a sophomore, he will be counted on to anchor the rotation. Manning noted he is the “only proven quantity on the mound” and there’s six or seven other candidates to fill out the rotation. Another important piece of the team is junior Harrison Leone, who is one of t...
Up Next Powered By The Yard Sports Academy: Paul Napolitano
(This is the third installment of our popular ‘Up Next’ Series in which we spotlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. None of the players have appeared in a varsity game yet, but we are confident they soon will. The first two features were Jayden Stroman and Liam Stemmler. Check out the Yard Sports by clicking here.) Playing at a small high school has its pros and cons. While it may be more difficult to garner attention as media outlets don’t typically cover the games as frequently, it does give a freshman an opportunity to crack the starting lineup right off the bat and have an impact for four seasons. In the case of Paul Napolitano, who has an older brother at Kansas and has already started turning heads with his performance on the national travel circuit, he could...
