Phenom Baseball
Recap of Saturday’s Axcess World Series at PAL Stadium
by Trevor Dugan Long Island Crew Defeat the East Coast Lumberjacks The Crew earn a six run victory over the Lumberjacks FINAL (5): Crew 7 – Lumberjacks 1 pic.twitter.com/PLAXpKWABE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 7, 2024 The East Coast Lumberjacks and Long Island Crew kicked off day two of the Axcess World Series this morning at PAL Stadium. The Lumberjacks sent out Nick Vignola (Shoreham-Wading River 2026) to start on the mound, while the Crew started James Rugolo (Babylon 2025). The pair of starters each pitched a scoreless first inning to begin the game. In the second inning, the Crew brought in RHP Joe Cavallo (Babylon 2025). He would pitch the next two innings and strike out five batters, allowing no runs while doing it. When asked about his approach on the mo...
GAME RECAP: Massapequa Cyclones Narrowly Defeat Phenom
by Andy Smith Thomas Solnick gives Massapequa an early lead in the opening frame with an RBI double pic.twitter.com/hp6lGwwf2U — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 1, 2023 Massapequa narrowly defeated Phenom in a very tight game. First baseman Dominick Podmore was the first baserunner of the game and reached on a single and then proceeded to swipe second base. Center fielder Thomas Solnick would score Podmore on a double to open the scoring in favor of the Cyclones. The Phenom would tie the game in the second inning courtesy of center fielder Cooper Scheriff, who showcased some heads-up baserunning. James Henchy was given the starting nod for Massapequa and delivered two innings of one-run ball with three punchouts. He also made a great play in the opening frame to pick off ...
GAME RECAP: Bayside Yankees and Phenom Battle It Out to a 5-5 Tie
by Andy Smith Final score 5-5. Tie Game pic.twitter.com/2zIHNPLscs — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 1, 2023 This was a hard-fought game that finished in a stalemate. The Bayside Yankees could not muster much in the opening frame. Right fielder Anthony Verde tallied their first hit with a two-out single, followed by a base-on-balls by first baseman Nick Grigonis, but they were unable to score. In the bottom half of the frame, Phenom got on the board first thanks to great base running by Dexter Muether who reached via a single, stole second, and then made it to home on a passed ball. Muether started the game for Phenom and delivered five innings of three-run ball. Along the way, he would strike out three batters with one caught looking. Jesse Baldassare would spark th...
Up Next Powered by Eye Q Investigations: Max Donacea
(This is the eighth installment of our weekly “Up Next Series Powered by Eye Q Investigations” in which we highlight the best underclassmen from across Long Island. Previously, we featured Miguel Sime Jr, Matt Cruz, Luke Coats, Michael Gardner, Tyler Scarry, Kenny Meliere and Jaiden Zoller. Make sure to check out Eye Q Investigations by clicking here) Power-throwing lefties. That will never go out of style across amateur baseball. Every year there’s another that takes the next step and becomes a dominant force and becomes a Division-I pitcher. One name that I believe fits that mold is Northport sophomore Max Donacea. I first watched him at our Axcess World Series back in September at St. Dominic HS. He was brilliant in his outing against players that were 1 or 2 years old than him. H...
Phenom Baseball Holds on to Win 3-2 Over Hitter’s Club in Blue Chip Invitational
by Chris Prystupa Here’s Justin Nustad, he was the winning pitcher and threw 6 shut out innings in Phenom Baseball’s 3-2 win over Hitter’s Club. He spoke with us about how he attacked hitters with his curveball and what it felt like to help his team start off 1-0 in tournament play pic.twitter.com/alrJUu8lJC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 6, 2022 Phenom Baseball held on to take their first game in the Blue Chip Invitational Tournament with a 3-2 Victory over Hitter’s Club. This game didn’t have much offense for each side yet both starters, Justin Nustad and Eric Corey, pitched incredibly well, limiting each other’s offenses. In the bottom of the first, Phenom Baseball got on the board thanks to an RBI double by Anthony Probst. This game would remain 1-0 until the bottom...
Team Steel and Phenom Baseball Split Two Excellent Games
by Gabe Zoda After the game we caught up with WP James Haupt to talk about today’s DH and his CG on the mound. pic.twitter.com/vIFiVePEDz — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 22, 2021 Whenever you have two good teams going up against each other, you know it’s going to be a good game. But when you get a DH between two good teams you get to watch 2 great games. That’s exactly what was seen at Newfield HS when Team Steel Molinaro played against Phenom Baseball. Both teams would take one game of the DH and both of the games would only be decided by one run. The first game would go in favor of Team Steel. They would take it by a score of 3-2 but the scoring wouldn’t start until the top of the 3rd. This run would be scored by Ryan Suppa, who pinch ran for Ryan Yerkes. He started ...
