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Dante Interlandi: Why I Chose Queens College
(Editor’s Note: Dante is a 2019 graduate of Farmingdale High School, where he helped guide the Dalers to a postseason appearance. He recently announced his commitment to Queens College. The following words are his own.) In my whole life as a baseball player, getting to this stage of playing was only a small dream I never thought I could reach. This past Sunday, November 4th, I decided to make the next decision to better my future and commit to Queens College. I couldn’t have been able to make this decision and get to this point in my life without my family, all of my coaches and my teammates. Before I even learned about the entire recruitment process, I would occasionally flip to college baseball games, football games and basketball games and see kids starting to live out their child...
LIU Post Sweeps Doubleheader over Queens College
LIU Post pitched their way to two wins in a double-header against Queens College on Saturday, taking the first game 3-1 before winning the second 2-0. The first game was dominated pretty thoroughly by Post sophomore Noah Lorenzo. The southpaw went 8.1 innings and struck out five while allowing eight baserunners to reach. He left with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth after throwing almost 120 pitches, but redshirt senior reliever Brian Tinney came in and struck out the final two batters in emphatic fashion to give the Pioneers the victory. Lorenzo improved to 4-2 for the year on the win and lowered his ERA from 4.06 to 3.59. Zach Fritz’s patient effort at the plate was the catalyst for Post’s offense in the first game, as the first basemen went 2-3 with an RBI double, a run scored o...
Queens College Season Preview: Offensive Charge Healthy and Ready to Lead the Way
Brandon O’Brien (Division 2017) on to pitch for Queens. He was 21-2 in his high school career pic.twitter.com/WCUnvOaqfB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 1, 2017 In 41 games last year the Queens College Knights went 18-23, notching key victories against conference foes and against the likes of No. 12 Franklin Pierce and NCAA East Region Champion St. Thomas Aquinas. They went 10-15 in conference play, marking the first double-digit conference win total since 2013. Still, they will be looking to make the necessary improvements to take the next step and make a championship push. On the pitching side, the Knights were carried by senior Joseph Broderick and freshman Nick Morena. The two combined for 131.2 innings and 129 strikeouts. Broderick has since graduated and Mor...
Jimmy Joyce and Brandon O’Brien Make College Debuts
Joyce warming up for his collegiate debut pic.twitter.com/kAgN4oPqm5 — Axcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) October 1, 2017 Two of the most successful pitchers in recent Long Island history, Jimmy Joyce (Wantagh) and Brandon O’Brien (Division), made their collegiate debuts this afternoon at Hofstra University. Joyce started for the Pride and fired two shutout innings, needing just six pitches in the first inning and working around a walk in the second inning to complete a scoreless outing. He looked confident, worked quick and threw strikes. He fanned one batter in the second inning on a devastating curveball. The 2016 New York Class A Player of the Year and 2017 Nassau County Diamond Award winner has a chance to be a two-way player for the Pride as a freshman–which is incred...
