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Sachem North Ready For the Grind of League II
Mount Saint Vincent’s-commit Jake Pierre (Sachem North 2019) getting his swings in pic.twitter.com/uDMTD7jfcC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) February 8, 2019 Playing in League 2 is an incredible challenge. Sachem North Head Coach Tom Gambino has been at the helm since 2005 and knows the league inside-and-out and he recognizes this as well. “Connetquot and Commack are the heavy favorites,” said Gambino. “Connetquot is bringing back almost everyone from last year. Every team in the league is good,” he added. Four teams were represented in the postseason, including these Sachem North Arrows, who finished the regular season with a record of 11-9, before dropping both playoff games to Commack and Longwood. To add to the challenge, the team graduated their o...
Steel Select Falcons 16U Capture All-American Invitational
The Steel Select Falcons defeated the Long Island Jr. Ducks to win the 16u All-American Invitational behind a strong pitching performance from right hander, PJ Daniels. It seemed as if Daniels may be in for a rough start, after allowing a lead off double to the opposing pitcher, Jordan Goldstein. A sacrifice fly moved him over to third base. With one out, Daniels then proceeded to walk the following batter. He then escaped trouble by inducing an around the horn double play. The Falcons gave their pitcher some run support early on. After a quick first out, the next two batters walked. Cleanup hitter, Nicholas Capazzola then reached base on a fielder’s choice, which brought in Trevor Zanderzuk for the first run of the game. In the following inning, Daniels again looked to be in trouble, issu...
Longwood Ends Sachem North’s Season in Two-Day Elimination Game
Rausch and Longwood HC Ryan McSherry spoke to Axcess Baseball after the game following the Lions’ dominant win, while the rest of the team enjoyed the victory in the background. pic.twitter.com/fBYRABZwHA — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 17, 2018 Longwood (16-5) and Sachem North (11-11) started an elimination game Tuesday afternoon in the Suffolk AA playoffs. However, after four and a half innings of play, a rainstorm forced the remainder of the game to be played Thursday. In the end, Longwood’s offensive dominance on Tuesday was enough to keep the team alive with a 14-4 win over the Arrows. Sachem North got to Lions’ starter Jared Vanderhoof early. Three of the first four batters got on base to start the top of the first, then Frank Arena worked a walk to give Sachem a 1-0 lead....
Jack Gonzalez Tosses CG Shutout, Sachem North Moves Closer to Postseason
Our @DigmiNation Player of the Game is Jack Gonzalez who fired a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts in Sachem North’s 5-0 victory. They need two more wins to qualify for the postseason pic.twitter.com/IwQlrkiC1N Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 1, 2018 When you’re in need of a big start against a league rival on the road with the playoffs in sight, you turn to your ace. St. Thomas Aquinas-commit Jack Gonzalez was that guy today for the Sachem North Arrows, who entered the game needing three wins to qualify for a postseason berth. The southpaw went out, struck out 7 over the first four innings, and wound up firing a six-hit shutout, with all six hits coming as singles. He worked quick, he threw strikes and needed very little offense on this day for his fi...
Recap of Blue Chip Prospects College Coaches Camp
By James L. Teta Below you will find a write up of the top players I isolated from the Blue Chip Prospects coaches camp. The event featured an impressive crop of players being evaluated and taught by coaches from UCONN, St. John’s, Fordham, Stony Brook, Hofstra, Boston College, Dartmouth, Pittsburgh, Farleigh Dickinson, Albany, Maryland, Sacred Heart, Fairfield, Princeton, Manhattan and St. Joseph’s. The mechanics of below are as follows: The number in front represents the digits provided by the camp for each kid to wear on their back as an identifying marker, followed by their name and graduation year. ***For coaches: If you need any additional information, reach out to your point of contact within the Blue Chip Prospects organization for more detail. #121: Kevin Bowrosen 5&...
Neal’s Knowledge: The Season is Over–Now What?
(Editor’s Note: Neal Heaton is our Pitching Analyst. He spent 12 seasons in the Major Leagues as a LHP for several teams. He was named to the National League All-Star Team in 1990 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1979 MLB Draft out of Sachem HS. He opted to attend college at the University of Miami, where he set several program records and was named to their Hall of Fame in 1993. He is now a Pitching Instructor at All Pro Sports Academy in Bellport, if you’d like to book a pitching lesson with him you can email Kate@AllProSportsAcademy.com) For many players the 2017 season has come to an end. Now what should you do? Now is the time to give your body a much-needed break. When I was in the big leagues, I always took a two-week break after the seaso...
Branden Falco Delivers Go-Ahead Hit, Joe Sommer Fires CG to Advance
Final: Kings Park 5, Sachem North 2 WP: Joe Sommer Branden Falco go-ahead two-run single KP will face Commack tomorrow pic.twitter.com/gegR8kuOLR aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 15, 2017 When he was a freshman watching the Kings Park varsity team play, Branden Falco thought to himself “this is gonna be us someday.” As it turns out, it was three years later that he would be playing in front of a packed house with his team trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning against Sachem North in an elimination game. It was the same team that had eliminated them the previous year, with the same pitcher (Chris Lollo) who fired a no-hitter as Falco watched from the sideline due to injury. The LIU Post-commit ripped a two-run single up the middle to put the Kingsmen up 3-2,...
