Seaford
Jason Berthel’s Grand Slam Is the Difference In Seaford’s Win over CSH
by Max Edelman It’s a GRAND SLAM for Jason Berthel! He puts the Vikings back on top. Seaford leads 5-3 in the bottom of the fourth. pic.twitter.com/GZkbdXaa3T — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 11, 2024 The Seaford Vikings used a Jason Berthel grand slam to fuel them to a 5-3 victory over the Cold Spring Harbor Seahawks. Down 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning, Berthel sent a towering fly ball over the left-center field fence to give his Vikings a 5-3 lead, a lead they would never relinquish en route to a home victory. The Vikings were the team to strike first, as after Dylan Alt doubled to lead off the game, and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly hit by Luke Walsh. Walsh had a solid day at the plate, going two for three with a stolen base to go along with the sacrifice fl...
Seaford Enters 2024 as Reigning Nassau Class B Champs and With Brand New Turf Field
Here’s the final out for Seaford as they captured the first County Championship in program history 🏆 pic.twitter.com/IY6F0pRDCj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 Seaford captured the first County Championship in program history in 2023 as they defeated Wheatley without allowing a run. It was a truly special year for Michael Milano‘s club, who dropped down from Class A, and are right back up there this year. They finished with a record of 22-2, losing to Wheatley in a regular season game and Babylon in the Class B Long Island Championship at St. Joseph’s University in a game that they led 5-2. Coach Milano, who has been at the helm since 2004, spoke to Axcess Baseball about their incredible season. “When you have a group like that, there is a whole new l...
Babylon Pulls Off Dramatic 9th Inning Comeback to Stun Seaford and Capture Class B LIC
A stunning comeback by Babylon as they overcame a 5-2 deficit in the Class B Long Island Championship with the winning run coming in on a walk-off walk Babylon 6, Seaford 5 pic.twitter.com/dN02nDZ6RG — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2023 In a season of magic for Babylon, it makes sense that something so improbable would happen in the Class B Championship. Two teams with just 1 loss on the season squared off at St. Joseph’s University, and there was a number of twists & turns in this one. Ultimately, the Babylon Panthers trailed 5-2 entering the bottom of the 9th, and were also down to their last strike trailing 5-3 with Daniel Madsen, whose been at the center of all their magic this season. Madsen lined an 0-2 pitch to center field against Adelphi-commit Billy Kind,...
GAME RECAP: Sean Costello Fires 4-Hit Shutout in Game 1 of Nassau Class B County Finals
Bottom 4: Stephen Ierides bloops an RBI single and it’s 2-0 Seaford pic.twitter.com/0b2PKApwtx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2023 Although it’s important to have a roster with depth, the most important thing is having star players that perform like stars in big games. Seaford, who entered the Nassau Class B playoffs, as the No. 1 seed thanks to a 1-loss regular season, have continued to dominate their competition and now are on the brink of a County Championship for the first time in program history. They had been a Class A school up until last year which certainly made the path more difficult. Led by two of the top pitchers in Nassau County this year and a relentless top of the order, the Vikings cruised to a 6-0 victory over No. 5 Wheatley, who were the only team t...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Seaford Overcomes 3-1 Deficit in 7th Inning to Remain Undefeated
Trailing 3-1 in the 7th inning, Seaford mounted a comeback with the go-ahead hit coming on an RBI single by TJ Harrington. Seaford won 6-4 to improve to 13-0 on the season to defeat previously undefeated Mepham @GCsports pic.twitter.com/rtXfMQYhde — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 29, 2023 This one might’ve been a non-league game but that doesn’t make a difference to the players. Make no mistake, pursuing a perfect season still matters and both Seaford and Mepham entered with unblemished records as the calendar approaches May. We covered Mepham’s win on Tuesday over MacArthur and they were able to finish the sweep. Seaford swept Locust Valley – including a perfect game by senior RHP Billy Kind, so both teams approached Friday’s non-league game which...
Led By Conference A4 Pitcher of the Year, Seaford Ready to Return to Postseason
by Brian Honka Uncommitted RHP Sean Costello (Seaford 2023) up to 88 MPH. Was named All-County and Conference Pitcher of the Year pic.twitter.com/BKLf1rlZw2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 24, 2022 Seaford is looking to improve upon a season that featured a 12-10-1 record and 2 playoff wins over Garden City and Island Trees giving them a trip to the quarterfinal. Unfortunately, the season didn’t end the way they hoped as they lost to the 3rd seed MacArthur Generals. Coach Milano said that last year was something to be extremely proud of coming out of arguably one of the toughest leagues in Class A. The team lost All-Conference SS Evan Block (SUNY Maritime), the team will also need to replace battery mates RHP Jack Kellner (SUNY Maritime) and C Joe Bello (Baruch) who received Al...
Seaford Loaded With Depth, Primed for Another Playoff Run
by Mike Anderson Sophomore Sean Costello comes through with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 8th for Seaford to beat Clarke 5-4 pic.twitter.com/hEzPO6q0nh — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 28, 2021 After falling just short in the county finals tournament, Seaford High School will look to have another good year in 2022. Last year, they put together a very strong showing, going 14-4 overall and 14-2 in conference play. They were ultimately eliminated by Island Trees, who went on to win the title. Despite a disappointing end, Seaford has a lot to look forward to in 2022. Despite losing a pair of all-county players to graduation (pitcher Tom Hartmann and shortstop/pitcher Anthony Ippoliti), Seaford has a large core of returning players, as 15 are expected to be back in 2022. Sev...
What’s Going On With Nassau Conference V
This year was bizarre from the jump – so I understand that a lot of decisions had to be made for the first time. That much is true. That still doesn’t mean that common sense doesn’t apply. So when Nassau and Suffolk each switched up their conference formats for this season, there was going to be a decision that needed to be made. At the most basic level, Nassau had five conference and Suffolk had six. That would be fine if there was no Long Island Championship involved, but once they decided that June 20th would be the Long Island Championship day – they needed a way to even it out. According to my source, the conventional wisdom would suggest that Nassau Conference V would play a playoff like the other leagues – top 2 get byes, 3 v 6 and 4 v 5 in the first ro...
After Graduating 15 Seniors in 2020, Seaford Hopeful to Stay Competitive Once Again
Michael Milano is entering his 17th season as head coach of Seaford and he’s excited to watch his team play baseball again, but it’s what did not happen last year that still bothers him. “A lot of guys have emptiness in their hearts about last year,” he said in regards to losing out on the 2020 season. “We really invested a lot in those guys, we took our lumps with them and we were going to be very tough to beat,” he added. Milano noted that he had 15 seniors in the ’20 class. Of those, seven were everyday players and his top two starters, Frank Cozzolino and Chris Pupa were co-aces since their sophomore seasons. They were both All-County pitchers in 2019 and their catcher, Nick Barreiros, was a standout player that is now at Queens College. “...
Seaford Enters 2020 With Veteran Group Of 15 Seniors
by Zevan Shuster For most high school and college coaches, consistency and continuity are the things they crave the most, yet have the least. However, for Seaford head coach Michael Milano, he has the luxury of having them en masse. “I don’t think it’s going to take us time to gel because we have 15 seniors. They are all in their 4th year of playing Seaford high school baseball. Well over five of them have been starting players since they were sophomores, and two juniors also played every day last year as sophomores. So I think this team is used to being around each other. They played four playoff games last year. Only one everyday player graduated,” Milano said. As big of an advantage as Milano’s squad may have, and as much of a proverbial head start they may be afforded when it comes t...
Division Blanks Seaford 9-0, Clinches Semifinals Berth
Colin Diez is the @BsbLifestyle101 player of the game after firing a complete game shutout allowing just three hits. He also had three hits at the plate with an RBI. pic.twitter.com/AmLeCTVFL9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 20, 2019 Once again, the Division Blue Dragons are headed back to the semifinals. On Monday afternoon, Division dominated Seaford, shutting them out 9-0. From the beginning of this game, it was never really close. The Division lineup wasted no time getting to the Seaford pitching staff on the mound, as Matt Cavanagh, Colin Diez and Hunter Traenkle all ripped singles to begin the bottom of the 1st. This gave them an early 2-0 lead. The entire Division lineup continued to display their hot bats as the game went on. Mike Sullivan, Hunter Traenkle and Joe Natale...
Seaford Cruises To A 10-1 Victory Over Carle Place
FINAL: Seaford 10 Carle Place 1 pic.twitter.com/JIPUlU1VJT — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 28, 2019 On Thursday afternoon, Seaford crushed Carle Place 10-1 in a non-league contest. From the beginning of this game, Seaford’s offense was clicking on all cylinders. Tim Saulpaugh drove in the game’s first run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the 1st. Saulpaugh finished 2-3 on the day with 2 RBI. “We were seeing the ball well and we kept hitting the ball hard staying calm and relaxed getting a lot of guys on base,” said Saulpaugh. “In the field we played very nice didn’t make many errors and we looked very good today in our season opener,” he added. Seaford tacked onto their lead with two more in the third inning, courtesy of a Nick Barreri...
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