Smithtown West baseball
Nick Grande to Receive 2018 Axcess Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Following an outstanding 2018 season, Stony Brook SS Nick Grande will add one more piece of hardware to his collection. The Smithtown West grad will receive Axcess Baseball’s Most Valuable Player Award. During his sophomore season, he posted an incredible season slashing .377/.468/.560 with 59 runs scored, six HR, 28 RBI and 32 stolen bases. He also played stout defensively. For his feats, he was named All-American. Coming out of high school, he was ranked by us as the No. 6 prospect on Long Island, but has certainly continuously improved and is now considered a draft prospect this season. He comes from a baseball family, as his father was the Head Coach of Island Trees HS for 14 seasons and played collegiately at Farmingdale State College. He cited Derek Jeter as his favorite player...
Nick Grande Named First-Team All-American
It’s been an outstanding 2018 season for Stony Brook sophomore SS Nick Grande (Smithtown West 2016). He was a key cog in the Sea Wolves’ 32-win season which ended just short of winning the American East Championship. He capped that season with being named First-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, an accomplishment not often achieved by shortstops from the northeast. His season, though, speaks for itself. He hit the ground running from Day 1 at finished the campaign with a triple slash line of .377/.468/.560 with six HR and 32 stolen bases. He drew 28 walks and was also hit by 10 pitches. He committed only seven errors at shortstop in 226 chances for a fielding percentage of .970. With this historic season, he now puts himself in the conversation for the 2019 MLB Draft. He...
Hills East Tops Smithtown West, 2-1
by Frank Farnacci A chilly March afternoon did not deter Half Hollow Hills East’s Reis Henderson in his first varsity start as he led Hills East to a 2-1 victory over Smithtown West in Dix Hills today. Henderson persevered while working in-and-out of trouble through the first three innings hurling a two hitter with seven timely strikeouts over 5.2 IP. “He had a little bit of a high pitch count early as he worked in-and-out of trouble”, said Hills East Manager, Tim Belz. “He gave up only two hits which was phenomenal and kept us in the whole game. His strikeouts were in big spots and he really gutted it out.” The game started with Henderson walking the first two batters but then he settled down getting consecutive fielder’s choices and a foul out to keep Smithtown West off the scoreboard....
Patch Dooley Takes No-Hitter Into Sixth, Hills East Wins 7-4
It’s been one of those seasons where nothing can stop Patch Dooley. Not even 30-40 MPH gusts of wind. “This is probably the worst conditions we played in wind-wise,” said Hills East Head Coach Tim Belz following their 7-4 victory over League III rival Smithtown West. “It’s tough when the ball is moving back and forth, it makes it tough to throw strikes. Another dominating outing from him–no-hitter into the sixth inning,” he added regarding his pitcher who is committed to the College of Charleston. Final: Hills East 7, Smithtown West 4 WP: Patch Dooley pic.twitter.com/VciyH4RFaE — aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2017 Dooley, who has already fired a no-hitter this year, was five outs away before Christian Amoruso lined a clean single in...
