St. Anthonys baseball
St. Anthony’s Ready to Usher in New Era and Break Their Title Drought
6’5″ Fairfield-commit Billy Fitzgerald will form a dynamic duo with Stallone. pic.twitter.com/1HylZxRxhw — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 14, 2019 It’s been 19 years since St. Anthony‘s has captured the CHSAA championship. Over that time, they’ve had plenty of talented teams that have fallen just shy of the ultimate goal. With Paul Parsolano at the helm, coming off helping St. Joseph’s to two Skyline Conference title in three years, and a loaded team with three Division-I players and plenty of up-and-coming talent, they are primed to make a run at it. “I’ve been coaching since 1993 with plenty of stops along the way–and I’ve always said this is the one job that if it became available and I had the opportunity, I would ...
Paul Parsolano Named St. Anthony’s Head Coach
In a move that is likely to reverberate throughout Long Island baseball, Paul Parsolano will be the new Head Coach of St. Anthony’s, where he was previously an assistant from 1995-2007. In fact, the last time St. Anthony’s won the CHSAA title was in 2000, when he was on staff. He is also credited with the rapid ascension of Franklin Parra from obscurity to being drafted by the New York Mets in the 11th round this past June. Parsolano had been the pitching coach of St. Joseph’s College since 2014, where he helped break their drought of winning the Skyline Conference championship in 2016. They also won it in 2018, in large part to his pitching staff. Here are some facts since he took over. 2 Conference Championships (2016, 2018) 2 Regular Season Championships (2015, 2017) 6...
St. Anthony’s In Search of New Head Coach
St. Anthony’s is in search of a new Head Coach, following the departure of John Phelan–who was at the helm since 2011. The Friars are coming off a 13-win season in which they were defeated, 3-2, by St. Dominic at St. Joseph’s College. They graduated some impact players including top starting pitcher, Jared Restmeyer, outfielder Jordan Rose and SS Robbie Affenita. They are looking for a Head Coach with previous coaching experience, according to Athletic Director Joe Minucci. Interested candidates should contact the St. Anthony’s Athletic Department.
Who Are The Top Remaining Uncommitted 2019s?
With the weather cooling down and football season in gear, I thought it would be a good time to take a look and see which of the top seniors remain unsigned. By no means is it too late, it used to be the norm for a player to wait until the fall of their season year to decide where they will attend college. Times have changed, though, and many of the elite players have announced their verbal commitments as soon as their freshman year. Below are the best remaining unsigned 2019 grads. Pitchers Cameron Mayer, RHP Syosset Matt DiGennaro, RHP Ward Melville Chris Palmer, RHP East Islip Ethan Farino, RHP Ward Melville Bryce Grathwohl, RHP Matituck Anthony Cinquemani, RHP West Islip Justin Harvey, RHP Smithtown East Catchers Matt Yip, Herricks Alec Maag, Center Moriches Kyle Jaspers, Cold Spring H...
Louis Stallone: Why I Chose the University of Arkansas
(Editor’s Note: Louis Stallone is a 2020 graduate of St. Anthony’s HS. He is a 6’8″ RHP, and he announced his commitment to the University of Arkansas on Sunday evening. The following words are his own…) With my verbal commitment to the University of Arkansas I am working my way to a lifelong dream of playing in the SEC. All of this wouldn’t be possible without the support and coaching I received from Brooke Richards and Marc Nellist from the Team Elite organization, Joe Francisco, Chris McCoy and Bobby DeMichael. My last two summers were spent entirely in Georgia and Florida playing for Team Elite, one of the top ranked teams in the nation. Playing in the south, surrounded by so much great talent, was the best thing for me. It pushed me to work harder and har...
Steven Rizzo & Vito Friscia Capture the 2018 Axcess Home Run Derby
On a hot & humid August afternoon, two players stole the show and stood above the rest in their respective brackets. Steven Rizzo (St. Anthony’s) captured the high school division and Vito Friscia (Hofstra) captured the college division in front of a packed crowd at Baseball Heaven. Rizzo led all high school hitters with 10 home runs, including seven in the first round. He defeated Matt Brown-Eiring (Connetquot 2020) in the championship round with two home runs. David Falco (Center Moriches 2019) smacked 3 HR, Brock Murtha (Saville 2020) hit two while Kyle Rausch (Longwood 2019) and Brown-Eiring each hit one. The college age players put on a clinic. St. Joseph 1B Paul Britt hit four home runs. He is a finalist for our Axcess Most Valuable Player for his amazing 2018 season for th...
Catching Up With 2016 CHSAA Player of the Year Matt Martino
(Photo Credit: Vassar Athletics) Although Kyle Young and Chris Cappas were the players that generated all the headlines in 2016 in regards to the Catholic League, neither of them actually won the CHSAA Player of the Year. That’s right, that honor was bestowed upon St. Anthony’s senior 3B/RHP Matt Martino, who hit three HR and won six games for the Friars. From there, he went on to Vassar College, where he was named First Team All-Conference as a freshman. The injury bug, however, bit him quite hard. Not only did he tear his meniscus but he also went under the knife to undergo Tommy John Surgery which caused him to miss all of 2018. I had the chance to speak with him, and here’s what he had to say… What are your fondest memories of your time at St. Anthony’s? Playing...
St. Anthony’s Takes the Field With Heavy Hearts, Loaded Roster in 2018
When St. Anthony’s opens up the 2018 season, they will do so with heavy hearts. Just one month ago, beloved senior Anthony Pagano, 17, was tragically killed in a car crash in Albany. Head Coach John Phelan was on vacation with his grandchildren and came back to attend the funeral and console his grieving players during spring break. “They went in to spring break as 15, 16, 17-year old kids and they came back to school as young men,” said Phelan. “They really handled it with so much maturity. They have a different level of focus,” he said. The team is planning a few different tributes to the fallen teammate, including replacing the “S.A” behind home plate with “A.P.”, wearing camouflage No. 16 uniforms during the season and also a tribut...
Who Are the Top Uncommitted 2018s Remaining?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM6KEX5XWiY&t=1s With the Blue Chip Prospect 18U tournament taking place this weekend at Baseball Heaven, now is a great time to go over who the top available players in the 2018 class. Surprisingly, there are several high-end players still on the table. A number of them have scholarship offers currently on the table, but are waiting to make their decision. Here’s our top 25, organized by position in alphabetical order Catchers: Anthony Carleo (North Shore) Dylan Judd (Oceanside) Anthony Lamar (Freeport) Josh Lester (Copiague) Andrew Primm (Massapequa) Charles Rainone (Deer Park) Nick Ungar (Connetquot) Pitchers: Justin Aviles, Brentwood Jacob Cheshire (Sayville) Drake Eggleston (Ward Melville) Anthony Jacabacci (Bellport) Joe Litchhult (Hills East...
Who Is Jordan Rose?
The St. Anthony’s Friars put together one of their most talented teams on paper in 2017. Their lineup consisted of a few players that had already gone on to accept scholarship offers such as Cameron Tomaiko, Noah Fortuna and Kyle LaGrutta. They also had a few other players such as Jared Restmeyer, Steven Rizzo and Jordan Rose who are certain to accept scholarships as well. While Restmeyer and Rizzo enjoyed breakout seasons, Rose suffered a painful injury against St. John the Baptist which cut his season short and sidelined him for the summer season as well. He is back to 100 percent, however, and will take part in our inaugural Home Run Derby on September 9 at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). He is a tremendously gifted outfielder with premium power. He spoke with Vinny Messa...
LI Road Warriors Overcome Six-Run Deficit To Take Game One of the HCBL Championship Series, 11-8
Folgers gets it done for LI!! A grand slam in the ninth!!! Road Warriors lead, 11-8, with 2 outs now. pic.twitter.com/WMYvoEH1fT aXcess Baseball (@axcessbaseball) July 31, 2017 The Road Warriors showed up to Aviator Field hungry for a win. The game was started with a first pitch lead off homer for Nick Grande (Smithtown West ’16, Stony Brook). The middle infielder would have himself a monster day at the plate leaving the park twice with two dingers. He finished his day 3-for-5 with two HR and four RBI; his third hit of the day started the Road Warriors ninth inning rally. I think our lineup had a great day overall top to bottom, said Stony Brook sophomore Grande. The goal was to come out here and set the tone, we fell behind but showed a lot of resiliency wh...
Jordan Rose’s Ninth Inning Double Propels St. Anthony’s to Thrilling Victory over St. John the Baptist
Jordan Rose smacked a two-out, two-run double off the fence in left center field to give St. Anthony’s a 5-3 lead in the ninth inning, sending their dugout into a frenzy. It was their first lead of the day, and it proved to be the difference this afternoon. What a thrilling game it was between them and St. John the Baptist. Head Coach John Phelan was elated with the resilient effort of his Friars today, who came in facing a Cougars team who had fired four consecutive shutouts. “He (Jordan) came through in a big spot–a BIG spot–and delivered,” said Phelan. “You can’t put a price on that. They came prepared, they fought–we got behind 2-0 and their guy did a great job but we just battled. It was a constant battle. That’s what this who...
