St. John’s University
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David Glancy absolutely crushed a go-ahead 2-R HR to give St. John’s a 3-1 lead in the fifth pic.twitter.com/pPDDnOayo9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) February 28, 2021 To say that losing seasons are uncharted territory for St. John’s University would bean understatement. The Johnnies, who are arguably the best baseball program in the entire northeast, finished 2021 with a losing record at 19-21. It was their first sub .500 season since 2013 and before that you have to go back half a century. What Ed Blankmeyer, Joe Russo and Jack Kaiser were able to do for that program is truly impressive. With Blankmeyer moving on to coach in the professional ranks with the Brooklyn Cyclones, his longtime assistant and recruiting coordinator, Mike Hampton, took over at the helm. The l...
Brian Morrell Progressing Well From March TJ Surgery
St. John’s University RHP Brian Morrell (Shoreham-Wading River 2017) working his way back from TJ. Brian is a 4-time All-State player and 2-time Carl Yastrzemski Award winner pic.twitter.com/7guElB16tM — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 7, 2021 It was not long ago that every start was must-see when Brian Morrell took the mound. During the months of April and May of 2017, the Shoreham-Wading River star RHP and SS was close to untouchable. He was the most recognizable name along with Jimmy Joyce of Wantagh. It appeared the two would square off in the highly-anticipated Class A Long Island Championship game at SUNY Old Westbury with the Wildcats riding a 20-game win streak. From a content perspective, it was absolute gold. That did not occur. In a surprise move, Wantagh deci...
