(This is the fourth installment of the Fall Ball Series Powered by Baseball Lifestyle. Check them all out there.) Final: USMMA 4, Farmingdale 3 (10 innings) WP: Tyler Reistetter (10 IP, 2 ER, 11 Ks) Noah Herdman with a walk-off single to score Brayden O’Connell USMMA advances to the Skyline Conference championship against winner of Farmingdale-St. Joseph’s pic.twitter.com/0ujX19FdKI — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 14, 2022 Keith Osik is not one for hyperbole. The 10-year MLB veteran has seen it all on a baseball field and in his 17-year tenure as head coach. When discussing his freshmen class he said, “it might be the best depth we’ve brought in. It’s pushed the other guys,” he added. The Rams are coming off a 2022 season in which they finishe...
This is the second installment of the 2021 Fall Ball Series. Special thanks to East Coast S & P for sponsoring this year’s series once again – make sure to check them out here! And Farmingdale State is your 2019 Skyline Conference Champs ! pic.twitter.com/N0ccC8e8kM — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 7, 2019 A lot has happened in the world since Farmingdale’s last Skyline Conference Championship – and that was just two years ago. That team rolled through the conference tournament with three straight wins on their way to another championship – which was their sixth of the decade. While it appeared they were in great shape to repeat in 2020, the world had other plans and their 2020 season was canceled due to the pandemic after a 3-2 start. The senior...
Bobby Pollock’s grand slam to break the game open for Farmingdale! @FarmStateRams pic.twitter.com/MSSmoHVnL8 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 20, 2021 Is there anything better than Opening Day? Oh that’s right, Opening Day on a 50 degree sunny day with no wind. Although it was a little later in the year than normal, Farmingdale State finally kicked off their title defense on Saturday in a home double header against Manhattanville, the newcomers to the Skyline Conference. I cannot say that there was a raucous atmosphere, considering there was no spectators in attendance besides myself and Christine, our photographer. The Rams came away with two victories, here’s how it went down: Joe Marino got the start for the Rams and he was opposed by Luke Schaffer. Both st...