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Brian Morrell Transfers to St. John’s University
One of the most decorated players in Long Island baseball history has a new home. Brian Morrell, two-time winner of the Carl Yastrzemski Award and 2017 MLB Draft pick, has transferred to St. John’s University from the University of Notre Dame. It was just two years ago that Morrell was the most talked about player in our region, he completed an historic 5-year high school career by leading Shoreham-Wading River to the Long Island Championship against Wantagh. For his career, he won 23 games with a 1.15 ERA an 295 strikeouts over 213 IP. At the plate, he batted .409 with 26 home runs and 124 RBI. His senior season was legendary. He compiled a record of 10-1 with a 1.28 ERA and 93 strikeouts over 67.1 IP. He fired three no-hitters, (six for his career) and was also just as impressive a...
Who Is Aidan Crowley?
It seems every year the narrative is that Shoreham-Wading River ‘lose a lot of arms’ from the previous year. Once the season begins, they find another power pitcher that blows away the competition. Last year it was Gabe Romano who emerged to become a front line starter and this year it is Aidan Crowley. The 6’2 uncommitted right-handed pitcher has began 2019 with back-to-back no-hitters against Eastport-South Manor and John Glenn with a total of 22 strikeouts. “My goal going into every outing is to not give up any hits,” said Crowley, the younger brother of Jack who graduated in 2017. Last season, he performed well on varsity as a sophomore, he went 3-1 with an ERA in the 3s. That performance is good, but at Shoreham-Wading River where record-breaking numbers ...
Mason Kelly’s Two-Run Single Is The Difference In SWR’s 4-2 Win Over John Glenn
Mason Kelly ripped the go-ahead 2-R single in the fourth inning to give Shoreham-Wading River the lead for good. He is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/XSRPFRTmQ2 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 10, 2019 With the bases loaded, two outs and a tie game in the fourth inning Mason Kelly came through in a big way. The Furman-commit lined a two-run single to center field to give Shoreham-Wading River a lead that they would not relinquish. They came away with a 4-2 victory over new league rival John Glenn. Early on, pitching was dominant on both sides. A pitching match up juniors; right-hander Cullen SantaMaria for SWR and Matt Polestino, the southpaw for Glenn. The first order of business for Glenn was getting a hit, after getting no-hit by Aidan Crowley yeste...
