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Brady Finn Hits Walk-Off Single for Team Francisco Select in 12u American Columbus Day Championship
Brady Finn with a walk-off single for his 3rd hit of the game and Team Francisco captures the 12u American Columbus Day Championship @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/X8TJkkhNJa — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 9, 2023 What a game! Team Francisco Select overcame an early 4-0 deficit to defeat the New York Longhorns by the score of 6-5 to capture the 12u American Columbus Day Tournament. In the top of the first inning, the Longhorns immediately got on the board with an RBI single by Connor Fierro which was misplayed in left field and allowed two runs to score. Two batters later, Vincent Vargas ripped a two-run single, which was misplayed in center and right away it was a 4-0 deficit. Things did not look great at that moment for Team Francisco, but they never wavered. In fact, t...
GAME RECAP: Team Francisco and LI Black Diamonds End their Duel in a Tie
by Chris Donnelly Post game interview with Mac Fairbairn pic.twitter.com/1HpTqFIiLH — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 2, 2023 In an 11u Pool Play Matchup between Team Francisco and LI Black Diamonds in the Stars & Stripes East Coast Tournament both teams battled all the way to the end when the game ended in a 2-2 tie. In the 1st inning, starting pitcher Mac Fairbairn struck out the first 2 batters in what looked like to be a 1-2-3 inning until the Diamonds had other plans. A 2-out single from Joey Puglissi brought up Nick Petrosino, who smoked a ball down the right field line bringing in Puglissi but a nice relay by Team Francisco gunning down Petrosino at 3rd to end the inning with the Diamonds leading 1-0 after the top of the 1st inning. The Black Diamonds sent Puglissi to ...
Chris Diesso Ready to Put Injuries Behind Him for a Breakout Season
Chris Diesso hit a walk-off HR in the bottom of the 7th to give Hauppauge a 4-3 win over North Babylon pic.twitter.com/mldNedVh6H — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 18, 2022 Injuries are a part of the game of baseball, but sometimes they can be especially cruel. We always hear about the success stories in amateur baseball but sometimes we get desensitized to the real emotional roller coasters that high school kids go through during their prime recruiting years. Hauppauge catcher Chris Diesso is a tremendously talented player that has been hit hard with some bad luck but is now entering his senior year of high school and is fully healthy for the first time in a while. He will be an X-Factor for the Eagles as they look to make a deep playoff run this year with a talented roster tha...
Up Next Powered by Eye Q Investigations: Matt Cruz
Good look here at Matt Cruz (‘24, NY) snatching a few 87s early in outing. 82-85 mph range w/ FB that shows some riding life (2200-2300 RPM), strong feel for SL w/ horz & vert tilt, landing in zone often (2100-2300 RPM). Comes from extended 3/4 slot. #16uMASelect @PG_Uncommitted pic.twitter.com/f4cMZgEwmr — PG Mid Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA, MD) (@PGMidAtlantic) July 17, 2022 Typically players that get called up to varsity as a sophomore in the Catholic League struggle to find their footing at first. After all, it is the most competitive league on the island and the bulk of the players tend to be seniors. That age difference can make all the difference in many cases. Most players are not like Matt Cruz, though, he came up to varsity as a sophomore and all he did was lead the CHSAA in AVG (.5...
Up Next Powered by the Yard Sports Academy: Max Kessler
(This is the eleventh installment of the popular series “Up Next” Powered by the Yard Sports Academy in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Centereach OF Logan Norman, Garden City LHP Gabe Beschloss , Connetquot INF Ryan Kiendle, Clarke MIF Nick Berasti, Miller Place SS Alex Strickland, Pat-Med OF Robbie Melo, Holy Trinity 1B Kyle Kozlowski, West Babylon 1B Jace Alvino, Chaminade SS Mikey Cervoni, Massapequa LHP Erik Paulsen MacArthur LHP Tyler Bonsignore. Make sure to check out the Yard Sports Academy here.) 2021 was a major step forward for a Syosset baseball program that was under .500 in 2019 and 2018. They fought tooth & nail with Plainview JFK in both games of the conference semifinals; losing two one-run battles. They will enter 2022 ...
Andrew Koshy Commits to Wake Forest
1-2-3 first inning for sophomore flame thrower Andrew Koshy. Kellenberg coming to bat. The two teams are fired up pic.twitter.com/cJNppYy8ys — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 28, 2021 One of the top pitchers on Long Island is off the board. Kellenberg stud RHP Andrew Koshy announced his verbal commitment to Wake Forest late last night. Koshy was called up to varsity last season as a sophomore for the Firebirds. Truthfully, it was a no-brainer. Koshy would’ve posed a safety issue to JV hitters. He was sitting in the mid 80s last year, and since that time he has only improved. He’s now touching 90 and has a filthy slider to accompany it. We featured him as part of our “Up Next” series last November following his breakout season for Team Francisco Notorious 9 ...
Up Next Powered by the Yard Sports Academy: Jace Alvino
This is the eighth installment of the popular series “Up Next” Powered by the Yard Sports Academy in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Centereach OF Logan Norman, Garden City LHP Gabe Beschloss , Connetquot INF Ryan Kiendle, Clarke MIF Nick Berasti, Miller Place SS Alex Strickland, Pat-Med OF Robbie Melo and Holy Trinity 1B Kyle Kozlowski. Make sure to check out the Yard Sports Academy here. One of the best travel organizations in the region in 2021 was Team Francisco 16u Select. They are a team that can simply overwhelm the opposition with offensive firepower. Arguably their most dangerous player was 1B/RHP Jace Alvino. The 15-year-old West Babylon student stands 6’3 215 lbs and was lights out on the mound and a game-changer at the plat...
Season Recap of Team Francisco 16u Select
Over the next several weeks we will be highlighting the top performing travel teams from 2021. First up is Team Francisco 16u Select, coached by Joe Fusco. Below are some of their team accomplishments. • 45-11 On the season • Ranked 60th in country by Perfect Game • Head Coach Joe Fusco • Won PG Super 25 Super Qualifier beating 3 nationally ranked teams at the time (SJ Young Guns #41 at time, Virginia Stars and Bronx Bombers) • Went to PG in Florida. Lost championship game of Freedom Classic PG Florida to Royals Scout team 3-2 • Played in BCS NATL CHAMPIONSHIP in Florida. Went 6-0. Was number 2 seed out of over 100 teams. Beat Dodgers Scout team (nationally ranked #65 in country at time) in round of 16. Lost in Quarterfinals. Ended Florida trip 12-2 • Went to Virginia PG Coastal World Seri...
Team Francisco Takes Home Boys of Summer 16u National Fall Championship Over LIB
by Nicholas Cipolla Will Irwin makes it 2-1 team Francisco with a 2 out double to center pic.twitter.com/ZTw5VNkMKW — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) November 7, 2021 Team Francisco and LIB quite literally played until the sun set on the 2021 season. Team Francisco took home the fall season championship in a 3-1 victory in 6 innings as they had to battle not just LIB, but also the fading sunlight as daylight savings time began today. This meant that the sunset today was at approximately 4:40 and this game (slated for 1:30) was pushed back to a 2:57 pm first pitch due to a semi-final game concluding on the site of the championship game. Despite this, we still had a game to be played, and a champion to be crowned. LIB drew first blood in the first inning on a first and third double ste...
Islip Owls Sweep DH vs. Team Francisco Notorious 9 in Boys of Summer 15u Fall League matchup
by Matthew Cataruzolo Fesefeldt breaks the 1-1 tie with an RBI single to put the Owls up 2-1 heading into the top of the fifth inning. pic.twitter.com/NCdl9Z8Sg7 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 23, 2021 East Islip, NY – The Islip Owls took home the victory in both games of a double header on Saturday in a 15u Boys of Summer matchup vs. Team Francisco Notorious 9 at East Islip High School. Game one began at 9:00 a.m. with the home team Owls taking the field. Team Francisco’s batters got to work immediately against Owls’ starting pitcher Luca Centauro. After a leadoff single from Adrien Cruz, Francisco’s catcher Vincenzo Buffolino drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly ball giving his team an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Gianluca D’Amico took the moun...
Joe Francisco Wins Vote For Best Hitting Instructor on LI
It started as an idea while I was shoveling last Monday and turned into an 8-day voting extravaganza that turned into a ‘social media war’, as someone described to me. There’s millions of awards given to players but why not the coaches? I was curious to see what our audience thinks, so I began with a vote of ‘best hitting instructor’ on Long Island. I asked for recommendations and took the top 32 candidates and turned it into an NCAA style bracket. Clearly, some very good instructors were not included if they don’t happen to utilize social media and for that I apologize. As for the bracket, the final four featured Frank Catalanotto, Ryan Pembroke, Anthony Passalacqua and Joe Francisco. The upset in the previous round was Ryan Pembroke over Keith Osik. To...
Who Were Some of The Top Travel Teams in 2020?
Unfortunately we did not have a high school baseball season in 2020 which crushed a majority of our content throughout the year. This included game coverage, power rankings and postseason awards. On the flip side, we focused our coverage on the travel ball scene once we got the green light to play games beginning on July 5. Here are some of the top teams from this season. Long Island Titans Quattrini (17U) Overall Record: 45-3-2 20 shutouts in 50 games Tournaments Won: Diamond Nation – Super 17 Diamond Nation – East Coast Nationals Perfect Game – New England Select Blue Chip Prospects Northeast Elite Antonia Agostinelli Memorial Tournament MVP Beast National 2021 Overal Record: 56-14-1 Tournaments Won: BSE 19u Diamond Nation 17/18u BBH 18u Labor Day PH Mid-Atlantic Elite ...
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