Tom Nealis
Mike Smith Hits Walk-Off Two-Run Double to Keep SWR’s Undefeated Hopes Alive
Mike Smith is our @BsbLifestyle101 Player of the Game after his walk-off two-run double to give Shoreham-Wading River the 6-5 win pic.twitter.com/iUAVJOMhj8 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 23, 2019 What started out as the Aidan Crowley Watch Party turned into a dramatic come-from-behind victory for Shoreham-Wading River on a two-run walk-off double by Mike Smith in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat rival Miller Place, 6-5. Several Division-I coaches were on hand to watch the talk of Long Island baseball attempt to fire his fourth consecutive no-hitter. The drama quickly came to an end when Gavin McAlonie (more on him later) lined a clean single up the middle which was also the first hit he had allowed in 25 innings. That turned into the first run he allowed all season...
Miller Place Confident They Can Win Their League Title And Beyond
After finishing 16-8 a season ago, Miller Place enters 2019 with expectations higher than ever. Returning virtually every one of their impact players from last season, they are extremely dangerous. Last season, they suffered two one-run losses to Shoreham Wading-River in the playoffs, which eliminated them. Considering their postseason exit was tragic, their returning stars know what defeat feels like and will do everything in their power to make sure that doesn’t happen again. “We haven’t received the pre season attention we deserve and we like it that way,” said Head Coach Rick Caputo. On paper, Miller Place has one of the most talented rosters in Suffolk County Class A. For starters, they return all three pitchers in their rotation. The ace of their pitching staf...
