Tony Figliarulo
LI Legends Best LI Titans Giaco, 4-2, With Impressive Outing From John Holmstock
The big Longwood class of ’18 lefty used all his pitches to dominate his opponents by way of the strikeout. Holmstock would strike out 14 Titans in his six innings of work in Boys of Summer 17u American. He would earn the win after his team would give him a 4-0 lead in the second inning. “My main goal is to keep every one of my pitches down in the zone,” said Holmstock. “And get productive outs.” The dominant LHP frustrated the Titans all game, as he only allowed three hits and two walks giving way to only six base runners over six innings (dropped third strike error was the sixth base runner). He would, however, run into trouble in the sixth inning after walking the nine-hitter to start the inning. This set the table for Tony Figliarulo to knock a fly ball double to center field. The next...
LI Titans Giaco Come Out On Top In Pitchers Duel, 1-0, Over Team Reyes
An extremely even pitching/defense match up made for an intense seventh inning in Boys of Summer 17u American division play. The Titans would score a go-ahead run off a double from incoming senior outfielder, Tony Figliarulo. The go-ahead run would come after a leadoff single from leadoff hitter, Marc Birbiglia, would be extinguished by a double play with a bang-bang play at first going in Team Reyes’ favor. A two-out walk from their three-hitter, Steve Pantano, kept the inning alive and a pinch runner stole second to set the table for Figliarulo. The Titans were able to collect leadoff hits in three of the seven innings, but the strong Reyes defense was able to hold the Titans in check extinguishing every leadoff single. “My approach stayed the same, just waiting for the fastball,” said F...
