Travis Zurita
Maritime Sweeps Southern Vermont to Begin Season
Adam Mosca on his walk-off home run to give SUNY Maritime a 6-5 victory over Southern Vermont pic.twitter.com/4q1NmE7odZ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) February 23, 2019 Massapequa grad Adam Mosca crushed a walk-off HR to give SUNY Maritime a dramatic 6-5 victory over Southern Vermont in the season opener at Baseball Heaven. It ended a back-and-forth affair in which the Privateers erased an early 2-0 deficit. Ryan Serrato (3-for-3) hit a two-run shot off Privateers’ ace Travis Bruinsma in the first inning to open up the scoring. Bruinsma settled in after that, firing shutout ball for the next three innings which allowed his offense to come back. In the second inning, Jake Vera grounded out to score Shane Sullivan to cut the deficit to 2-1. An unearned run in the third inning ...
2018 Axcess Baseball Award Winners Honored
With the coverage that we’ve been doing of the younger age groups, sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of the players that are performing well at the highest levels. We announced the winners of the 2018 Axcess Baseball Awards and they accepted their plaques this week. Below are the winners of each. Axcess Most Valuable Player (College) Nick Grande (Stony Brook) Axcess Man of the Year (High School) Logan O’Hoppe (St. John the Baptist) Axcess Rookie of the Year Travis Zurita (SUNY Maritime) **Not pictured* Axcess Cy Young James Varela (LIU Post)
Travis Zurita to Receive 2018 Axcess Rookie of the Year Award
In a crowded field with four legitimate candidates, Maritime LF Travis Zurita will be the recipient of the 2018 Axcess Baseball Rookie of the Year Award. The Ozone Park native put up monster numbers; batting .402 with a .500 OBP, .513 SLG, 32 RBI, 34 runs scored and 13 stolen bases. His coach, Charlie Barbieri had the following to say: “Travis was one of the highest-level recruits Maritime has ever had. He was originally committed to play baseball at West Point out of high school powerhouse Poly Prep, but when that fell through, we took advantage of the opportunity to get him into Maritime. Travis helped set the table and was an offensive catalyst for us out of the lead-off spot. In a talented and senior heavy lineup, Travis started every game and led our team in batting average, hit...
USMMA Advances to Double-Elim With 10-1 Win over Reigning Champs
Our @DigmiNation Player of the Game is Andrew Spinnenweber who was the winning pitcher in Merchant Marines 10-1 victory over Maritime. He struck out eight batters and allowed just an unearned run over 7 IP. @USMMA_Athletics #TipYourCap pic.twitter.com/bQgwvSFSZb — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2018 In a win-or-go home scenario, the team with the dominant pitcher has a sizable advantage. It was Andrew Spinnenweber, junior RHP for No. 4 United States Merchant Marines Academy (USMMA) who was close to untouchable. The combination of their hard-throwing ace plus a potent offensive attack that featured 10 runs on 16 hits was too much for the reigning SUNY Maritime Privateers to handle. With 10-1 victory, they advance to the double-elimination tournament beginning on Friday, 12...
