Vin Messana
Massapequa Enters The Season in Unfamiliar Territory
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana The streak is over Port Washington 2, Massapequa 1 WP: Jackson Garcia 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 4 Ks Save: Jeff Radinsky 3 IP, 0 H, 7 Ks Derek Fine RBI single Max Spiryda 2 for 3, RBI Port Washington advances to the Nassau AAA Finals against Farmingdale. This ends Massapequa’s run of 6… pic.twitter.com/LXQSnOIcra — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 22, 2024 Much has changed in the world over the past 8 years – but there was always one thing you could count on – the Massapequa Chiefs winning the Nassau County Class AA Championship. In the first year under the new classification, Massapequa shockingly was defeated by Port Washington in the best-of-three AAA semifinals. Massapequa ...
St. Anthony’s Enters 2025 With the Target on Their Backs
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana St. Anthony’s is your 2024 Catholic League Champion! It is their first title since 2000 
pic.twitter.com/uW9Vmfbksp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2024 When Paul Parsolano took over as head coach at St. Anthony’s, they were in the midst of a championship drought that dated back to 2000. After a few years of knocking on the door, including an appearance in the finals in 2019 against Chaminade, they were finally able to take that next step and break through in 2024. They did so in dramatic fashion, winning a thrilling, 4-3, in 9 innings against Holy Trinity – who were the reigning NYS Catholic League Champs. The Friars were sluggish getting out of the gate, sta...
Commack Aims for an Unprecedented 5-Peat
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana March 12, 2020 was five years ago today. It was the day most people remember when looking back on the craziness of the pandemic – citing things like the NCAA cancelling the men’s basketball tournament and professional sports being halted. There was no high school baseball season that year, but the Town of Brookhaven did host a Wood Bat tournament which featured almost all of the schools in the county. The winner of that was Commack, led by the late Bryan Bonin. Commack captures the Town of Brookhaven Varsity Wood Bat Championship with a 2-0 victory over Lindenhurst Drew Vincent fired a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts. Commack went 6-0 in the tournament pic.twitter.co...
Division Seeking a Nassau County Three-Peat
Back-to-back !! Division captures the Nassau County Class AA Finals – they will face Hauppauge next Saturday pic.twitter.com/bOGnOvzE6L — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana 50 wins and back-to-back Nassau County Championships for Division in the past two seasons. But for Head Coach, Tom Tuttle, the losses in the Long Island Championships sting. “There’s no question it stings,” said Tuttle, who has been at the helm since 2007. “In both Long Island Championships, we lost in the last inning. Out of 14 innings, we had two bad innings. Twice we didn’t make a defensive play. The unfortunate thing is, we are built to win a two of three. The...
Babylon Enters Season as Back-to-Back Class B County Champs
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana Babylon has quickly become one of the better small schools on Long Island. They made a run at perfect season in 2023 – right up until Game 2 of the Suffolk County Finals. They ultimately finished as the Class B Long Island Champs with a thrilling win over Seaford at St. Joseph’s University. They followed that up with another Suffolk County Championship last year – although they did lose to Wheatley, 3-1, in the Long Island Championship at Farmingdale State College. Unfortunately for Babylon, in addition to losing the game, Coach Michael Birnbaum noted that their ace starting pitcher, Aidan Kistner, suffered an injury to his UCL that day and he will not be pitching in 20...
Kings Park Begins Title Defense Following Best Season in Program History
A balk-off 
Kings Park wins on a walk-off balk with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th to capture the Class A Long Island Championship, 3-2, against Clarke pic.twitter.com/QaNltVVMxy — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana You never forget your first dog pile. In a season of incredible accomplishments, Kings Park head coach Andrew Abreu cited one moment that stands out and that was the team’s celebration after defeating Bayport-Blue Point in the Class A Suffolk County Championship. “It was just raw emotion,” said Abreu who took over prior to the 2020 year. “The first time we got to see them dog pile, that is something I’ll never forget.&#...
Farmingdale, Coming Off First County Championship in 34 Years, Looks to Defend Their Crown
For the first time since 1990, Farmingdale captures the Nassau County Championship pic.twitter.com/GSGjX7q39t — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana Farmingdale has had some great teams over the years, but had been unable to take that final leap to the top of the mountain. In 2024, through a combination of outstanding clutch performances from their upperclassmen, some timely contributions from the depth of the roster, great coaching decisions and good fortunes, they were able to defeat Port Washington in the Nassau County Class AAA County Finals to be crowned champs for first time in 34 years. “It comes down to the group of guys we had,” said longtime head coach ...
Sachem East Looking to Bounce Back in 2025
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana It was a difficult season for Sachem East in 2024 as they missed the postseason for the first time since 2016. The team is revitalized and looking to bounce back, as Kevin Schnupp is returning for his 21st season as head coach. “Last year was tough not having a home field,” said Schnupp. “For the preseason and the early part of the season we were going on the road, practicing and playing at Middle Country Park, Diamond in the Pines and Medford. It’s a huge benefit having access to an all-turf facility. We have two batting cages, dugouts, bullpens, everything.” The Arrows compiled a record of 6-13 in the powerhouse League II conference – which featured...
Hauppauge Riding High Off Magical 2024 Season
For the first time since 2000, Hauppauge has captured the Suffolk County Championship! They will face the winner of Division-Bellmore JFK in the Class AA Long Island Championship next Saturday pic.twitter.com/kLv0ISJNoC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series There’s no other way to put it – 2024 was special for Hauppauge baseball. “It was a magical season,” said head coach Josh Gutes who has been at the helm since 2014. It was their first Long Island Championship in program history and their first Suffolk County Championship since Josh was a player on the 2000 team. “I’ve never been part of a team, as a player or coach, where we just knew before the game...
Reigning Class A Nassau County Champs Look to Stay at the Top
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana A balk-off Kings Park wins on a walk-off balk with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th to capture the Class A Long Island Championship, 3-2, against Clarke pic.twitter.com/QaNltVVMxy — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2024 It was as bizarre of an ending to a Long Island Championship game as there’s ever been. In the bottom of the 9th, Clarke’s pitcher, Jaret Sarrantonio, was called for a balk which allowed Kings Park to score the winning run and send their fans into a state of euphoria. On the other side of that was Clarke, one of the best programs on Long Island, having one of their best seasons in their history. They battled Hunter Colagrande, the eventu...
