Ward Melville baseball
Brady Doran: Why I Chose St. Anselm
(Editor’s Note: Brady Doran is the younger brother of George Washington University SS Logan Doran. Together, they formed an outstanding double play combination and top-of-the-order duo. He recently committed to St. Anselm College and he took the time to describe his decision. The following words are his own…) The recruiting process was a tough process in many ways; traveling all summer to showcases and tournaments. This process also helped me grow as a player and a person. Ultimately in the end, Saint Anselm College is the perfect place for me. The moment I stepped foot on the Saint Anselm campus, I fell in love with it and really wanted to go there. Shortly after arriving, I met Coach Cenatiempo and Coach Sumner and then got ready for the workout. After the workout, one of the...
MLB Postseason Set to Begin Tuesday
With the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers capturing the Game 163 tie-breakers, the 2018 MLB Postseason is officially set. It will begin on Tuesday with the NL Wild Card match up between the Chicago Cubs and the visiting Colorado Rockies. The winner will face the Brewers on Friday in Milwaukee. The Yankees will host the surprising Oakland Athletics in a win-or-go-home with the winner taking on the 108-win Boston Red Sox on Friday. We took to Instagram to capture predictions of the local ballplayers. Below are some of their responses. Richie Cimpric- Cleveland Indians “They have the energy plus they have one of the best infields with Donaldson, Lindor, Ramirez and Encarnacion.” Dom Camera-Boston Red Sox “The Red Sox are way too stacked with offense this year and th...
Who Are The Top Remaining Uncommitted 2019s?
With the weather cooling down and football season in gear, I thought it would be a good time to take a look and see which of the top seniors remain unsigned. By no means is it too late, it used to be the norm for a player to wait until the fall of their season year to decide where they will attend college. Times have changed, though, and many of the elite players have announced their verbal commitments as soon as their freshman year. Below are the best remaining unsigned 2019 grads. Pitchers Cameron Mayer, RHP Syosset Matt DiGennaro, RHP Ward Melville Chris Palmer, RHP East Islip Ethan Farino, RHP Ward Melville Bryce Grathwohl, RHP Matituck Anthony Cinquemani, RHP West Islip Justin Harvey, RHP Smithtown East Catchers Matt Yip, Herricks Alec Maag, Center Moriches Kyle Jaspers, Cold Spring H...
Which School Has the Best 1-2 Punch?
I think we’ve seen plenty of examples the past few years in high school baseball that you really only need two dominant starting pitchers to make a run at a county championship. Eastport-South Manor was able to reach the Class AA Finals led by two workhorses (Ryan Foran and Alex Doskoez) but they fell short by one game to West Islip that also had a dynamic duo in Mike LaDonna and Bobby DiCapua. In Class A, it was Rocky Point who captured their first county title led by Joey Grillo and Robert Milopsky. It was the same story in Nassau County as Massapequa rode the right arms of Christian DeNave and Chris Mantione all the way to winning the Class AA New York Championship. But that was last year, in this article we will examine which teams have the best 1-2 punch atop their rotation for ...
Ben Brown Fans 16 in Gulf Coast League Outing
For Ward Melville product Ben Brown, it’s been an outstanding start to his professional baseball career. The 18-year-old, opted to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies as opposed to attending Siena College after getting selected in the 33rd round, has an unblemished 3-0 record in the 2018 season after yesterday’s masterpiece against the GCL Tigers. The 6’6″ RHP struck out 16 batters over 6 shutout innings, yielding just one walk and two hits. He lowered his ERA to 1.80 through 30.0 IP with 45 strikeouts and a 1.10 WHIP. Brown’s story is truly remarkable, as he went from missing virtually his entire junior season after enduring an emergency appendectomy and seeing his velocity dip to 82 MPH to getting drafted in one calendar year. Everyone that is close with him...
Roman Dorosh, Dan Palermo Power Arrows Past Ward Melville
Our @DigmiNation Player of the Game is Dan Palermo who hit a leadoff HR in Sachem East’s 8-2 victory pic.twitter.com/vnDXcHOMm3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 18, 2018 When you play a team for the fifth time of the season, there are no surprises. The cream rises to the top on merit alone and Sachem East rose to the occasion from the first at bat–when center fielder and Iona-commit Dan Palermo launched a solo shot to left off Max Nielsen on their way to an 8-2 victory over Ward Melville. With the victory, the Arrows advance to face West Islip in the finals of Bracket #4. “We always like facing Ward Melville–they’re our biggest rival, we always get hyped for these kind of games and we love it,” said Palermo. They continued to tack on runs. Crai...
Ward Melville Defeats Sachem East, 5-3, And Advances To Face West Islip
When two League 1 foes square off, it always promises to be a great ballgame . The Ward Melville Patriots won the game, 5-3, with Chris Buehler earning the win over Sachem East‘s ace Roman Dorosh. This matchup proved to be a gritty battle between two rival teams. LIU Brooklyn-commit Buehler earned the win after tossing five and two thirds innings. The crafty lefty threw five innings of three-hit ball but ran into trouble in the sixth. Buehler was able to breathe easy on the mound, however, because Ward Melville’s offense put three runs up for him in the first. Second base and shortstop combo Brady and Logan Doran started the inning off with back-to-back base hits, with Brady reaching third on Logan’s hit. A wild pitch from Dorosh produced a close sliding play at home but the tag was ...
Suffolk County Mid-Season Awards
We are roughly halfway through the 2018 high school season here on Long Island which means enough stats have been accrued that we can accurately identify most of the top performers from this season. I try to avoid these articles because there’s no way I can pinpoint every top performer with 100 percent certainty, but I feel good enough to hand out some hardware nonetheless. I’m proud to say the leading candidates for both of the major Suffolk County Awards, Carl Yastrzemski Award and Paul Gibson Award, were in my preseason articles so I don’t completely feel like a jinx. Without further ado, here’s my best guess for who takes home these awards in the summer. Class AA Coach of the Mid-Year Ryan McSherry, Longwood Honorable Mention: Tom Migliozzi, Hills West Class A C...
Ward Melville Ends Longwood’s 7-0 Start
Drake Eggleston fires a 90-MPH fastball past James Myler and Ward Melville holds on, 3-1, to end Longwood’s 7-game winning streak pic.twitter.com/ydecyfY71N — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 13, 2018 This one had playoff intensity from the first pitch. It had an ejection before most fans even made their way to a seat and it had excitement right up until the last pitch, when flame-throwing closer Drake Eggleston (UPENN-commit) fired a 90-MPH heater past James Myler with two runners on to slam the door shut on a crucial 3-1 victory over the upstart Longwood Lions. Everyone in attendance was on edge with the potential go-ahead run at the plate. Everyone except for Eggleston. “I knew what I had to do and I just focused on that,” said Eggleston. “I was pr...
Axcess Baseball Weekly Featuring Jeff Towle
This episode is sponsored by X-Factor Meals make sure to follow them on Instagram @xfactormeals. On this episode, we are joined by Suffolk CC catcher Jeff Towle. Through the first 16 games of the season, he had led the Sharks to an 12-4 record and he smacked 5 HR, 20 RBI and batting .514 with a .568 OBP. He discussed how he’s feeling at the plate, how first-year coach Brian Klammer has developed chemistry in a short period of time, catching their two aces Nick Morena and Tyler Schmid, what he did to improve this offseason, how he chose between playing QB and catcher, what he did to improve this season, which players in MLB he tries to emulate and what he remembers most fondly from his senior season in 2015 at Ward Melville.
Axcess Baseball Weekly Featuring Max Nielsen
*This episode is sponsored by X-Factor Meals. They are a Long Island based company offering meal prep and sports specific nutrition for athletes of all levels. Visit their website here. * On this episode, we are joined by UCONN-commit and Ward Melville LHP Max Nielsen. We discuss the terrific run of Ward Melville baseball, his experience with the college recruiting process and what led him to decide on UCONN, what Ward Melville needs to do to return to the county championship and his admiration for former New York Yankees LHP Andy Pettitte.
Power Ranking Suffolk County Class AA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzgwiNN5tq8&t=72s We’ve given you the top players, now it’s time for the top teams. Last season, Commack broke a 20-year drought and captured the Suffolk County Class AA county championship.Considering their litany of arms, it was no surprise and I was correct in my preseason prediction of that. They graduated their top three starting pitchers, but they still are loaded. They will have plenty of competition this year as teams will be coming for their crown. Below is the top five Class AA teams in Suffolk County based on my opinions and observations. I look forward to your criticism and tweets. Enjoy– Ward Melville (2017 Record: 20-5) League I is going to be extremely competitive yet again this year. With the emergence of Sachem East and...
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