{"id":49535,"date":"2023-06-04T07:46:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T02:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/?p=49535"},"modified":"2023-06-04T07:46:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T02:46:12","slug":"game-recap-merrick-mayhem-galligan-claim-9u-spring-classic-national-division-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2023\/06\/04\/game-recap-merrick-mayhem-galligan-claim-9u-spring-classic-national-division-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"GAME RECAP: Merrick Mayhem- Galligan Claim 9U Spring Classic National Division Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Andrew Barbieri<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Postgame interview with Coach Galligan <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qM8RgQFOo2\">pic.twitter.com\/qM8RgQFOo2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1665097414519275522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Titans Baseball – Warshaw<\/strong> took on <strong>Merrick Mayhem- Galligan<\/strong> on Saturday afternoon at Plainedge Park in Massapequa in search of a championship before the summer ball schedule starts up. Both teams won earlier in the day to reach the championship game but the offenses showed no signs of fatigue as the run scoring started immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jonathan Yang<\/strong>, the first batter for Titans Baseball, drove the first pitch of the game down the third base line that kept rolling until Yang was almost touching third which allowed him easily to start the ballgame with an inside the park home run off Mayhem starter <strong>Joseph Abbassi<\/strong>. With a couple of RBI singles, and productive outs, Titans Baseball sent 10 batters to the plate in the top of the 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and led 5-0 with Mayhem coming to bat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA big part of our team is battling back,” said coach<strong> Brian Galligan<\/strong> during the postgame interview and it certainly was put on full display in the bottom of the 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Mayhem\u2019s first 3 batters<strong> Lukas Dunn, Caiden Dowling<\/strong>, and <strong>Joseph Abbassi<\/strong> singled, walked, and singled, respectively and quickly put the pressure on Titans\u2019 starter <strong>Riley Atalig<\/strong>. A <strong>Grant Guss<\/strong> walk followed by<strong> Nicky Guerrieri<\/strong> getting plunked made it 4-2 with the bases still loaded. <strong>Brooks Belvedere<\/strong> was next up and inched Mayhem closer with a 2-run double that sneaked inside the first base line. <strong>Gavin Mann<\/strong> tied the game on a fielder\u2019s choice and still with runners on, <strong>Mason Villa<\/strong> delivered a 2-run single and eventually scored on a pitch that went to the backstop. When the 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> inning ended, Atalig was pulled before he could get through the 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Mayhem led 8-5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Titans Baseball now trailing attempted to get back in front in the 2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With one out, Yang singled but then Dowling in centerfield for Mayhem, made a diving grab to rob <strong>Ryan Bird<\/strong> of extra bases. Still, <strong>Gabriel Lettieri<\/strong> was able to hit a two-out RBI triple and then scored on a wild pitch to make it an 8-7 ballgame. Mayhem did not have to wait long for a response as with two outs, Belvedere roped a line drive into right center field for an inside the parker making it 10-7. Belvedere finished the afternoon 3-for-3 with 4 RBIs and a triple shy of the cycle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Titans Baseball got 1 run across in the 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a <strong>Nash Walkley<\/strong> and Yang in relief was able to put up a 0 in the 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<strong> Nicky Gurrieri<\/strong> came in and retired the top of Titans Baseball\u2019s order 1-2-3. With the top of their order due up in the bottom half, Mayhem produced 4 runs with the most notable at bat being a 2 run homer of Gurrieri who had a great 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> innings on the mound and at the plate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lukas Dunn shuts the door and Merrick Mayhem- Galligan are the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EcybTournaments?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EcybTournaments<\/a> 9u Spring Classic National Champions! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lhe9wOFv0o\">pic.twitter.com\/lhe9wOFv0o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1665083405048983555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now trailing 14-8 down to their last 6 outs, Titans baseball managed to score 2 in the 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but the rally came to a halt when <strong>Vinny Ruggieri<\/strong> was tagged out at home after a quick retrieval from Mann behind the plate to Gurrieri covering home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up by 4, Mayhem weren\u2019t done yet as <strong>Nicholas Lentini<\/strong> reached on an error and Villa hit the third home run for Mayhem on the game and made it 16-10. <strong>Sam Koslow<\/strong> scored on a ball that got to the backstop later on in the inning and made it 17-11.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dunn came in to pitch looking for the last 3 outs and surrendered 1 run in the 6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but got back to back strikeouts to shut the door and give Mayhem a 17-11 championship win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Summer ball right around the corner, Coach Galligan\u2019s club looks to carry the momentum of a Spring League victory as their time as a team has just begun in 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Barbieri Postgame interview with Coach Galligan pic.twitter.com\/qM8RgQFOo2 \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 3, 2023 Titans Baseball – Warshaw took on Merrick Mayhem- Galligan on Saturday afternoon at Plainedge Park in Massapequa in search of a championship before the summer ball schedule starts up. Both teams won earlier in the day to reach the championship game but the offenses showed no signs of fatigue as the run scoring started immediately. Jonathan Yang, the first batter for Titans Baseball, drove the first pitch of the game down the third base line that kept rolling until Yang was almost touching third which allowed him easily to start the ballgame with an inside the park home run off Mayhem starter Joseph Abbassi. With a couple of RBI singles, and productive outs, Titans Baseball sent 10 batters to the plate in the top of the 1st and led 5-0 with Mayhem coming to bat. \u201cA big part of our team is battling back,” said coach Brian Galligan during the postgame interview and it certainly was put on full display in the bottom of the 1st. Mayhem\u2019s first 3 batters Lukas Dunn, Caiden Dowling, and Joseph Abbassi singled, walked, and singled, respectively and quickly put the pressure on Titans\u2019 starter Riley Atalig. A Grant Guss walk followed by Nicky Guerrieri getting plunked made it 4-2 with the bases still loaded. Brooks Belvedere was next up and inched Mayhem closer with a 2-run double that sneaked inside the first base line. Gavin Mann tied the game on a fielder\u2019s choice and still with runners on, Mason Villa delivered a 2-run single and eventually scored on a pitch that went to the backstop. When the 1st inning ended, Atalig was pulled before he could get through the 1st and Mayhem led 8-5. Titans Baseball now trailing attempted to get back in front in the 2nd. With one out, Yang singled but then Dowling in centerfield for Mayhem, made a diving grab to rob Ryan Bird of extra bases. Still, Gabriel Lettieri was able to hit a two-out RBI triple and then scored on a wild pitch to make it an 8-7 ballgame. Mayhem did not have to wait long for a response as with two outs, Belvedere roped a line drive into right center field for an inside the parker making it 10-7. Belvedere finished the afternoon 3-for-3 with 4 RBIs and a triple shy of the cycle.\u00a0\u00a0 Titans Baseball got 1 run across in the 3rd from a Nash Walkley and Yang in relief was able to put up a 0 in the 3rd.\u00a0 In the 4th, Nicky Gurrieri came in and retired the top of Titans Baseball\u2019s order 1-2-3. With the top of their order due up in the bottom half, Mayhem produced 4 runs with the most notable at bat being a 2 run homer of Gurrieri who had a great 4th innings on the mound and at the plate.\u00a0 Lukas Dunn shuts the door and Merrick Mayhem- Galligan are the @EcybTournaments 9u Spring Classic National Champions! pic.twitter.com\/lhe9wOFv0o \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 3, 2023 Now trailing 14-8 down to their last 6 outs, Titans baseball managed to score 2 in the 5th but the rally came to a halt when Vinny Ruggieri was tagged out at home after a quick retrieval from Mann behind the plate to Gurrieri covering home. Up by 4, Mayhem weren\u2019t done yet as Nicholas Lentini reached on an error and Villa hit the third home run for Mayhem on the game and made it 16-10. Sam Koslow scored on a ball that got to the backstop later on in the inning and made it 17-11.\u00a0 Dunn came in to pitch looking for the last 3 outs and surrendered 1 run in the 6th but got back to back strikeouts to shut the door and give Mayhem a 17-11 championship win.\u00a0 With Summer ball right around the corner, Coach Galligan\u2019s club looks to carry the momentum of a Spring League victory as their time as a team has just begun in 2023. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,472,461],"tags":[3143,3059,2245],"class_list":{"0":"post-49535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-archive","8":"category-game-recaps","9":"category-news","10":"tag-andrew-barbieri","11":"tag-ecybl-2023","12":"tag-merrick-mayhem"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GAME RECAP: Merrick Mayhem- Galligan Claim 9U Spring Classic National Division Championship - Axcess Baseball<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2023\/06\/04\/game-recap-merrick-mayhem-galligan-claim-9u-spring-classic-national-division-championship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GAME RECAP: Merrick Mayhem- Galligan Claim 9U Spring Classic National Division Championship - Axcess Baseball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Andrew Barbieri Postgame interview with Coach Galligan pic.twitter.com\/qM8RgQFOo2 \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 3, 2023 Titans Baseball – Warshaw took on Merrick Mayhem- Galligan on Saturday afternoon at Plainedge Park in Massapequa in search of a championship before the summer ball schedule starts up. Both teams won earlier in the day to reach the championship game but the offenses showed no signs of fatigue as the run scoring started immediately. Jonathan Yang, the first batter for Titans Baseball, drove the first pitch of the game down the third base line that kept rolling until Yang was almost touching third which allowed him easily to start the ballgame with an inside the park home run off Mayhem starter Joseph Abbassi. With a couple of RBI singles, and productive outs, Titans Baseball sent 10 batters to the plate in the top of the 1st and led 5-0 with Mayhem coming to bat. \u201cA big part of our team is battling back,” said coach Brian Galligan during the postgame interview and it certainly was put on full display in the bottom of the 1st. Mayhem\u2019s first 3 batters Lukas Dunn, Caiden Dowling, and Joseph Abbassi singled, walked, and singled, respectively and quickly put the pressure on Titans\u2019 starter Riley Atalig. 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Belvedere finished the afternoon 3-for-3 with 4 RBIs and a triple shy of the cycle.\u00a0\u00a0 Titans Baseball got 1 run across in the 3rd from a Nash Walkley and Yang in relief was able to put up a 0 in the 3rd.\u00a0 In the 4th, Nicky Gurrieri came in and retired the top of Titans Baseball\u2019s order 1-2-3. With the top of their order due up in the bottom half, Mayhem produced 4 runs with the most notable at bat being a 2 run homer of Gurrieri who had a great 4th innings on the mound and at the plate.\u00a0 Lukas Dunn shuts the door and Merrick Mayhem- Galligan are the @EcybTournaments 9u Spring Classic National Champions! pic.twitter.com\/lhe9wOFv0o \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 3, 2023 Now trailing 14-8 down to their last 6 outs, Titans baseball managed to score 2 in the 5th but the rally came to a halt when Vinny Ruggieri was tagged out at home after a quick retrieval from Mann behind the plate to Gurrieri covering home. 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Both teams won earlier in the day to reach the championship game but the offenses showed no signs of fatigue as the run scoring started immediately. Jonathan Yang, the first batter for Titans Baseball, drove the first pitch of the game down the third base line that kept rolling until Yang was almost touching third which allowed him easily to start the ballgame with an inside the park home run off Mayhem starter Joseph Abbassi. With a couple of RBI singles, and productive outs, Titans Baseball sent 10 batters to the plate in the top of the 1st and led 5-0 with Mayhem coming to bat. \u201cA big part of our team is battling back,” said coach Brian Galligan during the postgame interview and it certainly was put on full display in the bottom of the 1st. Mayhem\u2019s first 3 batters Lukas Dunn, Caiden Dowling, and Joseph Abbassi singled, walked, and singled, respectively and quickly put the pressure on Titans\u2019 starter Riley Atalig. A Grant Guss walk followed by Nicky Guerrieri getting plunked made it 4-2 with the bases still loaded. Brooks Belvedere was next up and inched Mayhem closer with a 2-run double that sneaked inside the first base line. Gavin Mann tied the game on a fielder\u2019s choice and still with runners on, Mason Villa delivered a 2-run single and eventually scored on a pitch that went to the backstop. When the 1st inning ended, Atalig was pulled before he could get through the 1st and Mayhem led 8-5. Titans Baseball now trailing attempted to get back in front in the 2nd. With one out, Yang singled but then Dowling in centerfield for Mayhem, made a diving grab to rob Ryan Bird of extra bases. Still, Gabriel Lettieri was able to hit a two-out RBI triple and then scored on a wild pitch to make it an 8-7 ballgame. Mayhem did not have to wait long for a response as with two outs, Belvedere roped a line drive into right center field for an inside the parker making it 10-7. Belvedere finished the afternoon 3-for-3 with 4 RBIs and a triple shy of the cycle.\u00a0\u00a0 Titans Baseball got 1 run across in the 3rd from a Nash Walkley and Yang in relief was able to put up a 0 in the 3rd.\u00a0 In the 4th, Nicky Gurrieri came in and retired the top of Titans Baseball\u2019s order 1-2-3. With the top of their order due up in the bottom half, Mayhem produced 4 runs with the most notable at bat being a 2 run homer of Gurrieri who had a great 4th innings on the mound and at the plate.\u00a0 Lukas Dunn shuts the door and Merrick Mayhem- Galligan are the @EcybTournaments 9u Spring Classic National Champions! pic.twitter.com\/lhe9wOFv0o \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 3, 2023 Now trailing 14-8 down to their last 6 outs, Titans baseball managed to score 2 in the 5th but the rally came to a halt when Vinny Ruggieri was tagged out at home after a quick retrieval from Mann behind the plate to Gurrieri covering home. 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