{"id":49752,"date":"2023-08-07T17:49:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/?p=49752"},"modified":"2023-08-07T17:56:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:56:32","slug":"game-recap-port-washington-legends-clinch-playoffs-with-a-win-over-baseball-u-li","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2023\/08\/07\/game-recap-port-washington-legends-clinch-playoffs-with-a-win-over-baseball-u-li\/","title":{"rendered":"GAME RECAP: Port Washington Legends Clinch Playoffs with a Win Over Baseball U LI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Andrew Barbieri<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FINAL: Port Washington Legends 9, Baseball U LI 6.<br \/>\nPort Washington trailed early, but the bats came alive to storm back and win. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EcybTournaments?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EcybTournaments<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DqfexiYcnm\">pic.twitter.com\/DqfexiYcnm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1688265883796295680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 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>Port Washington Legends<\/strong> came back from an early deficit against <strong>Baseball U LI<\/strong> at Wantagh Park and prevailed 9-6 with use of strong defensive play, and heads up base running.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baseball U broke the ice in the top of the 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against Legend\u2019s starter <\/span><b>Cooper Blank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by putting up 3 runs early. <\/span><b>Joe Albano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brought in <\/span><b>Marco Diaz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a triple to left after Diaz got aboard to begin the game, Conner Lai followed up with a single to score Albano, and <\/span><b>Vinny Gresko<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> walked with the bases loaded later to get Baseball U off and running. The Legends countered right away on a long 2 out rally. With 2 on, <\/span><b>Connor Long<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hit a slow roller to short that turned into an E6, also allowing 2 Legends to come in. Long then came in on a wild pitch to even the game at 3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next inning, Baseball U retook the lead from a Diaz liner up the middle, Albano tried to pick up another RBI and grounded a ball to third. <\/span><b>Marcelo Patpon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> attempted to score from third but was cut down at the plate to keep the game 4-3. Immediately after the Legends turned a 6-4-3 double play and it instantly turned into a momentum shifter in the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Connor Long plates another run for the Legends. Port Washington also scored 2 more and look to finish the game leading by 5. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XhAy6OReAE\">pic.twitter.com\/XhAy6OReAE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1688261718995042304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 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;\">Port Washington got back to their top of the order in the 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in search of their first lead of the afternoon. <\/span><b>Kaito Cavallo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>David Schultz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> both provided RBI base knocks to give the Legends a 5-4 advantage. From that point they would never look back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Finn Regan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provided the spark with a two-bagger in the 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and was promptly plated by <\/span><b>Kai Dempsey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to give the Legends a 2-run cushion. Then more insurance cam in the 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Long, Blank, and <\/span><b>Jack Smalden<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who all brought home a run each. Smalden earned the win on the mound in relief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baseball U didn\u2019t go down quietly as they were able to muster up 2 runs with their back against the wall but it was too little too late, and Port Washington came out victorious 9-6.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Finn Regan is the Muddy Locker Player of the Game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T7zKpjiPi6\">pic.twitter.com\/T7zKpjiPi6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1688265877924331520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 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;\">Port Washington, with the win, clinched the playoffs and finished 9-7, Baseball U has 1 game remaining and stand at 10-5 heading into their final game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Port Washington Legends 9, Baseball U LI 6. Port Washington trailed early, but the bats came alive to storm back and win. @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com\/DqfexiYcnm \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 6, 2023 Port Washington Legends came back from an early deficit against Baseball U LI at Wantagh Park and prevailed 9-6 with use of strong defensive play, and heads up base running. Baseball U broke the ice in the top of the 1st against Legend\u2019s starter Cooper Blank by putting up 3 runs early. Joe Albano brought in Marco Diaz with a triple to left after Diaz got aboard to begin the game, Conner Lai followed up with a single to score Albano, and Vinny Gresko walked with the bases loaded later to get Baseball U off and running. The Legends countered right away on a long 2 out rally. With 2 on, Connor Long hit a slow roller to short that turned into an E6, also allowing 2 Legends to come in. Long then came in on a wild pitch to even the game at 3.\u00a0 Next inning, Baseball U retook the lead from a Diaz liner up the middle, Albano tried to pick up another RBI and grounded a ball to third. Marcelo Patpon attempted to score from third but was cut down at the plate to keep the game 4-3. Immediately after the Legends turned a 6-4-3 double play and it instantly turned into a momentum shifter in the game.\u00a0 Connor Long plates another run for the Legends. Port Washington also scored 2 more and look to finish the game leading by 5. pic.twitter.com\/XhAy6OReAE \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 6, 2023 Port Washington got back to their top of the order in the 3rd in search of their first lead of the afternoon. Kaito Cavallo and David Schultz both provided RBI base knocks to give the Legends a 5-4 advantage. From that point they would never look back. Finn Regan provided the spark with a two-bagger in the 4th and was promptly plated by Kai Dempsey to give the Legends a 2-run cushion. Then more insurance cam in the 5th from Long, Blank, and Jack Smalden who all brought home a run each. Smalden earned the win on the mound in relief. Baseball U didn\u2019t go down quietly as they were able to muster up 2 runs with their back against the wall but it was too little too late, and Port Washington came out victorious 9-6.\u00a0 Finn Regan is the Muddy Locker Player of the Game. pic.twitter.com\/T7zKpjiPi6 \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 6, 2023 Port Washington, with the win, clinched the playoffs and finished 9-7, Baseball U has 1 game remaining and stand at 10-5 heading into their final game. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49753,"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":[3143,3181,3059,3149],"class_list":{"0":"post-49752","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-baseball-u-li","12":"tag-ecybl-2023","13":"tag-port-washington-legends"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GAME RECAP: Port Washington Legends Clinch Playoffs with a Win Over Baseball U LI - 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\/08\/07\/game-recap-port-washington-legends-clinch-playoffs-with-a-win-over-baseball-u-li\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GAME RECAP: Port Washington Legends Clinch Playoffs with a Win Over Baseball U LI - Axcess Baseball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"by Andrew Barbieri FINAL: Port Washington Legends 9, Baseball U LI 6. 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Long then came in on a wild pitch to even the game at 3.\u00a0 Next inning, Baseball U retook the lead from a Diaz liner up the middle, Albano tried to pick up another RBI and grounded a ball to third. Marcelo Patpon attempted to score from third but was cut down at the plate to keep the game 4-3. Immediately after the Legends turned a 6-4-3 double play and it instantly turned into a momentum shifter in the game.\u00a0 Connor Long plates another run for the Legends. Port Washington also scored 2 more and look to finish the game leading by 5. pic.twitter.com\/XhAy6OReAE \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 6, 2023 Port Washington got back to their top of the order in the 3rd in search of their first lead of the afternoon. Kaito Cavallo and David Schultz both provided RBI base knocks to give the Legends a 5-4 advantage. From that point they would never look back. 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Long then came in on a wild pitch to even the game at 3.\u00a0 Next inning, Baseball U retook the lead from a Diaz liner up the middle, Albano tried to pick up another RBI and grounded a ball to third. Marcelo Patpon attempted to score from third but was cut down at the plate to keep the game 4-3. Immediately after the Legends turned a 6-4-3 double play and it instantly turned into a momentum shifter in the game.\u00a0 Connor Long plates another run for the Legends. Port Washington also scored 2 more and look to finish the game leading by 5. pic.twitter.com\/XhAy6OReAE \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 6, 2023 Port Washington got back to their top of the order in the 3rd in search of their first lead of the afternoon. Kaito Cavallo and David Schultz both provided RBI base knocks to give the Legends a 5-4 advantage. From that point they would never look back. 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