{"id":49772,"date":"2023-08-13T15:04:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T10:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/?p=49772"},"modified":"2023-08-13T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T10:05:09","slug":"in-a-storybook-summer-bayside-yankees-capture-their-3rd-championship-of-the-year-in-dominant-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2023\/08\/13\/in-a-storybook-summer-bayside-yankees-capture-their-3rd-championship-of-the-year-in-dominant-outing\/","title":{"rendered":"In a Storybook Summer, Bayside Yankees Capture Their 3rd Championship of the Year in Dominant Outing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Andrew Barbieri<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Postgame interview with coach Bobby Cruz, his son Bobby Cruz, and Nick Grigonis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6mI2RUaIuP\">pic.twitter.com\/6mI2RUaIuP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1690434067714519040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 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;\">In ECYB Tournament\u2019s 10u Summer Showdown American Division Championship, the <strong>Bayside Yankees<\/strong> used an 8-run first inning to propel themselves to a run-rule victory over the <strong>Floral Park Knights,<\/strong> 13-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Knights reached the championship with a 2-0 win against Phenom Baseball while the Yankees won in a back-and-forth affair versus Titans Baseball- Fergo, 9-7.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Yankees rolled the dice and saved their best pitcher for last as they fought through the semifinal and give hard thrower <\/span><b>Anthony Arvelo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the ball in the Championship. The Knights got a great performance from <\/span><b>Jake Horton <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who pitched a complete game shutout and looked to get the same outing from <\/span><b>Noah Soe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who scored the game winning run in the semifinal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After Soe singled and Horton walked with 2 down, Arvelo settled down to get <\/span><b>Jake Gutierrez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to strikeout on high heat and the Yankees got to work immediately at the plate. The first 2 batters <\/span><b>Alex Hirschfield<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Anthony Verde<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> both found gaps for doubles to make it 1-0, Arvelo also ripped a two bagger to make it 2-0. Nick Grigonis scored on a wild pitch during <\/span><b>Chase Almona\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at bat, then Almona brought home Arvelo with a base knock. Almona would come home on another wild pitch and the Yankees led 5-0. 3 batters later, <\/span><b>John Spirou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brought in another run with a single, the Yankees capped off the rally with 2 more runs on pitches that got to the backstop. Altogether, they sent up 12 batters, had 8 hits, and jumped ahead 8-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grigonis came back up in the 2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and while behind the count, he still found a pitch he liked and barreled it over the right field wall to add another run on the board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FINAL\/4: Bayside Yankees 13, Floral Park Knights 1. The Yankees with a strong performance to win the 10u Summer Showdown! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EcybTournaments?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EcybTournaments<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Or6FLuepXu\">pic.twitter.com\/Or6FLuepXu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1690431617473433600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 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;\">Bayside continued to score in the 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Spirou picked up a 2-run single, Verde scored another with a line up the middle, and Grigonis added a sacrifice fly. The Yankees were 2 runs away from 15 runs which would have ended the game right then and there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soe would rip one to the opposite field for a double that would also bring in a run, the lone run for the Knights. However, Arvelo fielded a comebacker and threw on to first to retire Gutierrez and secure the Bayside Yankees 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> championship of the summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It truly has been a summer to remember for the group as they\u2019ve won over 60 games in a total of 80 games played, coach <\/span><b>Bobby Cruz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and his players should feel proud of what they\u2019ve achieved over the past couple of months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Andrew Barbieri Postgame interview with coach Bobby Cruz, his son Bobby Cruz, and Nick Grigonis. pic.twitter.com\/6mI2RUaIuP \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 12, 2023 In ECYB Tournament\u2019s 10u Summer Showdown American Division Championship, the Bayside Yankees used an 8-run first inning to propel themselves to a run-rule victory over the Floral Park Knights, 13-1.\u00a0 The Knights reached the championship with a 2-0 win against Phenom Baseball while the Yankees won in a back-and-forth affair versus Titans Baseball- Fergo, 9-7.\u00a0 The Yankees rolled the dice and saved their best pitcher for last as they fought through the semifinal and give hard thrower Anthony Arvelo the ball in the Championship. The Knights got a great performance from Jake Horton who pitched a complete game shutout and looked to get the same outing from Noah Soe who scored the game winning run in the semifinal.\u00a0 After Soe singled and Horton walked with 2 down, Arvelo settled down to get Jake Gutierrez to strikeout on high heat and the Yankees got to work immediately at the plate. The first 2 batters Alex Hirschfield, and Anthony Verde both found gaps for doubles to make it 1-0, Arvelo also ripped a two bagger to make it 2-0. Nick Grigonis scored on a wild pitch during Chase Almona\u2019s at bat, then Almona brought home Arvelo with a base knock. Almona would come home on another wild pitch and the Yankees led 5-0. 3 batters later, John Spirou brought in another run with a single, the Yankees capped off the rally with 2 more runs on pitches that got to the backstop. Altogether, they sent up 12 batters, had 8 hits, and jumped ahead 8-0. Grigonis came back up in the 2nd and while behind the count, he still found a pitch he liked and barreled it over the right field wall to add another run on the board.\u00a0 FINAL\/4: Bayside Yankees 13, Floral Park Knights 1. The Yankees with a strong performance to win the 10u Summer Showdown! @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com\/Or6FLuepXu \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 12, 2023 Bayside continued to score in the 3rd. Spirou picked up a 2-run single, Verde scored another with a line up the middle, and Grigonis added a sacrifice fly. The Yankees were 2 runs away from 15 runs which would have ended the game right then and there.\u00a0 Soe would rip one to the opposite field for a double that would also bring in a run, the lone run for the Knights. However, Arvelo fielded a comebacker and threw on to first to retire Gutierrez and secure the Bayside Yankees 3rd championship of the summer.\u00a0 It truly has been a summer to remember for the group as they\u2019ve won over 60 games in a total of 80 games played, coach Bobby Cruz and his players should feel proud of what they\u2019ve achieved over the past couple of months. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49774,"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":[3143,3184,3059,3183],"class_list":{"0":"post-49772","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-bayside-yankees","12":"tag-ecybl-2023","13":"tag-floral-park-knights"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In a Storybook Summer, Bayside Yankees Capture Their 3rd Championship of the Year in Dominant Outing - 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\/13\/in-a-storybook-summer-bayside-yankees-capture-their-3rd-championship-of-the-year-in-dominant-outing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In a Storybook Summer, Bayside Yankees Capture Their 3rd Championship of the Year in Dominant Outing - Axcess Baseball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"by Andrew Barbieri Postgame interview with coach Bobby Cruz, his son Bobby Cruz, and Nick Grigonis. pic.twitter.com\/6mI2RUaIuP \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 12, 2023 In ECYB Tournament\u2019s 10u Summer Showdown American Division Championship, the Bayside Yankees used an 8-run first inning to propel themselves to a run-rule victory over the Floral Park Knights, 13-1.\u00a0 The Knights reached the championship with a 2-0 win against Phenom Baseball while the Yankees won in a back-and-forth affair versus Titans Baseball- Fergo, 9-7.\u00a0 The Yankees rolled the dice and saved their best pitcher for last as they fought through the semifinal and give hard thrower Anthony Arvelo the ball in the Championship. 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Grigonis came back up in the 2nd and while behind the count, he still found a pitch he liked and barreled it over the right field wall to add another run on the board.\u00a0 FINAL\/4: Bayside Yankees 13, Floral Park Knights 1. The Yankees with a strong performance to win the 10u Summer Showdown! @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com\/Or6FLuepXu \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 12, 2023 Bayside continued to score in the 3rd. Spirou picked up a 2-run single, Verde scored another with a line up the middle, and Grigonis added a sacrifice fly. The Yankees were 2 runs away from 15 runs which would have ended the game right then and there.\u00a0 Soe would rip one to the opposite field for a double that would also bring in a run, the lone run for the Knights. 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The Knights got a great performance from Jake Horton who pitched a complete game shutout and looked to get the same outing from Noah Soe who scored the game winning run in the semifinal.\u00a0 After Soe singled and Horton walked with 2 down, Arvelo settled down to get Jake Gutierrez to strikeout on high heat and the Yankees got to work immediately at the plate. The first 2 batters Alex Hirschfield, and Anthony Verde both found gaps for doubles to make it 1-0, Arvelo also ripped a two bagger to make it 2-0. Nick Grigonis scored on a wild pitch during Chase Almona\u2019s at bat, then Almona brought home Arvelo with a base knock. Almona would come home on another wild pitch and the Yankees led 5-0. 3 batters later, John Spirou brought in another run with a single, the Yankees capped off the rally with 2 more runs on pitches that got to the backstop. Altogether, they sent up 12 batters, had 8 hits, and jumped ahead 8-0. Grigonis came back up in the 2nd and while behind the count, he still found a pitch he liked and barreled it over the right field wall to add another run on the board.\u00a0 FINAL\/4: Bayside Yankees 13, Floral Park Knights 1. The Yankees with a strong performance to win the 10u Summer Showdown! @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com\/Or6FLuepXu \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 12, 2023 Bayside continued to score in the 3rd. Spirou picked up a 2-run single, Verde scored another with a line up the middle, and Grigonis added a sacrifice fly. The Yankees were 2 runs away from 15 runs which would have ended the game right then and there.\u00a0 Soe would rip one to the opposite field for a double that would also bring in a run, the lone run for the Knights. 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