{"id":50843,"date":"2024-05-26T07:28:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T11:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/?p=50843"},"modified":"2024-05-26T07:30:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T11:30:23","slug":"game-recap-christian-danzilo-slams-door-in-4-3-game-1-win-for-wantagh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2024\/05\/26\/game-recap-christian-danzilo-slams-door-in-4-3-game-1-win-for-wantagh\/","title":{"rendered":"GAME RECAP: Christian Danzilo Slams Door in 4-3 Game 1 Win for Wantagh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Tucker Terranova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo: Catherine Scarantino)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final Saturday game of our coverage of the Nassau County Championships featured a pitching duel between A-1 #1 Wantagh and A-2 #1 Clarke in the opening game of their best-of-three set.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Christian Danzilo describes his gutsy save to lock down a 4-3 win for Wantagh. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s2cKMy3zyW\">pic.twitter.com\/s2cKMy3zyW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1794501470798434686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b><i>How they got here:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After winning their division with a 20-3-1 record, Wantagh has taken care of business in the playoffs, currently possessing a 4-1 record in postseason play while defeating North Shore and Plainedge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also winning their division with a 20-3 record, Clarke\u2019s playoff run can only be described using one word: domination. Possessing a +35 run differential coming into game 1 and only allowing 11 runs so far, Clarke is battle-tested and ready to go.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Final: Wantagh 4 | Clarke 3<\/p>\n<p>Christian Danzilo was sensational in relief and escaped the jam <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KjJJhTW5NS\">pic.twitter.com\/KjJJhTW5NS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1794500381747105792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Tale of the Tape:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting the series off right, anchored by big-time performances from <strong>Christian Manzilo<\/strong> and <strong>Paul Fontana<\/strong>, Wantagh defeated Clarke by a final score of 4-3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inaugural two frames of this afternoon\u2019s contest were all chalk, as neither team mustered a true scoring opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This all changed in the top of the third, as the Wantagh offense settled into form. <strong>Cole Spinelli<\/strong> kickstarted the rally with a single before being retired on a fielder\u2019s choice. <strong>Jack Tate<\/strong> worked a walk, bringing up Fontana with runners on the corners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fontana ripped a fastball into right field, scoring <strong>AJ Bardi<\/strong> easily and Tate on a bang-bang play at the plate, giving Wantagh a 2-0 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Paul Fontana opens the scoring in the 3rd with a 2RBI single <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/evdbosxJGW\">pic.twitter.com\/evdbosxJGW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1794479257256710533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2024<\/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;\">Although Tate struggled with control early on, walking four batters through three innings, he managed to hold Clarke hitless until the bottom of the third.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarke, however, capitalized in the third inning after<strong> James Beckworth<\/strong> walked and advanced to third on a throwing error by Bardi. Beckforth then scored on the next pitch via a sacrifice fly, cutting Wantagh’s lead in half.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50361 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2296-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2296-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2296-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2296-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2296.jpg 1127w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/174;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the top of the fifth, Berasti lost his command, walking five batters and throwing two wild pitches, each of which allowed a run to score. This sequence led to his departure from the game, with Wantagh taking a 4-1 lead and being only nine outs away from a win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tate settled in after the third and was stellar for Clarke. In total, the right-hander lasted six and a third innings on 124 pitches, surrendered three runs on six hits, punched out five and walked seven.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, going into the seventh inning down 4-2 with their backs against the wall, Clarke refused to go down quietly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They made Wantagh pay for leaving Tate in the game, as he was hit for consecutive doubles followed by an infield single, bringing the score to 4-3 with the winning run on first base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tate’s struggles persisted as Clarke loaded the bases with only one out, prompting Wantagh to pull their starter for <strong>Christian Danzilo<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44839 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG-8802-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG-8802-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG-8802-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG-8802-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG-8802-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG-8802.jpeg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danzilo, faced with what must have been the highest-stakes save of his life, with the bases loaded and only one out, rose to the occasion impeccably.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had to want the moment,\u201d Danzilo said in a postgame interview with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axcess Baseball. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI went out there with all the confidence in the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danzilo struck out the first batter he faced before inducing a pop-up to short, securing the win for Wantagh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey trust me and I trust them,\u201d Danzilo said. \u201cOur guys have been making plays for me and the staff all season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 2 of the series will be at Farmingdale State College tomorrow with first pitch slated for 10 am.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Tucker Terranova (Photo: Catherine Scarantino) The final Saturday game of our coverage of the Nassau County Championships featured a pitching duel between A-1 #1 Wantagh and A-2 #1 Clarke in the opening game of their best-of-three set. Christian Danzilo describes his gutsy save to lock down a 4-3 win for Wantagh. pic.twitter.com\/s2cKMy3zyW \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 How they got here: After winning their division with a 20-3-1 record, Wantagh has taken care of business in the playoffs, currently possessing a 4-1 record in postseason play while defeating North Shore and Plainedge. Also winning their division with a 20-3 record, Clarke\u2019s playoff run can only be described using one word: domination. Possessing a +35 run differential coming into game 1 and only allowing 11 runs so far, Clarke is battle-tested and ready to go. Final: Wantagh 4 | Clarke 3 Christian Danzilo was sensational in relief and escaped the jam pic.twitter.com\/KjJJhTW5NS \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 Tale of the Tape: Starting the series off right, anchored by big-time performances from Christian Manzilo and Paul Fontana, Wantagh defeated Clarke by a final score of 4-3. The inaugural two frames of this afternoon\u2019s contest were all chalk, as neither team mustered a true scoring opportunity. This all changed in the top of the third, as the Wantagh offense settled into form. Cole Spinelli kickstarted the rally with a single before being retired on a fielder\u2019s choice. Jack Tate worked a walk, bringing up Fontana with runners on the corners. Fontana ripped a fastball into right field, scoring AJ Bardi easily and Tate on a bang-bang play at the plate, giving Wantagh a 2-0 lead. Paul Fontana opens the scoring in the 3rd with a 2RBI single pic.twitter.com\/evdbosxJGW \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 Although Tate struggled with control early on, walking four batters through three innings, he managed to hold Clarke hitless until the bottom of the third. Clarke, however, capitalized in the third inning after James Beckworth walked and advanced to third on a throwing error by Bardi. Beckforth then scored on the next pitch via a sacrifice fly, cutting Wantagh’s lead in half. In the top of the fifth, Berasti lost his command, walking five batters and throwing two wild pitches, each of which allowed a run to score. This sequence led to his departure from the game, with Wantagh taking a 4-1 lead and being only nine outs away from a win. Tate settled in after the third and was stellar for Clarke. In total, the right-hander lasted six and a third innings on 124 pitches, surrendered three runs on six hits, punched out five and walked seven. However, going into the seventh inning down 4-2 with their backs against the wall, Clarke refused to go down quietly. They made Wantagh pay for leaving Tate in the game, as he was hit for consecutive doubles followed by an infield single, bringing the score to 4-3 with the winning run on first base. Tate’s struggles persisted as Clarke loaded the bases with only one out, prompting Wantagh to pull their starter for Christian Danzilo. Danzilo, faced with what must have been the highest-stakes save of his life, with the bases loaded and only one out, rose to the occasion impeccably. \u201cI had to want the moment,\u201d Danzilo said in a postgame interview with Axcess Baseball. \u201cI went out there with all the confidence in the world.\u201d Danzilo struck out the first batter he faced before inducing a pop-up to short, securing the win for Wantagh. \u201cThey trust me and I trust them,\u201d Danzilo said. \u201cOur guys have been making plays for me and the staff all season.\u201d Game 2 of the series will be at Farmingdale State College tomorrow with first pitch slated for 10 am. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50844,"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":[3316,3365,626,3366,2641,3350,624],"class_list":{"0":"post-50843","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-2024-game-recaps","11":"tag-christian-danzilo","12":"tag-clarke","13":"tag-jackk-tate","14":"tag-nick-berasti","15":"tag-tucker-terranova","16":"tag-wantagh"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GAME RECAP: Christian Danzilo Slams Door in 4-3 Game 1 Win for Wantagh - 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\/2024\/05\/26\/game-recap-christian-danzilo-slams-door-in-4-3-game-1-win-for-wantagh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GAME RECAP: Christian Danzilo Slams Door in 4-3 Game 1 Win for Wantagh - Axcess Baseball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"by Tucker Terranova (Photo: Catherine Scarantino) The final Saturday game of our coverage of the Nassau County Championships featured a pitching duel between A-1 #1 Wantagh and A-2 #1 Clarke in the opening game of their best-of-three set. Christian Danzilo describes his gutsy save to lock down a 4-3 win for Wantagh. pic.twitter.com\/s2cKMy3zyW \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 How they got here: After winning their division with a 20-3-1 record, Wantagh has taken care of business in the playoffs, currently possessing a 4-1 record in postseason play while defeating North Shore and Plainedge. Also winning their division with a 20-3 record, Clarke\u2019s playoff run can only be described using one word: domination. Possessing a +35 run differential coming into game 1 and only allowing 11 runs so far, Clarke is battle-tested and ready to go. Final: Wantagh 4 | Clarke 3 Christian Danzilo was sensational in relief and escaped the jam pic.twitter.com\/KjJJhTW5NS \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 Tale of the Tape: Starting the series off right, anchored by big-time performances from Christian Manzilo and Paul Fontana, Wantagh defeated Clarke by a final score of 4-3. 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Beckforth then scored on the next pitch via a sacrifice fly, cutting Wantagh’s lead in half. In the top of the fifth, Berasti lost his command, walking five batters and throwing two wild pitches, each of which allowed a run to score. This sequence led to his departure from the game, with Wantagh taking a 4-1 lead and being only nine outs away from a win. Tate settled in after the third and was stellar for Clarke. In total, the right-hander lasted six and a third innings on 124 pitches, surrendered three runs on six hits, punched out five and walked seven. However, going into the seventh inning down 4-2 with their backs against the wall, Clarke refused to go down quietly. They made Wantagh pay for leaving Tate in the game, as he was hit for consecutive doubles followed by an infield single, bringing the score to 4-3 with the winning run on first base. Tate’s struggles persisted as Clarke loaded the bases with only one out, prompting Wantagh to pull their starter for Christian Danzilo. 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Christian Danzilo describes his gutsy save to lock down a 4-3 win for Wantagh. pic.twitter.com\/s2cKMy3zyW \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 How they got here: After winning their division with a 20-3-1 record, Wantagh has taken care of business in the playoffs, currently possessing a 4-1 record in postseason play while defeating North Shore and Plainedge. Also winning their division with a 20-3 record, Clarke\u2019s playoff run can only be described using one word: domination. Possessing a +35 run differential coming into game 1 and only allowing 11 runs so far, Clarke is battle-tested and ready to go. Final: Wantagh 4 | Clarke 3 Christian Danzilo was sensational in relief and escaped the jam pic.twitter.com\/KjJJhTW5NS \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 Tale of the Tape: Starting the series off right, anchored by big-time performances from Christian Manzilo and Paul Fontana, Wantagh defeated Clarke by a final score of 4-3. The inaugural two frames of this afternoon\u2019s contest were all chalk, as neither team mustered a true scoring opportunity. This all changed in the top of the third, as the Wantagh offense settled into form. Cole Spinelli kickstarted the rally with a single before being retired on a fielder\u2019s choice. Jack Tate worked a walk, bringing up Fontana with runners on the corners. Fontana ripped a fastball into right field, scoring AJ Bardi easily and Tate on a bang-bang play at the plate, giving Wantagh a 2-0 lead. Paul Fontana opens the scoring in the 3rd with a 2RBI single pic.twitter.com\/evdbosxJGW \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 Although Tate struggled with control early on, walking four batters through three innings, he managed to hold Clarke hitless until the bottom of the third. Clarke, however, capitalized in the third inning after James Beckworth walked and advanced to third on a throwing error by Bardi. Beckforth then scored on the next pitch via a sacrifice fly, cutting Wantagh’s lead in half. In the top of the fifth, Berasti lost his command, walking five batters and throwing two wild pitches, each of which allowed a run to score. This sequence led to his departure from the game, with Wantagh taking a 4-1 lead and being only nine outs away from a win. Tate settled in after the third and was stellar for Clarke. In total, the right-hander lasted six and a third innings on 124 pitches, surrendered three runs on six hits, punched out five and walked seven. However, going into the seventh inning down 4-2 with their backs against the wall, Clarke refused to go down quietly. They made Wantagh pay for leaving Tate in the game, as he was hit for consecutive doubles followed by an infield single, bringing the score to 4-3 with the winning run on first base. Tate’s struggles persisted as Clarke loaded the bases with only one out, prompting Wantagh to pull their starter for Christian Danzilo. 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