{"id":51111,"date":"2024-08-16T07:01:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T11:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/?p=51111"},"modified":"2024-08-16T07:01:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T11:01:19","slug":"game-recap-15u-mxe-academy-giac-squad-cruises-to-12-1-win-in-boys-of-summer-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2024\/08\/16\/game-recap-15u-mxe-academy-giac-squad-cruises-to-12-1-win-in-boys-of-summer-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"GAME RECAP: 15U MXE Academy Giac Squad Cruises to 12-1 Win in Boys of Summer Semis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Trevor Dugan<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MXE earns a mercy rule victory to advance to the 15U <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liboysofsummer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@liboysofsummer<\/a> championship<\/p>\n<p>FINAL: MXE 12 – Black Diamonds 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OAcHajz3WK\">pic.twitter.com\/OAcHajz3WK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1824218820916969836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 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;\">The <strong>Long Island Black Diamonds National<\/strong> and <strong>MXE Academy Giac Squad<\/strong> met at PAL Stadium this Thursday afternoon in the Boys of Summer 15u National Division Semifinal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peter Malone started the game on the mound for the Black Diamonds, while MXE sent out the left-handed Jack Lyke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MXE jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to a pair of RBI singles, one coming off the bat of Nick Caroli. He would finish the game 1-3 with a pair of runs scored and one RBI.<\/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;\">Lyke quickly got the MXE offense back to work by firing a shutdown inning in the bottom of the first. Striking out two batters in the frame, Lyke would end the day with six strikeouts and one run allowed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A somewhat messy top of the second saw Matthew Tomasello enter in relief for the Black Diamonds with the bases loaded and nobody out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was able to limit the damage, but MXE scraped across two more runs on a HBP and an RBI groundout. The Giac Squad led 4-0 heading into the bottom of the second.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Axcess spoke to winning pitcher Jack Lyke and MXE Head Coach Joe Giacomantonio after their playoff victory at PAL Stadium <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liboysofsummer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@liboysofsummer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7o3zf9qobD\">pic.twitter.com\/7o3zf9qobD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1824221524464705757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 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;\">Lyke\u2019s efficient pitching continued for the rest of the game. He added one more strikeout in the second, then forced a double play to end the inning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MXE continued to pour it on in the bottom of the third, and Lyke continued to star. He recorded an RBI single during the three run inning, one of his three hits on the day to help push the lead to 7-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lyke finished 3-for-3 with four RBIs in just four innings, an outstanding offensive showing to go along with his already impressive pitching performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Black Diamonds would get to Lyke in the third inning for their first run of the game. Lead off man Justin Santiago hit a solid line drive to left field to make it 7-1 MXE heading into the fourth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five more runs would come across for MXE in the fourth inning. Two of those runs scored thanks to a single off the bat of Fernando Alvarez. He would finish 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50625 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LISR-Banner-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LISR-Banner-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LISR-Banner-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LISR-Banner-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LISR-Banner.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/157;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This semifinal matchup ended after just four innings, resulting in a 12-1 run rule victory and championship berth for MXE Academy Giac Squad. Some MXE players threw up their hats and gloves in celebration after the final out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head Coach Joe Giacomantonio was happy with his team’s performance Thursday afternoon, and is confident heading into Friday\u2019s championship game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJust like the whole season it was about plate discipline, we showed it once again and we played great defense,\u201d Coach Giacomantonio said after the game. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll put our lineup against anyone, we can hit 1-10.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lyke also spoke to Axcess after the game, and discussed what it was like for him to perform in an important game like Thursday’s semifinal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think I do better in high pressure situations, I like to rise to the occasion.\u201d Lyke said. \u201cHopefully tomorrow we can go out there and get a championship win.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Boys of Summer 15U National Division Championship will be played at 8:00 P.M. Friday at Medford Sports Complex. MXE Academy Giac Squad will face the winner of tonight\u2019s matchup between the LI Elite Cuomo and B1 Ghost Fiorino.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Trevor Dugan MXE earns a mercy rule victory to advance to the 15U @liboysofsummer championship FINAL: MXE 12 – Black Diamonds 1 pic.twitter.com\/OAcHajz3WK \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2024 The Long Island Black Diamonds National and MXE Academy Giac Squad met at PAL Stadium this Thursday afternoon in the Boys of Summer 15u National Division Semifinal. Peter Malone started the game on the mound for the Black Diamonds, while MXE sent out the left-handed Jack Lyke.\u00a0 MXE jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to a pair of RBI singles, one coming off the bat of Nick Caroli. He would finish the game 1-3 with a pair of runs scored and one RBI. Lyke quickly got the MXE offense back to work by firing a shutdown inning in the bottom of the first. Striking out two batters in the frame, Lyke would end the day with six strikeouts and one run allowed.\u00a0 A somewhat messy top of the second saw Matthew Tomasello enter in relief for the Black Diamonds with the bases loaded and nobody out.\u00a0 He was able to limit the damage, but MXE scraped across two more runs on a HBP and an RBI groundout. The Giac Squad led 4-0 heading into the bottom of the second.\u00a0 Axcess spoke to winning pitcher Jack Lyke and MXE Head Coach Joe Giacomantonio after their playoff victory at PAL Stadium @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com\/7o3zf9qobD \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2024 Lyke\u2019s efficient pitching continued for the rest of the game. He added one more strikeout in the second, then forced a double play to end the inning.\u00a0 MXE continued to pour it on in the bottom of the third, and Lyke continued to star. He recorded an RBI single during the three run inning, one of his three hits on the day to help push the lead to 7-0. Lyke finished 3-for-3 with four RBIs in just four innings, an outstanding offensive showing to go along with his already impressive pitching performance. The Black Diamonds would get to Lyke in the third inning for their first run of the game. Lead off man Justin Santiago hit a solid line drive to left field to make it 7-1 MXE heading into the fourth.\u00a0 Five more runs would come across for MXE in the fourth inning. Two of those runs scored thanks to a single off the bat of Fernando Alvarez. He would finish 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored.\u00a0 This semifinal matchup ended after just four innings, resulting in a 12-1 run rule victory and championship berth for MXE Academy Giac Squad. Some MXE players threw up their hats and gloves in celebration after the final out.\u00a0 Head Coach Joe Giacomantonio was happy with his team’s performance Thursday afternoon, and is confident heading into Friday\u2019s championship game.\u00a0 \u201cJust like the whole season it was about plate discipline, we showed it once again and we played great defense,\u201d Coach Giacomantonio said after the game. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll put our lineup against anyone, we can hit 1-10.\u201d Lyke also spoke to Axcess after the game, and discussed what it was like for him to perform in an important game like Thursday’s semifinal. \u201cI think I do better in high pressure situations, I like to rise to the occasion.\u201d Lyke said. \u201cHopefully tomorrow we can go out there and get a championship win.\u201d\u00a0 The Boys of Summer 15U National Division Championship will be played at 8:00 P.M. Friday at Medford Sports Complex. MXE Academy Giac Squad will face the winner of tonight\u2019s matchup between the LI Elite Cuomo and B1 Ghost Fiorino.\u00a0 &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51112,"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":[3375,3374,2323],"class_list":{"0":"post-51111","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-giac-squad","11":"tag-li-boys-of-summer-2024","12":"tag-mxe-academy"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GAME RECAP: 15U MXE Academy Giac Squad Cruises to 12-1 Win in Boys of Summer Semis - 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\/08\/16\/game-recap-15u-mxe-academy-giac-squad-cruises-to-12-1-win-in-boys-of-summer-semis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GAME RECAP: 15U MXE Academy Giac Squad Cruises to 12-1 Win in Boys of Summer Semis - Axcess Baseball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"by Trevor Dugan MXE earns a mercy rule victory to advance to the 15U @liboysofsummer championship FINAL: MXE 12 – Black Diamonds 1 pic.twitter.com\/OAcHajz3WK \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2024 The Long Island Black Diamonds National and MXE Academy Giac Squad met at PAL Stadium this Thursday afternoon in the Boys of Summer 15u National Division Semifinal. Peter Malone started the game on the mound for the Black Diamonds, while MXE sent out the left-handed Jack Lyke.\u00a0 MXE jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to a pair of RBI singles, one coming off the bat of Nick Caroli. He would finish the game 1-3 with a pair of runs scored and one RBI. Lyke quickly got the MXE offense back to work by firing a shutdown inning in the bottom of the first. Striking out two batters in the frame, Lyke would end the day with six strikeouts and one run allowed.\u00a0 A somewhat messy top of the second saw Matthew Tomasello enter in relief for the Black Diamonds with the bases loaded and nobody out.\u00a0 He was able to limit the damage, but MXE scraped across two more runs on a HBP and an RBI groundout. The Giac Squad led 4-0 heading into the bottom of the second.\u00a0 Axcess spoke to winning pitcher Jack Lyke and MXE Head Coach Joe Giacomantonio after their playoff victory at PAL Stadium @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com\/7o3zf9qobD \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2024 Lyke\u2019s efficient pitching continued for the rest of the game. He added one more strikeout in the second, then forced a double play to end the inning.\u00a0 MXE continued to pour it on in the bottom of the third, and Lyke continued to star. He recorded an RBI single during the three run inning, one of his three hits on the day to help push the lead to 7-0. Lyke finished 3-for-3 with four RBIs in just four innings, an outstanding offensive showing to go along with his already impressive pitching performance. The Black Diamonds would get to Lyke in the third inning for their first run of the game. Lead off man Justin Santiago hit a solid line drive to left field to make it 7-1 MXE heading into the fourth.\u00a0 Five more runs would come across for MXE in the fourth inning. Two of those runs scored thanks to a single off the bat of Fernando Alvarez. He would finish 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored.\u00a0 This semifinal matchup ended after just four innings, resulting in a 12-1 run rule victory and championship berth for MXE Academy Giac Squad. Some MXE players threw up their hats and gloves in celebration after the final out.\u00a0 Head Coach Joe Giacomantonio was happy with his team’s performance Thursday afternoon, and is confident heading into Friday\u2019s championship game.\u00a0 \u201cJust like the whole season it was about plate discipline, we showed it once again and we played great defense,\u201d Coach Giacomantonio said after the game. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll put our lineup against anyone, we can hit 1-10.\u201d Lyke also spoke to Axcess after the game, and discussed what it was like for him to perform in an important game like Thursday’s semifinal. \u201cI think I do better in high pressure situations, I like to rise to the occasion.\u201d Lyke said. \u201cHopefully tomorrow we can go out there and get a championship win.\u201d\u00a0 The Boys of Summer 15U National Division Championship will be played at 8:00 P.M. Friday at Medford Sports Complex. 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Peter Malone started the game on the mound for the Black Diamonds, while MXE sent out the left-handed Jack Lyke.\u00a0 MXE jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to a pair of RBI singles, one coming off the bat of Nick Caroli. He would finish the game 1-3 with a pair of runs scored and one RBI. Lyke quickly got the MXE offense back to work by firing a shutdown inning in the bottom of the first. Striking out two batters in the frame, Lyke would end the day with six strikeouts and one run allowed.\u00a0 A somewhat messy top of the second saw Matthew Tomasello enter in relief for the Black Diamonds with the bases loaded and nobody out.\u00a0 He was able to limit the damage, but MXE scraped across two more runs on a HBP and an RBI groundout. The Giac Squad led 4-0 heading into the bottom of the second.\u00a0 Axcess spoke to winning pitcher Jack Lyke and MXE Head Coach Joe Giacomantonio after their playoff victory at PAL Stadium @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com\/7o3zf9qobD \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2024 Lyke\u2019s efficient pitching continued for the rest of the game. He added one more strikeout in the second, then forced a double play to end the inning.\u00a0 MXE continued to pour it on in the bottom of the third, and Lyke continued to star. He recorded an RBI single during the three run inning, one of his three hits on the day to help push the lead to 7-0. Lyke finished 3-for-3 with four RBIs in just four innings, an outstanding offensive showing to go along with his already impressive pitching performance. The Black Diamonds would get to Lyke in the third inning for their first run of the game. Lead off man Justin Santiago hit a solid line drive to left field to make it 7-1 MXE heading into the fourth.\u00a0 Five more runs would come across for MXE in the fourth inning. Two of those runs scored thanks to a single off the bat of Fernando Alvarez. He would finish 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored.\u00a0 This semifinal matchup ended after just four innings, resulting in a 12-1 run rule victory and championship berth for MXE Academy Giac Squad. Some MXE players threw up their hats and gloves in celebration after the final out.\u00a0 Head Coach Joe Giacomantonio was happy with his team’s performance Thursday afternoon, and is confident heading into Friday\u2019s championship game.\u00a0 \u201cJust like the whole season it was about plate discipline, we showed it once again and we played great defense,\u201d Coach Giacomantonio said after the game. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll put our lineup against anyone, we can hit 1-10.\u201d Lyke also spoke to Axcess after the game, and discussed what it was like for him to perform in an important game like Thursday’s semifinal. \u201cI think I do better in high pressure situations, I like to rise to the occasion.\u201d Lyke said. \u201cHopefully tomorrow we can go out there and get a championship win.\u201d\u00a0 The Boys of Summer 15U National Division Championship will be played at 8:00 P.M. Friday at Medford Sports Complex. 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