The New York Baseball Academy has been home to some of the top young talent in the northeast over the past 40 years.
That–combined with a coaching staff that features former professional players and some of the most recognizable and respected baseball minds–has allowed the NYBA to be named one of the top five baseball camps in the country.
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This week just concluded Week 1 at Hofstra. The camp had nearly 180 kids between the ages of 7 and 17. They were fortunate enough to get coaching from 12-year big league veteran and Long Island native, John Habyan. After building up the St. John the Baptist program to being one of the elites on the island, he became the pitching coach of Hofstra two years ago. Another special guest was Kellenberg-grad and former big leaguer Reid Gorecki. He played for the University of Delaware and played with the Atlanta Braves in 2009.
In addition to learning a great deal, many of the players had awards bestowed upon them. More important than the skill-based awards were those who were honored for their ability to actively listen and incorporate that into the games. These individuals also gave their 100 percent effort all week and never failed to hustle. Below are the winners of the “Super Hustler” Award.
Also pictured is 9-year-old T.J. Bradford who was the recipient of the first Mr.Attitude Award, given to the Super Hustler who best exemplifies what it means to be a team player while also displaying great baseball skills.
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Group 1
Domenic Harwell
Nicholas Nunziata
Brady Lemanczyk
Group 3
Jason Stoller
Asher Dipierro
Nick Pugliese
Eddie Kuczinski
Group 4
Marek Williams
Luke Arcella
Ryan Langner
Callum Reilly
Chris Desiderio
Aiden Collins
Matthew Bittetti
Jake Brown
Group 5
Nicholas Santasus
Jonathan Milone
Samuel Foster
Miguel Reich
Group 6
Michael Waltos
Ivan Epps
Aidan Hamel
Peter Murphy
Danny Noebel
Daniel Garabaldi
Evan Wu
Group 7
Matt Boyajian
Richie Longo
Matt Marpapodi
Zev Pyle
Group 8
Andrew Capuano
Eli Pullaro
Tyler Cohen
Jason Schwartz
