This was the first of six weeks of the New York Baseball Academy (NYBA) at Hofstra University. The NYBA has been a staple of the Long Island Baseball scene for the past 42 years. After switching venues from NYIT, the camp has continued to feature instruction from the brightest baseball minds on the island, providing their knowledge to some of the top amateur talent in the region.
Dozens and dozens of NYBA alumni have gone on to Div-I careers and two (Steven Matz and Justin Dunn) are currently playing professional ball.
2017 proved to be much of the same–which is why so many parents flock to send their young ballplayers to the NYBA. Just over the past three years since Axcess Baseball (formerly Baseball on the Island) provided coverage of the camp, instructors have included recognizable names like John Habyan, Dave Lemanczyk, Mike Gaffney, Lou Bernardi, Kevin Salmon and Tyler Badamo; just to name a few.
The first week drew 210 players, and below are the winners of the Super Hustler Awards of the seven groups. Also of note, Michael Camardi was awarded the first Axcess Baseball Player of the Week for his outstanding performance. He is pictured below with NYBA Director John Russo.
Group 1: (Coach Timmes)
Neo Iavelli
Owen McCavern
Greyson McCauley Brady Lemancyzk
Group 2: (Coach Zarzyzki)
Luke Kaplan
Dan Lombardo
Benjamin Cardillo
Benjamin Abromovich
Group 3: (Coach Corrado)
Luke Bernstein
Nolan Wood
Mathew Kaplan
Xander Anas
John Saoulidis
Chase Martone
Group 4: (Coach Duprey)
Eddie Kuczinski
Gabe Schultz
Matthew Tomossonie
Colin Gribbs
Bryce Valls
Chone Iannelli
Michael Orlasky
Miles Spilkevitz
Group 5: (Coach Munro)
Keith Hall
Daniel Reynolds
Nick Santosus
Carter Lam
Daniel Banach
Group 6: (Coach Egan)
Alex Bardy
Mizuki Ishikawa
Ashton Sharrin
John Acompora
Matt Diorio
Nick Curbello
Group 7: (O’Brien)
Michael Camardi
Nic Stebner
Francis Olivieri
Billy McCauley
Group 8: (Kontorinis)
John Fukada
Trevor Yetkofsky
Harry Gordon
Garrett Roth
Dylan Cohen
Michael Ferrante
