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Lindenhurst Looks to Bounce Back After Tough Season
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Hunter Javeline After a disappointing last place finish in 2025 Lindenhurst is looking to turn it around. Last year the team had 2 seniors and 4 freshmen who received significant playing time. “It was a young squad who had a lot of learning to do and they did learn,” Coach Rob Moore said in an interview with Axcess Baseball. The coaching staff at Lindenhurst decided to have one-on-one conferences with each player right after the season ended. This set up goals for the team going into their respective summer ball teams. Coach Moore said, “It was a real wake-up call, particularly for the younger guys going into next season.” So far in winter workouts, the team is laser focused and has a new look in t...
Mattituck Ushers In New Era With Former All-State Player Joe Tardif at the Helm
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Joe Bello Joe Tardif is heading into his first season as the varsity coach of the baseball program at Mattituck High School. He steps into the role after he has been the head coach of the JV team at Mattituck for the past five years. Tardif takes over for Dan O’Sullivan, who was the varsity coach for six years. Last year, the Tuckers finished with a record of 2-18. “The 2025 season went about as expected.” Tardif said, “We were and still are a young team working on fundamentals and keeping games close.” Going into the 2026 season, Tardif and the Tuckers will be without their senior captain and All-League winning shortstop, Ben Vogel. “We will miss him dearly as we relied on him for almost everything...
Saturday College Recap Powered by Orlin & Cohen
By Ryan Manno Saturday’s college baseball action showcased how quickly games can turn around due to timely execution, especially early in the season. St. John’s battled a ranked opponent deep into the game but couldn’t break through offensively, Stony Brook endured a painful walk-off loss after a ninth inning rally, Fordham rebounded from a lopsided opener to earn a doubleheader split, and Hofstra struggled to contain Liberty’s offense in a shortened contest. St. John’s Red Storm shut out at No. 22 Kentucky St. John’s continued its series against a ranked opponent Saturday afternoon, falling 3-0 to Kentucky Wildcats at Kentucky Proud Park in a game defined by missed opportunities on offense and strong pitching. The Red Storm consistently applied pressure, putting runners on base in a...
Coming Off Magical 2025 Season, Eastport-South Manor Looks to Compete for County Title
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series By Anthony DiCocco Eastport-South Manor 11, Hills West 10 (F/11 innings) Walk-off hit by sophomore 2B Connor Minihane. They will host No. 4 East Hampton on Thursday pic.twitter.com/yVYOXaCUiR — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 21, 2025 Following a magical season that featured a disappointing ending, head coach Jim McGowan and the Eastport-South Manor (ESM) Sharks will work to get over the hump in 2026. After losing a win-and-in game in 2024 to miss the playoffs, the Sharks put together a campaign for the ages last year. Though ESM lost its final two contests of the season to end its run prematurely, those were the team’s only defeats all spring, as it won its league and was ranked the No. 1 Cla...
Friday College Recap Powered by Orlin & Cohen
By Anthony DiCocco With a number of teams snowed out this weekend, only three local squads were in action on Friday. Let’s see how these three Division I schools fared. Stony Brook 11, FIU 1 F/7 First of many, congratulations to our leader! 👏 🌊🐺 x #NCAABaseball pic.twitter.com/YlFMSm3J93 — Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) February 28, 2026 In a run-ruled shortened affair, the Seawolves cruised to their first win of the season, which also acted as Jim Martin’s first victory as the team’s head coach. Micah Worley shoved for Stony Brook across six scoreless innings, striking out 11 batters while walking one and allowing two hits. With its No. 1 pitcher at his best, the Seawolves’ offense took care of the rest. Stony Brook capitalized on an error in the first inning, as Chanz Doughty gro...
Rocky Point Looking to Build On Last Year’s 11-Win Season
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman East Tennessee SS Cody Miller (Rocky Point 2022) selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 2025 MLB Draft pic.twitter.com/Jyf4cYs88M — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 14, 2025 As he enters his eighth year as head coach of the Rocky Point Eagles, head coach Anthony Anzalone’s team is coming off of a season in which they finished just over the.500 mark. Finishing 10-8 in league play and 11-9 overall. Despite falling short of their ultimate goal, Anzalone believes it was a step in the right direction for his team. “We lost to East Islip in the first round of the playoffs 1-0 on a 10th inning squeeze.” Anzalone said. “We came back and beat West Babylon in eight innings...
Youth Takes the Field as Valley Stream North Sets Its Sights on Conference A
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Ryan Manno With Head Coach Phil Sanfilippo entering his 16th season as a varsity head coach and Assistant Coach James Casella alongside him, Valley Stream North baseball begins the 2026 season embracing both opportunity and uncertainty. This year’s team is the youngest North has fielded since 2011 and possibly the youngest in Nassau County, but youth has not lowered expectations inside the program. North carries just two seniors and a small junior class, a reality that ensures teaching and development will be a constant throughout the spring. Still, Sanfilippo believes this group is capable of competing immediately in Conference A. The goal is to be a postseason team with a chance to make noise whe...
Building From the Ground Up Roslyn Baseball Enters 2026 With Renewed Purpose
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Ryan Manno The Roslyn Bulldogs baseball head into the 2026 season with a sense of urgency and confidence built from enduring one of the toughest years in the program’s recent history. Head coach Dan Freeman has been clear about the team’s objectives: the Bulldogs want to improve in every aspect of the game and put themselves in a position to make the playoffs. That goal shapes everything they do, from daily practices to in game decision making, further cementing a belief that steady improvement and discipline will ultimately translate into wins. Last season was a grind from start to finish, ending with a 2-17 record with some growing pains in league play. Beyond the losses themselves, the team dealt...
Center Moriches Hungry to Capture County Championship
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series The season ended in painful fashion for Center Moriches, who lost to Bayport-Blue Point, 2-1, in the Class A semifinals. It was an all-too familiar opponent for the Red Devils who compiled a record of 17-2 against all teams not named Bayport-Blue Point and 0-5 against them. That loss came directly after a thrilling 13-inning victory over the reigning Class A Long Island Champs, Kings Park, in which their ace, Joey Hiller, put the team on his back en route to a 4-3 victory. Center Moriches, who last captured a County Championship in 2022, enters the season with one goal in mound – getting back to the top. “Anything less than a County Championship is not good enough,” said head coach Pa...
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Matthew Passantino
Editor’s Note: This is the 18th installment of the Up Next Series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Jack Mulligan, Alex Pagano, Quincy Gibbs, Michael Cotto, Charlie Edwards, Evan Picciano, Nick Lawrence, Robbie Mascia, Jacob Abran, Tyler Camastro, Jason Davis, Michael Garcia ,Vincent Bourne, Nate Lewis, Jack Yonkman, Andrew McQuade and Dean Geiger. Special thanks to Ken Kortright State Farm Agency for sponsoring this year’s series. Matthew Passantino (NY) is dominating for the NS Giants Passantino 14U. 11 Ks through 4 IP, allowing only 1 baserunner. Good pitch mix. FB up to 82 pairs with a sinking SL (71-73) and 12-6 CB (68-69). Lots of movement on breakers.#NESChamp @PG_Scouting pic.twitter.com/DaZ4V4nCLQ — Perfect Game Mid-Atl...
Led By Strong Top of the Rotation, Division Looks to Return to Nassau County AA Finals
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Anthony DiCocco FINAL: Division 9 – MacArthur 1 Jefferson Biener shines, allowing only one run on four hits. Division moves to 4-3 in league play, and MacArthur drops to 5-2. pic.twitter.com/3puGAAn0rp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 21, 2025 After failing to complete a Nassau County Championship three-peat last season, the Division Blue Dragons will seek to return to the Promised Land in 2026. Head coach Tom Tuttle and the Blue Dragons put together another successful campaign a year ago, but it fell short of their usual title-winning expectations. Despite going 17-7, Division narrowly missed out on a trip to the semifinals and had its three-year streak of fielding Diamond Award w...
Saturday College Recap Powered by Orlin & Cohen
by Ryan Manno Several local programs were tested against strong opponents, difficult weather, and games that came down to one inning or play. While wins were hard to come by, there were still encouraging signs of competitiveness, depth and potential. From a lopsided loss in Wilmington to extra inning drama in Atlanta and weather shortened games in Myrtle Beach, February 21 proved to be a demanding day for every team involved. Here’s how it went down: Division-I: UNC-Wilmington 19, Fordham 0 Fordham endured a challenging outing on Saturday, suffering a 19-0 loss to UNCW in seven innings at Brooks Field as the Rams fell to 1-5 on the season. The Seahawks established control immediately, scoring four runs in the opening inning before continuing to pressure Fordham’s pitching staff throu...
