Game Recaps
MVP South Shore Dragone Comes From Behind to Win Boys of Summer 15u Central Division Championship
by Trevor Dugan MVP South Shore rallies for four runs in the bottom of the sixth, with the go ahead run scoring on this single by Michael Cassibba (Islip 2027) They are now three outs away from a championship victory MVP South Shore 9 – Hard 90 6 End sixth pic.twitter.com/5nHyQBynKG — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 16, 2025 MVP South Shore and Hard 90 faced off Saturday morning at PAL Stadium to decide the Boys of Summer 15u Central Division Championship. It was a back and forth game throughout, as the lead changed hands a total of five times. Joey Byalick (Hicksvile 2028) got the start on the mound for MVP South Shore, while Matteo Occhino (Holy Cross 2027) took the ball for Hard 90. Both pitchers would toss scoreless first innings. In the top of the second, Byalick c...
LIB Select Dominates in Boys of Summer 13u Central Division Championship Victory
by Trevor Dugan We spoke to Head Joe Cottone of LIB Select and SP Matthew Karp after their dominant 12-0 win in the @liboysofsummer 13u Central Division Championship pic.twitter.com/NsiUtFd6fD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 16, 2025 It was a dominant performance from start to finish for LIB Select on Saturday afternoon, as SP Matthew Klang tossed a complete game shutout and the offense scored 12 runs to earn a run-rule victory in the Boys of Summer 13u Central Division Championship over Dodgers Nation Zaccaro. Dodgers Nation started Theo Lui on the mound for Saturday’s championship bout, while the aforementioned Matthew Klang got the start for LIB Select. Lui retired the first two batters he faced in the top of the first, but Joe Albano laced a two out single to center fi...
Top Tier Aviators Win Boys of Summer Varsity Division Championship
by Trevor Dugan Axcess caught up with Dan Gilroy and Cooper Daniels of the Top Tier Aviators following their championship victory at PAL Stadium @liboysofsummer @TopTierAviators @cooper_dan88211 @DanielGilroy33 pic.twitter.com/9lSFc2zYYr — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2025 It was a dominant performance for the Top Tier Aviators Friday evening as they captured the championship in the LI Boys of Summer Varsity Division over the Long Island Empire. The championship matchup featured plenty of players committed to play college baseball. The Aviators started New Haven-commit Dan Gilroy on the mound, while the Empire started SUNY Purchase’s Jordan Cassuto. The Empire batted first and gave Gilroy an early scare in the top of the first inning. After striking out the first batter...
MVP South Shore Fiore Wins Boys of Summer 15u National Division Championship
by Trevor Dugan Axcess spoke to 15u MVP South Shore following their championship victory @MVP_SouthShore @mvpnewyork @LIBoysofSummer pic.twitter.com/DrtzJJuoK1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 14, 2025 When asked about his team’s performance this summer, MVP South Shore Head Coach Nick Fiore said that “pitching has been our strength all year long.” That was certainly the case Thursday evening in the second game of the best-of-three championship series with Yeti Baseball Navy to decide the Boys of Summer 15u National Division. MVP South Shore won the first game of the series 8-1 on Tuesday, giving them the opportunity to sweep the championship series Thursday evening. Yeti Baseball needed a win to keep their season alive and force a decisive game three. Yeti baseb...
15u Five Star Mafia NY Terry Earns Walkoff Victory at PG Northeast Select Championship
by Trevor Dugan Axcess spoke to 15u Five Star Mafia after their dramatic walkoff victory at the Perfect Game Northeast Select Championship pic.twitter.com/iOXPiujJN9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 10, 2025 Next Level and Five Star Mafia NY Terry faced off on the second day of the 15u Perfect Game Northeast Select Championship. The teams were locked in a bona fide pitchers’ duel, ending with a dramatic walk off hit to break a 0-0 tie. Owen Pollock took the mound to start for Five Star Saturday afternoon, and gave them everything they could have hoped for. The right handed pitcher from Eastport South Manor High School pitched into the sixth inning, allowing no runs and just four hits. On the other side, Next Level started Jake Lau, a right handed pitcher from North Shore Hig...
Yeti Select Sweeps DH on Final Day of Regular Season
by Jacob Infald Calabreses oh my goodness. Strikeout to end a complete game 1 hit shutout. Yeti Select 1 – OC Titans 0 pic.twitter.com/5gYp9aqZj9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 9, 2025 14U Yeti Select took care of business today, sweeping the OC Titans in a LI Boys of Summer 14U National doubleheader, eliminating the Titans from playoff contention and solidifying themselves as the number two seed heading into the postseason. They won game one 1-0 behind a gem from Giuseppe Calabrese (Hauppauge 2028) and took game two 8-3 thanks to two big two-out hits from Pat Clark (Sachem North 2028). Overall, it was two games of sound baseball from Yeti, demonstrating they are a threat to win the 14U National Championship next week. Game 1 Giuseppe Calabrese had his fingerprints al...
Good Pitching and Defense Leads to a 2-2 Tie for B1 Ghost Parise and Long Island Empire
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Empire pitcher AJ Taranto, who just tossed a complete game on the mound pic.twitter.com/CXxuwt74L6 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 8, 2025 With playoffs starting in under a week, every game is so meaningful, but Friday afternoon’s matchup was especially big for the Long Island Empire, who were hanging on to the last spot in the playoffs. They went up against B1 Ghost Parise, who held the third spot in the standings, and were looking to build momentum towards a playoff run. B1 decided to give the ball to a familiar face, Zach Jeshiva. Jeshiva was Axcess Baseball Player of the Game just last week for his performance on the mound against Showtime Legacy, and he continued to impress in the first inning of this one. He retired Empire 1-2-3...
MVP South Shore Wins Big behind Avery Acquaviva’s Pitching and Potent Offense
by Joe Bello MVP South Shore and B1 Ghost Graziano faced off in a LI Boys of Summer 16u American matchup on Thursday evening. The 1st place South Shore took care of business in what would be a blowout victory for them, taking the game 16-0 over Ghost. South Shore improves their record to 16-2 in the 16u American Division with the win. Here’s how we got there. South Shore started off hot in the top of the 1st inning, with their first 5 batters reaching base safely. They would score 4 in the 1st, an RBI single by Chris Amodeo, an RBI groundout by Nick Dragos and the other 2 scoring off of errors. RBI Single for Chris Amodeo makes it 1-0 MVP. pic.twitter.com/FQmdiIMSIc — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 7, 2025 Avery Acquaviva would start on the mound for South Shore in this one, a...
Dodgers Nation Pulls off Comeback Win in Thriller Against New York Longhorns
by John Sullivan Vin Appice gets the huge final out for Dodgers Nation to strand the tying run at third and winning run at first. They win it 5-4 in a thriller! pic.twitter.com/Le6iaNQ6t4 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 4, 2025 Monday night in East Islip was the perfect setting for a great baseball game, and that’s exactly what we got between Dodgers Nation Select and the New York Longhorns. The Longhorns came into the game in first place with just 1 loss in the league, while Dodgers Nation was a .500 team looking to pull off an upset. The Longhorns started off the game hot. Tyler Roth threw a scoreless inning in the top half of the first, despite a two-out double from Nico Burriesci. The offense followed this up with a great inning that was started with a Brady Hunt one out...
LI Mudcats Capture 16u Diamond Domination Wood Bat Showcase
by Jacob Infald Anthony Ricchetti (Newfield 2027) “walks it off”. The Mudcats win the 16U championship, defeating LI Strong 9-1 in 5 innings. pic.twitter.com/X0JoQVB8xu — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 3, 2025 It was the bottom of the first and there were already two outs. The Long Island Mudcats were facing off against the LI Strong in the 16U Diamond Domination Wood Bat Showcase Championship and it looked like they were going to go quiet in the bottom of the first inning. The next hitter Ben Lamberson (Newfield 2027) barrelled a ball up that went off the glove of the Strong’s third baseman. It was scored a hit, but it was a play that could have been made. From here the flood gates opened up for the Mudcats. They compiled three more hits in the inning, scoring a total of fiv...
Passaro’s Dominate Performance on the Mound Propels MVP East to a 6-1 Win Over USA Prime
by John Sullivan Mid 7: A James Mieszerski single into left field adds another run for MVP. They extend their lead to 6-0 and Passaro will try to close it out pic.twitter.com/u3kJqVDNy4 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 2, 2025 We were treated to a phenomenal 15u Diamond Domination Tournament matchup between two great teams in USA Prime HV and MVP NY East – Tulley on Saturday afternoon. The teams each sent out one of their horses on the mound, with USA Prime giving the ball to big left hander Hunter Shantie, and MVP NY deciding to give hard-throwing Jack Passaro the start. Shantie got things started in the top of first with two quick outs, but a two out walk and steal put James Mieszerski on second for MVP. With Mieszerski on second, MVP cleanup batter Kyle Kiernan rippe...
Big Fourth Inning Leads to a 10-3 Victory for Next Level Over MVP South Shore
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with PJ O’Connor of next Level pic.twitter.com/UZLOvr8doq — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 2, 2025 Saturday morning at Moriches was a big game for both Next Level and MVP South Shore Belyea, as it was both team’s first game of the Diamond Domination Showcase Tournament. Next Level sent out Tony Cardone on the bump to set the tone for the weekend, while South Shore relied on Ryan Lebowitz to get them a win. In the top of the first, Cardone got off to a shaky start after walking the leadoff man and allowing him to advance on a wild pitch. MVP’s two batter, Jonathan Versocki, followed the walk up with a very hard hit line drive, but unfortunately for him, it was right at the left fielder. Cardone then got a big swinging strikeout on a nasty cu...
