Game Recaps
John Franco Leads Nassau Over Suffolk in 18th Bryan Bonin Grand Slam Challenge
by Tucker Terranova Bryan Bonin Grand Slam Classic MVP John Franco (Farmingdale, Molloy) discusses his experience playing in the All-Star Game, the level of competition, and any bragging rights that may have been at stake for Nassau County. pic.twitter.com/q3Gie3aLrX — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 24, 2025 In a contest featuring the top talent from Long Island, a player playing right in his backyard stole the show. John Franco, who took off his Farmingdale uniform just weeks ago following a loss to Massapequa in the Class AAA finals, got one final chance to represent his school and he made it count. On Monday night, Franco and 49 of Long Island’s best seniors suited up for one final high school game in the 18th annual Bryan Bonin Grand Slam Challenge at Farmingdale State Colle...
GAME RECAP: Setiadi’s 2 RBI Single Propels LI Huskies to 6-2 Win
by Jacob Infald Finally, the Huskies get their big hit. With two strikes and two outs, Jayden Setiadi comes through with two huge RBI to give them a 4-2 lead through four innings. pic.twitter.com/b5EQoSWeZQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 23, 2025 When Jayden Setiadi (Deer Park 2027) came to the plate in the bottom of the fourth for the Long Island Huskies, they were tied up with Dodgers Nation Anzano, 2-2. The game had been tight, with both sides trying to pull away. Setiadi went down 1-2 in the count and with two runners in scoring position and two outs, it looked like another inning would go by where a team would miss out an opportunity. Setiati battled, taking two balls and fouling a pitch to stay alive and work the count full. Finally, on the next pitch he connected, hitt...
GAME RECAP: Ryan Banfill’s Huge Game Leads Gorilla Baseball to 9-4 Win
by Jacob Infald Banfill is having a game. Huge two out RBI to extend Gorilla Baseball’s lead to 9-4 here in the bottom of the fifth. pic.twitter.com/AAIcXxq5AA — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 20, 2025 Gorilla Baseball 15U took home a 9-4 victory against B1 Ghost Parise 15U behind a seven-run onslaught in the third inning that was capped off by an inside-the-park grand slam by Ryan Banfill (Sachem North 2028). In a game with a lot of base runners and opportunities, it was Gorilla Baseball that was able to stop rallies and come up with timely hits of their own as they improved to 2-4 on the season in the LI Boys of Summer 15U American division. Tylan Edwards (West Babylon 2027) got the start for Gorilla Baseball and he did not make things easy for himself. He walked the first tw...
GAME RECAP: Showtime Legacy Cruise to 9-1 Victory
by Jacob Infald Showtime wraps it up and wins the game 9-1 in five innings. Blanch throws five innings allowing only one run and striking out 5. pic.twitter.com/pbuwem9aSY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 18, 2025 Justin Blanch (Jericho 2027) took the mound with a lead for Showtime Legacy 15U and he never looked back. The right-hander threw a complete game, allowing only one run and striking out five as Showtime defeated Yeti Baseball Navy 15U 9-1 in a Long Island Boys of Summer 15U game. Blanch demonstrated excellent composure on the mound, leaving six of Yeti’s base runners stranded on base throughout the night. Blanch’s stuff was also deceiving, as he would hold his leg kick with two strikes, similar to Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Nestor Cortes. Blanch said he knows his two-sea...
Shelter Island Bucks’ Bats Stay Hot, Roll Past South Shore Clippers in 9-1 Rout
Billy Fluharty (Bucknell) discusses the Shelter Island Bucks’ offensive outburst in a 9-1 victory over the South Shore Clippers, along with what’s been working during his team’s hot start and what led to the win today. pic.twitter.com/QlyzM8NCgW — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 17, 2025 By Tucker Terranova The Shelter Island Bucks are no strangers to early deficits. Just four games into the season, the Bucks are already shaping their identity as a resilient, high-powered lineup. After erasing a 1-0 deficit with 11 unanswered runs on Opening Day, they followed it up Tuesday with another statement win—this time scoring nine straight to cruise past the South Shore Clippers, 9-1, in six innings. Offensively, the Bucks have been relentless, averaging a league-best 6.5 runs per game t...
LI Elite Prospects Win Pitching Duel, 2-1, Over Yeti Baseball
Campisi strikes out the side for the win! Elite 2-1 over Yeti. pic.twitter.com/OHEod8Dk8w — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 18, 2025 By Joe Bello Long Island Elite Prospects took on Yeti Baseball Select in a 15u National LI Boys of Summer midweek matchup at Diamond in the Pines on Tuesday night. The game featured great pitching and ended up with Elite taking home a 2-1 victory. The pitching matchup featured Ethan Ruff toeing the rubber for LI Elite while Jax Cascione started on the mound for Yeti. The Yeti started things off hot in the top of the first inning, with a bases loaded opportunity and only 1 out. Which came to be because of a hit by pitch, a single by Joey Vulin and a walk by Drew Nucci. But Ruff shut it down quickly, notching a beautifully executed 1-2-3 double play t...
GAME RECAP: Joe Arlia Leads LIB Select to 6-3 Victory
by Jacob Infald Amarante gets Daly swinging. Empire gets one on a throwing error from Huthwaite but it won’t be enough as the game will end on time limit. LIB Select 6 – Long Island Empire 3 pic.twitter.com/MtPqYjK3c6 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 12, 2025 In the bottom of the third inning Joe Arlia stepped to the plate for LIB 16U Select. They were in the midst of a two-out rally that already saw them net one run to tie the score up at two runs apiece against Long Island Empire 16U. Arlia dug in, his dugout was loud and on the first pitch he sat on a fastball on the upper half of the plate and roped it to right field, driving in two runs and giving his team a lead that they would not relinquish. That Arlia at-bat was a strong representation of this 6-3 victory for LIB...
Local Talent Shines in South Shore’s 4-1 Opening Day HCBL Win Over Westhampton
by Tucker Terranova Final: Clippers 4, Aviators 1 The Clippers win the first game of the HCBL campaign in seven innings. pic.twitter.com/CEa2sehDJu — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 12, 2025 After a long collegiate season and little time to recover before the start of the 2025 Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League (HCBL), some early-season rust would have been understandable. But for Mark Gajowski — a rising sophomore left-hander and 2024 Riverhead graduate — his debut in summer ball couldn’t have gone much better. Coming off a strong freshman campaign at the University at Albany where he made 12 appearances including eight starts, Gajowski took the mound for the South Shore Clippers in Thursday’s opener at Aviator Park and delivered four no-hit innings, striking out five to earn t...
GAME RECAP Giac’s 463 Squad Takes Game 2 After Tying Game 1 With Yeti Baseball
by Jacob Infald It was a tale of two games on Sunday June 8th in some early season LI Boys of Summer action in the 14U American Division. After a 1-1 tie that was centered around soft contact and great defense, Giac’s 463 Squad’s bats came alive in game two as they powered their way to a 10-3 victory over Yeti Baseball Navy behind sound pitching and a well-rounded approach at the plate. Game 1 Fife does his job and this great game ends in a tie. Giac’s 463 Squad 1 – Yeti Baseball Navy 1 pic.twitter.com/Y8FDtyG768 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 8, 2025 Colin Mahoney had everything working out on the mound for Yeti. The southpaw was pitching on his home turf as he is an East Islip student in the 2029 class. He utilized a variety of off speed pitches, which he believed kept...
Massapequa Captures Class AAA Long Island Championship over Connetquot
Massapequa captures the Class AAA Long Island Championship with a 7-0 victory over Connetquot ! 🏆 They advance to the NYS Semifinals next weekend in Binghamton against the winner of Pine Bush-Ketchum pic.twitter.com/JlcUKy76D6 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 8, 2025 After a one-year hiatus, Massapequa (19-8) regained their status as the top public school on Long Island. In what was a rematch of 2019, the Chiefs scored early and often as they cruised to a 7-0 victory over Suffolk Class AAA Champion Connetquot , who entered with wins in 5 straight elimination games. With the victory, Massapequa captured their 11th Long Island Championship and will advance to face Ketcham in the NYS Semifinals on Friday at Binghamton University at 10am. Massapequa sent St. John’s-commit Thom...
Fox Lane Surges Late to Beat Garden City, Win First Regional Since 2003
by Tucker Terranova Section I Champion Fox Lane defeats Garden City 4-3 in the NYPHSAA Quarterfinals, advancing to the seminfinals next Friday at Union Endicott HS. The Foxes will meet either Section II Champion Ballston Spa or Section III Champion West Genesee. pic.twitter.com/Dg3NK3pPRm — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 7, 2025 Situational baseball has been Fox Lane’s focal point all season — and when it mattered most, it delivered. Trailing by two early, the Section I champions rallied for four unanswered runs, including a decisive two-run surge in the seventh inning, to edge Long Island champion Garden City, 4-3, in Saturday’s NYSPHSAA Class AA quarterfinal at Hofstra University. “We’ve been doing this all season,” said second baseman Danny Spolansky. “We feel like when our b...
Garden City Captures Class AA Long Island Championship with 10-5 Win Over East Islip
by Tucker Terranova Jack Murphy discusses his base-clearing triple which gave Garden City a lead they wouldn’t relinquish, as well as what was working for his squad today and what an LIC means for the program. pic.twitter.com/zMzYcQoMhC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 5, 2025 The typical approach against a sub-1.00 ERA Division-I arm? Scratch out a run or two and lean on your pitching to do the rest. Garden City had other plans. Facing League IV MVP Thomas Costarelli and the top statistical pitching staff on Long Island, the Trojans erupted for nine runs across the fourth and fifth innings, storming past Suffolk Class AA champion East Islip, 10-5, to capture the Class AA Long Island Championship Thursday at Farmingdale State College. The win delivered Garden City its first LIC ...
