Axcess Baseball Banquet
Detroit Tigers Select Hauppauge Catcher Michael Oliveto With 34th Overall Pick
🚨 WALK OFF GRAND SLAM 🚨 Hauppauge junior Mike Oliveto crushes a walk-off grand slam as the Eagles overcame a late 7-2 deficit to win 10-7 and improve to 7-0 pic.twitter.com/aFHDWjUBaF — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 8, 2024 2024 was a dream season for the Hauppauge Eagles. Their catcher, Michael Oliveto, parlayed that into a dream 2025 for himself. The 6’3 left-handed hitting catcher was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 34th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. The Yale-commit had scouts following his every move this season, as he was the recipient of Blue Chip Prospect’s Silver Slugger Award given to the top hitter in Suffolk County. He batted .435 with 9 HRs (including one in his final high school at bat for his 100th career hit), 25 RBIs, 31 runs scored, ....
Axcess Baseball Awards Banquet Set For November 4!
The annual Axcess Baseball Awards Banquet is back! It is set for Saturday, November 4 at the beautiful Hilton Long Island in Melville, NY. We have hosted the event there in each of the past two years and we’re excited to continue to do so. Last year’s event had over 125 guests and we expect a similar turnout this year. On the itinerary, we will be honoring the top college players from the 2023 season from our local coverage area. Additionally, we have several other awards to hand out such as: Axcess Man of the Year Powered by LI Field House – Announced at Event! College Player of the Year Powered by The Freshman Foundation – Matt Milone, SUNY Maritime Silver Slugger Award Powered by Baseball Lifestyle – Kieran Kehoe, Mepham Cy Young Awards Powered by The Arm A...
Recap of the 2021 Axcess Baseball Awards Banquet
Oh what a night! It was an evening of celebrating the 2021 baseball season now that the book is officially closed on it. We had over 130 guests at the beautiful Hilton Long Island in Melville; which included honorary guests Ray Negron, executive for the New York Yankees, and Super Bowl Championship Gary Brown. Additionally, there was familiar faces from across the Long Island baseball scene. The night began with an inspirational keynote speech from Ray Negron who told his story of getting caught spraying graffiti at Yankee Stadium by then-Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. In a surprise turn of events, he offered him a job as a batboy. Negron worked his way up the organizational ranks and is now an executive with World Series rings, and he has also parlayed it into a successful career as a...
