Chaminade
Where Are They Now Powered by Complete Sports Performance: Thomas Roulis
(Editorâs Note: This article was originally published in January 2025) Chaminade has had many dominant seasons in their programâs rich history. You donât have to turn back the clock too far to look at their 2022 season as possibly their greatest season. If thatâs Number 1, then right behind it is their 2011 team. They won the CHSAA Championship over St. Dominic in a thrilling 3-game series and had 13 players that went onto play collegiately. They finished the season 21-5. It was a team that was accustomed to winning, who had won their championship as freshmen and sophomores but came up short in the 2010 playoffs. While the years have gone on, their legacy will go down as one of the best teams that Long Island has seen. Their starting shortstop, Thomas Roulis, would be named Co-Player...
Where Are They Now Powered by Complete Sports Performance: Kraig Binick
There was a time when NY Tech was among the best programs in the region. During the legendary career of Bob Hirschfield, who received Axcess Baseballâs Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024, he won over 660 games, had 4 ABCA All-Americans and sent dozens of players to pro ball. One of their best players in program history was Kraig Binick, who was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles following a stellar four-year career for the Bears in which he was named the Division-I Independent Player of the Year in 2007 after batting .406 with a 1.123 OPS. Binickâs name is all over the programâs record book, finishing with the most triples (13), second most runs scored (175), second most hits (270) and third most stolen bases (114). It wasnât always a slam dunk, however, that his futu...
Mike Pienkos to Receive Axcess Baseballâs Lifetime Achievement Award
Axcess Baseball is excited to announce that Mike Pienkos is the recipient of the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. Simply put, Pienkos was synonymous with Chaminade baseball for 45 years. Most people do not realize that he holds the distinction of being the head coach of four varsity sports â football, golf, bowling and baseball. It was on the diamond where he was most successful. He began as the JV baseball coach in 1981. That team went 10-3 and tied for first place. The following year, 1982, he took over as the varsity baseball coach. Pienkos met Jack Lyons in 1983 and he was his assistant since that time.From there, they made Chaminade into the powerhouse program that they are known for today. They went to 24 League Finals, winning 16 Championships and the first ever New York State...
GAME RECAP: Fernandez Highlights Seven-Run Inning in 8-3 Chaminade Win
by Tucker Terranova Lang racks up his fifth K of the day and is now through six one hit innings. Top 6 | Chaminade 1, St. Dominic 3 pic.twitter.com/OBDPIbd5Tt â Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 18, 2025 In what turned into an instant classic, it took until the seventh inning for the gameâs defining moment to unfold. Two outs away from beginning its championship quest in the loserâs bracket for a second straight season, Chaminade exploded for a stunning seven-run seventh inning, rudely greeting the Bayhawk bullpen. The rally was punctuated by a bases-clearing triple off the bat of Nolan Fernandez, giving the Flyers a lead they wouldnât surrender. âWhen I got to the plate, I understood the situation and the magnitude of it,â Fernandez told Axcess Baseball after the game. âWith two st...
GAME RECAP: Danny Anicito Hits Walk-Off Single in 10th For Dramatic Victory
What a game ! Danny Anicito comes through with a walk off single in the bottom of the 10th Chaminade 4, Holy Trinity 3 pic.twitter.com/BpVTK7wBjx â Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 26, 2025 The calendar might still say March but thereâs already a contender for the Game of the Year. What started as a mundane afternoon affair in dreary weather at Cantiague Park, turned into a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat extra inning battle between two Catholic League rivals. Hereâs the game-tying blast by Kentucky-commit Michael Gardner of Chaminade pic.twitter.com/jeWR9sqrq0 â Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 27, 2025 The Chaminade Flyers erased multiple late-game deficits â a dramatic game-tying two-run shot by Kentucky-commit Michael Gardner in the 9th inning and ultimatel...
Chaminade Begins New Era Under Head Coach Patrick Kemp
Game 3 of the NSCHSAA Championship Chaminade Flyers vs Holy Trinity Titans đ Hofstra University đ: 4pm The Flyers are the 3-time reigning champs while the Titans are looking to claim their first title since 2012 pic.twitter.com/xMzDohrE4I â Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2023 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this yearâs series by Tucker Terranova For the first time in 45 years, Chaminade has a new head coach at the helm. A perennial powerhouse atop the Catholic League standings, the Flyers enter a new chapter this spring as legendary head coach Mike Pienkos and his assistant, Jack Lyons, stepped down after nearly half a century of excellence. Pienkos leaves behind a legacy few can rival, amassing a 67.6% winning percentage, 14 league champ...
Where Are They Now Powered by Prime Performance: Thomas Roulis
Chaminade has had many dominant seasons in their programâs rich history. You donât have to turn back the clock too far to look at their 2022 season as possibly their greatest season. If thatâs Number 1, then right behind it is their 2011 team. They won the CHSAA Championship over St. Dominic in a thrilling 3-game series and had 13 players that went onto play collegiately. They finished the season 21-5. It was a team that was accustomed to winning, who had won their championship as freshmen and sophomores but came up short in the 2010 playoffs. While the years have gone on, their legacy will go down as one of the best teams that Long Island has seen. Their starting shortstop, Thomas Roulis, would be named Co-Player of the Year along with Holy Trinityâs Jack Parenty. ...
RHP Andrew Caramico Commits to St. Johnâs University
Andrew Caramico (â26 NY) flashing a solid FB/CB mix today up to 90 mph, did not allow a hit in 4.2 IP. Lots of whip to the AA, high ceiling for future w/ proj remaining in 6-foot-3, 170 frame #NESelectChamp@PG_Scouting pic.twitter.com/uYWa7Eu6TJ â PG Mid Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA, MD,DE,DC) (@PGMidAtlantic) August 12, 2024 Andrew Caramico, a rising junior at Chaminade HS, burst onto the scene this summer for Next Level Brewers. He fired 71 innings, he notched a stellar 1.57 ERA and struck out an incredible 108 batters while yielding just 36 hits â just over 4.5 per 9 innings. He has yet to pitch in a varsity game, but that is not unusual in this era. He will certainly be a player to watch over the next two season as the Chaminade Flyers attempt to regain their status as the premier Cathol...
GAME RECAP: Jimmy Ernst Has 3 Hits & 4 RBIs in Kellenbergâs 13-3 Win
by Aaron Diaz Here is Jimmy Ernst as Player of the game for the Firebirdâs. Ernst went 3-4 with multiple RBI in todayâs game against Chaminade. pic.twitter.com/YatiqhkkZH â Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 18, 2024 The Kellenberg Firebirds beat the Chaminade Flyers in a 13-3 game on Wednesday, April 17 in a rainy day slugfest for the Firebirds. The Firebirdâs relentless offense stopped the game in the bottom of the sixth with the mercy rule in effect. Catcher Jimmy Ernst propelled Kellenberg from behind the plate and from the batterâs box going 3-4 with four RBIs in the game. âEverything was working,â Ernst said. âThe Pitchers were hot and the bats were hot. We put the ball over the plate and hit the ball to move guys over.â Even though Kellenberg would get t...
GAME RECAP: John Carroll Strikes Out 9 in 2-1 Opening Day Victory
by Max Edelman FINAL: @CHSFlyersBall 2 â @SAFriarsBase 1 John Carroll finishes off a complete game, in which he struck out nine. The Flyers hold off a late Friars surge to open their season with a win. pic.twitter.com/vqAKeEUyil â Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 26, 2024 On a day where all seven Catholic League teams played at the Moriches Sports Complex to celebrate the beginning of a new season, the Chaminade Flyers defeated the St. Anthonyâs Friars 2-1. Entering the top of the seventh and final inning up 2-0, Chaminade starting pitcher John Carroll needed only three outs to give the Flyers the win, and his first complete game shutout of the season. However, thatâs where things got dicey. The top half of the seventh began with Carroll getting sophomore CJ Alfano to hit ...
Chaminade Looking to Reclaim Their Spot
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this yearâs season preview series. A playoff no-hitter ! Chaminade 1, St. Dominic 0 WP: John Carroll (6.2 IP, 0 H, 2 BB, 0 R) S: James DâAlessandro (.1 IP) Chaminade will face Holy Trinity tomorrow at 4pm in the winnerâs bracket pic.twitter.com/93SKLSAU4r â Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 21, 2023 For the first time since 2018, a team other than Chaminade captured the Catholic League Championship. The Flyersâ had their impressive streak end by Holy Trinity â although they did not go down quietly. They were in the Finals, but ultimately lost the best-of-three series at Hofstra University. Longtime head coach Mike Pienkos, who has 669 career wins and 20 NSCHSAA Championships, stated the following: R...
Up Next Powered by State Farm Ken Kortright Agency: Joey Lionetti
Wow ! Joey Lionetti fires a no-hitter and for the first time in their 72-year history Massapequa Coast is headed to the Little League World Series ! pic.twitter.com/NROC1fF8i6 â Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 13, 2022 in 2022, Joey Lionetti introduced himself to the baseball world by firing a no-hitter on ESPN to send Massapequa Coast to the LLWS for the first time in their 72-year history. In 2023, Lionetti had a ton of success on the baseball field, albeit with much less viewers. He played middle school baseball and in his first start, he struck out 9 batters, gave up two hits and 0 runs. He went on to represent Team Northeast in the Team USA Nationals down in Cary, NC. He was also selected to the PG National All-State Select Championships in Texas where he was named Player ...
