Frank Catalanotto
Transcript of IG Live With Frank Catalanotto
(Photo Credit: NYIT Athletics) Vinny Messana (VM): For those that don’t know, Frank Catalanotto– Long Island native. Graduated from Smithtown East. Played 14 years in the MLB. .291 batting average and took over the head coaching duties from NYIT. Had a meteoric rise, 37 wins and led them to their first College World Series appearance in program history. You guys were off to a good start this year, did it feel like you guys were on the verge of getting on a roll? Frank Catalanotto (FC): We were excited for conference play to get started. We felt like there were a few things that had to be cleaned up and we were cleaning them up. We ran into a tough Southern New Hampshire team that beat us three games in a row. But we learned a lot from that. They were the better team but we knew there...
Top Major League Players To Come From Long Island
While Long Island may not be the most fertile ground for developing big league talent, I think this list is pretty clear that we do have some high quality players. Two Hall of Famers is nothing to scoff at, but we will delve a little deeper to take a look at some of the other ones that don’t have the same national recognition. This is a subjective list but I will base it off their career MLB numbers via Baseball Reference – not high school or college accolades – so at least there’s at least a standard criteria. Here it goes. 15. Tony Graffanino (East Islip) Tony was really the perfect utility player at the Major League level and it allowed him to stick around for 15 years in a big league uniform with the Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Chicago White Sox, Kansa...
NY Tech Ranked No. 10 Division-II Team In Nation Entering 2020
Following a magical ride to the Division-II College World Series, NY Tech enters 2020 as the No. 10 ranked Division-II team in the nation, according to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. There’s been an aura around them this since May when they knocked off perennial powerhouses Franklin Pierce and Wilmington to capture the East Regional and Southern New Hampshire in the Super Regional. It has catapulted their recruiting to another level. This offseason, they added Andrew Imperatore (Rider University), Bobby Vath (University of Rhode Island) and Tyler Schmid (Suffolk CC) on the mound and David Franchi (LIU Post) at second base. All of these players are expected to contribute immediately. They also received a boost from players returning from injury such as Brandon Alberto, Matt Bartnik an...
Fall Ball Series Powered by East Coast S & P: New York Tech
Here at New York Tech for the first installment of our 2019 Fall Ball Series Brought to you by @EastCoastSP pic.twitter.com/trKDqWhnPL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 28, 2019 (This is the first installment of the 2019 Fall Ball Series. In our third year of this segment, we will continue to visit the local college campuses, focusing on their upcoming baseball season. We will have exclusive quotes and videos from players and coaches. Please check out East Coast Strength & Performance by clicking here.) When we last checked in with New York Tech, they were heading to their first College World Series in program history. From the doldrums to one of the top-8 teams in the nation was beyond the wildest expectations anyone had pegged for them. Head Coach Frank Catalanotto, no...
NYIT Is One Win Away From Division-II College World Series
If last week was an upset, then there’s no more superlatives to describe what NYIT pulled off last night against No.17 nationally ranked Southern New Hampshire. The Bears held off a late rally to win, 9-8, and put themselves one win away from advancing to the Division-II College World Series for the first time in program history. The Penmen took a 1-0 lead off DJ Masuck in the second inning on a solo HR by Jake Coro. In the fourth inning, the Bears tied it up on an RBI single by Kieran Dowd and took the lead on Matt DeAngelis‘ RBI single to score Dowd. In the fifth, Chris Campbell hit a solo shot to give the Bears a 3-1 lead. The game was far from over, though, as the Penmen took the lead in the sixth inning on a three-run shot by Coro. Trailing 4-3 in the seventh, Kieran Dowd ...
Game of the Week Presented by Muddy Locker Sports: NYIT Captures NCAA East Regional
Head Coach Frank Catalanotto on NYIT’s rapid ascension in his first season pic.twitter.com/le2EN2ND3e — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 18, 2019 One year ago, NYIT closed out their regular season with a loss to Queens College to finish their campaign at 13-25-1. On June 7th, they made waves by hiring 14-year MLB veteran and Smithtown native Frank Catalanotto. The move was a positive step forward for a program that had suffered through 13 straight sub .500 seasons. In less than one year, the program has rapidly ascended into becoming a 35-win team that will now participate in the NCAA Division-II Super Regional next weekend either at Southern New Hampshire or neighborhood-rival LIU Post. The 35 wins is a program record, previously set in 1987. Today they continued their fairy...
Matt DeAngelis’ Walk-Off Single Propels NYIT to DH Sweep over Queens
NYIT Head Coach Frank Catalanotto on their 13-5 victory over Queens College pic.twitter.com/HT3ERUNOED — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 30, 2019 NYIT has found all sorts of ways to win ballgames this year. Frank Catalanotto‘s squad continued their winning ways with a DH sweep over ECC rival Queens College on Saturday afternoon by the scores of 13-5 and 5-4. Here’s how it went down: Game 1 D.J. Masuck got the start for the Bears, he ran into immediate trouble when he allowed a leadoff home run to freshman John Strauss, but that lead would not last long for the Knights. The Bears got on the board in the second inning on an RBI single by Nick Tedesco to score Matt Malone. The real action occurred in the third inning, when the bats exploded for seven runs, beginning wit...
Frank Catalanotto: Which Hitting Drills Work Best?
(Frank is a 14-year MLB veteran. He is a 1992 graduate of Smithtown East HS, where he was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the MLB Draft. He compiled a .291 AVG in over 3,800 at bats. He is the Head Coach of NYIT and gives lessons for Steel Sports Academy at Baseball Heaven. This article originally was published in 2017.) by Frank Catalanotto The truth is that everyone is different, so when it comes to baseball and hitting drills, you need to find out which ones work for you and which ones don’t. The repetition of the drills is so important. Part of getting better is teaching muscle memory–especially for younger kids. Here are some that worked for me. One arm drills might be my favorite because each arm gets strengthened individually. I would get a small, lightweight bat...
Fall Ball Series Presented by The Greene Turtle: NYIT
This is the first installment of our Fall Ball Series Presented by The Greene Turtle in which we visit the local colleges and provide an in-depth, inside look at how their 2019 teams will look featuring photos, videos and interviews with players and coaches. First up is NYIT with their first-year Head Coach and 14-year MLB veteran Frank Catalanotto. It is impossible to ignore the change in culture at NYIT under 14-year Major League veteran Frank Catalanotto. Coming off a disappointing 13-win season during their first year competing at Division-II level, the Bears decided to start fresh with an entirely new-look coaching staff beginning with one of the best Major League baseball players to come from Long Island. Catalanotto, 44, batted .291 over 4,292 at bats and certainly brings an incred...
Frank Catalanotto Hired to Be NYIT Head Coach
NYIT has hired 14-year MLB veteran Frank Catalanotto to be their new Head Coach. The Smithtown native was drafted by the Detroit Tigers out Smithtown HS in the 10th round of the 1992 MLB Draft. He chose to forego his scholarship to Seton Hall to begin his professional career. The decision proved to work out well, as he compiled a career AVG of .291 over 3,824 at bats with several teams including Detroit, Texas, Toronto, Milwaukee before ending his career with the New York Mets in 2010. He has been the lead hitting instructor at Baseball Heaven for several years and last year he contributed hitting articles to Axcess Baseball as well. NYIT began their coaching search right after the conclusion of their season on May 6, with rumors beginning to circle that they were aiming high with their co...
Frank Catalanotto: Which Hitting Drills Work Best?
(Frank is a 14-year MLB veteran. He is a 1992 graduate of Smithtown East HS, where he was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the MLB Draft. He compiled a .291 AVG in over 3,800 at bats. He gives lessons for Steel Sports Academy at Baseball Heaven.) by Frank Catalanotto The truth is that everyone is different, so when it comes to baseball and hitting drills, you need to find out which ones work for you and which ones don’t. The repetition of the drills is so important. Part of getting better is teaching muscle memory–especially for younger kids. Here are some that worked for me. One arm drills might be my favorite because each arm gets strengthened individually. I would get a small, lightweight bat and have someone flip balls to me. With just my front arm, I would take 10-1...
Frank Catalanotto: Which Hitting Drills Work Best?
(Frank is a 14-year MLB veteran. He is a 1992 graduate of Smithtown East HS, where he was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the MLB Draft. He compiled a .291 AVG in over 3,800 at bats. He gives lessons for Steel Sports Academy at Baseball Heaven.) by Frank Catalanotto The truth is that everyone is different, so when it comes to baseball and hitting drills, you need to find out which ones work for you and which ones don’t. The repetition of the drills is so important. Part of getting better is teaching muscle memory–especially for younger kids. Here are some that worked for me. One arm drills might be my favorite because each arm gets strengthened individually. I would get a small, lightweight bat and have someone flip balls to me. With just my front arm, I would take 10-1...
