Joe Durso
Fall Ball Series Powered by Max Effort Baseball: Long Island University
(Editor’s Note: This is the seventh stop on the Fall Ball Series Powered by Max Effort Baseball in which we visit the local colleges and take a look at their upcoming season. Previously, we featured Adelphi, Old Westbury, Farmingdale, St. Joseph’s, Molloy, and Hofstra. Special thanks to Max Effort Baseball for sponsoring this year’s series.) “𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟗 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄‼️…”@ccsubaseball outlasts LIU in 12 innings to add a ninth 🏆 to its case and punch its NCAA 🎟️!#NECbaseball x @CCSUBlueDevils pic.twitter.com/ziRSBjXA4Z — NEC Baseball (@necbaseball) May 25, 2025 On March 9, Central Connecticut State defeated LIU on the road to take two of three from the reigning champs in the opening weekend of Northeast Conference action. It turned out that o...
Joe Durso Commits to St. John’s University
When it comes to baseball programs in the northeast, St. John’s University is at the mountain top in 2019. They have been for the past several seasons, since Stony Brook‘s cinderella run in 2012. They have made the NCAA Tournament 37 times, won nine Big East Championships, made it to Omaha six times for the Div-I College World Series and sent over 100 players to professional baseball. Simply put, they look for the best players. So when a Long Island player commits to St. John’s just before his junior season in high school and having not played varsity yet, it’s significant. They’ve pinpointed several of the region’s top players before they’ve rose to prominence, most recently Jake Lazzaro in 2017. Joe Durso became the latest player to join the list...
Recapping Prospect Launch at Baseball Heaven
pic.twitter.com/EUMXIS2tuL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 26, 2019 The past two days we covered the second annual Prospect Launch. Due to inclement weather, yesterday was moved indoors which consisted of the players showcasing their exit velocity and speed. Today was a comprehensive showcase in which the 60+ players in attendance broke off into teams and played a 10-inning game in front of the dozens of Division-I schools in attendance. Some of the schools included St. John’s, Stony Brook, Hofstra, LIU, Manhattan, Fordham, Iona, Elon, Maryland, Fairfield, Siena, Albany, Sacred Heart, Seton Hall, Binghamton, Rhode Island, just to name a few. There were a number of exceptional players at the event that caught the eye of the coaches. I’m going to go over the players t...
