John Sullivan
Good Pitching and Defense Leads to a 2-2 Tie for B1 Ghost Parise and Long Island Empire
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Empire pitcher AJ Taranto, who just tossed a complete game on the mound pic.twitter.com/CXxuwt74L6 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 8, 2025 With playoffs starting in under a week, every game is so meaningful, but Friday afternoon’s matchup was especially big for the Long Island Empire, who were hanging on to the last spot in the playoffs. They went up against B1 Ghost Parise, who held the third spot in the standings, and were looking to build momentum towards a playoff run. B1 decided to give the ball to a familiar face, Zach Jeshiva. Jeshiva was Axcess Baseball Player of the Game just last week for his performance on the mound against Showtime Legacy, and he continued to impress in the first inning of this one. He retired Empire 1-2-3...
Dodgers Nation Pulls off Comeback Win in Thriller Against New York Longhorns
by John Sullivan Vin Appice gets the huge final out for Dodgers Nation to strand the tying run at third and winning run at first. They win it 5-4 in a thriller! pic.twitter.com/Le6iaNQ6t4 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 4, 2025 Monday night in East Islip was the perfect setting for a great baseball game, and that’s exactly what we got between Dodgers Nation Select and the New York Longhorns. The Longhorns came into the game in first place with just 1 loss in the league, while Dodgers Nation was a .500 team looking to pull off an upset. The Longhorns started off the game hot. Tyler Roth threw a scoreless inning in the top half of the first, despite a two-out double from Nico Burriesci. The offense followed this up with a great inning that was started with a Brady Hunt one out...
14u LI Elite Prospects Takes a Rain Shortened 6-1 Victory Powered by the Bat of Chris Hall and Arm of Lucas Sweeting
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with players of the game Chris Hall and Lucas Sweeting pic.twitter.com/B4Uwra2xDd — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 30, 2025 Long Island Empire Black came into Cantiague Park Wednesday night looking for an upset over the first place team in the 14u American division, the Long Island Elite Prospects. Elite gave the ball to hard throwing right hander Lucas Sweeting, who was featured in our “Up Next” series back in February. Empire had a great start off Sweeting, as Leo Sanchez drew a walk to leadoff the game and advanced to third on a throw away on a pickoff attempt with no outs. With Sanchez on third, Anthony Fiorentino hit a chopper to third for an RBI ground out and an Early 1-0 Empire lead. Sweeting then struck out the next two batters he fa...
Jeshiva’s Impressive Outing Leads to Big Team Win for B1 Ghost Parise over Showtime Legacy
by John Sullivan After Showtime scratches a run across due to walks, Jojo Basile gets the K and shuts the door for B1. They win it 6-1 in 5 due to time limit pic.twitter.com/hvVFVVQPMM — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 29, 2025 It was bound to be a good game when Micheal Sime, brother of recent Nationals 4th round draft pick Miguel, took the mound for Showtime Legacy against third place B1 Ghost Parise. Similar to his brother, Micheal is a power pitcher who displays an electric fastball and he showed it in the first inning by blowing three of them by the first three batters for an easy 1-2-3 inning. After Sime’s great inning, Showtime had a promising start to the bottom half of the first after lead off batter, Owen Phillips, reached on an error. After B1 starting pitcher, Zachary...
GAME RECAP: Jonathan Moya Tosses Gem in B1 Ghost’s 7-1 Victory Over LIB Prime
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Jonathan Moya, who went 5 and a third with only 1 run given up on 3 hits and 6 strikeouts pic.twitter.com/zyBXvQsIFo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 11, 2024 After dropping game 1 of the doubleheader to B1 Ghost, LIB Prime was poised to jump on B1’s starter, Jonathan Moya. LIB lead off batter, Frank Stella, did just that, as he ripped the first pitch he saw down the left field line for a double. Alex Catania and Dylan Babek then both worked walks to load the bases with no outs. Anthony Sanchez then came through with a single the other way to put LIB up 1-0. With the bases loaded, no outs, and 1 run already scored, it looked like a possibly disastrous inning for B1. But, luckily for them, Moya settled down in a big way and get two backwar...
GAME RECAP: Vance Kane Comes up Clutch to Complete Seventh Inning Comeback and Keep Titans Undefeated Season Alive
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Vance Kane, who was 2 for 3 with the go-ahead two run inside the park homer in the seventh inning pic.twitter.com/B4gRdVPzvW — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 9, 2024 The matchup on Tuesday night at Mitchel field featured the top team in the league, LI Titans Crema, who were 12-0 entering the game, facing off against the bottom team in the league, CPD East, who were 0-10 going into the game. CPD would go on to prove that they’re a much better team than their record shows, and they can beat any team on any given day, especially when Steven Quiroz is pitching for them. Quiroz, a consistent strike thrower who pitched to contact, started off the game in the top of the first with a scoreless inning, despite issuing a walk and a base hit. In th...
GAME RECAP: NBNM Rebels Take Lead in Second and Don’t Look Back in Win Over the Titans
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Andrew and Eli Castka. Eli reached base three times, with one of those being an inside the park homerun, and Andrew went four innings on the mound pic.twitter.com/7MKg3VoPE9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2024 The 11u matchup that took place at Cantiague Park was one between two very talented and well-rounded teams. The main strength for both teams is their offense, and that was on display early. The Titans scored immediately after Mason Schalor led off with a single and Josh Green drove him in with a double on the very next at bat. After a strikeout to the three batter, Nolan Homkaw hit an RBI double of his own to score Green. Oliver Martone then ripped a line drive into right field that scored Homkaw, but Martone was thrown out at ...
GAME RECAP: LI Elite and Baseball U Tie in an Intense Back-and-Forth Game
by John Sullivan Noah Bisgeier brings us through his mindset on the mound today. He went 3 and two thirds with only 1 hit given up and no earned runs pic.twitter.com/5C4DNVDQ5C — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2024 The matchup between Long Island Elite and Baseball U was one between two high powered offenses who can strike at any time, and Baseball U displayed that right away, as RJ Smith delivered a one out double off the fence. Elite starting pitcher, Ethan Monteiro, got a big strikeout on the next batter, but Brayden Maras came through for Baseball U with a big RBI double to put Baseball U up 1-0. In the bottom of the first, the Elite offense responded. CJ Ingram and Ethan Monteiro got things started with back to back walks and a double steal. Luke Groce then came through ...
GAME RECAP: Timely Hitting and Taking Advantage of Mistakes Helps NY Longhorns Maisano Complete Come From Behind Win
by John Sullivan Final: Brady Hunt closes it down and the Longhorns win it 8-5 pic.twitter.com/clenUpHBip — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 18, 2024 The 13u Boys of Summer matchup at Holy Trinity on Tuesday night was a highly anticipated one, as two of the best teams in the league matched up. B1 Ghost Diaz Gold entered the game with a 4-1 record and a run differential of 29-8. NY Longhorns Maisano entered play with a 3-1 record and a run differential of 24-6. B1 sent Giancarlo Cantorno to the mound, who immediately put Longhorn lead off batter, Brian Kalinowski, on with a walk. Cantorno got the next batter to ground into a fielder’s choice for the first out, but an E6 put Brady Hunt on and made it first and second for the Longhorns. Joey Moy then ripped a line drive into c...
GAME RECAP: NBNM Rebels cruise to 2-0 start in Memorial Day Clash
by John Sullivan Post game interview with Sean Lay of the NBNM Rebels pic.twitter.com/xuY8gumCan — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 The matchup between the Long Island Bandits vs the North Bellmore North Merrick Rebels was a highly anticipated one, as both teams came into the game with a record of 1-0. Sean Lay set the tone on the mound for the Rebels in the top of first by retiring the side in order, with help from his catcher, Collin Jewels, who threw out a runner at second to end the inning. End of 1: Rebels explode for 13 runs in the bottom of the first, with RBI hits from Grayson Radigan, Evan Ettinger, and Nate Williamson pic.twitter.com/nrpupNI0OL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 The bottom of the first was a long and eventful one because the Reb...
GAME RECAP: James Rodriguez Walks it Off for EEP Bandits
by John Sullivan Post game interview with James Rodriguez and Coach Kevin Rodriguez after a big 6-5 win pic.twitter.com/GsO6c7FizD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 On Saturday morning at Eisenhower Park, the EEP Bandits took on Titans Baseball in a pool play matchup in the 10u Memorial Day Clash. Although it was the first game of the tournament for the Bandits, the Titans came into this game with huge momentum, as they had just beaten the Long Island Junior Ducks 15-0 in their first game of the tournament earlier in the morning. The Titans would use this momentum to jump on the Bandits early. In the top of the first, the Titans offense was hitting all the ball over the plate, as Andrew Surace had an RBI single and Brody Hislop had a two RBI single to give the Titans a 3-...
GAME RECAP: Vincent Genovese and Ian Rivera Dominate on the Mound as Tristate Arsenal and Yeti Baseball Tie 0-0
by John Sullivan Vincent Genovese (Tri State Arsenal) and Ian Rivera (Yeti Baseball) are the Muddy Locker Players of the Game pic.twitter.com/gJCbFV3mRh — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 7, 2023 The 16u matchup that took place Monday night between Tristate Arsenal and Yeti Baseball was one that featured two incredible starting pitchers that refused to crack under pressure. Ian Rivera (starter for Yeti) and Vincent Genovese (starter for Arsenal) both displayed their talent on the mound immediately, as they both tossed quick 1-2-3 innings in the first. The second inning was not as easy for Rivera though, as he ran into a bases loaded one out situation after giving up a single to Mike Fosorile and walking two batters. But, the bases being loaded didn’t seem to affect Rivera becaus...
