John Sullivan
Long Island Strong Pulls Out a Hard-Fought Victory Behind the Arm of Logan McKee
by John Sullivan Top 6: Evan Picciano smokes a 2 rbi double to the right center field gap to give LI Strong a 3-1 lead pic.twitter.com/xMM7zxKwHY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 The 13u Memorial Day Clash matchup between the Batting 1.000 Seminoles and the Long Island Strong was one that featured two very strong starting pitchers that attacked hitters with strikes. For the Seminoles, hard throwing right-hander Matteo Fiore toed the rubber, while crafty lefty Logan McKee got the nod for the Strong. Early on it was easy to see the high level of talent and poise on the mound these two pitchers have. Matteo Fiore was blowing his fastball by hitters, which allowed him to cruise to two shutout innings to start his day. His counterpart Logan McKee was mixing his pitches more a...
Long Island Sharks Firing on All Cylinders As They Cruise Past the Merrick Mayhem to Advance to 2-0 in Pool Play
by John Sullivan Mid 2: Sharks plate another 5 in the second with a big thanks to this rbi triple by Frank Hernandez. They now lead 12-0 pic.twitter.com/5AYl77T6Ko — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 The 10u matchup between Sharks Baseball Academy was a battle of two high-powered offenses coming off huge wins in their tournament openers. Earlier in the day, the Sharks took down the LI Storm 11-1 and the Mayhem defeated the LI Storm, 19-4. Both teams would be looking to continue their success and get to 2-0 in pool play. The Sharks offense set the tone of the game in the top of the first inning. The first 7 batters reached base for the Sharks, which led to a ridiculous 7 run inning on 7 hits. Gavin Kennedy, Jaxon Reinan, and Frank Hernandez all had RBI knocks for the sharks...
Timely Hitting and Pounding the Zone Gets the Job Done for Team Beast
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with John Drew of team beast. He went 2-3 on the day with two doubles, as well a big run scored on a wild pitch. pic.twitter.com/sTHGKhipF7 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 The 15u matchup for East Coast Youth Baseball’s Memorial Day Clash”between B1000 Seminoles-Cohen and Beast 2026 American was one that pitted two hard-throwing right handers against each other. Conor Dekenipp got the ball for Team Beast and Donovan Brazicki took the mound for the B1000 Seminoles. Despite having a hard fastball and a wicked 12-6 curveball, The Seminoles were able to scratch off a run against Dekenipp in the top of the first. The run was scored after Pat Cappetti and Ryan Jazylo both worked walks and Thomas Duffy came through with a line-drive RBI sin...
Dodgers Nation Cruise to Victory Over Five Star National Behind the Arm of Ayden Gotterup
by John Sullivan Postgame interview with Aydan Gotterup of Dodgers Nation. He went 4 scoreless innings with 9 Ks while only surrendering 1 hit in a 9-1 victory against Five Star. pic.twitter.com/tydm2cm2oj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2023 The opening game for East Coast Youth Baseball’s 14u Memorial Day Clash pinned Dodgers Nation-Paredes against 5 Star National NY-Towle. Early in the game it was easy to see that Dodgers Nation would have little problem keeping their opponent off the board. Aydan Gotterup, starting pitcher for Dodgers Nation, set the tone early as he cruised through the top of the first inning with two strikeouts and no base runners allowed. Dodgers Nation would carry the momentum into the bottom of the first, when Devin Paredes ripped a single into rig...
