LI Boys of Summer 2025
Eddie Sanderson’s Efforts Propel Pro Diamond Rangers Over Long Island Empire Black 9-4
by Joe Bello Eddie Sanderson of Pro Diamond Rangers following their 9-4 win over Empire. He went 5 innings on the mound, allowing 4 runs in the 1st and then firing 4 scoreless to keep his team in the game. Also had the go-ahead hit in the win in the 3rd, a 2-RBI double. pic.twitter.com/7A5o2NT89h — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 22, 2025 Island Trees High School in Levittown played host to a LI Boys of Summer 14u American Division matchup on Monday night. Long Island Empire Black and Pro Diamond Rangers faced off in the action packed game. The Pro Diamond Rangers would come away victorious in this one, winning by a score of 9-4 but the game was closer than the score makes it seem. Let’s recap how we got to this point. The 6pm game started off with Mike Bernius toeing the slab fo...
GAME RECAP: Top Tier Aviators Erupt for 12 Runs in Final At Bat in 15-4 Win
by Jacob Infald And that’s the game. Walters fired the last 3 and 2/3s and secured the win. Top Tier Aviators 15 – LI Elite Inciarrano 4 pic.twitter.com/lK955elOQu — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 19, 2025 Heading into the fifth and final inning, the 16U Long Island Boys of Summer contest between the Top Tier Aviators and LI Elite Inciarrano was slow paced and low-scoring with LI Elite leading 4-3. Down to their final three outs, Top Tier’s offense erupted, going through their entire 11 man batting order and then some, putting up a whooping 12-spot, blowing the game open and securing a 15-4 win. After losing six of their first eight league contests of the summer, Top Tier has caught fire, with this win being their seventh in a row. It seemed like their luck would run out ...
GAME RECAP: Steven D’Ornellas Fires CG in 3-0 Win Over Yeti Baseball Select
by Jacob Infald D’Ornellas is the player of the game. He threw a complete game shutout. He spoke about the total team effort that took place tonight. pic.twitter.com/HN2lcza1A1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 16, 2025 On the very first pitch of the game, MVP South Shore Fiore’s pitcher Steven D’Ornellas forced Yeti Baseball Select’s leadoff batter Nick Given to fly out to left. One pitch, one out. 21 outs later D’Ornellas had achieved a complete game shutout, leading his squad to their fifth straight victory in the LI Boys of Summer 15U National Division. It was a homecoming performance for D’Ornellas. The MacArthur HS class of 2027 product was able to pitch at his home field. In fact, a quarter of MVP’s lineup consisted of MacArthur players, including Gio Arganese, another cla...
Top Tier Aviators Take Game 2 After Tying With Islip Owls Baseball Club
The Top Tier Aviators took on the Islip Owls Baseball Club on Saturday morning in a LI Boys of Summer 15u American doubleheader. The two games featured a mix of almost everything; good defense, good pitching and a lot of offense. The Aviators ended up with the upper hand on the Owls today, as they won game two of the twin bill after game one ended in a tie. Game 1 This one ends in a 4-4 tie, great job by Ascher to retire the last 3 outs in a row. Game 2 coming up shortly. pic.twitter.com/z8AlieQIPV — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 12, 2025 Game one of the doubleheader started off slow on the offensive side of things, with only 1 run being scored in the first 3 innings of the contest. Harrison McManus would toe the rubber for the Aviators while Aiden Gibbs would take the ball for...
GAME RECAP: MJ Reimers Drives in Run, Records Save in 2-0 Win for OC Titans
by Jacob Infald Reimers gets the save. OC Titans 15U 2 – Yeti Baseball Select 0 pic.twitter.com/V5qJS6oqex — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 7, 2025 Very few things in sports compare to an old fashioned pitcher’s duel in baseball. On Monday night in the Long Island Boys of Summer 15U National Division, there was a pitcher’s duel, but it definitely wasn’t old fashioned. Between the OC Titans 15U and Yeti Baseball Select 15U, there were a total of nine pitchers used in a contest that saw the Titans come out on top 2-0. After competing in the 15U Perfect Game Super25 National Championship tournament this past weekend, the Titans looked to right the ship in their fourth league game of the summer. They found themselves out in front early after putting a couple of run...
GAME RECAP: Top Tier Aviators Win 7-2, Tie 8-8 In Saturday DH Against B1 Ghost Iadevaio
by Jacob Infald Heading into Saturday’s matchup against B1 Ghost Iadevaio, Top Tier Aviators 14U had labored in the LI Boys of Summer 14U American Division. They had dropped their last four contests, scoring only six runs across the four losses. However, on this sunny morning at Middle Country Park, they looked like a new ballclub getting contributions up and down the batting order en route to a 7-2 victory and an exhilarating comeback that resulted in an 8-8 tie. Mason Scortichini is today’s player of the game. He talked about his two-way dominance this morning and his team’s scrappy bounce back win. pic.twitter.com/WzMRaeKOkj — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2025 Game 1 Game one was all about Mason Scortichini. The rising freshman for Comsewogue High School started the gam...
LI Huskies Push Win Streak to Eight With 4–3 Victory Over Top Tier
By Tucker Terranova Mark Reo discusses the keys to victory in the 16U LI Huskies’ 4-3 @liboysofsummer win over the Top Tier Aviators, as well as what’s led to their eight-game conference winning streak. pic.twitter.com/mSd9Vqr02Z — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 1, 2025 With the summer schedule reaching its midpoint, teams across the Island are beginning to round into form. For the 16U LI Huskies, Tuesday’s matchup was another step in a strong start and a textbook display of fundamental baseball. Backed by sharp defense, quality pitching and a textbook display of small-ball, the Huskies edged the Top Tier Aviators, 4-3, extending their conference win streak to eight games and improving to 8-2-1 in league play. “We’ve been relying on our defense and pitching recently to help us w...
GAME RECAP: 16u LI Titans Cooney Earn Dominant Run-Rule Victory at Stony Brook
by Trevor Dugan Mason Nasta and Luke Howard of the LI Titans Cooney spoke to Axcess after their dominant victory at Joe Nathan Field @liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/pRDCtIUuG6 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 27, 2025 B1 Ghost Andersen and the LI Titans Cooney met at Joe Nathan Field Thursday evening for a 16u LI Boys of summer matchup. B1 started Elvin Mele (Garden City 2027) on the mound while the Titans went with Brayden Wheeler (Division 2027). The Titans got the scoring started early, posting three runs in the top of the first inning. Back-to-back walks and a HBP loaded the bases to start the game. The game’s first two runs would come across on passed balls, while the third scored on an RBI groundout. Heading into the bottom of the first, the Titans held a 3-0 lead. Titans...
MVP South Shore Scores 11 runs in the 5th, beat Team Francisco 17-5
By Joe Bello Anthony Nardone following MVP South Shore’s 17-5 win over TF. He went 2/4 with 2 RBI in the win. pic.twitter.com/oGuM9x6Nzs — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 26, 2025 MVP South Shore and Team Francisco Notorious 9 faced off in a 14u National LI Boys of Summer midweek matchup on Wednesday night at Salk Middle School. The game started off as a close and good matchup but quickly became ugly in the top of the 5th where South Shore dropped 11 runs onto their total. South Shore walked away with the 17-5 win over Team Francisco in the very hot evening game. Ballgame over, MVP South Shore holds on to win 17-5 over Team Francisco. pic.twitter.com/Vc1TfBxIfw — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 26, 2025 Nick Casale started things off early for South Shore, ripping an RB...
GAME RECAP: Setiadi’s 2 RBI Single Propels LI Huskies to 6-2 Win
by Jacob Infald Finally, the Huskies get their big hit. With two strikes and two outs, Jayden Setiadi comes through with two huge RBI to give them a 4-2 lead through four innings. pic.twitter.com/b5EQoSWeZQ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 23, 2025 When Jayden Setiadi (Deer Park 2027) came to the plate in the bottom of the fourth for the Long Island Huskies, they were tied up with Dodgers Nation Anzano, 2-2. The game had been tight, with both sides trying to pull away. Setiadi went down 1-2 in the count and with two runners in scoring position and two outs, it looked like another inning would go by where a team would miss out an opportunity. Setiati battled, taking two balls and fouling a pitch to stay alive and work the count full. Finally, on the next pitch he connected, hitt...
GAME RECAP: Ryan Banfill’s Huge Game Leads Gorilla Baseball to 9-4 Win
by Jacob Infald Banfill is having a game. Huge two out RBI to extend Gorilla Baseball’s lead to 9-4 here in the bottom of the fifth. pic.twitter.com/AAIcXxq5AA — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 20, 2025 Gorilla Baseball 15U took home a 9-4 victory against B1 Ghost Parise 15U behind a seven-run onslaught in the third inning that was capped off by an inside-the-park grand slam by Ryan Banfill (Sachem North 2028). In a game with a lot of base runners and opportunities, it was Gorilla Baseball that was able to stop rallies and come up with timely hits of their own as they improved to 2-4 on the season in the LI Boys of Summer 15U American division. Tylan Edwards (West Babylon 2027) got the start for Gorilla Baseball and he did not make things easy for himself. He walked the first tw...
GAME RECAP: Showtime Legacy Cruise to 9-1 Victory
by Jacob Infald Showtime wraps it up and wins the game 9-1 in five innings. Blanch throws five innings allowing only one run and striking out 5. pic.twitter.com/pbuwem9aSY — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 18, 2025 Justin Blanch (Jericho 2027) took the mound with a lead for Showtime Legacy 15U and he never looked back. The right-hander threw a complete game, allowing only one run and striking out five as Showtime defeated Yeti Baseball Navy 15U 9-1 in a Long Island Boys of Summer 15U game. Blanch demonstrated excellent composure on the mound, leaving six of Yeti’s base runners stranded on base throughout the night. Blanch’s stuff was also deceiving, as he would hold his leg kick with two strikes, similar to Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Nestor Cortes. Blanch said he knows his two-sea...
