LI Elite
LI Elite Takes Game 2 of DH, 13-4
by Ethan Berch Axcess Reporter Ethan Berch gets a few words with the winning coach of the LI Elite following their 13-4 victory! pic.twitter.com/p4dcsFT9NN — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 27, 2020 LI Boys of Summer Baseball this fall has been in full swung as we enter late into September. This version features the LI Elite taking on the Smithtown Bulls in a 15u matchup at Brentwood State Park. After the Bulls took down the Elite in game one in stunning fashion, the Elite didn’t let that faze them coming into game two. Colin Rosen got the nod for the Elite with determination in his eyes. Colin was electric in this game as he kept the Elite in the game as it went back and forth early on. First, the Bulls struck first when they went up 1-0 on a Ryan Conk RBI double. The Elite...
Recap of Axcess Invitational
After four days of wall-to-wall baseball at Moriches Sports Complex, we were able to crown championships at the 14, 15, 16 and 17/18 age group. The winners were: 14U- KA Elite Junior Ducks 15U- Diamond Spikes 16U- Black Diamonds 17/18U- Junior Ducks It took several months of planning, but it was almost all derailed by the pandemic that delayed the start of the 2020 season until July 6. It was almost derailed again with a huge storm that swept through Long Island on Wednesday night and parts of Friday morning. For those that have followed Axcess Baseball for a few years, you know how a dark cloud hangs over at out events. It started in 2016 with Dowling College closing the day before the Battle of the Border. Later that year, had to cancel a Home Run Derby. Once again, the first Awards Ban...
Koustulias, Cucinella Power LI Elite to 6-1 Win
by James Ryder Final: LI Elite take W 6-1. Here is Mike Cucinella (3 RBI) and Nick Koustulias (complete game, 0 ER) on their teams early success at the plate and how their team felt in their first game of the day: pic.twitter.com/GHwToYN8y9 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 24, 2020 Some heavy rain nearly put a damper on the Axcess Baseball Invitational at Moriches Complex Friday morning. It caused the 9 AM matchup between 15 U Long Island Elite and Freedom Baseball to play just 6 or the usual 7 innings. The rain, however, didn’t seem to be a factor for LI Elite, whose early offensive success and strong dominant pitching led to their 6-1 victory. The game began with LI at the plate. Leadoff hitter JD Decina drew a walk. He then stole second base before being driven in on Mike Cuc...
LI Elite Win Extra Inning Thriller to Capture 16U Columbus Day Tournament
The test of a good team is the ability to overcome adversity and not wave the white flag. LI Elite showed incredible resiliency today in a 7-4 extra inning win in the 16U Columbus Day Tournament Finals against a terrific Next Level Baseball team. “We said we’d get into a slug fest today and we go punched in the face and bounced back,” said Head Coach Appel. “We’ve been a bend-but-don’t break team but any time we play a big game we seem to show up. Today we were able to foul off curveballs and hunt fastballs,” he added. They faced a very good pitcher in JJ Gatti. The hard-throwing righty had great stuff but he ran into some trouble leaving the ball up in this game. LI Elite scored two runs in the top of the second on a sac fly by Ryan Desmond and an...
LI Indians Walk-Off Against Thunder
LI Indians Elite 12U Coach discusses their walk-off victory @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/vjmkxL62i3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 19, 2019 by Ethan Marshall In a game that went from a slug fest to a pitchers’ duel, the Long Island Indians defeated the Long Island Thunder 5-4 on a walk-off ground out by Frankie McNally, scoring Brian Licata from third after he set the table with a ringing triple to left-center field. “That’s what you play baseball for,” Indians Head Coach Carl Cascio said of his team’s victory. “A lot of the scoring was early in the game, but it came down to that last inning.” The Thunder struck first in the opening inning thanks to a two-out RBI single by first baseman Tommy Desantis off starting pitcher Brian Licata. However, the Indians wasted little t...
Up Next: James Sill
Having watched a lot of baseball across the nation these past couple years, I have noticed one huge difference between northeast players and their counterparts in the midwest or south. That difference is pure size for young players. This weekend especially in Miami, I saw many middle school age players that are over 6’0 and 180 lbs. That is typically the size of a 16-18 year-old. When you’re that size at a younger age, however, you generate more power and more power means more recognition and more recognition typically means more offers. Levittown-native James Sill possesses that size. And that power. And will soon generate the recognition. Standing 6’2″ 190 lbs 90 MPH exit veto, the young man turned some heads this season while playing on the big field as a seventh...
LI Elite Edge Titans Molinaro at Stony Brook
The LI Elite 2020 South were set to face off against the LI Titans Molinaro in the 16U American division of the Boys of Summer on Thursday at 6 o’clock on Thursday evening. An hour prior to the planned start time, there was some doubt regarding whether or not the game would be played. From about 5:00 to 6:00, there was constant, heavy rainfall, with booming thunder as lightning constantly flashed across the sky. The sun soon emerged, and played its part in helping to dry up the field. At approximately 7 PM, the game finally started. Lorenzo Petraglia led off for the Elite, and he worked a lead off walk against Titans pitcher, Anthony Hernandez. Jason Labrador followed up with a single, putting Elite in a position to strike early. The following batter, Mike Sullivan, reached on a fielder’s ...
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