LI Empire
Q & A With Long Island Empire Owner, Anthony Rinaldi
(Editor’s Note: This article was originally post in January 2025. We will have an exclusive one-on-one interview with Anthony Rinaldi coming in a couple of weeks to update us on the progress of the organization.) One of the up-and-coming programs on Long Island over the past couple years is the Long Island Empire. Established 4 years ago by Anthony Rinaldi with one team, they not only grew to 13 teams but made an impact winning a number of championships this year. Heres’ a quick rundown of your championships and runner-up finishes… 16u Blue Chip Prospect Summer Series Champs 17u BOS Labor Day Champs Boys of Summer College Crossover Champ 13u Boys of Summer Semi Finalists 13u Blue Chip Summer Series Semi Finals 13u BOS Labor Day Finalist 15u Summer Sendoff PA Finalist 16u Boys of Summ...
Top Tier Aviators Win Boys of Summer Varsity Division Championship
by Trevor Dugan Axcess caught up with Dan Gilroy and Cooper Daniels of the Top Tier Aviators following their championship victory at PAL Stadium @liboysofsummer @TopTierAviators @cooper_dan88211 @DanielGilroy33 pic.twitter.com/9lSFc2zYYr — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 15, 2025 It was a dominant performance for the Top Tier Aviators Friday evening as they captured the championship in the LI Boys of Summer Varsity Division over the Long Island Empire. The championship matchup featured plenty of players committed to play college baseball. The Aviators started New Haven-commit Dan Gilroy on the mound, while the Empire started SUNY Purchase’s Jordan Cassuto. The Empire batted first and gave Gilroy an early scare in the top of the first inning. After striking out the first batter...
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...
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: Joe Arlia Leads LIB Select to 6-3 Victory
by Jacob Infald Amarante gets Daly swinging. Empire gets one on a throwing error from Huthwaite but it won’t be enough as the game will end on time limit. LIB Select 6 – Long Island Empire 3 pic.twitter.com/MtPqYjK3c6 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 12, 2025 In the bottom of the third inning Joe Arlia stepped to the plate for LIB 16U Select. They were in the midst of a two-out rally that already saw them net one run to tie the score up at two runs apiece against Long Island Empire 16U. Arlia dug in, his dugout was loud and on the first pitch he sat on a fastball on the upper half of the plate and roped it to right field, driving in two runs and giving his team a lead that they would not relinquish. That Arlia at-bat was a strong representation of this 6-3 victory for LIB...
Q & A With Long Island Empire Owner, Anthony Rinaldi
One of the up-and-coming programs on Long Island over the past couple years is the Long Island Empire. Established 4 years ago by Anthony Rinaldi with one team, they not only grew to 13 teams but made an impact winning a number of championships this year. Heres’ a quick rundown of your championships and runner-up finishes… 16u Blue Chip Prospect Summer Series Champs 17u BOS Labor Day Champs Boys of Summer College Crossover Champ 13u Boys of Summer Semi Finalists 13u Blue Chip Summer Series Semi Finals 13u BOS Labor Day Finalist 15u Summer Sendoff PA Finalist 16u Boys of Summer Finalist 16u Blue Chip Father’s Day Finalist 17u Prospect Select Northeast Semi Finalists 17u Axcess World Series Finalist 9u and 12u Hot Stove Championship I had a chance to speak with him and here...
