by Trevor Dugan We spoke to Head Joe Cottone of LIB Select and SP Matthew Karp after their dominant 12-0 win in the @liboysofsummer 13u Central Division Championship pic.twitter.com/NsiUtFd6fD — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 16, 2025 It was a dominant performance from start to finish for LIB Select on Saturday afternoon, as SP Matthew Klang tossed a complete game shutout and the offense scored 12 runs to earn a run-rule victory in the Boys of Summer 13u Central Division Championship over Dodgers Nation Zaccaro. Dodgers Nation started Theo Lui on the mound for Saturday’s championship bout, while the aforementioned Matthew Klang got the start for LIB Select. Lui retired the first two batters he faced in the top of the first, but Joe Albano laced a two out single to center fi...
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...