Rocky Point
Rocky Point Looking to Build On Last Year’s 11-Win Season
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Max Edelman East Tennessee SS Cody Miller (Rocky Point 2022) selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 2025 MLB Draft pic.twitter.com/Jyf4cYs88M — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 14, 2025 As he enters his eighth year as head coach of the Rocky Point Eagles, head coach Anthony Anzalone’s team is coming off of a season in which they finished just over the.500 mark. Finishing 10-8 in league play and 11-9 overall. Despite falling short of their ultimate goal, Anzalone believes it was a step in the right direction for his team. “We lost to East Islip in the first round of the playoffs 1-0 on a 10th inning squeeze.” Anzalone said. “We came back and beat West Babylon in eight innings...
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Jacob Abran
(Editor’s Note: This is the ninth installment of the Up Next series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured, Jack Mulligan, Alex Pagano, Quincy Gibbs, Michael Cotto, Charlie Edwards, Evan Picciano, Nick Lawrence and Robbie Mascia. Special thanks to Ken Kortright State Farm Agency for sponsoring this year’s series.) Jacob Abran (Rocky Point 2029) pic.twitter.com/3EZa7Omx53 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) December 22, 2025 It wasn’t long ago that Rocky Point was the talk of the town. In 2022, they were led by a trio of Division-I bound seniors and a junior who would ultimately play in the College World Series. Those players (Cody Miller, Sean Hamilton, Nick Benhardt and Dom Carbone) allowed the Eagles to roll through Suffolk County and...
Game of the Week Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm Agency: Rocky Point Holds On 4-3 Over Sayville
Final: Rocky Point 4, Sayville 3 WP: Vito Spadafina (6 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 Ks) S: Callahan Ryan Loughlin: 3-3, BB, 2 RBIs pic.twitter.com/v7hgxkc8ji — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 25, 2025 When these two teams meet, it is generally a very entertaining and exciting game – and this was no exception. With Rocky Point leading 4-3 and the potential tying run on third, Brody Tellier gave one a ride to deep left center field, Jackson Marte made the catch at the fence to seal the win and the series victory. Rocky Point sent RHP Vito Spadafina to the hill against freshman Nate Lewis of Sayville. The hometown nine got on the board first in the bottom of the first on an E5 that scored Kyle Messina. Spadafina was able to avoid further damage with a fly out to right field off the bat o...
Rocky Point Looks to Return to Playoffs After Down Year in 2024
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by George Caratzas Coming into 2024, the Rocky Point Eagles had made the playoffs for a decade straight. Unfortunately for them, that streak came to an end as the Eagles went 9-11 in head coach Anthony Anzalone’s sixth at the helm. Despite losing some key pieces, Anzalone believes that his team is prepared to make sure that Rocky Point does not start a playoff drought. “We have experienced seniors who went through a rough time last year and don’t want to feel that way again,” Anzalone said in an interview with Axcess Baseball. “They’ve also been on some pretty good teams so they’ve seen all ends of the spectrum. They’ve come in this offseason with a great mindset and a great work ethic and are ready to...
Rocky Point Enters 2024 Seeking Sixth Consecutive League Championship
by Max Edelman Rocky Point 7, Miller Place 3 WP: Dom Carbone (6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 8 Ks) AJ Aschettino: 2-for-4, HR pic.twitter.com/tJ23Jjol8b — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 3, 2023 (Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series.) Coming off a 17-6 season that included a trip to the third round of the playoffs and 5th consecutive League Championship, the Rocky Point Eagles enter the season hoping to replicate much of the success they had a season ago. Head coach Anthony Anzalone, who is entering his 6th year as the Eagles head coach, recapped what was overall a successful season, as well as the recent success the team has enjoyed over the last few years. They also won the 2022 Class A Suffolk County Championship. “We lost ...
GAME RECAP: Dom Carbone Carries No-Hitter Into 6th Inning, Rocky Point Wins 5-1
Dom Carbone struck out 10 and allowed just 2 hits and an unearned run in Rocky Point’s 5-1 win over Comsewogue. He was the Axcess Preseason Player of the Year and today’s Player of the Game Powered by @GCsports pic.twitter.com/38gtY96o3a — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 10, 2023 Last year, Dom Carbone was one of the several high-end Division-I players on Rocky Point’s Suffolk County Championship winning team. But as the calendar turned to 2023 and four of those players graduated, he is now the leader of the team. The Eagles might be a little younger, but they are just as hungry and fundamentally sound as they ever were under coach Anthony Anzalone who has them believing in themselves. Dom Carbone, who we named the Axcess Preseason Player of the Year, and is among the top ...
Following Historic Season, Rocky Point Looks to Continue Success
Rocky Point captures the 2022 Suffolk Class A Championship ! Dominick Carbone fired a complete game with 12 strikeouts to earn the W They advance to the Class A Long Island Championship against the winner of Calhoun-Clarke pic.twitter.com/b10JAjErzR — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2022 From the time the 2021 season ended against Harborfields. Rocky Point knew that they had the chance to have a special season in 2022. “After the first round exit, we knew we would be returning the same team – minus James Maggio, who is doing great for St. Joseph’s. We knew we had the team that could be the last team standing.” It’s not often a team has the star power that the Rocky Point Eagles had. They didn’t just have “D-I commits”, they had ...
Q & A With AJ Aschettino
2-R single by sophomore AJ Aschettino to break the game open for Rocky Point pic.twitter.com/EuGJ31H4yW — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2022 2022 was a banner year for Rocky Point who captured the Class A Suffolk County Championship with a victory over the reigning champs, Mount Sinai. They featured a team loaded with four Division-I commits – Cody Miller (Axcess Preseason Player of the Year), Sean Hamilton, Dominick Carbone and Nic Benhardt. But as we know, it takes contributions up-and-down the roster to truly make a championship team. Rocky Point received a tremendous season from sophomore second baseman, AJ Aschettino, son of retired coach Andrew Aschettino who led the program to their first County Championship in 2018. He batted .328 over 80 plate appearances with...
Ken Kortright Agency Game of the Week: Nic Benhardt Puts Out Fire in 2-1 Win
Postgame interview with Rocky Point HC Anthony Anzalone following their season opening 2-1 victory over East Islip pic.twitter.com/iASJHbpzTa — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) March 30, 2022 This was a game that I had circled on the calendar. The reigning Conference IV Long Island Champs on the road against one of the most talented teams in Suffolk. Both teams sending their hard-throwing southpaw ace to the hill. Rocky Point came out on top, 2-1, in our Ken Kortright Agency Game of the Week led by their four Preseason All-Long Island Players. While baseball is a team sport, and Rocky Point certainly has talent all over the field, it doesn’t hurt to have four Division-I commits that all have varsity experience. Carbone, the reigning League MVP squared off against Stony Brook-comm...
Rocky Point Looks Poised to Make a Run at County Title
by Mike Anderson Final: Rocky Point 4, Hills West 2 WP: Dominick Carbone S: Cody Miller Carbone: 3-for-4, 2 RBI Rocky Point improves to 12-1 pic.twitter.com/dwyolLkHjx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 2, 2021 It’s hard to improve on a 16-2 record, but that’s what Rocky Point Varsity Baseball will look to do this year. And when you have a team as talented and as deep as Rocky Point, that is very possible. Though they were upset in the playoffs and eliminated by Harborfields, the Eagles had themselves a great year. Rocky Point was the top seed in League IV last year, and their 16 wins tied them for the most in Section XI along with Mt. Sinai, who was the top seed in League V. What made their season all the more impressive was the competition that they faced: six of their nine opp...
Dominick Carbone Strikes Out 9, Drives in Two En Route to 4-2 Rocky Point Win
Final: Rocky Point 4, Hills West 2 WP: Dominick Carbone S: Cody Miller Carbone: 3-for-4, 2 RBI Rocky Point improves to 12-1 pic.twitter.com/dwyolLkHjx — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 2, 2021 Back in 2018, Rocky Point captured their first Class A County Championship in program history. A large part of that team was LHP/OF Joey Grillo who was among the top players on Long Island that season both at the plate and on the mound. Three years later, and it’s another southpaw pitcher and lefty bat that is performing exceptionally well for the Eagles except he’s just a sophomore – which makes it even more impressive. He’s batting .510 for the season – fired a no-hitter against East Hampton last week and followed that up with a great outing today against Hil...
Rocky Point Leaning on Deep Pitching Staff, Two Div-I Prospects
Walk-off single by Kyle Callahan and Rocky Point defeats Shoreham-Wading River, 4-3, in 10 innings ! pic.twitter.com/520eBR5wGZ — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 23, 2019 Rocky Point won the first County Championship in program history in 2018, and came very close to winning another in 2019 with a new Head Coach and only 13 players on the roster. That’s a testament to the culture that former coach Andrew Aschettino instilled, but also the caliber of coach that Anthony Anzalone is. Anzalone, who was an outstanding hitter in his own right at Rocky Point and Adelphi University, will guide a team in 2021 that has a ton of promise. While they graduated a big senior class in 2019 – headlined by League MVP Mike Gunning – they only had two seniors graduate in 2020, neith...
