Top Tier Aviators
Where Are They Now Powered by Complete Sports Performance: Tommy Boyce
18 hour bus rides are not for the faint of heart. You really have to love baseball to drive from Salt Lake City to Medicine Hat, Canada only to get off the bus and play a double header. This was life in the minor leagues in the late 1980s. Long Island-native Tommy Boyce did it for 3 seasons after his recording-setting career at NY Tech. Prior to that, he helped lead Comsewogue to their first and only New York State Championship in 1982. Along his journey there were many highs and lows, but first let’s turn the clock back. The Early Days Tommy was born in Brooklyn but raised in Port Jeff Station. His father was an air traffic controller and his mother owned a hair salon. He had one younger brother, who was the Long Island record holder for most goals scored in a boy’s lacrosse g...
Catching Up With Jack Halloran
The Aviators now lead 4-1. The latest run coming from Jack Halloran.(Emory) pic.twitter.com/8rafXVfSOL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 30, 2023 Growing up and playing on the east end of Long Island can present some inherent obstacles to getting exposure. Jack Halloran, Westhampton Beach, made it his point to do everything in his power to not only succeed at the college level, but to get a good education. Halloran, a four-year varsity player, compiled a 1.503 OPS during his seniors season in which he helped lead the Hurricanes to a postseason appearance. During the summer of 2020, during the midst of the pandemic, Halloran was attempting to get himself noticed by college coaches. He sent his videos to dozens and dozens of schools, as there was very little way of getting face-to-...
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...
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 ...
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...
Kyle Valasek and Jake Valasek: How One Boy’s Selfless Act Saved His Brother’s Life and Gave Him a New Inning of Baseball
Nice two strike hit from Kyle Valasek (Ward Melville 2028). Top Tier now has the tying run at the plate with nobody out. pic.twitter.com/HLcLyEOITL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2025 Hearing that your young child has cancer is a nightmare that no parent wants to go through. However this was the reality that Kyle Valasek and his family faced 11 years ago. Through a heroic sacrifice from his older brother Jake, Kyle is now cancer free and is living a normal life where he has inspires those around him on and off the baseball field. Kyle Valasek is a normal kid. He likes to ride his bike and hang out with friends. He loves sports and, most of all, loves baseball. The rising Ward Melville HS sophomore plays for the Top Tier Aviators and played on his junior varsity team this p...
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...
GAME RECAP: Top Tier Aviators and B1 Ghost Black Split Double Header
by Joe Bello The Top Tier Aviators and B1 Ghost Black faced off in an LI Boys of Summer 15u American Division doubleheader Sunday afternoon at East Islip High School. The two games featured a lot of action between the two teams, which included a lot of walks. Base on balls were a common them as 30 were issued against both of the teams throughout the 12 innings of baseball played Sunday. Due to the time limit both games only went 6 innings each. Game 1 3-2, 2 outs, bases loaded, and Aiello with a huge strikeout to end this game as a 4-4 tie. Game 2 coming up shortly. pic.twitter.com/maO42FLM5Y — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 8, 2025 Starting off with game one, the Ghost sent Chris DiGiovanni to the mound to face off against the Aviators. DJ Whitmore started the game off with a l...
Up Next Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm Agency: Logan Lamberson
(This is the seventh installment of the popular “Up Next” series in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Dylan Weinstein, Jaxson Torres, Richie Roberts, Joe Maxwell, Dom Muccia and Fred Klauck. Special thanks to Ken Kortright State Farm Agency for sponsoring this year’s series.) Logan Lamberson shows his pop with an opposite field homer pic.twitter.com/21Wg0UXZxs — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) December 16, 2024 2024 was a tremendous season for Logan Lamberson. He batted .541 (98-for-181), with 20 doubles, 8 triples, 34 HRs, 124 RBIs, 104 runs scored, 60 walks and 60 stolen bases. Just a remarkable season by any metric, even if much of it occurred on the small fields. He did show a glimpse of the future in the fall when h...
GAME RECAP: Top Tier Aviators Win Boys of Summer Varsity Division Championship
by Trevor Dugan The Saints comeback attempt falls just short as the Top Tier Aviators earn the @liboysofsummer Varsity Division championship FINAL: Aviators 3 – Saints 2 pic.twitter.com/FvSAZfPRAU — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 17, 2024 The Top Tier Aviators and Long Island Saints met Saturday morning at East Islip High School in the Boys of Summer Varsity Division Championship. Both teams won their semi-final matchups, also played Saturday morning, 11-0. Andrew Buckshaw got the start for the Saints and promptly struck out the first batter of the game. The Aviators then hit back-to-back singles, and were able to score their first run of the day on an RBI groundout by Nick Moraitis. Buckshaw then recorded another swinging strikeout to end the first inning. He would fin...
GAME RECAP: South Shore Elite Manfredo and Top Tier Aviators Navy Square Off in Competitive Sunday DH
by Jacob Infald On the afternoon of June 16th, South Shore Elite Manfredo took on the Top Tier Aviators Navy in an exciting Father’s Day doubleheader for the Long Island Boys of Summer 13U American Division. After a competitive, back and forth afternoon of baseball, South Shore Elite won the first game 6-5 and the two squads ended up in a tie after game two, with a score of 8-8. Sean Gorey talks about what was working for him out on the mound. He only surrendered one run over four innings of work. He struck out five as well and worked out of multiple jams. pic.twitter.com/Z4A99EWpM1 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 16, 2024 Game 1: In the first game, South Shore Elite was led by a great starting pitching performance from Sean Gorey. Gorey pitched four innings, only surrendering ...
GAME RECAP: Top Tier Aviators Power Their Way to 11-7 Victory
by Trevor Dugan Aviators get the win after six innings FINAL: Aviators 11 – B1 5@liboysofsummer pic.twitter.com/GRaOp0crT5 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 7, 2024 The 18u Top Tier Aviators overcame B1 Ghost Sarni 11-7 on Friday night to earn their third win of the Boys of Summer season. The Aviators wasted no time getting the scoring started, as they struck for seven runs in the top of the first. Patient at bats by the Aviators yielded several walks. Disciplined hitting and a few timely hits, including an RBI single by catcher Christian Meadows, secured a huge lead for the Aviators right away. It was 7-0 midway through the first. But B1 didn’t want to go quietly. In the bottom of the first, B1 Sarni loaded the bases and had their whole dugout on the fence. With the pressu...
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