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Wantagh Looks to Defend Nassau Class A Crown
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Anthony DiCocco Wantagh takes home the title! They defeat Seaford, 6-1, in Game 3 of the Nassau A Finals to capture the County Championship🏆 They will face Sayville in the Class A Long Island Championship next Thursday at Middle Country Athletic Complex at 4:30 pm. pic.twitter.com/lZXM4KZnm4 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2025 Head Coach Keith Sachs and the Wantagh Warriors will look to defend their crown in a highly-competitive conference. In his 32nd season at the helm of the Warriors, Sachs has a tall task in front of him. After going 23-5 last year en route to winning a Nassau County title, Sachs will attempt to replace a number of key contributors from a team that fell just shor...
Sayville Captures Class A Long Island Championship with 1-0 Win Over Wantagh
by Trevor Dugan For the first time since 2019, Sayville has won the Class A Long Island Championship! FINAL: Sayville 1 – Wantagh 0 pic.twitter.com/vwbRbYnZap — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 5, 2025 For the first time since 2019 the Sayville Golden Flashes have won the Class A Long Island Championship. Sayville squared off against Wantagh on Thursday afternoon at Middle Country Athletic Complex. Wantagh started Oneonta-commit Christian Danzilo on the mound for the championship matchup, while Andrew Law got the nod for Sayville. It was a short outing for Law, as he was pulled in the first inning after walking the first two batters he faced. Law would remain in the game as Sayville’s three hitter, but the sophomore Joseph Strining took over in relief, inheriting two base r...
Wantagh Claims Nassau Class A Title, Defeats Seaford 6-1 in Series Finale
by Tucker Terranova Wantagh takes home the title! They defeat Seaford, 6-1, in Game 3 of the Nassau A Finals to capture the County Championship🏆 They will face Sayville in the Class A Long Island Championship next Thursday at Middle Country Athletic Complex at 4:30 pm. pic.twitter.com/lZXM4KZnm4 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2025 It’s a well-known fact that pitching wins championships. Wantagh, which lost in three games to Clarke in last year’s Nassau County Class A Championship Series, proved that again over the weekend. After Christian Danzilo twirled a complete game gem in game one of the best-of-three set, Saturday was Dom Cusumano’s turn – and he delivered. Bouncing back after surrendering a walk-off single in relief in game two that pushed the series to a decisive th...
GAME RECAP: Alt’s Single Forces Game Three, Lifts Seaford to Extra-Inning 3-2 Win Over Wantagh
by Tucker Terranova Final: Wantagh 2, Seaford 3 Dylan Alt forces a decisive game three with a walk-off single! pic.twitter.com/6CD8fQaaTp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2025 “Don’t doubt the Vikings.” It’s a phrase Jordan Cassuto said has resonated with his Seaford squad all season. Five times this postseason, the sixth-seeded Vikings have faced elimination — and five times, they’ve lived to play another day. After dropping the first game of their three-game championship series to Wantagh, 6-1, Seaford once again found itself in a familiar spot: needing a win to keep its season alive. In a contest that stretched nine innings and nearly three hours, the Vikings outlasted Wantagh, 3-2, decided by a walk-off single from Dylan Alt. Alt was the conductor of the Vikings’ come-fr...
GAME RECAP: Danzilo’s Complete Game Lifts Wantagh to 6-1 Game One Victory
by Tucker Terranova Final: Seaford 1, Wantagh 6 Wantagh takes a 1-0 series lead in the Nassau County Class A Finals thanks to a complete game from Christian Danzilo. pic.twitter.com/67fxvkkRdp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 29, 2025 Some players simply have a knack for playing their best when the lights are brightest. For Christian Danzilo, who earned a clutch save in game one of last year’s finals and got the start for top-seeded Wantagh in this year’s series opener, it’s beginning to look like this is the case. The senior southpaw committed to SUNY Oneonta allowed just one run, struck out three, and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning on 98 pitches, delivering a complete game for the Warriors in a 6-1 victory over A-2 #3 Seaford. It was a performance that Wantagh head ...
GAME RECAP: Christian Danzilo Fires Complete Game in 5-2 Win Over Clarke
Final: Wantagh 5, Clarke 2 WP: Christian Danzilo (CG, 2 R, 7 Ks) RBI hits by Cole Spinelli, Frank McNally, Michael Avitabile and a sac fly by Ryan Conigliaro provided the offense Wantagh improves to 15-1 and takes the first game of a crucial series pic.twitter.com/ykFgjKmqDB — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 12, 2025 Clarke and Wantagh are no strangers. They are two of the premier baseball programs in Nassau County – and you can expand that to across the island, really. They squared off in last year’s County Finals at Farmingdale State College with Clarke coming out on top in a thrilling series. This week the teams entered the final week of the regular series in dead heat at 14-1. The team that won two of three would secure the coveted No. 1 seed in Nassau A-I. The Wan...
Wantagh Looks to Return to the Top After County Finals Appearance
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series. by Max Edelman Final: Wantagh 0 | Clarke 5 Clarke wins the Nassau County Class A Championship for the first time since 2019! pic.twitter.com/AtGqvNDuAL — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 28, 2024 With decades of experience under his belt. head coach Keith Sachs is entering his 31st season as head coach of the Wantagh Warriors. In his 30th season in charge, Sachs led his group to a league championship before seeing their season end in game three of the County Championship. “We made a great run.” Sachs said. “We won the first game against Clarke and then lost a couple of tough games. It’s hard. Every year our goal is to win a County Championship and we don’t want to be negative when we fal...
Where Are They Now Powered by Prime Performance: Chris Smith
“When you have Scott Boras calling you up telling you that you’re a first round pick, you take it!” Wantagh grad Chris Smith was not just one of the best players on Long Island during his magical ride of a senior season in 1998, but his took his game up a notch at Florida State University, where he became an All-American OF with a cannon of a left arm that generated 98 MPH heaters – and that’s before every team had someone sitting in the mid 90s. Smith was the rare two-way player that could thrive on either side of the ball, but once he showcased upper 90s heater against the University of Miami, it became clear the best path to multimillionaire status was on the mound. He made the controversial and difficult decision to leave Florida State after playing in back-to-back College World Series...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Nick Berasti Goes the Distance, Clarke Reclaims Class A Title
by Tucker Terranova (Photo: Catherine Scarantino) Nick Berasti delivered a performance for the ages today for Clarke. He broke down what worked for him in a postgame interview with Axcess Baseball. pic.twitter.com/NxseFThmYA — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 28, 2024 In the bottom of the seventh inning, with the bases loaded and one out, the Clarke Rams fell just short of stealing a win, losing the first game of their best-of-three series against the Wantagh Warriors by a narrow 4-3 margin, facing the brink of elimination. Such a devastating playoff loss might have broken most teams, but Clarke’s dugout remained resilient. They bounced back in Game 2 with a decisive 7-3 victory, setting the stage for a thrilling Game 3 that was the only fitting way to conclude this back-and...
GAME RECAP: Christian Danzilo Slams Door in 4-3 Game 1 Win for Wantagh
by Tucker Terranova (Photo: Catherine Scarantino) The final Saturday game of our coverage of the Nassau County Championships featured a pitching duel between A-1 #1 Wantagh and A-2 #1 Clarke in the opening game of their best-of-three set. Christian Danzilo describes his gutsy save to lock down a 4-3 win for Wantagh. pic.twitter.com/s2cKMy3zyW — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 How they got here: After winning their division with a 20-3-1 record, Wantagh has taken care of business in the playoffs, currently possessing a 4-1 record in postseason play while defeating North Shore and Plainedge. Also winning their division with a 20-3 record, Clarke’s playoff run can only be described using one word: domination. Possessing a +35 run differential coming into game 1 and only allo...
Wantagh’s Jack Tate Does It All on Opening Day Victory over Garden City
by Max Edelman FINAL: Wantagh 8 – Garden City 4 Wantagh spoils Garden City’s home opener. pic.twitter.com/J7AUE7Lliw — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 1, 2024 The Wantagh Warriors spoiled the Garden City Trojans home opener with an 8-2 victory on April. 1. Despite a strong start by East Carolina commit Gabriel Beschloss, the Warriors were able to use a five-run fifth inning to take down the Trojans. Wantagh starting pitcher Jack Tate shined both on the mound and at the plate. On the mound, Tate pitched 5.2 innings with nine strikeouts and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits. At the plate, Tate went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, one of which was a key hit in the fifth inning, which helped the Warriors pull ahead in the contest. “I knew I had to come out and throw ...
Led by 3-Time All-County AJ Bardi, Wantagh Hungry to Make Playoff Run
by Max Edelman Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series. Final: Wantagh 2, North Shore 1 WP: Colin Crispyn (5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 6 Ks) Wantagh improves to 12-3 pic.twitter.com/lsEYrfeXWo — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 5, 2023 Another spring means another season for Wantagh Warriors head coach Keith Sachs. He is entering his 30th season as head coach of the Warriors and looked back on last season. Despite finishing with a 16-5 record, they were eliminated from the playoffs by Calhoun. However, Sachs still considered 2023 a “solid season” for his program. “We had a solid season.” Sachs said. “We went to the semis. We won a couple playoff games, and we finished second in our league. Nassau A has always been some of th...
