Axcess Baseball's Podcast

On this episode, we are joined by Adelphi Head Coach Dom Scala. The 16th year Head Coach discusses their incredible 2019 season in which they are currently 29-5, ranked No. 11 in the nation. We discuss how they've overcome several key injuries and the flu bug earlier in the season to run away with the NE-10 Southwest Division. He discusses ace Ed Baram's season, the importance of players like Tom Ambrosino, Thomas Colombo, Brett Malm, Lawrence Cicileo, Brandon Morse and Lucas Terwilliger as well as role players like Kyle Olson, Jack Ryan and others. He also discusses the similarities between this team and 2011--in which they won the Northeast-10 Conference. He tells us about batting .420 at St. John's University, getting drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 1976 and his time with the 1978 Yankees. We discussed the idea of the bullpen ace, bunting and much more.

It was a good week to be named Aidan! This week Aidan Crowley fired his third consecutive no-hitter, Aidan Tornquist hit three HRs in one game and Aidan Larkin's walk-off single propelled Chaminade to a victory over St. John the Baptist to keep their undefeated season alive. Additionally, we go over the Massapequa-Farmingdale series, Commack-Connetquot, Center Moriches' historically great start, preview next week North Babylon-West Islip match up as well as East Meadow-Port Washington. Also, just how good is the 2020 crop of prospects? With players like Brock Murtha, Johnny Castagnozzi, Don Wille, Nick Papageorge, Idris Carter, Carlos Hidalgo, Cam Leary, Justin Rosner, Kevin Bowrosen and others, it could be a special one. Who's the favorites for the Diamond Award, Carl Yastrzemski Award and Paul Gibson Award? Listen in!

On this episode, we are filming from Francisco Baseball Academy with owner Joe Francisco. We discussed his upbringing in Queens and why he admired Ricky Henderson when he was young. Joe goes on to discuss how he was able to get a scholarship to Appalachian State during a 5-minute phone call from the late Jack Curran and how he wound up at Wagner College where he set 11 single-season marks including hits, run, stolen bases and batting average. Joe discusses the difficult transition to professional pitching and what makes that jump so hard. He also discusses why Long Island has developed so few professional position players and what it will take to change that. He discussed his relationship with 2017 second round pick Quentin Holmes and how he went from being a catcher to one of the best prep center fielders in the country. Joe discusses multi-sport athletes and his team the 13U nationally-ranked Team Francisco.

We have a unique episode today with the staff of the Vitality Center in Commack, NY. They are a Wellness Center that work with all people but have done extremely good work with baseball players. Listen as we discuss with their Mental Mastery Coach on how they work with athletes who have a fear of failure, their chiropractor who discusses the importance of maintaining your central nervous system, a nutritionist who provides insight on how to maximize your energy through your eating habits (what to eat the night before a game) and also their occupational therapist who discusses how they have helped athletes raise their batting average through a modality called Interactive Metronome. Very interesting stuff. Make sure to listen and give them a call to schedule a complimentary 15-minute assessment.

On this episode, we are joined by the man who knows Nassau County baseball as well as anyone--our reporter Mike Connors. After graduating from Plainedge HS, he has covered the Nassau County baseball scene for us. We discussed Perfect Game releasing their Preseason All-Region teams, who they left off, who he feels will win each Conference and also who he thinks will capture the coveted Diamond Awards.