Axcess Baseball's Podcast

On this episode, we are joined by Connetquot Head Coach Matt Budderman who just finished his first year coaching the Thunderbirds. He spoke about his background in the game of baseball, taking over for legendary coach Bob Ambrosini who won over 600 games with the program, he evaluated his first season at the helm, what it's like coaching a team filled with Division-I prospects (Joe Savino, Derek & Jared Yalon, Matt Brown-Eiring and Alex Ungar), playing in the competitive League II with teams like Commack, Lindenhurst, Sachem North and Northport as well as his hopes for 2019.

On this episode, we are joined by special guest Jon Kourie. He is the owner/operator of Freedom Baseball, which was founded in 2012. He is a 2002 graduate of Oceanside, where he helped lead them to a New York State championship. He went on to play at Briarcliffe and then Texas A&M Corpus Christi. He has played professional baseball with the Washington Wild Things and Long Island Ducks. Very fun and informative interview--listen to what he has to do.

This is part 1 of our October 15 episode from the Salisbury Tavern in Westbury, NY. We were joined by Shoreham-Wading River OF Tyler Widercrantz who recently committed to Saint Anselm College. We spoke about his experience with the college recruiting process, his JV team that went 36-0 over two seasons, his memories of the 2017 SWR Suffolk County championship winning team, his thoughts on why SWR has qualified for the postseason for almost 35 consecutive seasons and his goals for the 2019 season.

This is Part 2 of our October 15 episode live from the Salisbury Tavern in Westbury, NY with guest Dan Jagiello. He is currently pitching in the Los Angeles Dodgers system, coming off a championship with Rancho Cucamonga. He is a graduate of LIU Post in which he helped lead the Pioneers to the ECC Championship. We spoke about that, as well as his high school career at West Islip and why he believes they have been so successful.

This is Part 1 of our October 8 episode from the Salisbury Tavern in Westbury. We are joined by Baseball Lifestyle 101 Founder & President Josh Shapiro. He is a 2015 graduate of Whitman HS and he played in 2016 at Farmingdale State College before focusing solely on the growth of his business. We discuss the early stages of becoming a Yankee fan during their dynasty, his 5-for-5 performance against Baruch, the decision to drop out of college to pursue his business full-time, how he  employed his friends and the latest releases from his company. 

This is part 2 of our October 8 episode from the Salisbury Tavern. We are joined by East Meadow ace Charlie Cucchiara, who recently committed to Molloy College. We recap his 2018 season which includes an outstanding summer pitching for Coach Paul Parsolano. We also discuss how he made his decision to attend Molloy, how he dreamed of pitching on Friday nights at a power 5 conference and why he feels he needs to improve his command for 2019.