Axcess Baseball's Podcast

On this episode we recap the ECC Tournament which was won by No. 1 seed St. Thomas Aquinas over No. 2 Molloy. Nick Lucchese was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. We also preview today's postseason match up and predict who's going to win it all

On this episode, we break down the wild weekend of the Skyline Conference tournament in which St. Joseph's won 6-5 in a do-or-die championship game in 11 innings over USMMA. We discuss what went wrong for No. 1 seed Farmingdale, is Andrew Spinnenweber the real deal? Also, we preview the upcoming ECC tournament this weekend.

On this episode, Vinny Messana discusses the latest college power rankings, the games we covered last week and also who are the teams to beat in Suffolk County Class AA

On this week's episode, I explained our College Power Rankings which is now in Week 8. Also, I went over the high school games we covered from last week.

On this episode, we are joined by Philadelphia Phillies scout Tom Downey to break down our Preseason All-Long Island list. We discuss the top players on the island such as Franklin Parra, Logan O'Hoppe, Anthony D'Onofrio, Jason Coules as well as players poised for bounce back seasons like Jake Guercio and Matt Hogan. We also discussed the incredible talent of the 2020 class, the most underrated players and also players that just missed this list.

On this episode, we are joined by Kyle Hansen (St. Dominic 2009). The 6'8" RHP led the Bayhawks to the CHSAA title in 2009 and was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the MLB Draft that year. He chose to attend St. John's University where he pitched in three NCAA Regionals, highlighted by the 2012 season in which they won and advanced to the Super Regionals against Arizona. He was selected the next day in the 6th round of the MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox. He has pitched in the minor leagues for five seasons. He provided great insight on life in the minors and what it's like to live through the emotions of Draft Day.

On this episode, we are joined by Brentwood HC Rich Gonzalez. He led the Indians to their first postseason appearance in over a decade. He discussed how he was able to implement a winning culture right off the bat and how the community of Brentwood rallies around their teams when they are successful. He also discussed what players can learn from his childhood hero Rickey Henderson and what makes it so difficult to complete in Suffolk County League I.

On this episode, we are joined by legendary Holy Trinity Head Coach Robert Malandro AKA Hondo. He retired following the 2017 season with 428 career wins, 5 Catholic League championships, 152 players receiving Div-I or II scholarships and four former players were drafted. He spoke about his 30-year coaching career and shared some stories from the back-to-back titles in 1997 and 1998.

On this episode, we are joined by 11-year MLB veteran John Habyan. Join discussed his fondest memories of growing up and playing ball in Brentwood, his relationship with legendary St. John the Baptist HC Buddy Corr, getting drafted in the third round out of high school by the Baltimore Orioles, facing hitters like Reggie Jackson, Kirby Puckett and George Brett in the major leagues, the thrill of pitching in Yankee Stadium, the challenges of pitching in Coors Field, winning back-to-back titles with St. John the Baptist in 2008-09 and his current pitching staff at Hofstra led by MLB draft candidates John Rooney and Teddy Cilis.

On this episode, we are joined by Longwood Head Coach Ryan McSherry. We discussed his experience playing in the JuCo World Series with Suffolk West, how he took Longwood to the postseason in his first year as HC and the young core that he has for the 2018 season.