Axcess Baseball's Podcast

On this episode, we are joined by Steve Marino and Chris Scura. Steve is a 2007 graduate of Centereach HS and 2011 graduate of Stony Brook Universitty, where he was a three-time All-Conference player. He went on to play five years in the Frontier League, and he is now a hitting coach for the Southern Illinois Miners. Chris played his college ball at Pensacola Community College and then Limestone College. He has played two professional seasons, including one with the Long Island Ducks. Now he is playing for the Miners, where he will be coached by Marino.

On this episode, we are joined by Hauppauge Head Coach Josh Gutes. He has led the Eagles to three consecutive League titles. He discusses growing up in Hauppauge, which MLB players he idolized during his adolescence, coaching a Carl Yastrzemski Award Winner and his hopes for the upcoming 2018 season.

On this episode, we are joined by Holy Trinity HS Head Coach Dan Luisi. He discusses his childhood with his two brothers, his career playing for legendary Head Coach Bob Malandro, his assistant coaching jobs with Keith Osik & Matt Senk and also his expectation as a first-year HC in the Catholic League.

On this episode, we are joined by Rocky Point Head Coach Andrew Aschettino. Topics discussed include growing up as a Met fan in Plainedge rooting for Dwight Gooden, taking over as a young baseball coach in a predominantly lacrosse town, the famous 2016 county showdown against Brian Morrell and the incredible support from the Rocky Point community when one of his players lost his own prior to the 2017 season.

On this episode, Center Moriches grad and Miami Marlins scout Paul Gibson III speaks about growing up as the son of a Major League ballplayer and being in the clubhouse during his youth. He also discusses his involvement with Team Beast as well as the common misconceptions about scouts versus what scouts actually look for.

(Mike Handal is a 2018 graduate of Garden City HS. He is committed to Fairfield University. He spoke to Vinny Messana about his experience with the college recruiting process)

On this episode, legendary former NYIT Head Coach Bob Hirschfield joins the podcast to discuss a variety of topics including his experience playing in the 1968 College World Series with St. John's for former Head Coach Jack Kaiser, to his Hall of Fame coaching career at NYIT in which he won 660 games and sent 65 players onto professional baseball. He also discussed how he developed the New York Baseball Academy from a small group of Rockville Center players into one of the best baseball academies in the country.

In this episode, we are joined by four special guests--a true baseball family. Raf Cepeda, winner of the 1981 Carl Yastrzemski Award; Eddie Cepeda, current Suffolk County umpire; Chris Cepeda, Ward Melville grad and St. Thomas Aquinas RHP and Kyle Johnson, Newfield SS/RHP and Stony Brook commit.

On this episode, we are joined by 1991 New York Mets second round pick Bill Pulsipher. He was part of a trio dubbed "Generation K" by the media along with Jason Isringhausen and Paul Wilson. He discusses what it was like coming up through the minor league system and immediately experiencing success. He also discusses his experiences playing in different leagues throughout the world and his sons, Liam and Leyton, as they are now in the midst of their own promising athletic careers.

In this episode, Vinny Messana welcomes St. John the Baptist Head Coach Casey McKay and Washington Nationals C Matt Reistetter to discuss a variety of topics including coaching in the Catholic League, playing on varsity as an eighth grader, overcoming adversity, life in the minors and their joint business venture Forge 5