Axcess Baseball's Podcast

On this episode we first discuss the America East tournament and Stony Brook's comeback win, USMMA delivering the upset over nationally ranked Eastern Connecticut, Molloy bashing the baseball and the previous week of high school coverage

On this week's episode, I talk about the action from the past week including

-Northport late-game heroics vs  Bay Shore
-Adelphi Advancing to NE-10 Championship
-Commack defeating Rafe Schlesinger
-Division Holding Off Manhasset 
-Joey Marchese's Go-Ahead 3-Run HR

High school baseball on Long Island opened up on May 4 and since then, we've covered several games including the Coaches Memorial Weekend hosted by the Town of Brookhaven.

I recap the games we covered including:

-Mepham @ MacArthur
-Massapequa @ Port Washington
-Island Trees @ Wheatley
-Hungtington vs Connetquot
-Sayville vs Westhampton Beach
-William Floyd vs Longwood
-East Islip vs Hills West
-Newfield vs Smithtown West

On this episode, we are gathered with all the Nassau-Suffolk Catholic League coaches to discuss several topics including some big news regarding Kellenberg coaching staff, putting a bow on the 2019 season, discussing some of the impact players, picking one pitcher to start a must-win game.

Special thanks to Roslyn Social for hosting this podcast and thanks to Brothers 3 for sponsoring this podcast series!

On this episode, I am solo and I'm breaking down my top-5 pitchers in the 2021 class - including how they have progressed recently, what we can from their 2021 season and whether they can get drafted now or enter college.

On this episode, we are joined by Joe Francisco, owner of Team Francisco Hitting Academy. We discuss him winning the vote for Best Hitting Instructor on LI for 2021. We discuss the success of his travel organization, the state of hitters on Long Island, what makes a great hitting instructor and his plans for the upcoming year.

On this episode, we are filming live from St. Anthony's HS with head coach Paul Parsolano. We discuss the passing of legendary head coach Bill Batewell. Pars played for Batewell at Sachem HS and maintained a friendship with him, he discussed the impact on his life and why he was beloved by his former players and opposing coaches. We also discussed the Hall of Fame electing no players and our thoughts on whether each player will ultimately end up in Cooperstown. Special thanks to Brothers 3 Pool for once again sponsoring this podcast series.

On Episode 2 of Talkin' Baseball W/ Pars & Vinny we discuss the mega deal that brought 4-time All-Star Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco to the New York Mets. 

We also discuss:

-Where the other top free agents may sign. 
-Why many high school baseball players are making the wrong decisions in their college recruiting process.
-What do great players have in common?
-Why do so many 'can't miss' prospects actually fail?
-Can you tell if a player has what it takes to handle a big moment?
-Staying motivated while playing in the low-minors
-Why Div-III baseball is underrated

This is the first episode of a multi-part series in which St. Anthony's HC Paul Parsolano and Axcess President Vin Messana discuss relevant topics regarding Major League Baseball, college recruiting and amateur baseball.

Topics on this episode include:

-Will Trevor Bauer's personality work in New York?
-Why are pitcher's discouraged from showing emotion?
-Why did Kevin Cash remove Blake Snell?
-Does clutch exist?
-Biggest difference from college and the high school game?
-Are the last 3 outs of a game really 'different'?
-Does the 'Opener' work?
-How did Mariano succeed with one pitch?

Special thanks to Brothers 3 for sponsoring this series. Call them at 516-735-7435

On this episode, we are filming from Pro Game Athletics in Bay Shore, NY with Frankie Noto (Westhampton Beach 2022). He spoke about playing with Team Steel 2022 team, we discussed their outstanding team coached by Cam Sorgie with teammates such as Taj Farmer, Brady Steinert and Jason Ambos. We previewed the Westhampton 2021 season, getting recruited as a two-way player and why he roots for the Houston Texans.