Axcess Baseball's Podcast

On this episode, we are recording from John Glenn HS with Head Coach Matt Rocchio. It is his fourth season at the helm, and they are expecting a successful season in 2020. He previews the upcoming season, discusses his first season in which they were the only Suffolk team to beat Shoreham-Wading River. He discussed his time coaching Briarcliff College from 2007-2010 and his time with Team Beast.

On this episode, we are joined by Jimmy and Bryan Goelz. They are four years apart, but both played at Smithtown East HS, New York Tech and drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers. They spoke about their experiences in pro ball, their work with the Tri-State Arsenal, Jimmy's time at St. Dominic HS and Bryan's career with Motus Global. Jimmy is currently an assistant at New York Tech, where they just reached the Division-II College World Series.

On this episode, we are joined by Division Head Coach Tom Tuttle. He is among the most well-respected coached on Long Island and has led the Blue Dragons into the Class A County Finals the past two seasons. They won in 2015 and also captured the Long Island Championship that season. We spoke about his coaching career, why he was influenced by the late Doug Robins, his playing career at Farmingdale State and St. John's and what we can expect from his 2020 team.

We are joined by the Philadelphia Phillies Director of International Scouting Sal Agostinelli, who is a graduate of Half Hollow Hills East HS. He has signed 45 Major League players and helped draft key pieces of the 2008 World Series Champions. Before his current role, he was an outstanding hitter at Slippery Rock University, where he hit .466 in one season. Sal was named Scout of the Year in 2018 and has drafted several local players including Logan O'Hoppe, Ben Brown, Kyle Young and Nick Fanti. Register for his annual Spring Training trip to the Dominican Republic at salsbaseball.com

On this episode, we are recording live from The Greene Turtle in Smithtown, NY with special guest Tom Migliozzi. He is the Head Coach at Half Hollow Hills West HS and has compiled over 400 wins. They captured the 2003 New York State Championship. Before his coaching career, he played at St. John's University and was drafted in the 28th round by the Texas Rangers where he played one season of pro ball. This episode is presented by Long Island Tutoring & Enrichment.

On this episode, we are recording from Prospect Sports in Farmingdale, NY with special guest Bobby DeMichael. He is the co-owner of Prospect Sports, which has become a baseball factory for Long Island baseball players. He is a 2000 graduate of Seaford HS before going on to play his college ball at St. Petersburg and Florida Atlantic, where he graduated in 2005. We focused on the rapid ascension of his P3 Pitching Program as well as the proliferation of technology on the art of pitching.

On this episode, we are recording from The Greene Turtle in Smithtown, NY. The episode is presented by Long Island Tutoring and Enrichment with special guest Kyle Martin. He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2019 MLB Draft out of Fordham University after leading the Rams to the Atlantic-10 Championship. Prior to that, he enjoyed a standout career at Oceanside HS in which he won the Diamond Award for top player in Nassau County. He discussed why his favorite player in Tom Seaver, what it was like picking against Noah Syndergaard and pitching to No. 1 overall pick Adley Rutschman. 

We are recording live from The Greene Turtle in Smithtown, NY with special guest Rick Garrett. He is the Head Coach of St. Joseph's College. Over his six seasons, he has won two Skyline Conference Championships (2016, 2018). Previously, he was the Head Coach of St. Dominic HS where he helped build the program into a CHSAA Championship in 2009 and seven consecutive appearances in the Finals. SJC lost to Maritime in extra innings in the playoffs to end their 2019 season, but return their four starting pitchers and look to get back to the top of the conference.

On this episode, we are recording live from The Greene Turtle in Smithtown, NY joined by Nick Grande. The 2016 graduate of Smithtown West and All-American SS at Stony Brook University discusses his decision to walk away from the game of baseball after one year in pro ball. He also discusses how he turned himself into a slugger, the dramatic America East Championship in Binghamton this past May and how watching Stony Brook in the 2012 World Series as a seventh grader paved his decision to attend the school five years later. Once again, the episode is presented by Long Island Tutoring and Enrichment.

On this episode, we are recording live from The Greene Turtle in Smithtown, NY. This episode is presented by Long Island Tutoring and Enrichment. We are joined by Smithtown East 2020 grad Mike Ciminiello. He recently announced his commitment to Seton Hall University. He talks about his experience with the process. He had a tough decision considering his ability to be a two-way player plus his academic prowess. He discusses the impact his father had on him, who played in the minor leagues with the Detroit Tigers.