Axcess Baseball's Podcast
83 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe are a media company dedicated to coverage of amateur baseball. Each week we are joined by a special guest within the baseball community that can provide insight to our audience on their experiences; whether it be playing or coaching.
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Longwood Head Coach Ryan McSherry
February 10, 2020 01:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBOn this episode, we are joined by Longwood Head Coach Ryan McSherry. He is entering his fifth year. We recap their 2019 season in which they finished with a record of 18-8. They lost in three games to Connetquot in the Final 4 of Suffolk County AA. They graduated some key seniors such as Kyle Rausch, Matt Encizo, Jose Matos, Steven Murphy and Jake Dannenberg but they return two Division-I players in ace Tommy Ventimiglia (Stony Brook) and 1B James Myler (Bryant) and several other key pieces ...
Big League Chew Inventor Rob Nelson
February 06, 2020 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBRob is the ultimate example of The American Dream. The Massapequa native had a brilliant idea to replace chewing tobacco with bubble gum while he was sitting in the bullpen of a minor league game with the Portland Mavericks. His business partner, Jim Bouton, loved the idea and they were able to sell the distribution rights to Wrigley. It's been 40 years, the brand is still selling millions of dollars worth of product per year. It is now manufactured in Akron, NY. Rob is an affable person tha...
Andrew Ammazzalorso
January 10, 2020 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.77 MBOn this episode, we are joined by special guest Andrew Ammazzalorso. He began The Keeping Smiling Foundation when he was a senior in high school after losing his father to pancreatic cancer. He graduated from Kellenberg in 2017, we discussed his memories from that historic season. He is now a sophomore at Nassau CC. We discussed his plans for the future with the foundation, how much time he spends on building up the social media accounts, MLB players that have contributed and our partnership...
Matt Rocchio
January 04, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBOn 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.
The Goelz Brothers
December 19, 2019 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBOn 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.
Tom Tuttle
December 12, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBOn 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.
Sal Agostinelli
December 03, 2019 22:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBWe 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 F...
Tom Migliozzi
November 28, 2019 01:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBOn 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.
Bobby DeMichael
November 21, 2019 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBOn 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.
Rick Garrett
November 14, 2019 01:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBWe 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 ...
Kyle Martin
November 14, 2019 01:00 - 11 minutes - 7.76 MBOn 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, w...
Mike Ciminiello
November 07, 2019 02:00 - 12 minutes - 8.47 MBOn 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 wit...
Nick Grande
November 07, 2019 02:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBOn 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 att...
Steve Costello
October 31, 2019 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis episode is presented by Long Island Tutoring & Enrichment. We are joined by MacArthur Head Coach Steve Costello. He has been at the helm since 1993 and has won over 500 games including two Long Island Championships. He guided the first undefeated team in Long Island history in 1994 (29-0). Additionally, he has five Diamond Award winners this decade. We discussed his time playing for legendary coach Doug Robins, how his young team made it to the County semis in 2019 and everything in be...
Keith Sachs
October 23, 2019 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBThis episode is Presented by Long Island Tutoring & Enrichment. Check them out by clicking here We are recording from Wantagh HS with Head Coach Keith Sachs. When he took over the program they were in the midst of a 24 year postseason drought. Since then (25 years), he has won five Long Island Championships and two New York State Championships. He discussed how they've been so successful, what it was like to win their first title in 1998 against a 34-0 team featuring a future Major Leaguer ...
Tom Sheedy
October 15, 2019 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBWe are recording from Massapequa HS with legendary Head Coach Tom Sheedy. He has been at the helm since 1995 and has won NINE Long Island Championships during that time including the past three. He also led them to the New York State Championship in 2006 and 2018. We spoke about a number of topics and he provided terrific insight including whether they were surprised not to face Joey Savino in this year's Long Island Championship, how they overcome a 5-6 start to win the NYS championship in ...
TJ Lopez
October 10, 2019 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBOn this episode, we are recording from Athletic Movement Protocol in Syosset, NY joined by owner TJ Lopez. He is a 2004 graduate of Carey HS before he went on to play football at Marist. We discussed how he got into the Strength & Conditioning field as well as his experience working with CC Sabathia, how he helps train athletes on their specific sport and the importance of keeping arms fresh even after they get drafted in pitch longer seasons then they are accustomed to.
Reid Gorecki
October 04, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBOn this episode, we are recording from Oil City Sports in Oceanside, NY with owner Reid Gorecki. He is a graduate of Kellenberg HS and the University of Delaware. He played in the Major Leagues in 2009 with the Atlanta Braves. He shares some memories playing in the minor leagues with the likes of Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright. He discusses why he was disappointed on draft day, why Long Island has not developed any Major League position players since him and how he has grow...
Frank Valentino
September 18, 2019 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBOn this episode, we are recording from Common Sense Baseball joined by Brooklyn Cyclones RHP Frank Valentino. He has an incredible story of perseverance. He recently led the Cyclones to the New York Penn League Championship. He had an outstanding season, making 11 starts and compiling a 3.41 ERA and 1.12 WHIP with a 63:13 K:BB ratio. Incredibly, he was signed out of the Frontier League after going undrafted out of NYIT in 2017 when he went 0-9 with a 5.51 ERA. A true story of grit. He discus...
Tyler Osik
September 09, 2019 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBOn this episode, we are recording from Baseball Heaven in Yaphank, NY with special guest Tyler Osik. He is the son of former of big league veteran Keith Osik. We discussed his busy 2019 season which began with UCF and has continued playing professional baseball in the Chicago White Sox organization. He discusses growing up in a big league clubhouse, how he transformed his body and the importance of nutrition in the minor leagues. Episode is Presented by the Vitality Center in Commack.
Rob Burger
September 05, 2019 01:00 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MBOn this episode, we are recording from East End Baseball Academy in Medford, NY joined by special guest Rob Burger. Rob just finished his first season as the Head Coach of Connetquot who captured the Suffolk AA Championship with a thrilling series victory over Ward Melville. He discusses the obstacles of taking over during the middle of the school year, having such a talented group and overcoming adversity during the season. He discusses growing up in the Connetquot district and what we can ...
Shaun Manning & Dom Gatti
August 28, 2019 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBOn this episode, we are filming from Cove Academy with special guests Shaun Manning & Dom Gatti. Shaun is the Head Coach of Long Island Lutheran and Dom is the former Head Coach of North Shore HS. We discussed their Ballistic Hitting Program which focuses on slow-motion, high-speed cameras to improve the swing. We discussed the success of the Next Level Baseball organization, the quality of the Catholic League, why they decided to play less games with their younger teams and also Dom's minor...
Jarad Vollkommer
August 22, 2019 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBOn this episode, we are recording like from Infiniti Sports Performance in Bellport, NY with Performance Coach Jarad Vollkommer. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to training athletes. He shares some insight on the importance of in-season care in addition to his time playing at Center Moriches, some behind-the-scenes info on training the 2019 undefeated Class B Champs, his time at the University of Tampa, how he found time to write an e-book while also coaching the Long Island Strong...
Joe Wozny & TJ Wachter
August 15, 2019 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBOn this episode, we are recording from Infiniti Sports Performance in Bellport, NY joined by Joe Wozny (UCONN-commit) and T.J. Wachter (Fordham-commit). Both are right-handed pitchers at The Stony Brook School. They explained their experience with the college recruiting process, why they decided to transfer to the private school and the unique schedule that they will play in school ball.
Kyle Brennan
August 08, 2019 01:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBOn this episode, we are filming from East End Baseball Academy in Medford, NY with Kyle Brennan. He is a 2012 graduate of Ward Melville HS and a five-year athlete at the University at Buffalo. He gives great insight on what it's like catching guys like Anthony Kay and Chris Cepeda. He also provides plenty of insight on the catching position in general, how the position has evolved, the most difficult aspects of playing Division-I, etc. He also runs the great IG page catchingmachine_performan...
Earl Stroman
August 03, 2019 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBWith Marcus Stroman making his debut for the New York Mets tonight, it is a good time to re-post our podcast with his father, Earl, from 2017. It's an insightful interview about Marcus' early days and some inside info on his recruiting process in which he was deciding between schools like Harvard, North Carolina and Duke. Check it out.
Jason Galbraith
July 26, 2019 03:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBOn this episode, we are recording from East End Baseball Academy in Medford, NY with Suffolk CC Head Coach Jason Galbraith. He discusses his successful first season with the Sharks, and the inherent challenges of building continuity at a community college. He also spoke about his travel organization, the East End Aviators. Jason was 30-3 at Concordia College where he was All-American and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2002. He discussed pitching to Yadier Molina and his nerve-wrac...
Joe Palumbo
July 25, 2019 18:00 - 11 minutes - 8.11 MBOn this episode, we are joined by Joe Palumbo, owner of the Camelot Knights. We discuss the upward trajectory that the organization has taken in addition to their upcoming tournament with Gameday USA on August 17-18. Joe discusses their experience playing in Disney and what the future may hold for them.
Matt Weinstein on the Hamptons League
July 17, 2019 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBOn this episode, we are joined by our HCBL reporter Matt Weinstein to discuss the 2019 summer season for the Hamptons League. With the postseason beginning next week, we discuss last week's All-Star Game, Home Run Derby, first place Riverhead Tomcats led by Bobby Vath and Jason Coules and also some other developments around the league.
All-Decade Team
July 15, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBWe have a special episode this week where we unveil our All-Decade team. With the help of Phillies northeast scout Tom Downey and legendary Shoreham-Wading River coach Sal Mignano we break down the list of players.
Umpire of the Year Rich Leonetti
July 03, 2019 00:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBOn this episode, we are recording live from Infiniti Sports Performance in Bellport, NY with 6x Umpire of the Year Rich Leonetti. We discussed how he broke into umpiring and we broke down the interpretation on several plays that have become prominent in the high school baseball game.
Bay Shore Head Coach Mike Herbst
June 28, 2019 02:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBOn this episode, we are joined by Bay Shore Head Coach Mike Herbst. We discussed his experience winning the 1998 New York State Championship with Longwood, following their incredible run from 9-9 to State Champs. He delves into his playing career which took him from Adelphi to Suffolk and finally to CW Post. Mike talks about how he developed his coaching style, his time coaching Brian Weissert and Hermes Abreu and also how his Bay Shore team went from No. 17 seed to one game away from the Co...
David Falco and Matt Alifano
June 21, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBOn this episode, we are live from East End Baseball Academy in Medford, NY with David Falco and Matt Alifano, fresh off winning back-to-back Class B New York State Championships. They discuss what the past few days have been like following completing the perfect season (26-0), how Coach Dennis Donovan has been able to maximize the talent on the roster, whether they could compete in League I, why Center Moriches has won Long Island Championships in baseball, soccer and basketball and also wha...