Today concluded the second week of the famous New York Baseball Academy at Hofstra University.
The campus was packed with young ballplayers as their parents watched as spectators for their “World Series”, which is most important day of the week as the teams square off in a fun but competitive game. As I walked around each field, it was amazing how engaged the players were in their games. Three of the games ended in walk-off fashion, which made the action even more compelling.
Following the completion of the games, the players/parents gathered in the Hofstra Bubble for the award ceremony. Players were honored for their accomplishments this week including the Cy Young, Silver Slugger, Golden Spikes, Gold Glove, World Series MVP, Best Catcher, Super Hustler and the Axcess Player of the Week Award.
Owen McCann was the recipient of the Axcess Player of the Week Award for his standout performance all week. Here he is with his award.
Last but not least, we have the recipients of the coveted ‘Super Hustler’ Award which is given weekly to the players that best exemplifies the values of the New York Baseball Academy.
Group 1/2:
Brendan Fitzpatrick
Matthew Ng
Chase Russo
Nathan Walker
Group 3/4:
Lucas D’Altorio
Aaron Levinsohn
Matteo Fiore
Liam Saavedra
Michael Clark
Alex Bruno
Group 5:
Matthew Tomossomie
Gus Sofronis
Connor Lynam
Michael Fillinger
Michael Agostino
Benjamin Ferraro
Group 6:
Alex Zervas
Dylan McCauley
Jack Pfeiffer
Joe Belbol
Group 7A:
Stephen Coffey
Stephen Klein
Ivan Epps
James Germano
Group 7B:
Gabriel Salber
Devon Lake
Emmett O’Brien
Michael Ferrante