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PAL Blue Knights
A Suffolk tradition since 1980
The Blue Knights are entering its 30th year. Coach Steve Corrado from Babylon (formerly North Babylon) will continue running the program that exemplifies the excellence of baseball in Suffolk County. The Blue Knights is an elite 16-year-old tournament team. In the past two summer campaigns the Blue Knights posted a 39-18 record against top tournament competition throughout the Northeast and in California, playing tournament teams from eight states. The team will participate in 5-6 tournaments throughout the summer, including a tournament at the Cleveland Indians Spring Training facility in Winter Haven, Florida. Members of the team are expected to participate in weekly practices or scrimmage games arranged on weekends when there are no tournaments by the coaching staff. The Blue Knights look forward to continue representing Suffolk baseball in an exemplary manner.
The anticipated tournaments the Blue Knights will be participating in 2009 are:
May 23rd - May 25th - NJBL Memorial Day Tournament– Long Island, NY
(4 Game guarantee) - Tournament Finalist 5-1
June 6th - June 7th - Elite All-Star World Classic NIT– Allentown, PA
(4 Game guarantee) - Tournament Finalist 4-1
June 26th - June 29th - Blue Chip Prospects– Staten Island, NY
(Wood Bat - 4 Game guarantee)
July 2nd - July 5th - RYO/PAL/BOS/FABL July 4th Summer Blast, Long Island, NY
(4 Game guarantee)
July 22nd – July 26th - WABA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Winter Haven, FLA
(5 Game guarantee)
August 7th - August 9th - Elite All Star World Classic, Allentown, PA
(4 Game guarantee)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL (631) 523-5112 or
EMAIL SCORRADO@OPTONLINE.NET
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The Blue Knights attended an early morning clinic on Wednesday
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Robert Griffith
Sachem North High School - 1B/3B
Congratulations to Rob for signing a scholarship to play baseball at Sacred Heart University beginning in September 2008.
2007 Tournament Stats - 24 games
.548 Batting Average
7 Homeruns
36 Runs Batted In
1.032 Slugging Percentage
24 Runs Scored
.600 On Base Percentage
2006 All-League Selection
2008 All-County Selection
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CCYB Tournament - (California - 2007)
The PAL Blue Knights represented Suffolk County, the PAL and New York in fine fashion - the highest ranking non-California team in the 16U age group!!! Great job and a wonderful time by all!!!
The schedule/results are posted at - http://www.ccyb.net/ccyb_ws7_schedule.htm.
Sunday August 5 - 7:00 pm (Pacific Time) v. Norwalk (LA County) Mets at Valencia High School - Win 13-3
Monday August 6 - 4:30 pm (Pacific Time) v. ABD Bulldogs at Esperanza High School - Loss 10-5
Tuesday August 7 - 7:00 pm (Pacific Time) v. Irvine Blue Wave at Valencia High School - Win 15-5
Wednsday August 8 - 11:30 am (Pacific Time) v. SGV Arsenal at Valencia High School - Win 9-4
Thursday August 9 - 2:00 pm (Pacific Time) v. OC Aztecs at Esperanza High School - Loss 5-4
16u Quarterfinals
Friday August 10 - 9:00 am (Pacific Time) v. #1 ABD Bulldogs at El Dorado High School - Loss 9-2
The SGV Arsenal went on to win the 16U age bracket.
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Blue Knights Honored as All-League Players for 2007
Lou Galioto (Sophomore - North Babylon HS) and
Ryan Thiess (Junior - Deer Park HS)
were recently honored as All-League selections for the 2007 Suffolk County Interscholastic High School Season.
Rob Griffith (Junior - Sachem North HS) was also an All-League selection for the 2006 Suffolk County Interscholastic High School Season.
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USSSA WS State Qualifier - Orange County - Tournament Champs - June 21-22, 2008
This past weekend the boys gave their coach a nice birthday present with a tournament championship at the ECTB sponsored USSSA World Series Qualifier in Orange County, NY. The Blue Knights finished the weekend with a 5-0 record, but more importantly the team came together during the weekend! Our parents should be proud of their children’s performance on and off the field.
The Blue Knights set the tone for the weekend in the first game as Casey Quinn was dominant on the mound for the first five innings. Anthony Repetto and Angelo Biondo had back-to back RBI doubles in the second inning as a sign of things to come for the remainder of the tournament. The pitching staff completed the weekend with 31 innings pitched, allowed 26 hits, 33 strikeouts, and a 1.86 ERA. The offense came to life with aluminum weapons batting .358 for the tournament, averaging 10.6 runs per game. Some of the highlights for the weekend were:
Angelo Biondo - .615 – 9 RBIs, 3 2Bs
Bobby Vitulano - .571 – 10 Runs, 4 RBIs, 5 BBs, 4 SBs
Casey Quinn - .539 – 8 Runs, 9 RBIs
Ryan Jordan - .500 – 5 Runs, 5 RBIs
Mike Manning - .500 – 3 Runs, 3 RBIs
Anthony Repetto - .364 – 7 Runs, 3 RBIs, 2B, 3B
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Every Starting Pitcher picked up a win
Bobby Vitulano and Mike Manning each got saves
Jesse Simichich’s – Complete game - 2-Hit Shutout – 7 Ks
Alex Indelicatio – Complete Game – 5 hitter
Casey Quinn – 5 2/3 innings – 9 Ks
Game Schedule - Pool Play
Sat - 10:30 am v. Tri-State Cyclones at Pawling HS - Win 9-6
Sat - 1:00 pm v. Long Island Athletics at Pawling HS - Win 10-1
Sun - 8:00 am v. Fairfield County Knights at Pawling HS - Win 13-5
Semi-Finals
Sun - 1:00 pm v. Long Island Athletics at Pawling HS - Win 8-0
Finals
Sun - 6:00 pm v. Tri-County Bulldogs at Pawling HS - Win 13-8
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Kyle Olsen Selected to Empire State Team
A wonderful season has been topped off by a great accomplishment!! Kyle Olsen led the North Babylon Varsity baseball team in multiple hitting and pitching categories during the 2008 campaign. Olsen garnered All-County honors, was nominated for a gold glove and was the League III silver slugger award winner. This week Kyle was selected as member of the 2008 Empire State Team. Olsen joins Mike Amendola (2005) and John Castellano (1995) as the only North Babylon baseball players selected for this elite team since 1990.
Olsen was a member of the 2007 Blue Knights. Kyle and Rob Griffth teamed up to be a potent duo in middle of the order as they terrorized opponents all last summer. Olsen batted .358 with 3 HRs, 24 runs scored and 25 RBIs in 31 games played. Kyle also had 3 wins and 3 saves and stuck out 36 batters while throwing 33 1/3 innings pitched.
Along with Kyle Olsen, James Lomingino was selected to the Empire State team. Lomangino was a member of the PAL Rangers and played last Labor Day weekend with the Blue Knights. Lomangino tossed a no-hitter and batted .308 during that weekend tournament. Bobby Vitulano was selected as an alternate to team. Vitulano played for the PAL Rangers the past two seasons and is currently a member of the PAL Blue Knights and their leading hitter. Great job by all of the players!!!
The Empire State team won their second consecutive gold medal at the 2007 Empire State Games, the first back-to-back Gold Medal team since 2000-01 and the third back-to-back Gold Medalist team overall (1994-95). The Gold Medalist team increases Long Island's total to seven, the most of any region since the Game's inception in 1990. Since 1990 Long Island has medaled in every year except for two, 1997 and 2003, winning four silver medals and four bronze medals in addition to the seven gold medals. The games begin on July 23rd.
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Blue Knights Players and Alumni Updates
April 30, 2009 --
Check the tab to left to see how current and previous Blue Knights' players are doing during the 2009 school season.
Congratulations to Sean Apuzzo (Smithtown East) listed as a "Player of the Week" in Newsday on May 4, 2009.
"The Senior pitched his third complete game in a 3-1 win over Half Hollow Hills East. He struck out seven." Sean is 3-1 as a pitcher and also has two saves on the season.
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NJBL Memorial Day Tournament May 23-25, 2009 - Recap
Sat – May 23 – 8:30 AM at Gaynor Park v. NHP Cyclones - Win - 18-6
Sat – May 23 – 1:00 PM at Gaynor Park v. Farmingdale Bulldogs - Win 8-4
Sun – May 24 – 3:45 PM at Valmont Park v. Brentwood Bandits - Win - 12-0
Sun – May 24 – 6:00 PM at Valmont Park v. Bayside Bulldogs - Win - 11-0
Tomorrow’s schedule is as follows:
#2 NY Outlaws v. #3 Bayside Bulldogs – 3:45 pm start at Broadway Ave Field Win - 6-0
#1 PAL Blue Knights v. #4 NHP Cyclones – 6:00 pm start at Broadway Ave Field - Win - 14-2
Championship Game
#1 PAL Blue Knights v.#2 NY Outlaws 8:00 pm start at Broadway Ave Field - Loss - 18-8
A great start to the summer season! One bad inning should not taint what was an impressive 5-1 weekend of baseball. Our team is still getting to know each other and play together. From a coaching standpoint I learned more about our team in Sunday evening’s loss than any other game. Our boys played with heart, battled through multiple adverse situations, and finished the game with class. All in all the team played very well!
Thank you to all the parents for the great support this weekend and I will forward the Pennsylvania info as soon as I have the finalized details.
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Elite All Star World Classic NIT - June 6 - June 7 - Recap
Our team continues to play well! Two bad innings all summer so far! The ENTIRE team continues to impress – we are averaging a little over 10 runs per game and the pitching has been good; at times quite exceptional.
Here are some highlights of the weekend:
Team defense – only 1 error all weekend!
Mike Lyon – 1-hit shutout for 2nd win of the summer, .600 BA and 8 RBIs.
Remy Janco – impressive debut on the mound 5 Ks in 3 IP of strong relief for the win.
Anthony Caruso - .583 BA (.613 BA for season), .643 OBP, HR, 2B, 3B, 7 R, 6 RBIs
Luke Noone - .429 BA, 3 2Bs, 3B, 6 RBIs, 4 R
Steve Fitzpatrick – 3 hitter in Sunday’s first game for 2nd win of the summer
Mike Manning – strong outing in the Semi-finals for 1st win of the summer
Joe Policastro – strong relief and hit the ball all over the park into some hard luck
Ryan Jordan – stellar work behind the dish
Angelo Biondo – solid defensive weekend in OF and C, .539 OBP, 3 R, 3 RBIs
Ryan Halverson - .333 BA, 2 RBIs and battled on the mound
Joe Montana - .455 OBP, 3 R, 4 RBIs and solid IF defense
Mike Fiederlein – will continue to be a big part of the team’s success as the stopper.
Domingo Rodriguez – continues to be a presence in the middle of the lineup and playing a strong 3B.
Nick DeMarchis - .400 OBP, 6 R, RBI
Tournament Results:
Saturday
1:00 pm - v. Law Dogs at Bicentennial Park West # 6 - Win 10-0
5:30 pm - v. Tri-State Arsenal South Gray at Bicentennial Park West # 1- Win 8-4
Sunday
1:00 pm - #2 Blue Knights v. #10 - Law Dogs at Bicentennial Park West # 6 - Win 13-1
Tournament Semi-Final
3:30 pm - #2 Blue Knights v. Tri-State Arsenal South Gray at Bicentennial Park West # 1 -Win 10-2
Tournament Finals
3:30 pm - #2 Blue Knights v. #1 Keystone Nationals at Bicentennial Park West # 1 -Loss 7-2
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Labor Day Tournament 2007
Our first game on Saturday evening Lou Galioto and Kyle Olsen did a great job shutting down the Heat in a 4-3 victory. The second saw two amazing feats - first, James Lomangino tossed a no-hitter with 12 Ks in an absolutely dominating performance!!! Also, Rob Griffith hit a Grand Slam to put the game out reach in a perfomance with great personal meaning!
After a lackluster first game the Knights bounced back for an exciting come from behind victory in the second game on Sunday. Rob Griffith's three run homerun was the difference as Vinny Aprano did a great job on the mound for the win.
What an amazing comeback!!!! Congratulations on being the Labor Day Tournament at Baseball Heaven Champions. After falling behind 6-0 early the Knights battled back to 6-5. Two innings later at 8-5 the Knights put a 14 spot in the fourth inning and left TNT on the field for a 19-8 victory. Great job by all!!
I would also like to welcome Vinny Aprano, Andy Gonzalez and James Lomangino to the Knights for weekend and thank them for their effort and performance.
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RYO 4th of July Tournament 2007 - Wrap Up
Congratulations on going a perfect 5-0 and winning the RYO 4th of July Tournament!!! Each player gave a great team effort that contributed to our success. Just a few notes from the weekend.
Our Pitching staff of Kyle Olsen, Casey Quinn, Jesse Simichich, Joe Giovanniello, Rob Macaluso, and Lou Galioto had a combined ERA for the weekend of 1.08.
Some hitting standouts:
Rob Griffith - .667 - 5 RBIs - 3 R - SB
Dan Muller - .667 - 5 RBIs - 3 R, 4 SB (including home)
Adam Rodriguez - .625 - .765 OBP - 5 RBIs - 4 R - 3 SB
Joe Giovanniello - .667 - . 778 OBP - 5 RBIs
Jesse Simichich - .538 - 5 RBIs - 5 SB
Lou Galioto - .417 - .533 OBP - 4 RBIs - 5 R - 3 SB
On defense, Jon Cotter did an outstanding job catching all but 2 innings behind the plate. Jon threw out 57% of would be base stealers (8 of 14) and saved the game on Fri evening by hustling after a Wild pitch and throwing the tying run out at the plate. Sean Apuzzo also played a nice 2B all weekend and gave Jon a breather by catching a few innings on Sunday morning.
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New York USSSA State Championship (16U) June 2007 - Wrap-up
This past weekend we came together and played much better on Sunday before running out of gas. We continue to get better and will only improve when we have our complete squad.
You can find the results from the tournament at http://www.ectb.org/ectb/tournament_schedule.asp?tournament=2083
Our next tournament will be the weekend of June 29 to July 2. We will be participating in the RYO 4th of July Baseball Tournament on Long Island (PAL Complex).
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Former Knights Helping Suffolk West to National Rank!!
April 5, 2007 --
Suffolk Community College West is currently ranked 7th in the nation (http://www.njcaa.org/sports.cfm?sid=9&divid=3&gen - der=m&slid=3&menu=2). The team is off to 12-1 to start the season (3-0 is Region XV). There are two PAL Blue Knights Alumni currently on the Longhorns' roster. Mike Amendola and Joe Manzella are freshmen and 2006 graduates from North Babylon High School. Manzella and Amendola played for the Blue Knights in the summer of 2004. Manzella is seeing time at first base, while Amendola is batting .435 with 12 RBIs on the young season at the catcher and designated hitter positions.
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