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16 Year Old National Baseball Team
4th of July Blast
Congratulations on the winning the 4th of July Blast PAL/BOS/RYO Tournament! Great job by all!
Here are some highlights:
Mike Lyon – 1-hit shutout in the championship gamefor his 5th win of the summer – he had 7 Ks, and struck out possibly a 20-year old slugger twice, Mike also had a nice weekend with the bat .400 BA, 4 RBIs, and 3 runs scored
Anthony Carsuo - .538 BA, .625 OBP, 2 2B, 2 HRs, 7 runs scored, 4 RBIs
Joe Montana - .600 BA, .636 OBP, 4 2B, 6 runs scored, 3 RBIs and a SB
Ryan Jordan – BEST offensive tournament as a Blue Knight, .500 BA, 3 2Bs, 4 runs scored and 2 RBIs
Luke Noone - .500 BA, 2 HRs, 4 runs scored, 5 RBIs, walk-off single in the 8th inning,
Ryan Halverson – solid pitching performance in Game 2 holding a team with 47 runs scored in the tournament to 2 runs in 5 innings!
Mike Fiederlein – great relief work – getting a win and a save in the first two games.
Domingo Rodriguez – pitched 3 2/3 innings of one-hit relief for a win, .429 BA and had 8 RBIs
Remy Janco – Threw six strong innings against the CT Blue Jays for his 3rd win of the summer.
Nick DeMarchis – continues to do what it takes to help the team win. Nick played 4 positions this weekend. .417 BA, .588 OBP, 5 runs scored, 3 2Bs, and 5 BBs.
Tyler Cork – continues to be a presence in the lineup. Tyler’s 3-run double capped a 6-run first inning to help beat the LI Extreme in pool play.
Joe Policastro - .286 BA, 5 runs scored, 4 RBIs and 2 SBs, and hit his first HR of the summer, while playing solid SS all weekend.
Angelo Biondo - .579 OBP, 8 BBs and 7 runs scored – team continue to pitch around Angelo!
Steve Fitzpatrick – was a pest on the bases all weekend with .429 OBP, and gutted out a tough to invisible strike zone for his third win of the summer against the LI Extreme in pool play.
Alex Indelicato – pitched 3 scoreless innings in his Blue Knights summer debut on Friday.
Mike Manning – had four hits in six Abs on Friday helping the team to a 2-0 start.
Friday - July 3
9:00 AM v. Islip Bucs at Moriches Complex Field #3 - Turf - Win 5-2
11:15 AM v. Black Hawks at Moriches Complex Field #3 - Turf - Win 3-2
Saturday - July 4
9:00 AM v. CT Blue Jays at Moriches Complex Field #3 - Turf - Win 13-6
11:15 AM v. LI Extreme at Moriches Complex Field #3 - Turf - Win 15-9
Sunday - July 5
#1 Seed PAL Blue Knights will play the winner of the #2 v. #3 game for the Tournament Championship.
11:45 AM v. #3 LI Extreme at Moriches Complex Field #3 - Turf - Win 11-0
Congratulations on a Great 2009 School Season!
Congratulations too many that have and do wear the PAL Blue Knights Congratulations too many that have and do wear the PAL
Blue Knights' jersey in the summer time on a great 2009 High School season.
On the final day of the season six Blue Knights' alumni and one current team
member started in the Suffolk County Finals! Kyle Olsen has had a dream season
capped off by a magical playoff run that netted him the Suffolk County AA
Playoff MVP! Olsen is one of five former Blue Knights' to be selected
All-County for the 2009 season. Olsen along with James Lomangino will
participate in the 5th Annual RTC Grand Slam Challenge being played at
Farmingdale college on Friday night at 7:00 pm.
Listed below are all the honors and colleges for the PAL Blue Knights' Alumni players -
Congratulation on your accomplishments and wishing you future success:
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School |
Honor |
College Attending |
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Sean Apuzzo |
Smithtown East |
All-League, All-County |
Savannah College, GA |
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Exceptional Senior Selection |
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Peter Castoro |
Longwood |
Academic All-League |
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Jon Cotter |
North Babylon |
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Farmingdale State |
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Myles Fontana |
Babylon |
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Suffolk Community College |
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Lou Galioto |
North Babylon |
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Suffolk Community College |
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James Lomangino |
Connetquot |
All-League, All-County |
Suffolk Community College |
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Exceptional Senior Selection |
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5th Annual RTC Grand Slam
Challenge Selection |
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League II - Pitcher of the
Year |
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All-State (4th Team) Selection - 2009 (NYSSWA)
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Danny Muller |
North Babylon |
All-League |
Suffolk Community College |
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Kyle Olsen |
North Babylon |
All-League, All-County |
Suffolk Community College |
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Gold Glove Winner (OF) |
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Exceptional Senior Selection |
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Suffolk County AA Playoff MVP |
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5th Annual RTC Grand Slam
Challenge Selection |
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Newsday All-Long Island
Selection |
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All-State (2nd Team) Selection - 2009 (NYSSWA)
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Joe Policastro |
Hauppauge |
Academic All-League |
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Casey Quinn |
Connetquot |
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Skidmore College |
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Anthony Repetto |
North Babylon |
All-League, All-County |
Farmingdale State |
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Exceptional Senior Selection |
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Jesse Simichich |
Connetquot |
All-League |
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Bobby Vitulano |
Hauppauge |
All-League, All-County |
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Special Thanks to James Corrado at NB Bagels
The PAL Blue Knights would like to extend their thanks to NB Bagels on Deer Park Ave in North Babylon for their support. Their owner, James Corrado, helps feed our team breakfast for the beginning of our road trips!!!!
NB Bagels can serve all of your breakfast needs from one egg sandwich to a catered bagel breakfast party. For any large orders please call 631-422-4714 and inquire for details.
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
2008 Blue Knights
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