Team Nitro Long Island Fastpitch

Education Through Athletics

TNLI operates as an elite softball organization, providing a highly competitive travel softball program for players to become champions.

Our goal is to provide an environment for players to develop and grow both on and off the softball field. Player development will focus on making each player the best athlete that they can be while also understanding and learning some life lessons through the game of softball.

The coaches and staff of TNLI are committed to providing each player with the time and effort required of a world class fastpitch organization. Each player will be treated with the utmost respect and time taken to ensure the best possible environment for a player reach their maximum potential.

The Fall of 2005 was the inarguable season for the TNLI Organization. The org was formed in order to develop a team of 1996 born players to prepare and train for the 2006 Williamsport tournament at the minors level of play. Initially, the org started out under the LI Rockets name playing in NJBL Fall and Spring leagues and training over the winter to compete as a Williamsport Team for Half Hollow Hills Little League come 2006.

The devotion and hard work by the players and coaches led to the team winning the District 34 Williamsport championship and punching their ticket to the NY State tournament. Their goal fell short of winning states in a loss to the Bellmore/Merrick (District 32 winner) who eventually went on to Win NY States.  

In the 2009/10 season the organization officially changed its name to Team Nitro LI. TNLI kicked off in the Fall of 2009 with 1 team (Team 96) as a first year 14U division team. In the Spring of 2010, we added a second team (Team 98) as a first year 12U division team.

Both of teams were being Managed by Anthony Casalino, the founder of TNLI and Executive Board Member of the Half Hollow Hills Little League in Dix Hills, LI NY. HHHLL Softball has established itself as one LI premier Little League Softball programs by consistently winning their District Championship and competing at both the Sectional and NY State Championships.

Over the years, the org developed a strong reputation as one of the premier fastpitch travel organization and grew the number of team from the original three to on average each year of 8 teams. We now draw players from across LI. We have or had players rostered in the org that come from Manhattan & Brooklyn to players that come from the east end like the Hamptons.

Today the organization is all about Education Players through Academics while developing them to be the best softball players that come off LI. At the 16/18U Showcasing level, we strive the be one of the best organizations to place your daughter into a college to play softball while getting an incredible academic experience. Our track record to date has placed close to 100 players into all 3 divisions of college softball over the past 10 years.

TNLI strives to maintain the highest level of organization reputation and Integrity. This is of the utmost importance since we are asking you as parents to place your trust in allowing us to coach your daughter. To this end we have developed a set of Code of Conducts for all Coaches, Staff, Parents and Players to abide by.

In addition, the organization has developed a Social Media and Electronic Communication policy that helps Coaches, Parents and Players understand guidelines in using them. TNLI understands that Social Media is a huge part of our daily lives and this policy will help guide all in the does and don't of Social Media. It is extremely important that we make sure we leverage these electronic tools for the betterment of individuals and the Team Nitro organization. Any negative of detrimental use of these tools must be avoided at all costs.

The Coaches and Staff of TNLI are also required to sign a Coaches Code of Conduct form that outlines what is expected of them and their behavior around the team as well as acting as an agent of TNLI. Every Coach is subject to a complete background check for both criminal and sexual offender offenses. Any confirmed infractions will immediately disqualify that Coach or Staff member from continuing their role in the organization.