Baseball Player Magazine

The Baseball Player Magazine Showcase Series featured some of the top teams that Long Island has to offer. The Long Island Whalers became the first ever Showcase Series champion with an 8-4 victory over a very tough Long Island Braves team, who had only given up three runs going into the game. The Whalers also had to get through last year's BPM National Championship team the North Shore Cougars, who seemed to have the Whalers number until yesterday. 

The Whalers had to come back from a 3-0 deficit to overcome the Braves. Kevin Podell was the winning pitcher and Justin Scala recorded the three inning save. "It was a complete team win. It took every one of our guys to help get the win and to capture our first tournament championship of the year," said longtime Whalers coach Matt Lemanczyk. 

After the hot weekend, you could see that the players were exhausted. Joey Fusco from the LI Braves came straight from the Area Code Games to participate. Max Riskin of the Whalers caught three straight games in one day. Brendan Sherman pitched 11 innings in two days. The boys battled their hearts out and there was some solid baseball being played. 

Some of the colleges that visited Mitchell Field A & B, St. Dominic Athletic Complex, and Holy Trinity High School can be viewed by clicking here. 

Baseball Player Magazine hosts tournaments during the spring, summer, and fall seasons and their main events are the Showcase Series and BPM National Championship in the fall. Visit baseballplayermagazine.com for more information.