Bayside Yankees
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The Bayside Yankees is a traveling baseball team based out of the New York City area that comprises five teams consisting of players ranging in age from 12 to 18 years old. With a tradition rich of winning championships and producing top baseball talents, Bayside has built the reputation as one of the best amateur baseball organizations in the country and history of travel baseball. Thus, they have adopted for themselves the nickname, "Aaaaaaamerica's Team".
Founder and head coach of the Senior Yankees, Marc Cuseta, has gained notoriety among all of baseball coaches by leading Bayside through numerous national championships and producing top level talents who extend to play college and professional baseball. He and his coaches recruit and accept top talent players from across the country who show a love for the game, setting their season to compete in prestigious national tournaments against the elite teams in the nation. Their goals are not only to win, but to further develop the players and allow them to gain as much exposure possible to college coaches, scouts and Major League Baseball. Many college programs and professional organizations, have frequently called upon Cuseta to send his highly talented players to their college and organization. In its history, Bayside Yankee players have earned scholarships to universities such as the University of Miami, Clemson University, Vanderbilt University, St. John's University, Duke University, Wake Forest University, University of North Carolina, University of Arizona, Georgia Tech, University of Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Virginia Tech, University of Pittsburgh, Tulane University, University of Kentucky, and top junior colleges. Dozens of Bayside Yankee players have moved onto professional baseball careers.
After finishing the 2012 summer season and going 1–2 in the Connie Mack World Series, Cuseta has 1,999 wins in amateur baseball. 2,000 should come relatively soon as the BY's start their 2012 fall season.
NABF National Champions
- 1983, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006(sophomore division), 2008
CABA Senior World Champions
- 1997, 1998, 1999 & 2003
NABF Regional Champions
- 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,& 2006
New York Liberty Tournament Champions
- 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, & 2007
East Cobb (rawlings / Worth) Summer Classic Champions
- 2005
Alabama Bombers Summer Classic Champions
- 2005
Joe Graci Memorial Tournament
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, & 2007
New York City Federation Champions
- 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 & 1992
Long Island Baseball Conference Champions
- 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 & 1999
Big Apple Tournament Champions
- 1998, 1992 & 1996
Suffolk County Invitational Tournament Champions
- 1992
NABF Junior Mid Atlantic Regional Champions
- 1993, 1994, 2006
FABL Suffolk County Champions
- 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, & 2006
East Cobb Wood Bat Tournament Champions
- 2000
National Junior Baseball League Champions (elite Wood Bat Division Champs)
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, & 2006
Atlantic Coast Elite Baseball League Champions
- 2001, 2002 & 2004
USA Baseball Junior Olympic Super Series Champions
- 1993
AABC North Atlantic Regional Champions (connie Mack)
- 2003
Senior Premier National Association National Champions
- 2006, 2007
Osceola County Invitational 16U
- 2007
Teams
[edit]The organization has different teams according to age: 12u,14u, 16u, 17u, 18u
The teams also participate in 'Fall Ball' that takes place in August through October to help give the players more exposure to college and professional scouts. In the past trips have included Rhode Island, Arizona, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
Notable alumni
[edit]This is a list of notable alumni, showing drafting team & year when drafted.
- Dereck Adair...............Philadelphia Phillies (1997)
- Garvin Alston..............Colorado Rockies (1994)
- Pedro Alvarez..............Pittsburgh Pirates (2008)
- Corey Baker ...................St. Louis Cardinals (2011)
- Rocco Baldelli.............Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000)
- Jason Bergmann.............Montreal Expos (Washington Nationals) (2002)
- Jaff Decker................San Diego Padres (2008)
- Nick Derba.................St. Louis Cardinals (2007)
- Eric Duncan................New York Yankees (2003)
- Tim Federowicz.............Boston Red Sox (2008)
- Anthony Giarratano.........Detroit Tigers (2003)
- Ross Gload.................Florida Marlins (1997)
- Tony Graffanino............Atlanta Braves (1990)
- Craig Hansen...............Boston Red Sox (2005)
- Nick Hundley...............San Diego Padres (2005)
- Jim Johnson................Baltimore Orioles (2001)
- Steve Karsay...............Toronto Blue Jays (1990)
- Billy Koch.................Toronto Blue Jays (1996)
- John Lannan................Washington Nationals (2005)
- Jonathan Lester............Boston Red Sox (2002)
- Jim Mecir..................Seattle Mariners (1991)
- Evan Meek..................Minnesota Twins (2002)
- Peter Munro................Boston Red Sox (1994)
- Cody Ross..................Detroit Tigers (1999)
- Corey Smith................Cleveland Indians (2000)
- Will Smith..................Philadelphia Phillies (1990)
- Walt Weiss.................Oakland Athletics (1985)
- Brian Wilson...............San Francisco Giants (2004)
References
[edit]- Zach Braziller (July 6, 2010). "New York Nine-Bayside Yankees merger 'best of both worlds'". New York Post. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- Mitch Abramson (July 7, 2010). "Ian Millman and Marc Cuseta unite Bayside Yankees and New York Nine to form travel baseball giant". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 1, 2010.