Monmouth County Tournament

Consolation Bracket

Quarterfinals

(5) Manalapan 3, (22) Freehold Twp. 2

Dennis Healy hit an RBI triple to open the scoring in the second inning and Kevin Rusinak pitched into the sixth inning to earn the win as the Braves topped the Patriots to reach the semifinals of the Ted Jarmusz consolation bracket of the Monmouth County Tournament.

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Freehold Twp (4-13)0001001241
Manalapan (11-8)012000X370

Pitching

Freehold Twp.IPHRERBBSOPC
Lex Nelsen (L, 2-3)57312190
ManalapanIPHRERBBSOPC
Kevin Rusinak (W, 3-2)5.12111771
Leo Vitale (SV, 1)1.22110023

Top Hitters

Freehold Twp.Game Stats
Jon Boylan2-3, R, RBI
Aidan Galvanek1-3, RBI
Mike Avino1-3, 2B, R
ManalapanGame Stats
Dennis Healy1-2, 3B, RBI
Varun Gabbita2-3, R
Anthony Foti2-3, R
John Pecoraro1-2, BB, R

Regular Season

Class A North

No. 16 Colts Neck 8, No. 2 CBA 6

Joe Pignatelli hit an RBI single in Colts Neck's four-run first and clocked a two-run double in a three-run fourth to spark the Cougars to a win over the Colts that tightens up the Class A North division title race with two games to go for al the remaining contenders.

CBA and Middletown South are now tied for first place with 9-3 division records for each. Colts Neck and Marlboro both trail by one game at 8-4 each. Colts Neck's two remaining division games are against CBA on Tuesday and Marlboro on Thursday. After hosting Colts Neck on Tuesday, CBA will travel to Middletown South on Thursday in the Class A North finale for both teams.

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CBA (11-4, 9-3)1120002680
Colts Neck (11-6, 8-4)410300X8104

Pitching

CBAIPHRERBBSOPC
Sean Loggie (L, 2-1)2.27553262
Kyle Welsh2.12334045
Jack Dufficy11000111
Colts NeckIPHRERBBSOPC
Dylan Neves2.14433164
Tosh Mancini (W, 3-0)4.13212269
Tom Diffley (SV, 2)0.11000113

Top Hitters

CBAGame Stats
Colin Hoverter1-3, 2B, BB, 2 R, RBI
Michael Bender1-3, 2B, BB, RBI
Jayden Matejicka2-5, R
Jared Matejicka1-4, 2B, R, RBI
Jaxon Sevilla1-3, 2B, R
Will Fahey2-4
Colts NeckGame Stats
Joe Pignatelli3-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Ronan Kiely2-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB
Dan Annunziata2-4, RBI
Anthony Vallaro1-3, 2B, RBI
Kyle McCarthy1-1, 2 BB, 2 R
R.J. Conover1-3, RBI

Class A Central

No. 5 Wall 2, Holmdel 0

Dane Rue kept a ground ball fair inside the third-base bag for a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning and sophomore left-hander Christian Suarez made it stand up as the Crimson Knights blanked the Hornets to clinch their first outright division championships since 2019.

Suarez's scoreless outing marked his third consecutive complete game shutout and he has now pitched 20 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings.

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Holmdel (5-10, 3-8)0000000021
Wall (11-4, 10-2)000200X242

Pitching

HolmdelIPHRERBBSOPC
Luke Buda (L, 2-2)64221981
Middletown SouthIPHRERBBSOPC
Christian Suarez (W, 4-0)72004784

Top Hitters

HolmdelGame Stats
Matt Iulo1-3, 2B
James Vallillo1-2, BB
WallGame Stats
Dane Rue1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
T.J. Legere1-3, R
Davis Harr1-2
Austin Harr1-2

Class A South

No. 1 Southern 4, Brick 3

Ray Mulhern and Aiden Miller had key RBI hits and Joe Nascimento recorded the final out with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, giving the Rams a win over the Green Dragons that clinched Southern its first outright Class A South championship since 1986.

Mulhern opened the scoring with an RBI single in the bottom of the third inning and Miller hit a two-out RBI triple to make it 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth.

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Brick (7-10, 5-8)00001113101
Southern (13-3, 12-1)002110X483

Pitching

BrickIPHRERBBSOPC
Pat Shave (L, 0-1)4.27442179
Rob Distlecamp1.11000117
SouthernIPHRERBBSOPC
Tyler McLeod (W, 3-1)5.28213899
Jack Cahill11113034
Joe Nascimento (SV, 1)0.11001116

Top Hitters

BrickGame Stats
Brayden Heatter4-4, RBI
David Marcus2-4, BB
Chris Quick1-3, 2 BB, RBI
Brannon McBride2-4, R
SouthernGame Stats
Aiden Miller2-3, 3B, R, RBI
Gabe Tomei1-3, RBI
Ray Mulhern1-3, RBI
Logan Zeitler1-3, 2B, R
Matt Desiderio1-3, R
Brady Lesiak1-2, BB

No. 11 Brick Memorial 2, No. 4 Toms River East 1 (8 Innings)

Brody Moore delivered a two-out, go-ahead RBI single to rightfield in the top of the eighth and James Martin closed it out on the mound to five the Mustangs a win over the Raiders.

Jimi Popp singled with two out in the top of the eighth and stole second base to get into scoring position for Moore, whose opposite-field single chased Popp home with the winning run.

Matt Ferrara tied the game for Toms River East with an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth and collected his third single of the game with one out in the top of the eighth to put the tying run aboard for the Raiders. Martin responded by inducing a pair of fly outs to end the game.

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Brick Mem (11-5, 9-4)01000001250
TR East (15-4, 9-4)00001000142

Pitching

Brick MemorialIPHRERBBSOPC
Zach Pirnik63110691
James Martin (W, 2-1)21000320
Toms River EastIPHRERBBSOPC
Jack Mika21102537
James Whalen (L, 0-1)64113493

Top Hitters

Brick MemorialGame Stats
Brayden Nalducci1-3, RBI
Brody Moore1-3, BB, RBI, 2 SB
Jimi Popp1-4, R
Toms River EastGame Stats
Matt Ferrara3-4, RBI
Mike Vaccarino1-4, 2B

No. 7 Jackson Memorial 5, Toms River South 0

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Jackson Mem (11-8, 7-4)10102015100
TR South (4-13, 2-11)0000000060

Pitching

Jackson MemorialIPHRERBBSOPC
Matt Colaneri (W, 2-3)760011194
Toms River SouthIPHRERBBSOPC
Aiden Lynch (L, 3-4)610441896
Shane Byrne0.20111015
Alex Fischer0.10002012

Top Hitters

Jackson MemorialGame Stats
Jackson Osmond2-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, RBI
Julian Caruso3-3, 2B, BB, 3 R, RBI, 4 SB
Nick Izzo2-3, BB, RBI
Tyler Huzzy1-4, RBI
Brady Wendell1-2, 2 BB, SB
Toms River SouthGame Stats
Tyler Kopin1-2, BB
Billy Madigan1-3, SB

Toms River North 5, Central 1

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Central (3-11, 3-10)0000001153
TR North (5-10, 3-8)203000X543

Pitching

CentralIPHRERBBSOPC
Chase Newton (L, 0-5)2.22554673
Tyler Woemer3.12001247
Toms River NorthIPHRERBBSOPC
Ryan Rivera (W, 2-3)751024108

Top Hitters

CentralGame Stats
Gavin Arieno2-4, RBI
Tommy Truzzolino1-3, 2B
Nick Dinicola1-3, 2B
Toms River NorthGame Stats
Lucas Mulholland2-3, HBP, R, RBI
Elio Scarpa1-2, 2 RBI

 

Class B North

Ocean 5, Neptune 0

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Ocean (12-7, 9-4)1112000550
Neptune (1-16, 0-13)0000000011

Pitching

OceanIPHRERBBSOPC
Jack Kelly (W, 3-1)71001774
NeptuneIPHRERBBSOPC
Aedan Martin (L, 0-4)44532778
Trevor Rummel31000429

Top Hitters

OceanGame Stats
Matt Richter2-4, 2 RBI, 2 SB
Ben Robinson2-4, 2 R, RBI
NeptuneGame Stats
Jordan Torres1-2

Manasquan 8, Freehold Boro 2

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Manasquan (8-5-1, 8-4-1)43000108133
Freehold (3-13, 3-10)0010100262

Pitching

ManasquanIPHRERBBSOPC
R.T. Runge (W, 3-0)55202572
Jackson Battaglia21000024
Freehold BoroIPHRERBBSOPC
Danny Opramolla (L, 1-4)39751460
Thomas White23110332
Spencer Friedman21001324

Top Hitters

ManasquanGame Stats
Connor Voelkson3-4, R, 3 RBI
R.T. Runge3-4, 2B, RBI
Dylan Vowteras2-4, 2B, R, RBI
Luke Ramire2-3, 2B, BB, 2 R, RBI, 3 SB
Matt Antonucci1-2, 2 R, RBI
Matt Koenig1-3, HBP, R
Caden Eastmond1-4, RBI
Freehold BoroGame Stats
Nick Russo3-3, 2 RBI
Nick Montello1-4, R
Xander Bartuk1-2, BB

No. 12 Ranney 14, St. John Vianney 0 (5 Innings)

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Ranney (11-5, 9-4)220100XX1470
SJV (6-9, 5-8)00000XX041

Pitching

RanneyIPHRERBBSOPC
John Luca Gallina (W, 3-1) 54000669
St. John VianneyIPHRERBBSOPC
Nico Leal (L, 1-2)23433250
Luke Jaafar-Bodnar1.10443027
Tyler McDougall0.11553027
Dylan Blackman0.13110014
David Hamlin1000109

Top Hitters

RanneyGame Stats
Curt Chropuvka2-2, BB, HBP, 2 R, RBI
Ryan Costello2-4, R, 3 RBI
Justin Kauffman1-3, R, 2 RBI
J.D. Liedersdorff1-2, 2 BB, 3 R
Grayson Testino1-2, 2 BB, R, RBI
St. John VianneyGame Stats
Kevin DiPede1-2
Sal Tantillo1-2
J.J. McGonigle1-2

Class B Central

No. 8 Point Beach 18, Asbury Park 0 (5 Innings)

Three Point Beach pitchers combined on a no-hitter and sophomore Antonio Acevedo homered and drove in three runs to lead the Garnet Gulls over the Blue Bishops, clinching them the outright Class B Central championship for the first time since 2010.

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Asbury Park (1-11, 1-11)00000XX002
Pt Beach (17-1, 13-0)51300XXX18110

Pitching

Asbury ParkIPHRERBBSOPC
Nestor Castillo Jr. (L, 1-3)1714102148
Oscar Benavidez34444363
Point BeachIPHRERBBSOPC
Ryan Doyle (W, 4-0)20001629
Liam Dolan20000522
Bennett Moberg10000214

Top Hitters

Point BeachGame Stats
Antonio Acevedo2-2, HR, HBP, 3 R, 3 RBI
Noah Banick2-2, 2B, BB, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 SB
Quinn Cali2-2, R, 4 RBI
Nate Clayton1-1, BB, HBP, 3 R, RBI
Danny Lubach1-2, BB, 3 RBI
Tommy Conroy1-3, BB, 2 R, 2 SB
St. John VianneyGame Stats
Kevin DiPede1-2
Sal Tantillo1-2
J.J. McGonigle1-2

Keyport 9, Long Branch 3

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Keyport (6-8, 6-7)10010259102
Long Branch (7-10, 6-7)2000100382

Pitching

KeyportIPHRERBBSOPC
Paxton Douglass (W, 4-0)7832212111
Long BranchIPHRERBBSOPC
Carlos Torres (L, 2-3)674456109
Noah Hoogmoed02553017
Romeo Martinez11002222

Top Hitters

KeyportGame Stats
Jacob Pinto2-2, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB
Erik Schmidt3-5, R, RBI
Ryan Byrne2-4, 2 R, 2 SB
Andrew Staeger1-2, BB, R, RBI, 2 SB
Paxton Douglass1-4, BB, RBI
Tristan Knoblauch1-3, 2 BB, R
Long BranchGame Stats
Jaylen Brooks1-3, BB, R, RBI
Romeo Martinez1-3, RBI
Havier Gonzalez2-3, R
Carlos Torres2-3
Noah Hoogmoed1-2, BB, R
David Jules1-3, 3B

No. 14 St. Rose 26, Lakewood 0 (5 Innings)

Class B South

No. 10 Donovan Catholic 16, Manchester 6 (6 Innings)

The Griffins exploded for 14 runs in the final three innings to turn a 6-2 deficit into a rout that knocks the Hawks out of the running for a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament and keeps Donovan Catholic alive for a share of the Class B South championship.

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Manchester (6-8, 5-6) 200400X640
Donovan (11-6, 9-2)110482X16150

Pitching

DonovanIPHRERBBSOPC
Liam Scallon32223663
T.J. Manning11444239
Nick Lovacco (W, 2-2)21000128
Manchester IPHRERBBSOPC
Damien Crispin (L, 2-2)4.189753105
Brody Boyd0.15501034
Riley Wescott0.21213030

Top Hitters

ManchesterGame Stats
Evan Palmer1-2, 3B, 2 BB, 2 RBI
Brenden Spaziano1-3, 2B, R
Colton Sitarik2-4, RBI
Donovan CatholicGame Stats
Joe Maier1-3, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Ryder Simpson2-4, HR, R, RBI
Tyler Levine2-4, R, RBI
John Busco3-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Hunter Johnson2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI

Jackson Liberty 12, Lacey 5

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Lacey (5-10, 4-7)0001400591
Jackson Lib (9-6, 8-3)510060X12150

Pitching

LaceyIPHRERBBSOPC
Dylan Zech (L, 3-2)27651151
Christian Devers25442250
Michael Marcus23220434
Jackson LibertyIPHRERBBSOPC
Matt O’Brien (W, 2-0)4.16443166
Nick Nannini0.23111225
Vincent Grande20000216

Top Hitters

LaceyGame Stats
Logan Resetar2-4, 2B, RBI
Landon Raabe2-3, RBI
Dylan Zech1-2, 2 RBI
Ethan Anderson1-1, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI
Jackson LibertyGame Stats
Brett Benecke3-4, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI
Mason Ciccariello3-3, 2B, HBP, R, 2 RBI
Carney O’Donnell2-4, 2 2B, R, RBI
Jack Kanis2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI
Scott Wall2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI
Mike Kisseberth2-5, R

Barnegat 16, Pinelands 9

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Barnegat (5-12, 3-8)102024716102
Pinelands (0-14, 0-11)11120409114

Pitching

BarnegatIPHRERBBSOPC
Jaihan Dominguez48543290
Tyler Carll1.11443442
Quentin Torres (W, 1-0)0.2100017
Nick Bruno11000213
PinelandsIPHRERBBSOPC
Tyler Dean57542378
Dan Maher0.11443130
Landon Seidenfaden (L, 0-5)1.22764149

Top Hitters

BarnegatGame Stats
Nick Malinowski2-4, 2 HR, BB, 2 R, 6 RBI
Tyler Carll2-4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Julian Marfino3-4, BB, 5 R
Jordan Cook2-5, 2 RBI
Jack Haviland1-3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
PinelandsGame Stats
Nate Sofield4-4, 2B, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI
Logan Russo2-3, 2 3B, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI, 2 SB
Jake Haywood3-4, R, 3 RBI
Tyler Dean1-3, BB, 2 R

Non-Division

Raritan 3, Point Boro 1

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Pt Boro (11-5)0000010130
Raritan (5-10)000021X350

Pitching

Point BoroIPHRERBBSOPC
Nick Kowalewski (L, 2-2)53224584
Hudson Griffin12111222
RaritanIPHRERBBSOPC
Alan Warren (W, 1-2)73113292

Top Hitters

Point BoroGame Stats
Jake Clayton2-3, HBP, R
RaritanGame Stats
Jobby Dekis1-3, RBI
Phil Kramer1-1, 2 BB
Sean Burnett1-3, R
Jake Ricchuiti1-2, BB, 2 SB

No. 13 Marlboro 7, No. 6 Red Bank Catholic 5

Mark Consolazio capped a huge game at the plate with a tie-breaking two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning and fellow senior Danny Trentacosta struck out the side in order in the top of the seventh to nail down the save, giving the Mustangs a win over the Caseys that clinches them a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament.

The go-ahead hit was Consolazio's fourth hit of the game and three of the hits drove in at least one run. He singled home the first run of the game in the bottom of the first and added an RBI triple that put Marlboro ahead, 4-1, in the bottom of the fourth.

Red Bank Catholic rallied for four runs in the top of the fifth to take a 5-4 lead, with Matt Brunner hitting a two-run double to tie the game at 4 and Sean Griggs giving RBC a 5-4 lead with an RBI single.

Sophomore Alex Georges got the last out of the fifth and pitched a scoreless sixth to pick up his first varsity win.

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RBC (12-6)0010400585
Marlboro (8-7-1)110203X770

Pitching

Red Bank CatholicIPHRERBBSOPC
Luke Meyers34211368
Glen Popes22311043
Brandon Hendickson (L, 2-2)11201117
MarlboroIPHRERBBSOPC
Sujay Sesha4.26551152
Alex Georges (W, 1-0)1.12000015
Danny Trentacosta (SV, 2)10000316

Top Hitters

Red Bank CatholicGame Stats
Matt Brunner1-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI
Jake Frankel1-2, BB, 2 R
Luke Lonczak1-4, 2B, RBI
Sean Griggs1-3, RBI
Charlie Stumberger1-3, R
Max Dantoni1-3, R
Dylan Passo2-3
MarlboroGame Stats
Mike Consolazio4-4, 3B, 4 RBI
Paul Santos1-3, 3B, RBI, SB
Nick Scaff1-2, BB, 2 R
Chris Joy1-2, BB, R

Non-Conference

Howell 3, Bridgewater-Raritan 2

Vinny Agnello singled home a run and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Aaron Wojenski in the fifth inning in support of starter Jake Jensen, who pitched the Rebels to a win over the Panthers -- the No. 5 team in the most recent NJ.com statewide rankings.

Wojenski picked up the save by pitching a scoreless seventh despite allowing a one-out double to Frankie Verano and walking the potential go-ahead run. Wojenski bounced back by recording the final out on a fly ball to centerfielder Wyatt Cavanaugh.

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Bridgewater (16-3)0101000273
Howell (7-11)000030X380

Pitching

Bridgewater-RaritanIPHRERBBSOPC
Jack Lanum (L, 2-1)47330366
Michael Taylor21000227
HowellIPHRERBBSOPC
Jake Jensen (W, 3-1)662226105
Aaron Wojenski (SV, 4)11001219

Top Hitters

Bridgewater-RaritanGame Stats
Frankie Verano2-3, 2B, RBI
Joey Letko1-3, RBI, 2 SB
Devin Goldberg1-3, 2B, BB
Kellan Klomine1-3, R
Matt Lehberger2-4, 2 SB
HowellGame Stats
Vinny Agnello1-3, R, RBI
Aaron Wojenski1-3, RBI
Ryan Todisco2-3
Ryan Cross1-3, R
Wyatt Cavanaugh1-2, R

Postponements/Cancelations

Class B Central

Keansburg at Henry Hudson, 3:45 p.m. at Mater Dei

Non-Division

Freehold Boro at Monmouth – Canceled

Non-Conference

No. 12 Ranney at Glen Rock – Canceled

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