Class A North

Middletown North 5, Howell 4 (12 Innings)

Senior catcher Ryan Goscinski drove in the game-winning run with an RBI double in the bottom of the 12th inning and the Lions walked off with a marathon win over the Rebels.

Goscinski finished 2-for-5, while Kyle Capo went 2-for-4 with a run scored an an RBI. Frank Dente also added a double, a run scored and an RBI for the Lions, who overcame a 4-0 deficit heading into the fourth.

Mike Bartels earned the win with four scoreless innings of relief and he combined with Phil Percheski to toss seven scoreless innings in relief of starter Connor Youncofski.

Ryan Wares allowed one earned run on five hits with one walk and 12 strikeouts over seven innings for Howell. Rob Napolitano finished 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored, while Dan Matrisciano and Andrew Larsen each had two hits, a run scored and an RBI, with Matrisciano adding a double.

Freehold Twp. 4, Colts Neck 3 (8 Innings)

The Patriots rallied from a 3-0 deficit heading to the sixth inning and scored on an error in the bottom of the eighth to hand Colts Neck junior reliever Chris Murphy his first loss of the season and beat the Cougars.

Julius Saporito doubled home two runs with two out in the sixth and scored on an RBI single by Joe Ellerman that tied the game at 3. Kenny Carrier, who scored Freehold Township's first run in the sixth, started the eighth with a walk, moved to second on an errant pickoff throw, and when he he took second base on a ground ball to third base by Mike Alexander, Carrier scored when the throw from first base back to third got away.

Chris Rose earned the win with two innings of relief and went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Saporito finished 3-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored, and also threw out the potential winning run at the plate from right field in the top of the seventh inning to preserve the tie.

Freehold Township starter Joe Decelie struck out seven and walked one while allowing three runs on six hits over six innings.

Gianni Magliaro went 2-for-4 with two RBI for Colts Neck and Tyler Kapuscinski also went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the loss. Senior Robbie Warendorf allowed a run in 5 1/3 innings in taking the no-decision for the Cougars.

Marlboro 4, CBA 3

Brian Reilly came through with a two-run single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth and Corey Goldstein recorded the final four outs to earn the win as the Mustangs to beat the Colts, snapping their seven-game winning streak.

Steve Santigate went 1-for-2 with a run scored and Mike Santaromita and Jeremy Gerringer each went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the win.

Will Morgan went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in all three CBA runs. Pete Papcun also went 2-for-3 with a double and Mark Mancuso was 2-for-2 in the loss.

 

Class A South

Toms River East 4, Lacey 1

Jerry Caporale doubled during a two-run fifth inning that broke a 1-1 tie and the Raiders edged the Lions to keep pace with Jackson Memorial in the Class A South race. Jon Meola finished 1-for-2 with two walks for Toms River East.

Anthony Elefante hit his first career home run for Lacey, a solo shot to tie the game at 1 in the bottom of the second.

Jackson Memorial 10, Southern 3

The Jaguars scored five runs in both the fourth and sixth innings to open up the game and beat the Rams for the second time in three days. Jackson Memorial beat Southern 2-1 in the Ocean County Tournament first round on Saturday with a run in the bottom of the seventh to end the game.

Matt Crispe went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, while Nick Babin and Matt Guarino each had a two hits, a double and a run scored, with Guarino adding an RBI. Nick Dabrio also doubled twice, drove in three and scored two runs, while Brandon Janofsky had an RBI triple for Jackson Memorial.

Senior Jason Ladisernia worked 4 1/3 innings to pick up his first career win.Eric Hammel went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI to lead Southern.

Toms River North 10, Brick 2

Making his first career start, senior right-hander Kevin Chiavarolloti allowed two runs on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts in a 74-pitch complete game and the Mariners offense pounded out 13 hits in an all-around win over the Green Dragons.

Sophomore Joey Rose hit a three-run home run in a four-run fifth inning that broke the game open. Toms River North also scored four runs in the bottom of the first to grab early control of the game for Chiavaralloti.  Julian Feliz , Mike Tiplady and Own Sulfrain all went 2-for-4 for Toms River North and Tiplady and Jeff Ciervo drove in two runs apiece. Sulfrain also drove in a run and Joe Venditto finished 1-for-3 with a double and two runs scored.

Nick Zbranak and Dan Finelli each went 2-for-3 for Brick, with Finelli adding a double.

 

Class B North

Freehold 10, Neptune 8

Alex Mulhern had three hits, Nick Belka and Nick LaMorte each doubled twice and Belka and John Bostic each drove in two runs to lead a well-rounded Colonials offense that outslugged the Scarlet Fliers.

 

Class B Central

Keansburg 3, Point Beach 1

Mike Politano pitched a five-hitter with 10 strikeouts and the Titans created enough offense to top the Garnet Gulls. Mike Keelen was 1-for-3 with two RBI for Keyport, while Ian Terry was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored.

Noah Yates went 2-for-4 with a run scored and Kevin Donnelly was 2-for-3 to account for most of Point Beach's offense. John Van Schoick allowed two unearned runs on three hits with a walk and two strikeouts in defeat.

Mater Dei Prep 11, Henry Hudson 0 (6 Innings)

The Seraphs scored four runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to break the game open and beat the Admirals behind six shutout innings from Anthony Stanziale, who improved to 5-2.

Vincenzo Mezzacappa went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI and Matt Eckert hit a three-run double during to lead the Mater Dei Prep offense.

Keyport 3, Asbury Park 1

The Red Raiders scored three runs in the top of the first and Eric Chandler and Steve Chadler combined on a seven-hitter to help Keyport beat the Blue Bishops.

Anthony Fernandez went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI and Jonathan Trigg was 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI. Rob Trigg and Kyle Johnson each added a double in the win.

Eric Chandler allowed one run on six hits over five innings while walking one and striking out five. Steven Chandler closed the game with two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks while punching out three.

Asbury Park used seven pitchers - one for each inning - and the six relievers on Monday pitched shutout ball to keep the Blue Bishops in the game. Jahmel Dixon was 2-for-3 with a triple, one run and an RBI in the loss, while teammate Angel Rosario was 2-for-2 with an RBI.

 

Class B South

Monsignor Donovan 2, Manchester 0

Sophomore Andrew Jarvis pitched a four-hit shutout with no walks on just 68 pitches to extend his scoreless innings streak to 13 and give the Griffins a win over the Hawks.

Frank Vicari knocked in a run with an RBI single in the first inning and Matt Drake added an RBI double in the fourth. Freshman third baseman Mike Marron went 2-for-3 with a run scored for Monsignor Donovan.

Jackson Liberty 7, Point Boro 0

Dan Serreino pitched six shutout innings of two-hit ball with 11 strikeouts and the Lions beat the Panthers to move into sole possession of first place in a tight Class B South race. Kyle Tavaska (2-for-4), Howard Taylor (2-for-3) and James Sofield (2-for-4) each had two hits and two runs scored for Jackson Liberty, with Sofield adding an RBI. Serreino and Dan Naif also added an RBI double each in the win.

Pinelands 8, Lakewood 6

Bailey Taylor went 2-for-4 with a double and five RBI to lead the Wildcats back from a six-run deficit in a win over the Piners. Taylor and Sage Sysol each had two-run singles in Pinelands' five-run fifth that put the Wildcats ahead 8-6.

Taylor also had a three-run double in the fourth to cut the six-run deficit in half, while Sysol finished 3-for-3 with a run scored, two RBI and three stolen bases.

 

 

Non-Division

Ocean 10, Monmouth 1

Ryan Lillie pitched a four-hitter while allowing one unearned run and striking out five and the Spartans cruised past the Falcons. Senior catcher Zack Godfrey went 2-for-3 with his first career home run and drove in two runs, while Miles Moody added a three-run triple during a five-run fifth inning.

Jimmy McGrorry added a two-run double for Ocean, while John Walsh went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and a two-run single in the fifth. Sam Maxwell also went 3-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base for the Spartans.

Shore 11, Red Bank 4

Nick Blaney went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI to lead Shore offense and the Blue Devils handled the Bucs to help senior right-hander Andrew Schulz improve to 5-1.

Schulz also went 2-for-5 with three runs scored and Clayton Coffey also went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in the win. Justin Halper doubled and drove in three runs for Shore, Matt Cosentino went 1-for-3 with three runs scored and James Kelly finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored in the win.

Jesse Mack went 2-for-3 with two runs scored to lead Red Bank.

Manasquan 2, Wall 1

Sophomore Jack Sheehan singled home senior Tommy Toole with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh and the Warriors walked off with a win over the Crimson Knights. Toole tripled to start the rally and also earned the win by getting out of a second-and-third, one-out jam in the top of the seventh.

Manasquan starter Austin Saito allowed one run over four innings and Tucker Caccavale pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings to keep the game tied at 1. Max Hawkins tripled and scored on an RBI ground out by Ty Hawkins in the fourth to tie the game at 1.

Ryan Orender went the distance for Wall, scattering six hits while striking out seven. Brendan McGregor went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored to lead the Wall offense.

 

Non-Conference

Raritan at Kushner Academy, 4:30 p.m

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