Sunday, April 14

At Brookdale Community College

Delbarton 7, No. 3 Donovan Catholic 5

Jack Harley blasted a tie-breaking solo home run leading off the top of the seventh inning and the Green Wave pulled out a win over the Griffins in a game started by two future Division I left-handers.

Donovan Catholic scored four runs in the first two innings agains Seton Hall commit Aiden Dill, with junior Ryder Simpson driving in all four. Simpson roped an RBI single to centerfield in the first inning to score Henry Rezai and gave the Griffins a 4-1 lead with a three-run double with two out in the bottom of the second.

Delbarton responded to Simpson's bases-clearing doubled with three runs of its own off Virginia Tech commit Jake Marciano in the top of the third. Dill hit a shallow fly ball to leftfield that was misplayed into a double, followed by the first of two RBI singles by Sal Garcia to make it 4-2. After a walk, a wild pitch and a strikeout, Miles Handy dropped a single into shallow left-centerfield to plate two more runs and tie the game, 4-4.

Matt Tafuri doubled down the leftfield line and scored on another RBI single by Garcia for a 5-4 Delbarton lead in the top of the fouth.

Donovan Catholic tied the game iIn the bottom of the fifth, which started with Dave Yorke scalding a ball off the leftfield fence on a line for a leadoff double. Tyler Levine singled Yorke to third and Yorke scored on a dropped pickoff throw to first that go away far enough for Yorke to trot home with the tying run.

The Griffins mounted another threat in the bottom of the sixth, putting runners on first and second with Yorke at the plate. The senior third baseman hit a ground ball to the shortstop hole and Garcia made the stop, but his throw to third base was high and not in time get the force play on Rezai.

The umpires, however, convened and ruled Rezai out for sliding past the bag just enough for Harley, who kept the tag on Rezai as he came off the base, to secure the out.

After the heads-up play in the field, Harley worked the count full leading off the top of the seventh and launced the game-winning homer over the rightfield fence. A.J. Saccento added an RBI double later in the seventh to cap the scoring and Ryan Holman pitched a one-two-three bottom of the seventh to nail down the win.

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Delbarton (5-1)01310027121
Donovan (3-2)13001005101

 Pitching

DelbartonIPHRERBBSOPC
Aiden Dill58553394
Ryan Holman (W, 1-0)22000335
Donovan CatholicIPHRERBBSOPC
Jake Marciano48552688
Nick Lovacco (L, 0-2)34220351

Top Hitters

DelbartonGame Stats
Jack Harley2-3, HR, 2 R, RBI
M.J. Wright2-4, 2B, 3B, R
Sal Garcia2-3, BB, R, 2 RBI
Miles Handy2-4, R, 2 RBI
Matt Tafuri1-3, 2B, HBP, R
Louis Friedrich1-4, 2B, RBI
Aiden Dill1-4, 2B, R
A.J. Saccento1-2, 2B, RBI
Donovan CatholicGame Stats
Ryder Simpson3-4, 2B, 4 RBI
Dave Yorke2-4, 2B, R
Henry Rezai1-3, R
Mike Santise2-3, R
Connor Bragg1-2, BB, R

 

 

Saturday, April 13

Class A North

No. 14 Howell at Freehold Twp. 2

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Howell (2-3, 2-3)6201000992
Freehold Twp (1-3, 0-3)1100000231

 Pitching

HowellIPHRERBBSOPC
Jackson Vetrano (W, 1-0)42213483
Jake Jensen31000338
Freehold Twp.IPHRERBBSOPC
Matt Nuccio (L, 0-1)48992078
Connor Brand20001124
Jack Henry11000118

Top Hitters

HowellGame Stats
Logan Koeppel3-4, 2B, 3 R
Ryan Kinsella1-2, R, 3 RBI
Ryan Todisco1-3, 3B, BB, R
Aaron Wojenski1-4, 2 RBI
Joe Zito1-4, RBI
Freehold Twp.Game Stats
Mike Avino1-2, BB, R, RBI
Aiden Galvanek1-2, RBI
Lex Nelsen1-3, BB

 

 

Class A Central

Monmouth 4, Shore 3

Brandon Geiger plated Beckett Langdon with the go-ahead run on a seventh-inning sacrifice fly and the Falcons fought past the Blue Devils to sweep the regular-season series, with both games decided by a single run.

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Monmouth (3-2. 3-2)11001014103
Shore (0-3, 0-3)1000200373

 Pitching

MonmouthIPHRERBBSOPC
Mike Milevoi4.24333690
Dom Migliaccio12001120
Vaughn Bociulis (W, 2-0)0.1000109
Evan Booth (SV, 1)11001214
ShoreIPHRERBBSOPC
Joey Santi48334571
T.J. Minner (L, 0-1)32100133

Top Hitters

MonmouthGame Stats
Bobby Davidson3-4, 2B, RBI
Brandon Geiger2-3, 2 RBI
Evan Booth1-3, 2B
Dom Migliaccio1-2, RBI
ShoreGame Stats
Cole Stefanelli2-4, 2 RBI, R, 3 SB
E.J. Stefanelli2-4, 2B, RBI
Josh Moeller1-2, SB

 

 

Class A South

No. 4 Southern 3, No. 9 Brick Memorial 2

Logan Zeitler drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a two-out, two-run single in the top of the seventh and the Rams did all their scoring in the final frame to pull out a road win over the Mustangs, extending their perfect start to 5-0.

Chris Colonna led off the top of the seventh with a single before Brick Memorial pitcher James Martin retired Matt Desiderio on a flyout and Ray Mulher on a fielder's choice groundout. Gabe Tomei kept the game alive for Southern with a double to place runners on second and third and Brick Memorial opted to walk Brady Lesiak to put the go-ahead run on base.

The decision backfired when Brian Harper drew a walk to force in Southern's first run and  Zeitler dropped in a single to center that scored both Mulhern and Lesiak.

Tyler McLeod came on to nail down the save with a one-two-three seventh inning that included a pair of strikeouts.

Brick Memorial broke a scoreless deadlock with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Nicco Maribo led off with a double and scored on a throwing error on Joe McGlynn's bunt one batter later. Tyler Garbooshian then singled home McGlynn.

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Southern (5-0, 5-0)0000003352
Brick Mem (2-3, 2-3)0000200252

Pitching

SouthernIPHRERBBSOPC
Brady Lesiak3.13003268
Roger Dreher (W, 2-0)2.22210337
Tyler McLeod (SV, 1)10000215
Brick MemorialIPHRERBBSOPC
Mike Gioia41002364
James Martin (L, 0-1)34323248

Top Hitters

SouthernGame Stats
Logan Zeitler1-4, 2 RBI
Ray Mulhern2-4, 2B, R, 2 SB
Gabe Tomei1-4, 2B, R
Brick MemorialGame Stats
Nicco Maribo2-4, 2B, R
Tyler Garbooshian1-4, RBI

 

No. 11 Toms River East 16, Central 3 (5 Innings)

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TR East (6-0, 5-0)01555XX16201
Central (0-5, 0-5)30000XX341

Pitching

Toms River EastIPHRERBBSOPC
Dan Nafziger (W, 2-0)54312573
CentralIPHRERBBSOPC
Vinny Berardi (L, 0-1)2.16663364
Kaden Stoudt14441023
Shawn Weyandt0.25331022
Jimmy Smith15320024

Top Hitters

Toms River EastGame Stats
Joey DiMeo4-4, 2 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI
James Whalen3-4, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI
Dan Nafziger3-3, RBI
Matt Ferrara3-4, R, 2 RBI
Brandon Safoschnik2-4, R, RBI
Ryan Koman1-2, 2BB, R, 2 RBI
Mike Vaccarino2-5, R
Gavin Toth1-3, 2 BB, 3 R
Adrian Aleman1-3, BB, R, RBI
CentralGame Stats
Rob Bollentino2-2, BB, R
Brayden Lowden1-2, 2B, R

 

Toms River North 5, Toms River South 3

The Mariners mounted a two-out rally in the top of the seventh thanks to a walk and two Toms River South errors and Kieran Mulholland finished off a complete game and a rivalry win over the Indians.

Dominic Urso appeared to start the Toms River North rally with a one-out single, but Ruben Febres took over on the mound and picked him off for the second out. Ian St. Luce then walked to reach for the fourth time in his four plate appearances and errors on back-to-back batters allowed the go-ahead run to score.

Nick Daniele gave Toms River North an additional insurance run with an RBI infield single to make it 5-3.

Mulholland won an eight-pitch battle vs. Billy Madigan to open the bottom of the seventh and retired the next two batters for a one-two-three frame to complete his outing.

Toms River North erased two deficits in the game, starting in the fifth. Toms River South scored twice in the bottom of the fourth -- one on an RBI double by Ben McEwan and another on an RBI groundout by Cooper Greitz -- to take a 2-0 lead.

St. Luce got both runs back with a two-run double in the top of the fifth, but Toms River South again countered with a run in the fifth. It was again McEwan who picked up the RBI, this time on a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded to give the Indians a 3-2 lead.

Toms River North turned a pair of walks leading off the fifth into a run, with Jason Verderossa playing Logan Mulholland with an RBI groundout to tie the game, 3-3.

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TR North (2-2, 1-2)0000212570
TR South (0-5, 0-5)0002100352

Pitching

Toms River NorthIPHRERBBSOPC
Kieran Mulholland (W, 1-1)753335100
Toms River SouthIPHRERBBSOPC
Rob Abatemarco4.14222164
Evan Schmidt0.21112018
Alex Fischer1.11000113
Ruben Febres (L, 0-2)0.21201013

Top Hitters

Toms River NorthGame Stats
Ian St. Luce2-2, 2B, BB, HBP, 2 RBI
Vinny Vergona2-3, BB
Nick Daniele1-3, BB, RBI
Dominic Urso1-4, R
Toms River SouthGame Stats
Ben McEwan1-2, 2B, HBP, R, 2 RBI
Cooper Greitz1-3, RBI
Evan Schmidt1-1, R

 

 

Class B Central

Game 1: No. 16 Point Beach 22, Keansburg 0 (5 Innings)

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Keansburg (0-2, 0-2)00000XX 036
Pt Beach (3-0, 3-0)71050XXX22180

Pitching

KeansburgIPHRERBBSOPC
Mikey Clayton (L, 0-1)1.21217141163
Issiah Massey0.23556023
Gavin Blozen1.23002050
Point BeachIPHRERBBSOPC
Liam Dolan (W, 2-0)33001249
Noah Banick20000628

Top Hitters

KeansburgGame Stats
Mike Burke1-2
Phil Sears1-2
James Valle1-2
Point BeachGame Stats
Noah Banick4-4, 3 R, 3 RBI
Dan Lubach2-3, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI
Tommy Conroy2-2, 2 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
John Coakley2-2, 2B, B, 2 R, RBI
Gavin Pavone1-1, 2B, R, RBI
Brody Powers1-1, BB, 4 R
Bennett Moberg2-2, R
Quinn Cali1-2, R, RBI

 

Game 2: No. 16 Point Beach 14, Keansburg 3 (5 Innings)

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Keansburg (0-3, 0-3)00300XX345
Pt Beach (4-0, 4-0)1409XXX14102

Pitching

KeansburgIPHRERBBSOPC
Justin Marrero (L, 0-1)41014115192
Point BeachIPHRERBBSOPC
Bennett Moberg (W, 2-0)34320541
Tommy Conroy10001320
Ryan Doyle10001118

Top Hitters

KeansburgGame Stats
Mike Burke2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI
Mikey Clayton1-2, 2B, R
Justin Marrero1-2, R
Point BeachGame Stats
Antonio Acevedo3-3, 2 3B, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Quinn Cali2-3, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Nick Larsen1-1, 2 HBP, 3 R, R, RBI
Dan Lubach1-2, 3B, BB, R, 2 RBI
Tommy Conroy1-3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB
Nate Clayton1-3, 2B
Noah Banick1-4, R, 2 RBI

 

 

Non-Division

St. Rose 15, Neptune 0 (5 Innings)

Senior right-hander Jack Tiernan pitched a five-inning no-hitter on 55 pitches and the Purple Roses cruised to 3-0 with a rout of the Scarlet Fliers. Tiernan took a perfect game into the top of the fifth before walking the leadoff batter of the fifth, who was erased on a caught-stealing.

The no-hitter is the second of the season for St. Rose, which authored a combined no-hitter in a season-opening win over Henry Hudson, also started by Tiernan.

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Neptune (0-6)00000XX004
St. Rose (3-0)6504XXX15110

 Pitching

NeptuneIPHRERBBSOPC
Alex Soto (L, 0-2)271184075
Andrew Wardell24401026
St. RoseIPHRERBBSOPC
Jack Tiernan (W, 1-0)50001855

Top Hitters

NeptuneGame Stats
Trevor Rummel0-1, BB
St. RoseGame Stats
Brendan Sherman2-3, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI
Jack Tiernan2-3, R, 3 RBI
Peter Nolan2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI
Anthony Crudo1-3, R, 2 RBI
Frank Soos2-4, RBI
Jake Whitehead1-1, 2 BB, 2 R
Tyler Hager1-1, RBI

 

No. 1 Red Bank Catholic 8, No. 15 Jackson Memorial 7

Freshman Luke Lonczak hit a ground-rule double with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning to score Charlie Stumberger from second base with the winning run and the Caseys walked off with a win over the Jaguars.

Jackson Memorial erased a 7-2 deficit over the final four innings, capped by a three-run rally in the top of the seventh against RBC ace Declan Leary to tie the game. Leary entered with two out in the top of the sixth and needed only two pitches to pitch out of danger, sending the game to the seventh with the Caseys ahead, 7-4.

In the top of the seventh, Leary retired the first batter of the inning before Brady Wendell and Nick Izzo followed with back-to-back hits, with Izzo punched a double into the rightfield corner to put runners on second and third while bringing the tying run to the plate.

Leary retired Tyler Huzzy for the second out, then hit Jacob Soto with a 2-2 breaking ball that stayed up and hit him in the helmet. Dane Jorgensen then delivered a two-run single through the middle and both Soto and Jorgensen moved up a base on a throwing error from the outfield to put the tying and winning runs on second and third.

Leary grazed Joe Naffaa for another hit-by-pitch with two out, loading the bases for Collin McCarron, who hit a slow roller to third base. Caseys third baseman Sean Griggs made the charging play and throw to first, but McCarron dove in head first and just barely beat the throwing, allowing Soto to score the tying run. Leary then induced an inning-ending fielder's choice to keep the score tied, 7-7.

In the bottom of the seventh, Charlie Stumberger led off with an eight-pitch walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Al Delia. A.J. Sciametta flew out to centerfield for the second out and Jackson Memorial left-hander Matt Colaneri jumped ahead 0-1 on Lonczak on a half-swing.

On the next offering, Lonczak drilled a deep drive to the left-centerfield gap and the ball bounced over the fence. With Stumberger on second base prior to the play, he was cleared to score and the Caseys celebrated their freshman's big hit.

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Jackson Mem. (3-1)1011013791
RBC (4-2)22300018102

Pitching

Jackson MemorialIPHRERBBSOPC
Danny Hutchinson27663159
Matt Colaneri (L, 0-1)4.23212566
Red Bank CatholicIPHRERBBSOPC
Ryan Prior543248100
Hunter Beattie0.21112120
Declan Leary (W, 3-0)1.14330021

Top Hitters

Jackson MemorialGame Stats
Collin McCarron3-4, 2 RBI
Brady Wendell3-4, R, RBI
Dane Jorgensen1-2, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI
Nick Izzo1-3, 2B, R
Red Bank CatholicGame Stats
Luke Lonczak2-4, 2B, R, RBI
Sean Griggs2-4, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Matt Brunner2-4, 2B, RBI
Charlie Stumberger1-2, 2 BB, 2 R
Al Delia2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI
Dylan Passo1-3, BB, RBI

 

Lacey 5, Brick 3

Joey Preston hit a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning and the Lions added some much-needed insurance in the fifth to set up junior starter Dylan Zech for his second win of the season on the mound.

Brayden Messina doubled home a run in the fifth to extend Lacey's lead to 3-1 before Ethan Anderson knocked in two more with a single that capped the Lacey scoring.

Zech cruised through the first six innings but ran into trouble in the seventh, when the first two Brick batters of the inning reached against -- one via an error and the other a Luke Bilheimer single. David Golini came on and promptly game up an RBI single to Chris Quick that cut the Lacey lead to 5-2.

Golini quickly recovered and recorded a strikeout, but Bilheimer scored on a wild pitch during the following at bat. Once again, Golini shook it off and induced back-to-back popouts to end the game.

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Brick (2-3)0010002382
Lacey (3-1)000230X582

 Pitching

BrickIPHRERBBSOPC
Jayden Espana (L)57540382
Pat Shave21102120
LaceyIPHRERBBSOPC
Dylan Zech (W, 2-0)67310684
David Golini (SV, 1)11000110

Top Hitters

BrickGame Stats
Chris Quick3-4, 2B, R, RBI
Brannon McBride2-4
Luke Bilheimer1-3, R
LaceyGame Stats
Brayden Messina1-2, 2B, HBO, 2 R, RBI
Anthony Eckerson2-3, 2 R
Ethan Anderson1-3, 2 RBI
Joey Preston1-3, RBI
Lorenzo Scarabino1-2, BB, R

 

 

Non-Conference

Robbinsville 2, Wall 0

Wake Forest commit Luke Billings was too much for the Crimson Knights Saturday, shutting them out over six innings while also hitting two doubles and driving in a run in a win for the Ravens.

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Robbinsville (3-1)0001001270
Wall (3-3)0000000021

 Pitching

RobbinsvilleIPHRERBBSOPC
Luke Billings (W, 1-0)620011191
Dylan Carmignani (SV, 1)10001214
WallIPHRERBBSOPC
John Catanio (L, 0-2)66101298
Christian Suarez11110217

Top Hitters

RobbinsvilleGame Stats
Luke Billings2-4, 2 2B, RBI
Grayson Hopkins1-3, HBP, R
Noah Schwartz1-4, 2B
Johnny Fowler1-3, RBI
WallGame Stats
Jon Cofone2-2, BB

 

Seton Hall Prep 11, No. 2 CBA 1

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CBA (2-1)10000XX124
Seton Hall (6-1-1)21152XX1180

 Pitching

CBAIPHRERBBSOPC
Dylan Iwanyk (L, 0-1)25320142
Sean Loggie1.11401241
Kyle Welsh12434140
Seton Hall PrepIPHRERBBSOPC
Kaden Frei (W, 1-0)52000650

Top Hitters

CBAGame Stats
Colin Hoverter1-1
Will Fahey0-0, HBP, RBI
Dan Russo1-2
Seton Hall PrepGame Stats
Peter Peluso3-3, HR, R, 4 RBI
Jordan Burwell2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI
Mike Bravette2-3, BB, 3 R
Henry Ayers1-2, BB, R, 2 RBI

 

Long Branch 7, Newark East Side 3

Kellen Campbell helped his cause with an RBI triple in the first and another RBI in a five-run second inning as the Green Wave topped the Red Raiders for their first win of the season.

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Long Branch (1-2)2500000723
East Side (1-4)0101001331

 Pitching

Long BranchIPHRERBBSOPC
Kellen Campbell (W,1-0)41213874
David Jules32101646
Newark East SideIPHRERBBSOPC
Kelvin Ramos (L, 0-2)12755253
Joell Fernandez4.20006785
Jhoan Ventura1.10000115

Top Hitters

Long BranchGame Stats
Kellen Campbell1-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI
Jose Cuevas-Vives1-2, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI
Newark East SideGame Stats
Joell Fernandez1-2, BB, R, RBI

 

Ocean 5, Hillsborough 1

Catcher Connor Tongring roped a two-run double to back battery-mate Jack Kelly, who pitched the Spartans to a win over the Raiders with a complete-game effort.

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Hillsborough (2-4)0000100134
Ocean (4-3)002201x541

 Pitching

OceanIPHRERBBSOPC
Jack Kelly (W, 1-0)731136102
Hillsborough IPHRERBBSOPC
T.J. Westlake (L, 0-1)32214465
Aiden Cooper32323353

Top Hitters

HillsboroughStats
Jason Williams 2-2 BB, RBI
OceanStats
Ben Robinson2-3, 3B, R, 2 SB
Connor Tongring1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 SB
Will Walsh0-1 2 BB, 2 R, 2 SB
Matt Richter1-2, BB, R

 

 

Postponements/Cancelations

Monmouth County Tournament

Opening Round

(18) Shore at (7) Marlboro – PPD, April 20, 10 a.m.

Non-Division

Shore at Lacey – Canceled

Point Boro at Freehold Boro – PPD, TBA

Matawan at Holmdel – PPD, TBA

Brick at Freehold Twp. – PPD, TBA

 

 

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