Adrenaline Shore Conference Baseball Monday Scoreboard, 4/4/22

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Class A North

No. 10 Howell 9, Manalapan 4

Senior Devon Smith broke a 3-3 tie in the fourth inning with a two-run single and the Rebels scored eight unanswered runs to complete a regular-season sweep of the Braves.

Smith's single gave him four RBI in two games vs. Manalapan and started the scoring in a five-run inning. Senior Thomas Strauch added an RBI double in the five-run rally for Howell.

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No. 5 CBA 4, Marlboro 3

Senior Liam Sweeney plated classmate Jack Frankovic with the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh as the Colts walked off with a win over the Mustangs to cap a tightly-contested, two-game split between the Class A North squads.

Frankovic led off the bottom of the seventh with a double, moved to third on a ground out and held there as junior Zaine Toneske and senior Joe Figliolino each drew walks to load the bases. Sweeney, who came off the bench to hit, lofted the first pitch to left field -- deep enough to score the speedy Frankovic.

Marlboro tied the game in the top of the seventh on an RBI double by junior Josh Mack that scored Nik Gomulka, who doubled to lead off the inning.

Toneske drove Frankovic in with an RBI single that broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the fifth. Figliolino also picked up an RBI in the bottom of the first with a two-out single that chased home junior Harrison Campi.

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Freehold Twp. 11, No. 3 Middletown South 2

Sophomore C.J. Svoboda, sophomore Mike Avino and senior Ryan Keegan combined on a one-hitter and the Patriots (2-1, 1-1) pounded 14 hits in a convincing win over the Eagles (1-1, 1-1) after getting no-hit by Ben Schild and Middletown South in Friday's season-opener.

Svoboda allowed the lone Middletown South hit -- an RBI single by senior Joe Stanzione in the top of the first -- and then made through the first two outs of the fifth inning before departing with two runners on. Avino got out of the jam to preserve what was a 5-2 lead and Ryan Keegan finished off the win with two scoreless, hitless innings.

Nine of the 10 Freehold Township players to step in the box Monday got at least one hit and all 10 scored at least one run. Keegan went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and two RBI while sophomore Ryan Costello went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI to key the scoring.

Junior Ryan Kopf and junior Lucas Dixon each went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI, senior Giacomo Calamita cracked a two-run double, senior Anthony Sirico delivered a two-run single and senior Sean Keegan finished 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI for Freehold Township.

Middletown North 13, Long Branch 0 (5 Innings)

Senior Colin Dowlen went 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI as the Lions (2-0, 2-0) scored 12 runs in the first two innings to bury the Green Wave (0-2, 0-2).

Starting pitcher Matt Adamson went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI, junior R.J. Kernan went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run scored, and senior Ryan Fairhurst, junior Ryan Frontera and senior Mike Weinbel each went 1-for-2 with a double for Middletown South. Fairhurst also drove in two runs, while Weinbel scored one and drove in one.

Freshman Zach Hampton picked up the win with two innings of relief, with the Middletown North trio (Adamson-Hampton-Fairhurst) combing on a one-hitter.

Class A Central

Shore 10, No. 1 Red Bank Catholic 6

The Blue Devils worked 10 walks and came through with four big hits against Red Bank Catholic's talented underclass duo -- Ryan Prior and Steve Svenson -- and cemented one of the biggest regular-season upsets in Shore Conference baseball history by shocking the No. 1 Caseys.

Shore's stunner came just three days after Red Bank Catholic pummeled the Blue Devils, 23-0, in the season-opener for both teams.

Junior Christian Simonsen navigated through four innings working around five walks and and error that opened the door to three RBC first-inning runs. Junior Donovan Hughes, who started the game on the bench, followed him with three strong innings to earn the save and also landed the knockout blow in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run single to right-center on a 3-2 count, stretching the lead to 10-4.

In addition to the 10 walks, Shore scored on four wild pitches despite a tight backstop on its home field.

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No. 2 Rumson-Fair Haven 10, Holmdel 0 (5 Innings)

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Ocean 7, Raritan 6

Starting pitcher Shane Garrett helped his cause with two hits, freshman Ben Robinson singled and drove in two runs and senior Will Calderon stuck out five over 3 1/3 innings of relief to earn the win as the Spartans (2-0, 2-0) edged the Rockets (0-2, 0-2) to secure a series sweep.

Senior Rob Scarola and junior Billy Tigar each went 3-for-4 for Raritan, with Scarola driving in a run as well. Sophomore John Molnar also went 2-for-4, while junior Giancarlo Lamberti took the loss on the mound with two innings and 52 pitches of work.

Molnar came on for the fourth and pitched three innings, allowing one unearned run on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Monmouth 4, St. Rose 0

Senior Christian Zito pitched a three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts and one walk to lead the Falcons (2-0, 2-0) to a second win over the Purple Roses (0-2, 0-2) to open the season.

Zito also went 2-for-2, while junior Joey Esposito was 2-for-4 two RBI and senior Chris Theobald finished 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI to key the Monmouth lineup. Zito needed 97 pitches to get through his complete game.

Senior Ryan Rogers allowed two runs on five hits, six walks and three strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings in taking the hard-luck loss and also went 1-for-3 at the plate.

Class B North

Matawan 5, Freehold Boro 1

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St. John Vianney 8, Neptune 3

Senior Danny Flynn hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning and seniors Matteo Pasculli and Brady Oswick each homered to spark the Lancers to another win over the Scarlet Fliers.

Pasculli launched a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning to give St. John Vianney a 3-2 lead, part of a 3-for-4 game at the plate for Pasculli. Oswick's lone hit in four trips to the plate was a two-run shot in the sixth that capped the scoring. Oswick also scored three runs.

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Manasquan 5, Red Bank 3

Senior Cole Kozlowski belted a pinch-hit, tiebreaking, two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning and the Warriors outlasted the Bucs to notch their third straight win to open the season.

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No. 8 Wall 13, No. 6 Colts Neck 2

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Non-Division

No. 7 Central 11, Point Boro 8

Point Boro scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh and brought the tying run to the plate, but the Golden Eagles escaped for the second win in the first three days of their season.

The Panthers scored on a balk, a two-run single by senior Trey Harpootlian, a bases-loaded walk and a wild pitch before senior Billy Sottilaire nailed down the win by recording the final out via a strikeout.

Central gained separation on the scoreboard with three runs apiece in both the sixth and seventh innings. Senior Cam Leiter and junior Chase Pierce delivered back-to-back RBI singles in the sixth and in the seventh, it was an RBI single by senior Shane Sajewicz and an RBI double by Leiter that highlighted the rally.

Bryson Kirby connected on his second home run of the season for Point Boro.

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