Matt Manley

Shortstop is the most scrutinized position on the infield and this year's Shore Conference crop features plenty of first-year starters at the position.

This Senior Spotlight features Jackson Memorial centerfielder Ryan Lasko - a Rutgers commit, 2019 Second-Team All-Shore selection and MLB Draft hopeful.

CBA vs. Rutgers Prep highlights the 2021 Coaches vs. Cancer Showcase at Central.

Jackson Memorial has the dangerous combination of a loaded roster and a chip on its collective shoulder - a recipe for a special 2020 season if there are games to be played.

CBA has a one-two pitching punch that stacks up with the best in its storied history and new head coach Marty Kenney Jr. hopes for a chance to turn them loose in 2020.

Point Boro is coming off one of its best seasons in program history with a chance to be even better in 2020. That is, if the Panthers and the rest of N.J. get a chance to play.

Red Bank Catholic has an ace who can return in 2021, but the Caseys' quality senior class is hoping for a chance to defend their Shore Conference Tournament championship in some form in 2020.

Middletown South's returning seniors led a 2019 charge to the A North championship as juniors and are hoping for one more chance to add to their list of high-school accomplishments.

Even in a 24-win, championship season in 2019, Manalapan found out how unfair life can be. That reality check continues in 2020 for one of the Shore's perennial contenders.

After a state title run last year, Wall is moving into a new phase as a program and hoping to start that new phase in the spring of 2020.

Manasquan relied on a pair of freshmen on the way to a state championship in 2017. Now, those two current seniors hope for a chance to lead the way to another title.

Two years removed from finishing on top of Ocean County and the Shore Conference Tournament fields, Toms River North hopes to have the makings of another championship squad.