Baseball Monday NJSIAA Scoreboard, 5/21/18
NJSIAA Tournament
Opening Round
North Jersey Section II, Group III
(4) Colonia 5, (13) Middletown North 0
Central Jersey Group IV
(2) Manalapan 6, (15) Long Branch 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Long Branch (7-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Manalapan (20-5) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
| Long Branch | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Matt Minceli (L) | 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 114 |
| Evan Yerman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Manalapan | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| E.J. Melendez (W, 4-1) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 70 |
| Ryan Crehan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
Top Hitters
| Long Branch | Stats |
| Matt Minceli | 2-3, 2B, R |
| James Horniacek | 2-3, RBI |
| Manalapan | Stats |
| Billy Watters | 3-3, 2B, RBI, Run |
| Nick DiPietrantonio | 1-3, RBI |
| Jake Pellecchia | 1-2, R, 2 RBI |
(11) Freehold Twp. 1, (6) Monroe 0
Senior Ryan Ford fired a two-hit shutout and Chris Goodman drove in the game-winning run with an RBI double in the top of the fifth as the Patriots edged the Falcons to advance to the sectional quarterfinals Thursday at No. 3 East Brunswick.
Ford struck out a career-high 12, walked one and hit two batters in his outing and also went 1-for-2 at the plate with a pair of walks.
Kevin Goodman was 1-for-3 and scored on Chris Goodman's double.
(7) Middletown South 13, (10) Marlboro 7
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Marlboro (9-11) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| Midd South (11-12) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Pitching
| Marlboro | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Joe Lomingino (L) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 56 |
| Joe Iacobello | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Gruber | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| Josh Schiefman | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Justin Levito | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Middletown South | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Danny Minze | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 63 |
| Nick Sabatino (W) | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Jack Sheridan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Jack Roesch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
Top Hitters
| Marlboro | Stats |
| Ramon Fontanes | 3-4, 2 R, RBI |
| Vin Ferrigno | 2-4, RBI |
| Matt Spinelli | 2-4, RBI |
| Peter Morreale | 1-2, 2 R, RBI |
| Gurkaran Singh | 1-4, 2 RBI |
| Middletown South | Stats |
| Chris O’Connor | 2-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI |
| Trevor Brey | 3-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI |
| Joe Sprake | 2-3, R, 2 RBI |
| Chris Lotito | 1-2, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, SB |
| Dylan Walling | 1-2, 2B, 2 R |
| Robby Zega | 1-3, 2 R |
| Danny Minze | 1-4, 2 RBI |
| Aurelio Licata | 1-2, 2 R |
| Jack Sheridan | 1-2, R, SB |
Central Jersey Group III
(1) Wall 1, (16) Lawrence 0
Doug Wetzel singled home Tanner Powers for the game's lone run in the bottom of the second and Ryan Napolitano fired six shutout innings to secure the win as the Crimson Knights slid past the Cardinals to earn a quarterfinal home game against No. 8 Steinert on Thursday.
Powers and David Howarth hit consecutive singles to set up Wetzel, who knocked his run-scoring hit into center field.
Napolitano allowed just three hits and three walks while striking out eight and Trey Dombroski closed out the win by striking out the side in order in the seventh.
(5) Nottingham 3, (12) Freehold Boro 2
(4) Hopewell Valley 1, (13) Ocean 0
(3) Allentown 10, (14) Brick 4
(6) Northern Burlington 2, (11) Colts Neck 1
(2) Jackson Liberty 5, (15) Burlington Twp. 3
David Melfi hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth and the Lions escaped a first-round scare from the Falcons. Melfi finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and his home run was his sixth of the season and fourth in Jackson Liberty's last five games.
Bill Hart also went 2-for-3, Shane Hickey was 1-for-4 with a double and two runs scored and Scott Wierciszewski finished 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored for Jackson Liberty.
Nick DeCarlo pitched two scoreless, hitless innings of relief on 34 pitches to pick up the win after Kevin Ritz allowed three unearned runs on four hits over five innings. Ritz struck out three and threw 64 pitches.
Jackson Liberty will host No. 10 Pennsauken on Thursday in the sectional quarterfinals.
Central Jersey Group II
(7) Raritan 1, (10) Rumson-Fair Haven 0 (9 Innings)
Shawn Ohea delivered a game-winning RBI double to right field to score Dan VanMeerbeke and the Rockets walked off with a dramatic win over division rival Rumson to make a winning out of ace Zack Johnston.
Raritan will travel to play No. 2 Bordentown in the sectional quarterfinals on Thursday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Rumson (10-8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Raritan (17-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Pitching
| Raritan | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HP | PC |
| Zack Johnston (W, 6-1) | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 99 |
| Rumson | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HP | PC |
| Alex Burnett | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 104 |
| Dylon Avino (L) | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
Top Hitters
| Raritan | Stats |
| Jake Tennant | 2-4 |
| Shawn Ohea | 1-3, BB, RBI |
| Rumson | Stats |
| Thomas Forlenza | 2-4 |
| Mike Stant | 2-3 |
(4) Metuchen 3, (13) Matawan 1
(11) Monmouth 6, (6) Spotswood 0
Dante Ciaramella took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and settled for a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts to lead the Falcons over the Chargers and into the sectional quarterfinals against No. 3 Voorhees on Thursday. Anthony Guarino opened the scoring with a three-run double in the top of the second inning.
Central Jersey Group I
(9) South Hunterdon 10, (8) Keansburg 0
(5) Point Beach 9, (12) Palmyra 1
Sophomore Phil Antoniotti spun a four-hitter with eight strikeouts on 98 pitches and the Garnet Gulls handled the Panthers to advance to the sectional quarterfinals Thursday at No. 4 New Egypt.
Vincent Storino was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI and Jean Verrier also drove in two runs in a 1-for-2 game at the plate. John Nista was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs and an RBI and Jude Lovgren went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI for Point Beach.
(3) Riverside 6, (14) Henry Hudson 0
(7) Shore 12, (10) Perth Amboy Tech 2 (5 Innings)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Perth Amboy Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Shore Regional (8-11) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | X | X | 12 | 14 | 0 |
Pitching
| Perth Amboy Tech | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Victor Caraballo | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| Anthony Niech | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Anelvis Emergildo | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Shore | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| James LaBruno (W) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 76 |
Top Hitters
| Perth Amboy Tech | Stats |
| Victor Caraballo | 1-2, R |
| Aaron Batista | 1-2, 2 RBI |
| Shore | Stats |
| Bailey Crochet | 2-3, 2 R, 2B, 3B |
| Christian Bauman | 2-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI |
| James LaBruno | 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI |
| Tommy Dunleavy | 2-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI |
| Jared Breithoff | 2-3, R, 2 RBI |
| Mike Deusch | 1-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI |
| Shane McLaughlin | 1-3, R, 2B, RBI |
South Jersey Group IV
(3) Jackson Memorial 10, (14) Brick Memorial 0 (5 Innings)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Brick Mem (9-14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jackson Mem (20-5) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | X | X | X | 10 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
| Brick Memorial | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Trevor Sherman (L, 3-4) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 70 |
| Nick Stephan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Jackson Memorial | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Nick Sefick (W, 6-0) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 64 |
Top Hitters
| Brick Memorial | Stats |
| Blaine Netterman | 1-2 |
| Mark DeFelice | 1-1 |
| Jackson Memorial | Stats |
| Christian Pellone | 1-2, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI |
| Alex Iadisernia | 2-3, Grand Slam |
| Mike Dimino | 1-2, 3B, RBI, 2 R |
| Jake Wendell | 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI |
| Ryan Lasko | 1-1, 2 R |
(6) Toms River North 9, (11) Millville 1
Jared Bellissimo struck out 11 over six innings and the Mariners gave him plenty of offensive support on the way to a win over the Thunderbolts.
Bellissimo surrendered one earned run on only three hits and one walk while firing 78 pitches. He took a perfect game into the fifth inning, when he issued a one-out walk and allowed a single one batter later to end both the perfect game and no-hit bids.
Bellissimo also drove in three runs in a 1-for-3 day at the plate and Sam Angelo was 3-for-4 with four RBI.
With the win, Toms River North advances to the sectional quarterfinals Thursday, when the Mariners will travel to play No. 3 Jackson Memorial for the fourth time this season. The Jaguars beat Toms River North in both regular-season meetings between the Class A South rivals, but the Mariners got them back in the Ocean County Tournament semifinals.
(15) Howell 8, (2) Clearview 2
Senior Nick Ruszczyk went 3-for-3 with six RBI, including a home run in his third straight game as the Rebels won their fifth straight by knocking off the second-seeded Pioneers.
Ruszczyk opened the scoring with an two-run double in the top of the first, added a sacrifice fly in the third and capped the scoring with a three-run blast in the top of the seventh - his sixth homer of the season.
Brandon Matt also had an RBI single in the first inning for Howell and Dylan Beyer made it 4-2 with an RBI single in the third. Beyer finished 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored and Tommy Talbot was also 3-for-3 with three runs scored for the Rebels.
Ryan Bearse allowed two runs on four hits and five walks over five innings to pick up the win. Bryan Bernard closed out the game with two scoreless innings, during which he struck out three.
South Jersey Group III
(5) Cherry Hill West 1, (12) Toms River South 0
(1) Central 5, (16) Pinelands 0
Tom Ruscitti connected on his ninth home run of the season to extend his Shore-Conference-leading total and set a new single-season school record as the Golden Eagles beat the Wildcats. Ruscitti broke a 32-year-old record held by Tim Morris, who slugged eight home runs in 1986.
After beginning the season unable to pitch due to injury, senior left-hander Tyler Aires has allowed just one run in 15 2/3 innings over four appearances since returning to the mound, including 11 straight scoreless innings.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Pinelands (9-10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Central (14-7) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
| Pinelands | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Noah Dean (L, 2-2) | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Sean O’Rourke | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Central | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Tyler Aires (W, 2-0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Colin Stacy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Hitters
| Pinelands | Game Stats |
| Anthony Diaz | 1-3 |
| Billy Crawford | 1-3 |
| Joey Ventresca | 0-1, 2 BB |
| Central | Game Stats |
| Tom Ruscitti | 2-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R |
| Colin Stacy | 1-2, BB, RBI, 2 R |
| Ryan Galati | 1-2, BB, 2B |
| Vance Pelino | 1-3, RBI |
(11) Mainland 6, (6) Toms River East 1
South Jersey Group II
(9) Manasquan 5, (8) Cinnaminson 1
Junior Mike Anthony pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts and the Warriors began their Group II title defense with a road win over the Pirates. Anthony allowed one earned run, walked four, finished the game on 102 pitches and also went 2-for-4 at the plate.
Will Hopkinson was 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the second and James Harmstead went 1-for-3 with a two run single in the fourth for Manasquan. Tommy Antonucci was 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in the winning cause.
Manasquan will travel to play top-seeded West Deptford in the sectional quarterfinals Thursday - a rematch of last year's South Jersey Group II championship game won by Manasquan, 1-0.
(5) Point Boro 7, (12) Oakcrest 4
Winning pitcher Nick Guzzi helped his cause by going 2-for-3 with three RBI at the plate and the Panthers came through with a huge four-run third inning that sparked a win over the Falcons.
Oakcrest scored three runs in the top of the third to take a 4-1 lead, but Point Boro responded with for of its own, starting with an RBI single by Guzzi. Paul Franceschini followed with an RBI single and Andrew LaSpina later added an RBI single to put the Panthers back in front, 5-4.
Franceschini finished 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored to go with his RBI, while Sam Collins was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Guzzi shook off a rough third inning to pitch six solid innings on 105 pitches. The sophomore right-hander allowed three earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out six.
Collins came on for the seventh and pitched around a pair of hits to pick up the save.
Point Boro will host Class B South rival and No. 13 Barnegat in the sectional quarterfinals on Thursday.
(13) Barnegat 4, (4) Sterling 2
Tyler Suydam hit a go-ahead two-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put himself in position for his first win and Lukas Torres struck out four over the final two innings to nail down the save and send the Bengals to the sectional quarterfinals Thursday at B South rival and No. 5 Point Boro.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Barnegat (7-15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Sterling (13-8) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
| Barnegat | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Tyler Suydam (W, 1-3) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 91 |
| Lukas Torres (S) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 |
| Sterling | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Kyle Smith (L) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 81 |
| Quintin Manko | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Top Hitters
| Barnegat | Stats |
| Tyler Suydam | 2-3, 2 RBI |
| Brian Finucan | 2-3, R |
| Ethan Fox | 1-2, R, RBI |
| Sterling | Stats |
| Paul Ganiel | 2-4 |
| Julian Clark | 2-3 |
(11) Middle Twp. 6, (6) Manchester 4
Brandon Kiddie was 1-for-3 with two RBI and Derek Schmidt doubled and drove in a run, but the Hawks fell to the Panthers. Jack Felipe also went 2-for-2 with an RBI in the loss.
Regular Season
Class B Central
St. Rose 9, Ranney 1
Riley Maypother belted a three-run home run and the Purple Roses beat the Panthers to officially clinch the outright Class B Central championship.
Non-Conference
Bergen Catholic 9, Red Bank Catholic 3
Don Bosco 3, CBA 0
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