Baseball Wednesday Scoreboard, 4/12/17
Class A North
Colts Neck 6, Howell 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Howell (2-2, 1-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Colts Neck (3-2, 2-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Pitching
| Howell | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Mike Walsh (L, 0-1) | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 75 |
| Dylan Beyer | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Ryan Bearse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Home | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Jon Weitzman (W, 1-0) | 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 77 |
| Matt Hawkins (S, 1) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
Top Hitters
| Howell | |
| Grant Hackett | 2-4, R |
| Ryan Bearse | 2-3, RBI |
| Eddie Morales | 2-3 |
| Colts Neck | Game Stats |
| Joe Kohm | 1-3, R |
| Dan Schulte | 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2B |
| Jack Tirrell | 1-3, R |
| Jon Weitzman | 2-2, R, RBI |
| Clarke, Brendan | 1-3, R |
| Hunter Boag | 2B |
| Shawn Scully | 1-3, RBI |
Freehold Twp. 1, No. 3 CBA 0
Senior right-hander Mike Pirrotta pitched five one-hit, shutout innings and drove in junior Ryan Ford with the lone run of the game as the Patriots (2-2, 1-2) became the first team to beat the Colts (5-1, 3-1) this season.
Pirrotta worked around four walks and two hit batters while striking out three and threw 95 pitches. He checked in with an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth to score Ford, who was hit by a pitch to reach.
Senior Zach Pericone pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout to earn the save. Junior Blaise Venancio took the hard-luck loss for CBA and threw 76 pitches.
No. 5 Freehold Boro 8, Neptune 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Freehold (4-2, 3-2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Neptune (1-3, 1-2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
Pitching
| Freehold Boro | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Dan Chiusano | 6.1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Pat White (W, 1-0) | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Neptune | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Justin Tucker | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Aedan Martin (L, 0-1) | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Top Hitters
| Freehold Boro | Game Stats |
| Chris Cassandra | 3-4, 2 R, BB |
| Nick Aiello | 2-4, double, run |
| Phil Marcantonio | 3-4, run, 2 2B |
| Mike Belka | 2-5, 3 RBI |
| Neptune | Game Stats |
| Ron Cole | 3-5, RBI, R |
| Aidan Martin | 1-4, HR, 2 R, RBI, BB |
Sophomore Aedan Martin hit a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning off All-Shore left-hander Dan Chiusano to send the game into extra innings, but the Colonials scored two in the top of the ninth to pull out the road win over the Scarlet Fliers in Class A North.
Class A South
No. 1 Toms River North 2, Brick Memorial 0
Junior right-hander Craig Larsen pitched a one-hit shutout with nine strikeouts and one walk and the Mariners 3-1, 2-1) bounced back from a loss to Southern by blanking the Mustangs (1-5, 1-3).
Senior Mike Nyisztor went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI to lead the Toms River North lineup and senior Ian Mindas also went 2-for-3.
Junior Trevor Sherman limited Toms River North to two earned runs on five hits with one walk and one strikeout.
Jackson Memorial 9, Southern 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Southern (2-2, 2-2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Jackson (2-2, 2-1) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | x | 9 | 13 | 5 |
Pitching
| Southern | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Flood | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| Luongo | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 74 |
| Jackson | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Connor Takacs (W, 1-1) | 4.1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 89 |
| Tim Halasnik | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Shawn Kelich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Top Hitters
| Southern | Game Stats |
| Marcos Matias | 2-3, 2 RBI, run |
| Pat Barrett | 0-3 RBI |
| Austin Pharo | 0-1, RBI |
| Jackson | Game Stats |
| Ryan Boyle | 2-4 |
| Connor Takacs | 2-3, RBI |
| Tim Halasnik | 3-4, 2 RBI, run |
| Alex Iadisernia | 1-3, HR, 2 runs |
No. 2 Toms River South 13, Toms River East 2 (6 Innings)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| TR South (3-0, 2-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | x | 13 | 16 | 2 |
| TR East (0-4, 0-3) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Pitching
| TR South | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Justin Fall (W, 2-0) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 93 |
| TR East | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Nick DeGennaro (L, 0-2) | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 85 |
| Darren Scholl | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
Top Hitters
| TR South | Game Stats |
| Jared Kwicinski | 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 4 RBI |
| Matt Shiffer | 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI |
| Ben Montenegro | 2-4, R, RBI |
| T.J. Scuderi | 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI |
| Justin Fall | 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI |
| Connor Leatherman | 2-4 |
| Dylan Danelson | 2-2, R |
| TR East | Game Stats |
| Sean Sullivan | 1-2, R |
| Jay Longo | 0-1, HBP, RBI |
Class B North
Middletown South 3, Wall 2
Senior Ben Porpora hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the bottom of the six and the Eagles (3-1, 1-1) edged the Crimson Knights (3-2, 2-2). Porpora finished 2-for-3 with a double while junior Joe Sprake also went 2-for-3 and stole a base.
Sophomore Robby Zega earned his second win of the year on the mound by allowing one earned run on two hits and five walks while fanning two on 89 pitches. Sophomore Jack Roesch pitched a scoreless seventh to earn the save.
Sophomore Grant Schulman went the distance for Wall on the mound, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and a walk. Junior Andy Lenneper went 1-for-2 for Wall with a walk.
Class B Central
No. 8 St. Rose 9, Mater Dei Prep 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Mater Dei (2-2, 2-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| St. Rose (5-0, 4-0) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 2 |
Pitching
| Mater Dei | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Greg Bender (L, 0-1) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
| Rob Lynch | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
| St. Rose | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Brian DiPasquale (W, 1-0) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 |
| Will Gannon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Top Hitters
| Mater Dei | Game Stats |
| Sean Turner | 2-3, R |
| Rob Lynch | 1-2, BB, RBI |
| Kyle Dowlen | 1-2, BB, 2B |
| St. Rose | Game Stats |
| Riley Maypother | 3-4, R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI |
| Brody Maypother | 3-4, R, RBI |
| Brandon Mology | 2-4, 2 RBI |
Henry Hudson 14, Ranney 8
Class B South
Manchester 6, Barnegat 5
Sophomore Jack Felipe plated the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning and the Hawks (4-2, 4-0) walked off with a win over the Bengals (1-4, 1-3). Felipe finished 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Senior Joe Felipe also went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored while senior Matt Migliaccio finished 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI. Freshman James Johns scored a pair of runs during a 1-for-4 game at the plate.
Senior Gavin Pabst allowed two earned runs on eight hits with a pair of walks and a pair of strikeouts. He threw 93 pitches while pitching the full seven innings and picking up the win.
Junior Justin Diefenbach allowed two earned runs over six innings for Barnegat and left in position to win the game after throwing 95 pitches. Diefenbach allowed five hits, struck out five and walked one and also went 1-for-4 with two runs scored at the plate. Liam Corbett went 2-for-3 and Eric Becker was 1-for-3 with two RBI in the loss.
No. 7 Lacey 7, Jackson Liberty 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Lacey (4-1, 3-1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Jackson Lib. (3-2, 2-2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Pitching
| Lacey | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Don Zellman (W, 2-0) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 94 |
| Brandon Haggerty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Jackson Lib. | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Matt Pickus (L, 1-1) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 92 |
| Nick DeCarlo | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 48 |
Top Hitters
| Lacey | Game Stats |
| Don Zellman | 2-4, R, 2B, RBI |
| Justin Thompson | 2-4, HR, RBI |
| John Troise | 2-4, RBI |
| Jackson Lib. | Game Stats |
| Connor Keenan | 0-2, RBI Sac Fly |
| Alex Torres | 1-2, R, 2B |
Lakewood 12, Donovan Catholic 2 (6 Innings)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | |
| Donovan (2-3, 1-3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Lakewood (2-2, 1-2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
Pitching
| Donovan | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Eian Gilroy (L, 0-1) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bart Goble | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Patrick Wade | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Miller | 0.1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Jiminez | 0 | |||||
| Lakewood | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Angel Mendez (W, 1-1) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Top Hitters
| Donovan | Game Stats |
| Ryan O’Sullivan | 1-3, 2 SB, run |
| Matt Morro | 2-4, RBI |
| Lakewood | Game Stats |
| Yamile Toro | 2-2, 3 runs, 3 BB, 2 SB |
| Hector Rodriguez | 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 3 BB |
Pinelands 5, Point Boro 0
Sophomore Joey Ventresca pitched a three-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts and no walks and the Wildcats (4-1, 4-0) blanked the Panthers (1-5, 0-4) to win their fourth straight B South game to open the year. Ventresca needed 105 pitches to navigate through seven innings and also went 1-for-3 with two runs scored.
Sophomore Peter Hammond led the offense by going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI. Senior Sean O'Rourke was 2-for-3 with an RBI and sophomore Anthony Diaz finished 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Freshman Nick Guzzi took the loss for Point Boro, allowing two earned runs on eight hits and a walk while walking one and striking out five over five innings and 72 pitches.
Non-Division
Long Branch 10, Keansburg 0 (5 Innings)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
| Keansburg (1-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Long Branch (2-4) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
| Keansburg | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Justin Alessi (L, 0-1) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
| Gabe Torres | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Christian Borregeiros | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Long Branch | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| James Horniacek (W, 1-2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 48 |
| Juwan Wilkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
Top Hitters
| Keansburg | Game Stats |
| Justin Alessi | 1-2 |
| Long Branch | Game Stats |
| T.J. Brewer | 2-3, RBI |
| Carlos Irizarry | 1-2, 2B, RBI |
| James Horniacek | 2-3, 2 RBI |
| Matt Mincieli | 2B, 2 RBI |
| Ryan Lorme | 1-2, 2 RBI |
| Pasa Fields | 2B, 2 RBI |
Non-Conference
At Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Manalapan 14, Wakefield (Va.) 3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
| Wakefield (Va.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Manalapan (5-2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | x | 14 | 14 | 2 |
Pitching
| Wakefield | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
| Heckler | 3.1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Baron | .2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Manalapan | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| E.J. Melendez (W, 3-0) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 53 |
| Justin Korman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Top Hitters
| Wakefield | Game Stats |
| Stampatolous | 1-2, RBI |
| Manalapan | Game Stats |
| Giovanni Ciaccio | 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI, run |
| Steven Bullen | 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2B |
| Anthony Naylor | 2-3, 3 RBI |
| Joe Pellecchia | 3-3, 2 runs, RBI |
Ocean 3, Jeb Stuart (Va.) 1
Junior Brian Davis pitched a complete game three-hitter and sophomore Stephen Hagerman collected two hits and two RBI to help the Spartans (4-1) win another game in Myrtle Beach. Junior Matt Redbord also scored a pair of runs and notched a hit.
Brick 4, Lake Shore (N.Y.) 0
Senior left-hander Mike Soldo struck out 17 in a two-hitter and added an RBI single to lead the Green Dragons to a win. Senior Kenny Bala also cracked a solo home run for Brick.
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
John Champe (Va.) 11, Marlboro 9
Junior Justin Levito doubled and drove in two runs and senior Jared Wright was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI but the Mustangs pitching could not hold down Champe's lineup.
Starter Noah Hutter gave up four unearned runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings and took a no-decision. He struck out five and walked four.
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