Builders’ General Shore Conference Baseball Friday Scoreboard, May 19
Class A South
Toms River East 11, No. 7 Southern 7
Gavin Toth, Ryan Koman and Lucas Brush each delivered a two-run hit during a nine-run outburst in the fourth inning and the Raiders turned the game on its head midway through to deny the Rams an outright Class A South championship.
With Toms River East's win, Southern, Jackson Memorial and Brick Memorial share the Class A South division championship.
Toth singled home two runs to get Toms River East on the board and Ryan Koman's triple into the left-field corner pulled the Raiders within 5-4. Matt Ferrara then followed with a game-tying RBI single and Brush's two-run single extended the lead to 8-5.
Jackson Memorial is a Class A South champion for the fifth consecutive season, while Southern won its first division championship since 1986. Brick Memorial, meanwhile, earns a share of its first ever Class A South title, with its last division championship coming as a member of Class B South in 1995.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Southern (14-7, 10-4) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| TR East (12-10, 8-6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 | 10 | 3 |
Pitching
| Southern | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Mike Nasti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
| Owen Durnien (L) | 0.2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Tyler McLeod | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
| Steve Miller | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Toms River East | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Dan Nafziger | 3.1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 85 |
| Lucas Melton (W) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Mason Pentz | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 47 |
Top Hitters
| Southern | Game Stats |
| Brandon Brown | 3-4, 3B, 2 R |
| Ray Mulhern | 3-5, R, RBI |
| Kyle Serino | 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R |
| Brady Lesiak | 1-3, BB, HBP, R, RBI |
| Niko Diamantopoulos | 1-4, RBI |
| Toms River East | Game Stats |
| Luke Brush | 3-3, BB, 2 RBI |
| Matt Ferrara | 2-3, 2B, R, RBI |
| Gavin Toth | 2-3, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI |
| Ryan Koman | 1-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI |
| Ryan Ushock | 1-3, BB, R |
Class B Central
Asbury Park at Lakewood, 4 p.m.
Non-Division
No. 3 Donovan Catholic 17, St. John Vianney 9
Fifth-year senior Anthony Mursko (3-for-5, double, RBI) collected the 100th hit of his high-school career while Dave Yorke smashed two runs as the Griffins handled the Lancers. Senior Rocco Scarpitti and sophomore Tyler Levine each went deep as well for Donovan Catholic.
Freehold Boro 14, Manchester 4 (5 Innings)
Lacey 8, Brick 4
Toms River South 6, Jackson Liberty 0
Non-Conference
Nottingham 7, Shore 2
Bridgewater-Raritan 11, No. 10 Marlboro 5
East Brunswick 7, Colts Neck 6 (8 Innings)
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