Baseball

Ben Schild pitched a two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and Middletown South beat Montclair to capture its first NJSIAA Group IV championship in 25 years.

Longtime Shore Conference coach and athletic director Bill Bruno has passed away.

Rumson-Fair Haven struck for seven runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back in a 9-3 win over Red Bank Catholic that clinched the Bulldogs their first Monmouth County title.

Middletown South takes the field in Hamilton looking for its second ever state championship and will have to go through a Montclair team looking for its first.

Red Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven square off for a third time Friday at Count Basie Park, this time with the Monmouth County Title on the line.

Freshman catcher Cristian Soto capped a huge day with the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 13th inning to deliver Central an unforgettable, 7-6, win over Brick Memorial to clinch the Ocean County title.

Making his final start in high school, Shane Panzini struck out 14 CBA batters in 6 1/3 innings and went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Red Bank Catholic to the Monmouth County final.

Central and Brick Memorial clash for the Ocean County Tournament title, while Red Bank Catholic, CBA, Manalapan and Rumson scrap for a spot in the Monmouth County Final.

Two sectional champions are on the road in the Monmouth County Tournament quarterfinals, with Rumson-Fair Haven and CBA already awaiting the winners.

Colts Neck's fantastic postseason came to an end at the hands of Ocean City in the Group 3 semifinals.

Led by Joe Stanzione's power hitting, Middletown South made clutch play after clutch play late Monday to pull out a thrilling, 4-3 win over Clearview in the Group IV semifinal.

Shore Conference Baseball scores and recaps from Monday, June 14, including the NJSIAA Group Semifinals.