Baseball

Is this the year for Point Beach's battle-tested group or is Ranney's young squad ready to take over? Two teams load up while the rest of the B Central division hopes to survive.

Lacey entered 2020 without a senior in its starting lineup, so the Lions enter 2021 with plenty of senior talent and high expectations.

Jackson Liberty is the two-time defending Class B South champion and the Lions have reloaded with young talent in order to make another run in 2021.

The 2020 cancellation was especially heartbreaking for Point Boro, which will try to move forward with a young team and unwavering expectations in 2021.

With a solid group of seniors and an talented sophomore group ready to make an impact, Donovan Catholic is on the rise in Ocean County.

With a senior ace and an exciting junior core, Barnegat eyes a first-place finish in Class B South in 2021.

With a junior-heavy club, Manchester has designs on starting something special in 2021.

Pinelands has graduated high-level talent over the past two seasons and 2021 will put the program's ability to reload to the test.

How far will experience take a team in the 2021 baseball season? Class B South will be a litmus test, with Lacey leaning on it more than any other team in the field.

After running out a promising young lineup in 2019 and most of those players now two years older and still in school, St. John Vianney is on the cusp of a big year.

Two years after a dream season, Wall will pursue a follow-up state championship with nearly an entirely new group.

A talented group of juniors will be the key for Colts Neck, which has designs of starting a big two-year run in 2021.