Nissan World Thursday Baseball Scoreboard, 5/2/19
Class A North
No. 9 Middletown South 4, Howell 1
Junior Chris O'Connor hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the top of the sixth inning and the Eagles finished off a two-game sweep of the Rebels to move a game closer to Manalapan in the race for the Class A North title.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Midd South (10-4, 9-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Howell (7-7, 6-5) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Pitching
| Middletown South | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Mike Keenan (W, 3-1) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Jack Lisowski | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Chris Lotito | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Jack Roesch (SV, 1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Howell | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Chris Ellison (L, 0-2) | 5.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 89 |
| Jake Lenardo | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Top Hitters
| Middletown South | Stats |
| Chris O’Connor | 2-3, HR, R, 3 RBI |
| Anthony Esposito | 1-3, 2B, RBI |
| Chris Lotito | 1-3, 3B, R |
| Trevor Brey | 2-4, R |
| Howell | Stats |
| Vin Impresa | 1-3, 2B, RBI |
| Tommy Talbot | 1-4, R |
No. 3 CBA 3, No. 1 Manalapan 1
Senior Joe Escandon overcame an unearned run in the first inning to pitch a two-hitter and hand the Braves their first defeat of the season.
Tommy DiTullio and Anthony Celestre each had RBI groundouts to push CBA in front and Mason Wolf doubled home a run with two out in the second to cap the scoring.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Manalapan (15-1, 9-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| CBA (10-4, 6-4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Pitching
| Manalapan | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Joe Mazza (L, 2-1) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 69 |
| Manalapan | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Joe Escandon (W, 3-0) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 85 |
Top Hitters
| Manalapan | Stats |
| Jake Pellecchia | 1-3, R |
| Tom Guidice | 1-2, BB |
| CBA | Stats |
| Mason Wolf | 2-3, 2 2B, R, RBI |
Freehold Twp. 5, Freehold Boro 0
Senior Ryan Kurczeski fired a three-hit shutout to extend his scoreless innings streak to 17 games and the Patriots (9-7, 7-5) beat the Colonials (4-12, 3-9) to sweep the regular-season series between the two crosstown rivals.
Kurczeski pitched a no-hitter in his last start against Long Branch and previously pitched a complete game in a win over St. Rose in the Monmouth County Tournament opening round. On Thursday, the senior struck out three, walked two and threw 86 pitches.
Senior Brandon Smith and sophomore Chris Corchado each went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead the offense, with Smith going deep for a solo home run and scoring two runs as well.
Junior Kyle Wenrich took the loss for Freehold Boro and threw 84 pitches in five innings.
Marlboro 1, Long Branch 0
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Marlboro (7-8, 4-7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Long Branch (0-14, 0-11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pitching
| Marlboro | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Joe Iacobello (W, 2-2) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55 |
| Long Branch | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Ivan Navarro (L, 0-3) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 104 |
Top Hitters
| Marlboro | Stats |
| Mark Capell | 1-3, RBI |
| Tyler Kapusciski | 2-3, 3B |
| Jeremy Briskin | 1-1, 2B |
| Long Branch | Stats |
| Dave Rodriguez | 1-2 |
| Andrew Conklin | 1-3 |
| Ivan Navarro | 1-3 |
Class A Central
Holmdel 6, Rumson-Fair Haven 5, (11 Innings)
Senior Justin Lautenberg drew a walk with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th to end a marathon Hornets win over the Bulldogs.
Sophomore Thomas Elgrim gave Rumson a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth with an RBI double, but Holmdel answered in the bottom of the inning when senior starter Jason Lyons was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
| Rumson (5-8, 4-8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Holmdel (7-8, 6-5) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
Pitching
| Rumson-FH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Charlie Jones | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 63 |
| Mike Amendola | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 90 |
| J.C. Carolan (W, 0-2) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 41 |
| Holmdel | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Jason Lyons | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 112 |
| Jake Umans (W, 2-3) | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 71 |
Top Hitters
| Rumson-FH | Stats |
| Thomas Elgrim | 2-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI |
| Brian Doherty | 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI |
| Matt Rigby | 2-4, R |
| Dylan Sakele | 1-4, 2B |
| Collin Coles | 1-6, 2B, R |
| Ryan Dupree | 1-4, RBI |
| Andrew Schmid | 1-6, 2 R |
| Holmdel | Stats |
| Ezra Caspi | 3-5, 2B, R |
| Louie Curcio | 2-4, R |
| Justin Lautenberg | 1-4, R, 2 RBI |
| Brendan Crowley | 3-4, R, RBI |
| Mike Iulo | 1-5, 2 RBI |
| Aidan Flanagan | 1-4, R |
| Jason Lyons | 1-5, RBI |
No. 4 Red Bank Catholic 5, Monmouth 1
Senior Vincent Bianchi went the distance on the mound, doubled twice and drove in three to lead the Caseys past the Falcons, clinching them the outright Class A Central division title.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| RBC (13-3, 12-0) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Monmouth (9-8, 5-7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Pitching
| Red Bank Catholic | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Vincent Bianchi (W, 2-2) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 79 |
| Monmouth | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Dante Ciaramella (L, 4-2) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 107 |
| Mike Bateman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
Top Hitters
| Red Bank Catholic | Stats |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3-4, 2 R, 2SB |
| Vincent Bianchi | 2-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI |
| Ryan O’Hara | 2-3, RBI, R, 2 SB |
| Jack Scrivanic | 1-3, RBI |
| Dave Glancy | 0-2, R, 2 BB, SB |
| Monmouth | Stats |
| Jake Cushing | 1-3 |
| Brian Yadlon | 1-3 |
| Kevin Lynch | 1-2 |
Shore 6, St. Rose 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| St. Rose (2-12, 2-10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Shore (5-10, 4-8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | x | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Pitching
| St. Rose | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Evan Peeke (L, 1-4) | 5.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 107 |
| Joey Blaes | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Shore | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Shane McLaughlin (W, 1-0) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 90 |
Top Hitters
| St. Rose | Stats |
| Evan Peeke | 1-2, 2B, RBI |
| Frank Bellezza | 1-4, R |
| Rob Rothery | 1-3, R |
| Shore | Stats |
| Danny Shirvanian | 2-3, RBI, 2 SB |
| Shane McLaughlin | 1-1, 2 R, 2 SB |
| Max Cameron | 1-3, RBI, SB |
| Sam Martucci | 1-3, R, RBI |
Raritan 5, No. 5 Manasquan 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Manasquan (10-3, 8-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Raritan (6-9, 6-6) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Pitching
| Manasquan | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Ryan O'Keefe (L, 3-1) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 52 |
| Mike Anthony | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 80 |
| Raritan | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Jake Tennant (W, 3-3) | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 112 |
| Cameron Rafalko (SV, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top Hitters
| Manasquan | Stats |
| James Harmstead | 1-2, R, BB |
| Will Hopkinson | 1-4 |
| Raritan | Stats |
| Dan Fiore | 1-2, 2 BB, 2B, RBI |
| Jason Lind | 1-3 |
| Chris Gonzalez | 1-1, R, 2 BB |
| Luke Ohea | 1-4, R |
Class B North
No. 7 Wall 5, Matawan 3
Junior Teddy Sharkey laced a two-run triple to give Wall a 4-3 lead and the Crimson Knights held on for a comeback win over the Huskies on the road.
Matawan took a 3-2 lead on junior Griffin Falco's third hit of the game - an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Wall (12-3, 10-2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Matawan (6-9, 4-8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
| Wall | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Grant Shulman (W, 2-2) | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 93 |
| Tanner Powers (SV, 1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Matawan | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Tim Egan | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 90 |
| Jackson Hercek (L, 0-2) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
Top Hitters
| Wall | Stats |
| Teddy Sharkey | 2-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI |
| Tanner Powers | 2-3, 2B, R |
| Dave Howarth | 1-3, 2B, RBI |
| Matt Croson | 1-2, 2B, R, RBI |
| Matawan | Stats |
| Griffin Falco | 3-3, 2B, RBI |
| Nick Trapani | 2-3 |
St. John Vianney 3, Middletown North 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| SJV (5-9, 5-7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Midd North (4-11, 3-9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Pitching
| St. John Vianney | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Ryan Chin (W, 2-0) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 92 |
| Evan Pollack (SV, 2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Middletown North | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Sean Gardiner (L, 3-3) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
Top Hitters
| St. John Vianney | Stats |
| Jacob Ramirez | 2-2, 2 R, SB |
| Dom Cerniglia | 2-3, RBI |
| Middletown North | Stats |
| Andrew Lombardi | 1-3, HR, R, RBI |
| Sean Gardiner | 2-3 |
| Ryan Rozinski | 1-3, R, 2 SB |
| Shane Doyle | 1-3, RBI |
No. 10 Ocean 6, Neptune 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Neptune (8-6, 6-6) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ocean (15-3, 9-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Pitching
| Neptune | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Sebastian Jno-Baptiste (2-2) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 96 |
| Arden Underwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Ocean | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Nick Callano (W, 4-1) | 6.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 111 |
| Max Winters (SV, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Top Hitters
| Neptune | Stats |
| John Gannon | 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI |
| Ron Cole | 1-4, 2B, RBI |
| Rocco Richard | 1-4, 2B, RBI |
| Ocean | Stats |
| Cole Kelly | 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI |
| Brian Yatcilla | 1-3, 2 RBI |
| Kevin Novobilsky | 1-1, RBI |
Colts Neck 7, Red Bank 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Colts Neck (10-5, 8-4) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Red Bank (5-10, 3-9) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
Pitching
| Colts Neck | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Anthony Buzzetta (W, 1-0) | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57 |
| Colin Kratzer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| Brooks Condon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Red Bank | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Max Stamer (L, 2-4) | 5.2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 100 |
| Joe Pallante | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
Top Hitters
| Colts Neck | Stats |
| Brooks Condon | 2-3, 2B, R, RBI |
| George Zemlanicky | 1-3, R, 2 RBI |
| Rob Mannino | 2-3, R |
| Reece Horneck | 1-4, 2B, R, RBI |
| Colin Kratzer | 1-3, R, RBI |
| Red Bank | Stats |
| Max Stamer | 3-4, 2B, 2 R |
| Colin Chatto | 2-3, RBI |
| Sean O’Mara | 2-3, RBI |
| Aidan Kelly | 2-4, R |
Class B Central
Mater Dei Prep 3, Point Beach 0
Junior Sean Turner ripped a two-run double in the third and senior Chase Hardy followed with an RBI single to give starter Brandon Sansone all the offense he needed in a Seraphs win over the Garnet Gulls.
Mater Dei can clinch its second outright division championship in five years by beating Point Beach on Tuesday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Mater Dei (11-4, 10-0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Pt Beach (8-4, 8-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pitching
| Mater Dei | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Brandon Sansone (W, 4-1) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 89 |
| Point Beach | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Matt VanBrunt (L, 3-2) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 82 |
| Phil Trebour | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
Top Hitters
| Mater Dei | Stats |
| Sean Turner | 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI |
| Chase Hardy | 1-3, RBI |
| Pete Gorman | 1-3, R, SB |
| Jake Jacobsen | 1-3 |
| Point Beach | Stats |
| Jeff Wall | 1-3, SB |
| Will Baranello | 1-3 |
| Phil Trebour | 1-3 |
Class B South
Donovan Catholic 7, Manchester 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Donovan (7-7, 6-7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Manchester (4-11, 3-10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Pitching
| Donovan Catholic | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Matt Weeden (W, 3-0) | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 88 |
| Matt Colucci | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| Manchester | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Nick Chiappisi (L, 2-2) | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 103 |
| Evan Scala | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Chris Grille | 0.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Brandon Kiddie | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Top Hitters
| Donovan Catholic | Stats |
| Matt Farrinaccio | 2-3, 2 R |
| Damien Johnson | 1-3, R, 2 RBI |
| Christian McElroy | 1-5, RBI |
| Manchester | Stats |
| James Johns | 2-4, 2B |
| Markel Hourigan | 2-4, R |
Pinelands 5, Point Boro 0
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Point Boro (11-4, 9-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pinelands (8-5, 7-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | x | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
| Point Boro | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Sam Young (L, 4-2) | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 74 |
| Jack Bycsek | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Christian Aurin | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
| Pinelands | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PC |
| Pat Apgar (W, 1-1) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 96 |
| Joe Ventresca | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
Top Hitters
| Point Boro | Stats |
| Ryan Jasaitis | 2-3 |
| Christian Aurin | 1-3 |
| Pinelands | Stats |
| Bobby Lefevre | 1-2 |
| Billy Crawford | 2-3, R |
| Noah Dean | 1-3, RBI, R |
| Pat Apgar | 2-3, 2 RBI, R |
| Anthony Diaz | 1-2, 2 R |
| Pete Hammond | 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI |
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