Andrew DiPiazza

Five Shore Conference alumni were selected Saturday out of their respective college programs on day three of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The Texas Rangers selected Jackson Memorial graduate Alex Daniele in the 19th round, the Tampa Bay Rays took Manalapan alum Joe Serrapica in the 24th, Red Bank Catholic alum Mike Rescigno went to the San Francisco Giants in the 25th round,

Home Run Derby Highlights LAKEWOOD – The Red Bank and Asbury Park baseball teams combined to win only 10 games this season, but the two representatives between the two schools in Monday night’s Shore Conference Baseball Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game were the biggest winners on the field at FirstEnergy Park...

MIDDLETOWN – Central Regional right-handed ace Andrew DiPiazza did not get the ball for his team’s Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinal game against Christian Brothers Academy on Wednesday and it was hard to tell who was more disappointed: his own teammates or CBA sophomore ace Luca Dalatri and the Colts' hitters...

TOMS RIVER – It’s not much of a surprise that the Central Regional baseball team had the pitching to make a run through the Ocean County Tournament, and it’s certainly not a surprise that one of the Golden Eagles pitchers threw a complete-game shutout during the run...

BAYVILLE - Central senior ace Andrew DiPiazza showed something in Saturday's Ocean County Tournament semifinal at Al Kunzman Field that couldn't be measured with a radar gun. A pitcher's makeup can be a difficult trait to assess, but DiPiazza deserves a high grade in that area after battling his way to a complete-game win on a season-high 119 pitches in a 5-2 victory over defending OCT champion To

**Player of the Week selections are made by Shore Sports Network staff writer Matt Manley based on stats and information reported to Shore Sports Network during the week. Shore Sports Network Player of the Week Carmen Sclafani, Jr., Brick Sclafani developed a reputation as a big-game hitter as a sophomore with Toms River North last year and while he hasn’t done anything to damage that reputation,

TOMS RIVER – Over the last two seasons, Central Regional baseball coach John Scran has had an up-close view of senior right-hander Andre DiPiazza as he has dominated the opposition, but Scran has been as likely to praise his ace’s preparation of his mind and body prior to his dominant starts as he is to praise the starts themselves...

BAYVILLE – When Central Regional head baseball coach John Scran lifted University of Alabama recruit and senior right-hander Andrew DiPiazza from Thursday’s game against Shore Conference Class B South division rival Jackson Liberty with two out in the top of the fifth inning and his team leading by three runs, it set off a chain-reaction of events that initially appeared to doom the Golden Eagles.