Joe Stanzione

Middletown South slugger Joe Stanzione set a new Shore Conference single-season record Wednesday with his 15th home run of the season.

Middletown South first baseman Joe Stanzione crushed his 14th home run of the 2022 season Saturday, tying a Shore Conference record set by Jackson's Marc Fink in 1994.

Joe Stanzione crushed two more home runs and Ben Schild was a force on the mound and at the plate as Middletown South routed Wall to win the Monmouth County Tournament title.

Joe Stanzione launched a game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth to payoff a dominant start by Ben Schild and send Middletown South to the Monmouth County Final.

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.

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.

Losing 2020 was a big blow for Middletown South, but the Eagles still have the pitching to contend in a loaded Class A North division.

With a new coach and one starter back from its dynamic 2019-20 team, Middletown South will try to follow up one of its best seasons in program history.

Middletown South's roster isn't a list of who's who in the Shore Conference, but it just might be by season's end.