paul crivello

As Red Bank Catholic and Rumson get set to battle for multiple titles again, the rest of the Class A Central field has quietly closed the gap.

A hitter getting respect from an opponent usually means not seeing many fastballs and getting a steady diet of breaking stuff on the outer half of the plate. A team getting respect means having to frequently face opponents' No. 1 pitchers, who are often lined up specifically to face a challenging lineup...