Zach Crotchfelt

The best 2023 division race in the Shore Conference could be even better in 204, with Toms River East joining Southern, Brick Memorial and Jackson Memorial in the battle for A South.

After leading all of New Jersey in strikeouts as a senior, Zach Crotchfelt could be deciding between signing with an MLB club or heading to Auburn in the fall.

Zach Crotchfelt has pitched in the spotlight and under the microscope during the latter half of his high school career and in 2022, he went to great lengths to help his Jackson Memorial team win a championship.

After several disappointments over the last four years, the 2022 senior class at Jackson Memorial won their championship, beating Central Wednesday for the Ocean County Tournament title.

Zach Crotchfelt struck out 13, took a no-hitter into the fifth and went 2-for-3, but also got plenty of help as Jackson Memorial upended Donovan Catholic to reach the Shore Conference final.

Zach Crotchfelt was dialed in on the mound Thursday and junior Matt Koblos drew upon some old-school inspiration for one of the biggest swings of Jackson Memorial's baseball season.

Zach Crotchfelt homered off counterpart Cam Leiter and struck out 13 in six strong innings to lead Jackson Memorial to a crucial Class A South win at Central Monday night.

RBC's Shane Panzini, Jackson Memorial's Zach Crotchfelt and Middletown South's Ben Schild were overpowering in lopsided wins for their respective teams at the Autism Awareness Challenge in North Brunswick.

Frank Malta established a thriving baseball culture at Jackson Memorial and now one of his former assistants is picking up the mantle for a team primed for more big things in 2021.

Carmine Petosa and Tom Cartnick keyed Jackson's come-from-behind win that crowned the Jags as the Last Dance World Series South Jersey champions.

Nick Beetel threw five no-hit innings, Bill Petrina and Tom Cartnick supplied big hits and Dan Greenwood shut the door vs. Washington Township Wednesday to propel Jackson into the Last Dance South Region semifinals.

Jackson's bats were on fire in a lopsided win over Brick while Brick Memorial won a 12-inning marathon over Jackson Liberty to kick off the Last Dance High School World Series.