Tuesday's Schedule: Final: Colts Neck reels off another win; Holmdel upends RBC for the second time this year
Colts Neck 10, Middletown North 0: Anthony DeSclafani unleashes a five-inning one-hitter, K's 9, and A J. Rusbarsky goes 3-for-3 for the sizzling Cougars. They visit CBA Wednesday in an A North showdown. TR East 11, Brick 1 Raritan 9, Manasquan 3 Monmouth 12, Freehold 6 Holmdel 2, RB Catholic 1 _ Mike Renna belts a pinch-hit, two-out two-run double in the fourth and Joe Brescia pitches a four-hitter as the Hornets complete a sweep of the Caseys and derail the Caseys Class A Central championship hopes. Keansburg 10, Asbury Park 0 Donovan 12, Lacey 5 SJ Vianney 4 Red Bank 0 _ Three pitchers combine on a six-hitter and Matt Deering's two-run single highlighted a three-run second. Wall 4, Neptune 2 Henry Hudson 4, Point Beach 0 Shore 12, Keyport 2. St. Rose 10, Mater Dei 0 Howell 3, Marlboro 0 Matawan 5, Long Branch 4, 8 inn. GAME REPORTS COLTS NECK 10, MIDDLETOWN NORTH 0: The Colts Neck High School baseball team is in the midst of a big week. But, one would not know that by looking at the Cougars' players. ""They've been loose all week,'' said Colts Neck coach Mike Yorke. ""They've been laughing on the bus. They weren't stressed at all (Tuesday). Their confidence level is high and they are comfortable with each other. That's what's important.'' Colts Neck has easily cleared the first two hurdles of a week that will see it play six games in seven days. It can clinch a tie for both the Class A North overall and public school championships Wednesday with a win at Christian Brothers Academy after it rolled to a 10-0 victory over Middletown North yesterday behind a one-hitter by junior right-hander Anthony DeSclafani. ""Somebody asked me how many in a row we have won, and all we keep saying is we've won one in a row,'' said Yorke, whose team has won six straight and is 11-3 overall and 9-2 in Class A North after wins over Manalapan and Middletown North the last two days. ""Sometimes, we as coaches tend to put a little too much pressure on the kids. These kids are handling it well.'' DeSclafani struck out nine, walked one and allowed just a single in the second inning. Senior shortstop A.J. Rusbarsky went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Dom Hayes, Joe DeNora and Mickey Shaw all had two hits and Ethan Jackson stroked a two-run double in the fourth. Seven different players had RBI as the Cougars avenged an earlier 4-0 loss to Middletown North. Yorke said that senior left-hander Dom Hayes (1-2) will start Wednesday. CBA defeated Colts Neck, 6-2, in the first meeting between the two teams. BY STEVEN FALK HOLMDEL 2, RB CATHOLIC 1: Mike Renna belted a pinch-hit, two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the fourth and Joe Brescia pitched a complete-game four-hitter with seven strikeouts and no walks as the Hornets (7-5, 4-3) completed a regular season sweep of the Caseys (10-4, 6-4) in a key Class A Central game. Mike Yaccarine pitched a complete-game six-hitter with four strikeouts for Red Bank Catholic. BY STEVEN FALK AND MATT MANLEY ST. ROSE 10, MATER DEI 0: Connor Smith hurled a three-hitter and struck out seven and Owen Stewart's two-run double highlighted a five-run first inning as the No. 8 Purple Roses (10-1, 9-0) rolled to the Class B Central win over the Seraphs (1-11, 1-9). Chris Bresnahan went 2-for-4 with two RBI, two stolen bases and a run scored for St. Rose. BY STEVEN FALK ST. JOHN VIANNEY 4, RED BANK 0: Matt Deering's two-run single capped a three-run second inning and three pitchers combined on a six-hitter with Paul Bacigalupi picking up the win as the Lancers (9-4, 7-3) defeated the Bucs (3-9, 2-9) and stayed in the hunt for both the Class A Central overall and non-public championshipss. Chris Ruffner added an RBI double in the second inning and Nick Scarillo had a sacrifice fly in the third. Rob Grover and Casey Young each had two hits for Red Bank. RARITAN 9, MANASQUAN 3: Chris Clayton belted a three-run double and Dave Shrum and Ed Martin both delivered two-run singles in a seven-run fifth inning that wiped out a 1-0 deficit as the Rockets (6-5, 3-5) defeated the Warriors, (6-7, 4-6) in a Class A Central game. Marc Zecchino went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI. He also pitched the final two innings in relief and combined with starter Charlie Rivera on a two-hitter. BY STEVEN FALK TR EAST 11, BRICK 1:Joe Somma had two RBI and scored two runs and Pete Dacenko went 2-for-2 with an RBI single in the second to give him hits in five consecutive at-bats and Frank DeHart went 2-for-3 and scored two runs as the No. 7 Raiders (10-4, 7-3) continued their run-scoring rampage with the victory over the Green Dragons (4-7-1, 4-6) in a Class A South game. Toms River East has scored 72 runs in its last five games. Steve Fereno pitched five innings of three-hit ball with two strikeouts. Brick's Anthony Nardone slugged a homer, his first homer at any level, according to Green Dragons' coach Jason Groschel. BY STEVEN FALK AND SHERLON CHRISTIE WALL 4, NEPTUNE 2: Mark Pellicchia scattered 11 hits and struck out seven and Matt Logan's RBI single in the fifth broke a 2-2 tie as the Crimson Knights (11-2, 8-1) remained in first place in Class B North with the win over the Scarlet Fliers (7-8, 4-6). Andrew Otterberg added an RBI single in the fifth and Dan Camanao had a run-scoring single in the fourth for Wall. Paul Seible and Brandon Lewis had RBI singles for Neptune. BY STEVEN FALK AND MATT MANLEY MONMOUTH 12, FREEHOLD 6: Cole DeAngelis went 3-for-5 with four RBI and Mike Sevilla and Chad Butler each had three hits as the Falcons (7-6, 6-4) defeated the Colonials (5-5, 5-4) in a Class B North game. Colton Ruggieri cracked a home run and had two hits and two RBI for Freehold. BY STEVEN FALK AND MATT MANLEY MATAWAN 5, LONG BRANCH 4: Bruce Monroe drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Rich Vitaliano with the winning run as the Huskies (3-10, 3-6) defeated the Green Wave (0-12, 0-10) in a Class B North game. Matawan's Fran Santimauro had a pinch-hit single leading off the seventh, stole second, went to third on a groundout and scored the tying run on a fielder's choice. BY STEVEN FALK AND JOSH NEWMAN MONSIGNOR DONOVAN 12, LACEY 5 Andy Gannon pitched the last 21/3 innings in relief to pick up the win and also went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored and the Griffins (8-5) broke a 5-5 tie by scoring seven runs in the fifth inning as they defeated Lions (2-12) in a nondivisional game. BY STEVEN FALK AND ROB ZIEGLER HOWELL 3, MARLBORO 0: Mike Fiorillo pitched a two-hitter and Mike Pilot, Sean O'Reilly and Brian Battaglia each had RBI as the Rebels (4-10, 4-8) defeated the Mustangs (3-10, 2-9) in a Class A North game. HENRY HUDSON 4, POINT BEACH 0: Brian Olofson pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the second and went on to hurl a complete-game four-hitter with seven strikeouts as the Admirals (7-5, 7-4) defeated the Garnet Gulls (8-8, 5-7) even though they had just one hit off Point Beach pitcher Sam Sciamarelli in a Class B Central game. Henry Hudson scored twice in the fifth on a throwing error and two more in the sixth on a steal of home and a throwing error on the same play. BY STEVEN FALK AND MATT MANLEY SHORE 12, KEYPORT 2: Todd Juliano and Bill Cerruti started a nine-run second inning with consecutive home runs and Juliano homered twice, had three hits and three RBI as the Blue Devils (11-2, 10-2) clinched a tie for the Shore Conference Class B Central public school championship with the win over the Red Raiders (5-8, 5-7) . BY STEVEN FALK KEANSBURG 10, ASBURY PARK 0: Justin Manzo and Dan Carusotto combined on a one-hitter and Justin Lombardi and Scott Pillar each went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Brad Hoover also had two RBI as the Titans defeated the Blue Bishops (2-9, 0-9) in a Class B Central game. BY STEVEN FALK AND JUSTIN SAUER
Shore record in Shore Challenge to date:
Is 5-7. Ocean, which is 2-0 so far in the challenge, has the most notable win with its win over 12-2 St. Joseph (Montvale) Sunday night. Teams like Toms River South and Toms River East join the challenge next weekend.
Monday baseball results complete. Freehold Township upends Middletown North; Colts Neck rolls over Manalapan; Lakewood knocks off Barnegat
MONDAY SCHEDULE GAME REPORTS BELOW Henry Hudson 11 Keyport 4 Asbury Park 21, Hillside 6: Blue Bishops belt three homers, including two grand slams to record their second win in their last three games. Monmouth 22, Long Branch 6 Lakewood 4, Barnegat 3 Jackson 2, Brick 1 Neptune 5, Freehold 2 CBA 6, Howell 5. Dave Laufer singles in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as the Colts avoid getting swept by the Rebels Point Boro 6, Donovan 5 Freehold Twp. 8, Midd. North 2 _ Patriots avenge a 17-3 loss earlier this season and knock the Lions out of first place. Colts Neck 9, Manalapan 1 Manchester 6, Central 3, 9 inn. Hawks score two in the seventh and three in the ninth, aided greatly by errors and clinch a tie for the Class B South championship with losses by Barnegat and Monsignor Donovan Rumson-FH 7, Matawan 0 Manasquan 4, Red Bank 3,8 inn. Point Beach 9, Shore 5 Midd. South 5, Marlboro 2, 9 inn. Southern 5, Brick Memorial 4 Wall 12, Holmdel 3 TR North 13, Lacey 0 _ Mike LaCava hits two, two-run homers. TR East 15, TR South 5 _ Sean Gavin sets the school career home run record with the 11th of his career. GAME REPORTS FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 8, MIDDLETOWN NORTH 2 Turnaround is fair play, as far as the Freehold Township High School baseball team is concerned. Last year, Middletown North temporarily delayed the Patriots Shore Conference Class A Noth public division championship celebration. Monday, Freehold Township knocked the Lions out of first place in the division with an 8-2 victory. ""That (Middletown North delaying Freehold Township's title celebration) was in the back of our minds,'' said Freehold Township coach Frank Gualtieri said. The Lions (8-6, 8-3) trail Colts Neck (10-3, 8-2) and Christian Brothers Academy (10-3, 9-3) by a half game. They play at CBA Thursday and also have a game Friday at Colts Neck. Colts Neck plays at CBA Wednesday. Meanwhile, the win was vital for Freehold Township (6-6, 5-6) as far as making both the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV and Shore Conference tournaments goes. Teams must have at least a .500 record by the conclusion of play on May 11 to qualify for the state tourmament and must be at least .500 by the end of play on the afternoon of May 14 to qualify for the SCT. ""We would have been behind the eight ball if we didn't win (Monday),'' Gualtieri said. ""Now, our fate is in hands. If we play the we're capable of playing, good things will happen.'' Freehold Township, which avenged a 17-3 loss to Middletown North earlier this season, played a solid all-around game Monday. Junior right-hander Matt Grajek scattered six hits and struck out three in a route-going performance to improve to 3-2. Ian MacLean went 2-for-2 with run-scoring singles in the fourth and seventh and reached base in all four of his plate appearances. Brian Cooney was 2-for-4. ""We've had trouble putting everything together on a consistent base. We challenged their manhood and pride and they went out and played a wonderful ballgame,'' Gualtieri said. BY STEVEN FALK COLTS NECK 9, MANALAPAN 1: Ethan Jackson threw a complete-game two-hitter with seven strikeouts and also delivered a two-run single in a seven-run fifth inning as the surging Cougars (10-3, 8-2) defeated the No. 5 Braves (11-5, 7-5) and moved into first place in the loss column in Class A North. . BY STEVEN FALK AND ROB ZIEGLER CBA 6, HOWELL 5: Dave Laufer's single drove in Marc Sansevere with the winning run and capped a two-out rally in the bottom of the seventh as the Colts (10-3, 9-3) avoided getting swept by the Rebels (3-10,3-8) in a Class A North game. Sansevere began the rally with a single. Steve McSherry reached on a dropped pop-up. The runners both moved up a base on a passed ball and Mike Galeotafiore was intentionally walked before Laufer delivered the game-winner. Laufer, who went 3-for-4, had an RBI double and Scott Micallef, who was 2-for-3 with two RBI, a run-scoring single in the sixth when CBA wiped out a 5-3 deficit. Galeotafiore slugged a two-run homer in the first. Remy Cohen pitched three innings of one-run relief to pick up the win. Frank Ozello was 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI and Mike Fiorillo 3-for-4 for Howell. Howell: Frank Ozello 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI; Mike Fiorillo 3-for-4 Galeotafiore belted a two-run homer in the first. BY STEVEN FALK TR EAST 15, TR SOUTH 5: Sean Gavin socked a two-run homer, his school-record 11th of his career, and went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored and Joe Somma went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, four RBI and three runs scored as the No. 7 Raiders (9-4, 6-3) completed a regular season sweep of the Indians (10-5, 5-5) in a Class A South game. Jake Daubert, a 1997 graduate and ex-Rutgers University star and Colin Gaynor, a 2001 graduate and former Rutgers standout, had shared the school's home run record with 10Pete Dacenko was 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored and Chris Wedding was 3-for-4 with two runs scored for Toms River East, which has scored 61 runs in its last four games. Ryan Kapp went 2-for-3 with a solo homer for Toms River South. BY STEVEN FALK JACKSON 2, BRICK 1: Carl Lofaso cracked a two-run homer in the third and Kevin Needham pitched a two-hitter and struck out eight and walked none as the No. 4 Jaguars (11-4, 8-4) snapped a two-game losing streak and avenged an earlier 1-0 loss to the Green Dragons (4-6-1, 4-5) in a Class A South game. BY STEVEN FALK AND MATT CONKLIN SOUTHERN 5, BRICK MEMORIAL 4: Tim Moffit went 3-for 4 with an RBI double in the third and Devon Cocuzza was 2-for-3 with two doubles, including an RBI two-bagger in the first as the Rams (5-7, 5-5) edged the Mustangs (3-10, 2-9) in a Class A South game. Bill Hauer pitched a complete game seven-hitter with three strikeouts. Joe Piezzo had a two-run single in the third and Kyle Heilbroun was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored for Brick Memorial. BY STEVEN FALK AND ROB ZIEGLER NEPTUNE 5, FREEHOLD 2: Sean Scorben went 2-for-2 with an RBI and scored a run and also recorded the save and Bryan Toohey went 2-for-3, scored a run and had an RBI single in the fifth when the Scarlet Fliers (7-7, 4-5) broke a 2-2 tie by scoring three runs as they defeated the Colonials (5-4, 5-3) in a Class B North game. BY STEVEN FALK AND JUSTIN SAUER WALL 12, HOLMDEL 3: Anthony Cinelli was 3-for-4 with three RBI, including a run-scoring double in the third, and also scored two runs as the No. 3 Crimson Knights (10-2) defeated the Hornets (6-5) and advanced to the semifinals of the Monmouth County Tournament. Wall will play the survivor of the bracket involving Ocean vs. SJ Vianney and Manasquan vs. St. Rose BY STEVEN FALK AND MATT CONKLIN ASBURY PARK 21, HILLSIDE 6: Frank Vanegas and Brian Hartnett both hit grand slams and Joey Rios belted a two-run homer and went 3-for-4 with five RBI as the Blue Bishops (2-8) rolled to a nonconference win over the Comets (1-8) for their second win in their last three games. BY STEVEN FALK HENRY HUDSON 11, KEYPORT 4: Brian Olofson went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Dru Karman had a two-run single in the second as the Admirals (6-5, 6-4) defeated the Red Raiders (5-7, 5-6) in a Class B Central game. BY STEVEN FALK AND JOSH NEWMAN MANCHESTER 6, CENTRAL 3: Se nior right-hander Ryan Casey pitched three innings of one-hit relief and the Hawks (8-2, 8-2) rallied to tie the game with two in the top of the seventh and then scored three in the ninth to defeat the Golden Eagles (3-9, 3-6-1) and clinch a tie for the Class B South championship. A wild pitch and a throwing error on the same play with two out in the seventh enabled Chris Martisfoski and Anthony Palmiot to to score the tying runs in the seventh. A two-out, two-run throwing error enabled Martisfos ki and Palmiotto to score the go-ahead runs in the ninth. Dave Murawski capped the ninth in ning rally with an RBI single. BY STEVEN FALK LAKEWOOD 4, BARNEGAT 3: Charles Cunliffe was hit by a pitch with two out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh to score Justin Rafferty with the winning run as the Piners (4-7, 4-5) upended the Bengals (8-4, 5-4) in a Class B South game. Anthony Hernandez tied the game for Barnegat with an RBI single in the top of the seventh. Rafferty was 2-for-3 with three runs scored. BY STEVEN FALK AND MATT MANLEY RUMSON-FH 7, MATAWAN 0: Ben Miller stroked a two-run single in the top of the sixth and Steve Giordano was 3-for-4 as the Bulldogs (8-2) defeated the Huskies (2-10) in a nondivisional game. BY STEVEN FALK AND JOSH NEWMAN MIDDLETOWN SOUTH 5, MARLBORO 2:Jason Levy broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI single in the top of the ninth and Eric Mate added a two-run single as the Eagles (3-11, 2-9) avenged an earlier loss to the Mustangs (3-9, 2-8) in a Class A North game. An RBI single by Marlboro's Jeff Pagliotizzi in the bottom of the seventh sent the game into extra innings. BY STEVEN FALK AND MATT CONKLIN POINT BORO 6, MONSIGNOR DONOVAN 5: Kelly Watkins, who had come into the game in to the game as a substitute, singled in Drew Zanowic in the top of the ninth as the Panthers (6-6, 5-5) defeated the Griffins (7-5, 6-4) and handed Monsignor Donovan's chances of winning the Class B South championship a severe blow. Jim Squillante had a solo homer, four hits and three RBI for Point Boro. BY STEVEN FALK AND JUSTIN SAUER MONMOUTH 22, LONG BRANCH 6: Jeff Roche had three hits, three RBI and scored two runs and Tommy Dayback and Pat Geran both had three hits and scored three runs as the Falcons (6-6, 5-4) broke a four-game losing streak by routing the Green Wave (0-11, 0-9) in a Class B North game. Kyle Fagan slugged a two-run homer and went 2-for-3 for Monmouth, which had scored just one run its previous 28 innings before today. Marques Jackson belted a two-run homer in the fifth and Devin Cousins was 3-for-3 with two RBI for Long Branch. BY STEVEN FALK POINT BEACH 9, SHORE 5: Sam Sciamarelli belted a two-run homer in the second and delivered a two-run single in a five-run fifth and Eric Lenahan had a solo homer in the second as the Garnet Gulls upended the Blue Devils (9-3, 9-2) in a Class B Central game. The red-hot Todd Juliano slammed a two-run homer in the seventh for Shore. It was the six home run over the last seven games for the sophomore. BY STEVEN FALK AND ROB ZIEGLER MANASQUAN 4, RED BANK 3: Tom Phillips' suicide squeeze bunt in the bottom of the eighth drove in the winning run as the Warriors (6-6, 4-5) defeated the Bucs (3-10, 2-8) in a Class A Central game. Philips scored the tying run in the bottom of the seventh on a single to center by Brad Newman. BY STEVEN FALK AND MATT MANLEY TR NORTH 13, LACEY 0: Mike LaCava belted two, two-run homers and C.J. Alonso also had four RBI as the No. 1 Mariners (11-2, 9-1) took another step towards clinching the Class A South championship with a win over the Lions (2-11, 2-9. BY STEVEN FALK
Sunday Baseball/Final: St. Rose suffers first loss of the season. Ocean wins ninth straight. RB and Point Boro roll to wins in Shore Challenge
Sunday, April 29 Baseball Shore Challenge at First Energy Park Linden 7, Manasquan 2. RB Catholic 12, St. Joseph's (Metuchen) 2 Ramapo 6, St. Rose, 2, 8 inn. St. Rose ace Anthony Ranaudo strikes out 10 in five innings, but Ramapo scores four in the eighth to hand the Purple Roses their first loss of the season. Ocean 5, St. Joseph (Montvale)2: Spartans win ninth straight as Kyle Norman cracks a two-run triple and pitches a perfect seventh to get the save. at Shore Christian Academy Governor Livingston 15, Mater Dei 6. Point Boro 9, Scotch Plains 3 GAME REPORTS RAMAPO 6, ST. ROSE 2: Kyle Toner and Bobby Munier delivered RBI singles in a four-run eighth and Tim Decilveo capped the inning with a two-run triple as the Raiders (7-4) deafeated the Purple Roses (9-1), No. 8 in the Asbury Park Press Top 10, in a Shore Challenge game at FirstEnergy Park. St. Rose ace Anthony Ranaudo struck out 10, walked three and gave up two runs, one earned, on three hits and threw close to 100 pitchers over the first five innings. John McGrath had an RBI double in the third and Mike Esola tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the fourth for St. Rose. Owen Stewart and Sean McNally each had two hits for the Purple Roses. BY STEVEN FALK OCEAN 5, ST. JOSEPH (MONTVALE) 2: Kyle Norman belted a two-run triple in the third and pitched a perfect seventh to pick up the save as the No. 2 and surging Spartans (11-3) made it nine straight wins by defeating the Green Knights (12-2) in a Shore Challenge game at FirstEnergy Park. Eric Hinkle added a run-scoring triple in the fifth and scored on a suicide squeeze bunt by Sean DaSilva. Junior right-hander Tony DeSantis pitched the first four innings to pick up his first varsity win. Ed Mejias pitched the fifth and sixth innings. BY STEVEN FALK RB CATHOLIC 12, ST. JOSEPH (METUCHEN 2: George Stipisich led a 13-hit attack by going 3-for-3 with a single, double, triple and three RBI, including a two-run single in a five-run first as the Caseys (10-3) rolled to a victory over the Falcons (9-6) at FirstEnergy Park. Tim Griswold was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI and Jeff Couch was 2-for-4 with a two-run single in a six-run fifth inning. Mike McGann pitched three-hit ball in three innings of relief to pick up the win. BY STEVEN FALK POINT BORO 9, SCOTCH PLAINS 3: Jim Squillante went 3-for-3 with a leadoff homer in the first, a run-scoring single in the second and scored two runs and Pete Chomiak pitched six innings of six-hit ball as the Panthers (5-6) defeated the Raiders (5-6) in a Shore Challenge game at Shore Christian Academy. Nick Campbell added an RBI double and Shane O'Connor had a sacrifice fly for Point Boro. Chomiak (3-2) struck out three and walked two. BY STEVEN FALK GOVERNOR LIVINGSTON 15, MATER DEI 6: Brooks Miller's three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning and the Highlanders (9-2), last year's NJSIAA Group II runners-up, went on to defeat the Seraphs (1-10) at the Shore Christian Academy. Winning pitcher Brian Wyvratt led a 19-hit attack by going 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Mike Pellicane was 3-for-3 with a solo homer and Nick Vecchio 2-for-3 with two RBI for Mater Dei. BY STEVEN FALK LINDEN 7, MANASQUAN 2: Four infield hits highlighted a five-run top of the first inning as the Tigers (8-5) defeated the Warriors (5-6) at FirstEnergy Park. John Bock was 3-for-4 with three RBI, including a two-run single in the top of the seventh, for Linden. Chris Van Stolk had a two-run single in the sixth and A.J. Miller was 3-for-3 with a walk for Manasquan.| BY STEVEN FALK FROM SATURDAY NIGHT CBA 6, PASSAIC TECH 4: Kyle Slate struck out 14 in 52/3 innings and Mike Galeotafiore and Anthony Cirillo combined for five hits and two RBI as the Colts (9-3) defeated the Bulldogs (6-3) in a Shore Challenge game at FirstEnergy Park. Slate, who gave up four runs, just one earned, on four hits, extended his scoreless innings streak for the season to 27 before Passaic Tech scored an unearned run in the fourth. He extended his streak without allowing an earned run to 29 before Passaic Tech scored an earned run in its three-run sixth. Galeotafiore was 3-for-4 with an RBI and Cirillo was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and an RBI. BY STEVEN FALK
Todd Frazier sets Rutgers' homer records
BY STEVEN FALK Add another major accom plishment for Todd Frazier. Frazier, Rutgers Universi ty's junior All-America shortstop and a former Toms River High School South and Toms River East American Little League standout, set Rutgers' all-time career and season home run records Saturday with a two-run run homer in the bottom of the seventh in ning of the first game of the Scarlet Knights' home Big East Conference doublehead er against Notre Dame. With his 15th homer of the season and 35th of his career, Frazier broke the old records for a season set by teammate Frank Meade and for a career set by his older brother, Jeff. Frank Meade hit 14 homers last year. Jeff Frazier, who was a third-round draft choice of the Detroit Tigers in 2004 and is currently with the Seattle Mariners' West Ten nessee Diamond Jaxx Class AA team, hit 34 homers from 2002-2004. Todd Frazier, who is expected to be a high pick in June's Major League Baseball's First-year Player Draft, has had a remarkable career dating back to his days in Little League, when he led Toms River East American Little League to the Little League World Champi onship in 1998. In high school, he led Toms River South to consecutive NJSIAA Group III champion ships in 2002 and 2003. He finished his scholastic career with 26 homers, second on the all-time Shore Conference list behind 1994 Jackson graduate Marc Fink.
High School baseball notebook for 4/28
BY TONY GRAHAM STAFF WRITER One reason the Shore Challenge has become such a success, according to director Bart McInerney, is the respect coaches have state-wide for lo cal high school baseball. ""I just think the original idea was for this to be a showcase for players and it's grown to the point where Shore Confer ence baseball is that good, that out of area teams are lining up to play in the Shore Chal lenge,'' said McInerney. The brain child of McInerney, coach at St. Rose, the fourth annual event begins Saturday with six games, two at the Shore Christian Academy and four at FirstEnergy Park, the home of the Lakewood Blue Claws. It continues Sunday and next weekend and concludes May 12. NJSIAA scheduling limitations preclude turning the event into a formal tournament but that hasn't stopped the Challenge from growing every year. Some 24 Shore Conference teams will play generally at least one or two games, facing usually highly regarded oppo nents from around New Jersey. At least three local teams, St. Rose, CBA and St. John Vian ney, are scheduled to play three. ""We started with 14 teams and now we have 52,'' said McIner ney. ""The problem with it is that we have a limited amount of Shore teams. Right now I have seven or more teams that want to play but there aren't enough Shore teams.'' That being said, McInerney en visions the field swelling to over 60 teams for 2008. Games are played at some of the Shore's finest facilities which also include the Wall Municipal Complex, Raider Ra vine at Toms River East, and Christian Brothers Academy. McInerney concedes almost ev ery team wants to take the field at FirstEnergy Park but it can only host so many games. ""We're playing 16 games at the BlueClaws and they've been nothing but gracious hosts,'' said McInerney. ""This is not a profit-making thing.'' McInerney said each team receives 20 Shore Challenge T-shirts and a most valuable player is selected from each game. McInerney said Shore teams went 16-12 last season, 10-8 in 2005, and 8-4 the first year. Commotion in Ocean Keith Weinkofsky's two home runs Thursday may be the additional spark for the ex pected Ocean long-ball barrage. Ocean had not gone deep this spring until Eric Hinkle con nected Tuesday and as a team has now homered in three games in a row. Weinkofsky did not hit his first home run in 2006 until April 30 and went on to hit 11 between then and the June 10 Group III final with Morris town. His 21 career home runs are six behind the Shore Conference career record 27 slugged by Jackson's Marc Fink (1994). Weinkofsky is batting .343 with five doubles, and five of his eight walks have been in tentional. A Howell of a week ""I guess this was the most emotionally draining week of my life coaching baseball,'' said Howell coach Bill Gallacher. Tuesday Howell scored 10 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to shock Middletown South, 18-17. Thursday Howell took a 9-5 lead into the last of the seventh at Manalapan and lost 11-9 on sophomore Ryan Harvey's first varsity home run, a three-run shot. ""I felt like we had a steam train going (against Middletown South),'' said Gallacher. ""That's how I felt Thursday but from the other side.'' In its erratic season, on April 13 Howell defeated CBA for the first time since 1999. The next day it was defeated 16-5 by Colts Neck. Said Gallacher, ""I told (Colts Neck coach) Mike Yorke, "I was on Cloud Nine for 12 hours and for six of those hours I was sleeping.' '' Tales of the Titans ""I feel we have the most inconsistant club at the Shore,'' said Brian Kmak, coach of Keansburg (5-6). ""We play a great game against St. Rose, have a chance to win in the bototm of the severth, and the next day make eight errors against Shore and get 10-run ruled. ""We have the same team that lost in the (NJSIAA) CJ I final last year and we've been struggling. It's a puzzler.'' News 'n Notes Jackson had been averaging 10.4 runs per game over five games before Wednesday when it was halted 5-1 by Chad Geran of Toms River North. That win has seemed to place Toms Riv er North in position to win its first outright Shore Conference Class A South championship since 1991 when it went 22-7, 13-1 in the division. That year Toms River South finished one game back. .‚.‚. According to Asbury Park Press records, un til Neptune defeated Monmouth 5-0 Thursday it had not defeated the Golden Falcons since since 1998 when it prevailed 10-7. .‚.‚. Monday Joe Talerico of Toms River South boomed his school career-record 12th triple. The old mark set in 2004 belonged to Rutgers All-Ameri ca Todd Frazier...Henry Hudson's four-game winning streak, which ended Wednesday, was its longest since 2003. .‚.‚. In Red Bank Catholic's 16-7 win over Red Bank Thursday night, eight of the nine players in the Caseys' starting lineup had a double. E-mail tonygsports@aol.com
Saturday April 28/Results complete
Saturday, April 28 Game details below scoreboard Monmouth County Tournament Shore 4, Neptune 1 Baseball scoreboard Shore Challenge at First Energy Park Kearny 7, Howell 5 Hillsborough 2, SJ Vianney 1 Ocean, 7 Lakeland 4 CBA 6, Passaic Tech 4 - Senior Kyle Slate remains undefeated. At Shore Christian Academy Malvern Prep 4, Marlboro 1 Malvern Prep 10, Brick 0 Regular Season Manalapan 8, Pinelands 4 Donovan 6, Southern 1 TR North 16, South Amboy 4 Southern 2, Jackson 1 TR South 11, Lacey 6 TR South 4, Brick Memorial 0 TR East 17, Lakewood 0 GAME REPORTS by1 STAFF REPORT Southern Regional's first-year head coach Dennis Pidgeon wanted to get a message across to his team after what he thought was a listless performances in its loss to Monsignor Donovan Saturday morning. ""I said, 'I've tried to be a father figure, tried to treat them like my sons, tried to to disciplined them and tried to coddle them, and I wasn't getting effect from them,' '' Pidgeon said. ""I just said, come back after the break, relax, play the game and have fun.' '' The Rams had a lot more fun Saturday afternoon. Senior right-hander Devon Cocuzza scattered six hits and struck out eight to pick up his first win of the season and drove in both his team's runs as Southern upended Jackson, ranked No. 4 in the Asbury Park Press Top 10, 2-1, in a Shore Conference Class A South game. Southern (4-7, 4-6), which defeated Toms River South earlier this season, snapped a three-game losing streak. It was the second straight loss for Jackson (10-4, 7-4) and dealt a severe blow to its chances of winning the Class A South title. The Rams broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth. Darren Schneberg led off with a single. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Andrew Schmidt and scored on Cocuzza's double. The same trio played a hand in Southern's tying run in the fourth as Schneberg and Schmidt singled and Schneberg scored on Cocuzza's single. Ryan Guarino had an RBI single in the fourth for Jackson. BY STEVEN FALK I Shore Regional senior Bill Cerruti had his strikeout pitches working Saturday. The left-hander struck out 12 and hurled a two-hitter as the Blue Devils defeated Neptune in a first round game of the Monmouth County Tournament, 4-1. Shore (10-1) will host Raritan (5-5) in a quarterfinal game tentatively scheduled for Friday. It is off to its best start since 1998 when it won its first nine games. ""Cerruti was tremendous,'' said coach Jeff Karpell of Shore. ""He had command of all three pitches, his fastball, changeup, and curveball. ""In the one inning when they scored, it was an unearned run, they had second and third and one out, and one was all they got. He's quite a competitor.'' A sacrifice fly by Rom Somers, a two-run single by Shawn Metz, and an RBI single by Todd Juliano (2-for-3) provided Cerruti all the runs he would need in the first inning. Tom Juliano added two hits for Shore. - Tony Graham TR NORTH 16, SOUTH AMBOY 4: Anthony Mazzetta belted a three-run double and Mike Reid delivered a two-run single in a seven-run first inning as the Mariners (10-2), No. 1 in the Asbury Park Press Top 10 Poll, rolled to the nonconference win over the Governors (6-3). Chad Geran slammed a solo homer in the fourth, his second round-tripper of the year, and Mike LaCava added a three-run game-ending homer in the sixth, his second homer of the season. Geran, C.J. Alonso and LaCava all had two hits and scored two runs. BY STEVEN FALK MONSIGNOR DONOVAN 6, SOUTHERN 1:In his first varsity start sophomore left-hander Russ Gilliam yielded a walk and single to the first two batters he faced and went on to pitch a one-hitter as the Griffins (7-4) downed the Rams (3-7) in a nondivision game. Gilliam faced just 24 batters retiring 18 in a row at point. Andy Gannon was 2-for-4 with three RBI, two on a first-inning single, and Matt Crosta went 2-for-3 with a two-run single in the fourth inning. - Tony Graham MANALAPAN 8, PINELANDS 4: Nick Turano delivered a two-run single and Chris Lamboy, Jeff Lapollo and Craig Peterson all had RBI singles in a five-run second inning as the No. 5. Braves (11-4) defeated the Wildcats (3-9) in a nondivisional game. Lamboy had three RBI in the game and Lapollo was 2-for-3 and scored two runs. Mitchel Litt allowed four hits struck out five over 61/3 innings to improve to 3-1. Jimmy Brown had two doubles and three RBI for Pinelands. BY STEVEN FALK TOMS RIVER SOUTH 11, LACEY 6: Joe Talerico went 4-for-4 with a two-run home run in a five-run first inning and scored twice as the Indians (9-4, 4-4) downed the Lions (2-10, 2-8) in a Class A South game. It was Toms River South's second 11-6 win over Lacey this year. Chase Gray added four singles and scored two runs. Ryan Kapp had two hits including an RBI double. Tim Smith went 2-for-4 with a double and scored two runs for Lacey. - Tony Graham TR SOUTH 4, BRICK MEMORIAL 0: Junior right-hander Jeff Bissey and sophomore right-hander Tyler Gebler combined on a four-hitter as the Indians (10-4, 5-4) defeated the Mustangs (3-9, 2-8) for their second Class A South win of the day. Bissey (2-0) allowed four hits, struck out five and walked one over the first five innings. Gebler, who will likely start tomorrow night at Toms River East, pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts. The Indians gave Bissey the only run he would need in the bottom of the first when Joe Talerico walked with two out and scored on Ryan Kapp's triple off the left field wall. Brian Chrashewski had a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Mark Perry doubled in Chase Grayand scored on a throwing error in the sixth. BY STEVEN FALK TTOMS RIVER EAST 17, LAKEWOOD 0: Joe Somma 3-for-3 with 3 RBI 2 runs, Ryan Dolan 2-for-3 with RBI, 2 runs, Pete Dacenko 3-for-4 with 3 runs, and Steve Pappalardo (5ks, O walks) gained his his first varsity win as the Raiders (8-4) coasted past the Piners (3-7). . IN THE SHORE CHALLENGE OCEAN 7, LAKELAND 4: Senior catcher Keith Weinkofsky drove in four runs with a pair of two-run doubles as the No. 2 Spartans (10-3) reeled off their eighth victory in a row as they the downed the Lancers (6-5) in a Shore Challenge game at FirstEnergy Park. Ocean also scored on a suicide squeeze by Dave Kaczka. Eric Hinkle hurled the first four innings for the win striking out four while walking one and Jamie Rosenkranz pitvched three scoreless inning in relief for the save striking out five. Weinkofsky's second double in the bottom of the fourth padded Ocean's 5-4 lead. - Tony Graham HILLSBOROUGH 2, ST. JOHN VIANNEY 1: Marc Teel's third hit of the game, an RBI single in the last of the seventh inning, got the Lancers (8-4) close but they stranded runnners at first and second to end the Shore Challenge game at FirstEnergy park. Chris Fox, the first of four St. John Vianney pitchers, went the first two innings allowing one hit and struck out one. Paul Bacigalupi took the loss giving up two runs and four hits while striking out two over three innings. Matt Wiley and McKevin McLaughlin finished up. - Tony Graham KEARNY 7, HOWELL 5: Mike Fiorillo had a pinch-hit two-run double, Brian Battaglia an RBI single, and two more runs scored on errors when the Rebels (3-9) tallied all their runs in the bottom of the seventh inning but fell to the Kardinals (7-6) at FirstEnergy Park. Frank Ozello pitched the final three innings for Howell without yielding a run after Kearny took a 7-0 lead. - Tony Graham MALVERN PREP, Pa. 4, MARLBORO 1:Jeff Paglio-Pizzi went 4-for-4 for the Mustangs (3-8) inclduing an RBI single in the seventh inning of the Shore Challenge game at the Shore Christian Academy. Adam Helfgott added two singles for Marlboro. MALVERN PREP, Pa. 10, BRICK 0: Chris Sorice had the only hit for the Green Dragons (4-9-1). - Tony Graham
Friday updates/postponements
Colts Neck at Midd. North and Midd. South vs. Freehold Twp. games are off.Most if not all games scheduled for tofday have been postponed. Colts Neck coach Mike Yorke tells me the game with North has been rescheduled for May 8th. The Brick Memorial game between Memorial and Toms River North has been rescheduled to May 8th at T.R.N. at 3:45. St. Rose vs. Henry Hudson also offically off as is Manchester vs. Lakewood. TR East at Brick will be May 7 at 3:45 p.m. TR South will host Lacey Saturday tomorrow at 4 pm and Brick Memorial at 7 p.m. Long Branch at Monmouth apparently going to 3:45 p.m. Monday Southern will host Jackson tomorrow at 3 after playing Monsignor Donovan in the morning. Jackson's game at Middletown South tomorrow is cancelled. Shore Challenge director Bart McInerney told me he does not expect any of today's rain outs to affect tomorrow's SC. If there are any changes to the SC schedule he has promised to stay in touch with me.
Asbury Park Press Top 10 baseball poll for Saturday paper 4/28
Press Top 10 Baseball Poll (based on games through Thursday, 4/26) 1. Toms River North - last week No 1. Mariners sailing towards A South title. 2. Ocean - last week No. 6. Defeated Wall and Monmouth Reg. in 7 game winning streak. 3. Wall - last week No. 2. Only loss in last eight games was to Ocean. 4. Jackson - last week No. 4. Had been bashing the ball until shut down by TR North. 5. Manalapan - last week unranked. Has won six of eight and swept CBA. 6. CBA - last week No. 3. But reports of demise may be premature. 7. Toms River East - last week No. 5. Is going to have to start winning more very soon. 8. St. Rose - Last week No. 9. Soon to dig into meat of schedule. 9. Colts Neck - Last week - unranked. Have won seven of eight, poised for A North showdown with Middle N. Postponed Friday til May 8th. 10. Red Bank Catholic - Last week - unranked. Late change here. Caseys have won nine of 11, five in a row. Have powered their way in. Some others being considered (listed alphabetically): Manchester, Middle N., Rumson, SJ Vianney, TR South. . Dropped out: Monmouth, Manchester, TR South. Press ranking criteria: 1. Trends, recent results. 2. Overall body of work. 3. Head-to-head meetings. 4. Perceived team abilities.
Thursday baseball scoreboard/Two Middletown North pitchers, Engelbrecht and Collison, no-hit Middletown South, 5-0.
Other headlines Weinkofsky goes deep twice Mater Dei wins first game Rumson remains in first-place in Class A Central Manalapan in a wild finish Note on Wednesday's "suspended " Brick-Central game that was tied at 7-7. . It has been declared a tie per the Central AD. Game Highlights below the scoreboard Holdmdel 8, Central 5 Manalapan 11, Howell 9 - Braves get six in the seventh, , 3 on a Ryan Harvey 3-run HR. Mater Dei 14, Keyport 4 Midd. North 5, Midd. South O Neptune 5, Monmouth 0 - Falcons beat Monmouth for first time in at least seven years Keansburg 13, Point Beach 3 Rumson-FH 5, Raritan 2. St. Rose 18, Asbury Park 0 SJ Vianney 8, Manasquan 4 CBA 12, Marlboro 0 Wall 9, Matawan 4 Shore 9, Henry Hudson 5 Lacey 3, Southern 2 Ocean 10, Long Branch 0 - Keith Weinkofsky hits first two HRs of 2007 RB Catholic 16, Red Bank 7 GAME HIGHLIGHTS LIONS ROAR to NO-HIT WIN What pitcher Kevin Engelbrecht of Middletown North started for five innings against Middletown South Thursday Mike Collison finished. What Collison finished was a no-hitter as the Lions (8-5, 8-2) slipped into first place ahead of idle Colts Neck in Shore Conference Class A North with a 5-0 victory over the Eagles (2-11, 1-9) at First Energy Park, Lakewood. North is scheduled to host Colts Neck (9-3, 7-2) Friday, however rain is in the forecast. The game Thursday also doubled as the Rich-Veth Walter Woods Memorial Cup game named for the former coaching icons of Middletown high school basebvall. Engelebrecht pitched five inning striking out five and walking one. ""We had to take him out after that because of pitching restrictions,'' said North coach Jon Scala. ""It was one of those things where we concentrated on getting three outs in the last inning more than the no-hitter.'' A ground ball to short ended Collison's stint in which he struck out two and walked none. Two batters reached vs. Collison on errors. Kevin Mager and Jim Trancucci each had had two hits including RBI doubles in the fifth inning when North took a 3-0 lead. North has won three games in a row pulling out of a four-game skid. ""We reached a dark place with those four games,'' said Scala. ""But there's a lot of maturity and seniors on the team. ""We knew going into Friday (vs. Colts Neck) we had to win these three games this week.'' Scala said senior right-hander Sean Byrnes (2-1) will start Friday vs. the Cougars. - Tony Graham OTHER GAMES RED BANK CATHOLIC 16, RED BANK 7: Sophomore Jake Beim's first varsity hoem run was a grand slam in the third inning and he doubled home a run for a five RBI night as the Caseys (9-3, 6-3) defeated the Bucs (4-6, 2-6) for their fifth victory in a row in a Class A Central game. John Menna went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run for RBC. Pat Quinn saved the game for John Rogers getting an inning-ending, bases-loaded fly out in the sixth with RBC in front, 11-7. WALL 9, MATAWAN 4: A Drew Pinero RBI double was followed by a 2-run home run by Matt Logan as the Knights (9-2, 7-1) scored eight runs in the second inning and defeated the Huskies (2-9, 2-6) in B North. Logan went 3-for-4 with four RBI. ; NEPTUNE 5, MONMOUTH 0:Senior right-hander Brian Toohey hurled a one-hitter, allowing la ead-off single to Jeff Roche as the Scarlet Fliers (6-6, 3-5) defeated the Golden Falcons (5-6, 4-4) in a Class B North game. Neptune coach Bob Huzzy said the victory over Monmouth and the one-hitter were both firsts in his seven-years at the helm. Toohey (4-1), struck out seven and walked two. No Monmouth runner reached third base. Tyler Torres had a two-out, two-run single in the third inning sending Neptune ahead, 3-0. Chris Sibole added two hits and a run scored and Sean Scorben also had two hits and scored a run. - Tony Graham MANALAPAN 11, HOWELL 9: Sophomore Ryan Harvey slugged his first varsity home run, a three-run shot with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to cap a six-run rally and gained his first varsity pitching win in relief as the Braves (10-4, 7-4) outlasted the Rebels (3-8, 3-7) in a Class A North game. Nick Turano's RBI double and a two-run single Shawn McGrane got Manalapan within 9-8. Matt Steinitz walked before Harvey blasted a 1-1 pitch over the right field fence. McGrane and Dave Becker had three hits including a two-run home run in the third inning reducing a 6-2 Howell lead. Chance Carrick hit two home runs for Howell, a solo shot in the first inning and a two-run shot in a five-run second. Howell scored three runs in the fourth inning to go ahead 9-4. Brian Battaglia had three hits for Howell and an RBI. "'We're still alive (in the Class A North race),'' said Manalapan coach Brian Boyce. - Tony Graham MATER DEI 14, KEYPORT 4: Connor Hughes slugged a two-run homer in the fourth and went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored and Jeff Pancetti had two hits and three RBI as the Seraphs (1-9, 1-8) defeated the Red Raiders (5-6, 5-5) in a Class B Central game and recorded their first win of the season. Mater Dei took control with an eight-run third inning. Three runs scored on consecutive walks with the bases loaded and Travis Paulson delivered a two-run single. BY STEVEN FALK OCEAN 10, LONG BRANCH 0:Slugger Keith Weinkofsky belted his first two home runs of 2007, two-run shots in the second and fourth innings, to help power the No. 6 Spartans (9-3, 7-2) to their seventh victory in a row at the expense of the Green Wave ((0-10, 0-8) in a Class B North game. Jamie Rosenkranz added a solo home run in the second inning in support of freshman right-hander Ed Mejias who allowed two hits over five innings, struck out seven, and walked none. Weinkofsky's home runs were the 20th and 21st of his career. Marc Fink (Jackson, '94) owns the conference career record with 27. - Tony Graham ST. JOHN VIANNEY 8, MANASQUAN 4:Matt Deering went 3-for-4 with four RBI and clubbed a two-run home run in the fourth inning when the Lancers (8-3, 6-3) took the lead to stay, 5-4, in a Class A Central win over the Warriors (5-5, 4-5). Matt Wiley worked three hitless innings in relief fanning four to go to 2-0. Marc Teel, Greg Lewnes, and Nick Scarillo added two hits to the St. John 13-hit attack. A.J. Miller hit a two-run home run when Manasquan took a 4-3 lead in the third inning. - Tony Graham ST. ROSE 18, ASBURY PARK 0: Senior right-hander Eric Bellino struck out 10 and hurled a two-hitter to pick up his first varsity win and Bill Kurtz 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored Scott Cebulski went 2-for-3 with two RBI as the No. 9 Purple Roses (9-0, 8-0) defeated the Blue Bishops (1-8, 0-8) in a Class B Central game. BY STEVEN FALK CBA 12, MARLBORO 0: Junior left-hander Remy Cohen hurled a two-hitter and struck out three to pick up his first varsity win and Scott Micallef had a two-run single and AnthonCirillo a run-scoring single in a six-run first as the No. 3 Colts (8-3, 8-3) defeated the Mustangs (3-7, 2-7) in a Class A North game. Steve McSherry went 3-for-4 and scored two runs for CBA. BY STEVEN FALK RUMSON-FH 5, RARITAN 2: Steve Giordano had an RBI triple and Gary Costell a run-scoring single in a three-run fifth as the Bulldogs (7-2, 6-2) broke a 2-2 tie and went on to defeat the Rockets (5-5, 2-5) to remain in sole possession of first-place in Class A Central. Mike McDonough scattered six hits and struck out three over five innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win. Chris Clayton had three hits for Raritan. BY STEVEN FALK SHORE 9, HENRY HUDSON 5: Todd Juliano and Shawn Metz both slugged two-run homers and combined for eight RBI as the Blue Devils (9-1, 9-1) defeated the Admirals (5-5, 5-4) in a Class B Central game. Juliano was 3-for-4 with five RBI and Metz was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Erik Swinton allowed three hits and struck out 10 over 62/3 innings to pick up his second win. Dan Kissiday had a three-run double in the seventh for Henry Hudson. BY STEVEN FALK AND MATT MANLEY HOLMDEL 8, CENTRAL 5: Anthony Ferraioli went 2-for-3 with a two-run double in a five-run third, sophomore Jean Orlando picked up his first varsity win in his first varsity start and junior Chris Monfasani picked up his first save of the season as the Hornets (7-4) defeated the Golden Eagles (3-8-1) in a nondivisional game. Mike Sonntag socked a two-run homer in the fourth for Central. BY STEVEN FALK AND SHERLON CHRISTIE KEANSBURG 13, POINT BEACH 3:Joe Mickle went 4-for-4 with a solo home run in the first inning and a two-run shot in the fifth amassing four RBI as the Titans (5-6, 5-5) vanquished the Garnet Gulls (7-7, 4-6) in a Class B Central game. Anthony Valle added three singles and a double, drove in two runs, and scored one for Keansburg. Colin Trautman hit a solo home run in the first inning when Point Beach took a 2-0 lead. - Tony Graham LACEY 3, SOUTHERN 2:Mike Mitton led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a double and a scored on a two-out single by Ed Trapper as the Lions (2-9, 2-7) snapped a six-game losing streak with a Class A South win over the Rams (3-6, 3-5). Trailing 2-0 Lacey tied the game in the sixth on an RBI single by Chris Vaneerde. Winning pitcher Tim Smith, a senior right-hander, went the distance for his first varsity win on a three-hitter striking out three and walking none. - Tony Graham
TR North takes control in Class A South
By JOE ADELIZZISTAFF WRITER JACKSON - For those who think Toms River North has climbed to the top of Shore Conference Class A South by using mirrors, they are wrong. It has been the Dipsey Doodle, it seems. At least that is what pitcher Chad Geran had going for him Wednesday as the Mariners took a giant step toward the division crown with a 5-1 victory against Jackson. ""He has three pitches, no make that four,'' said winning coach Ted Schelmay, explaining the success his senior right-hander has enjoyed compiling a 3-0 record. ""Fastball, curve and change-up .‚.‚. and the other one,'' added Schelmay, refusing to say what the mystery pitch is. ""Call it a Dipsey Doodle.'' Whatever it is, it fit in perfectly with the fastball and curve Wednesday to keep Geran ahead of the Jackson hitters. ""Down and outside. That's where I wanted the ball,'' said Geran, who allowed four hits. ""Against that team (Jackson) you get the ball up and they'll hit it. When I got it up today they slammed hard line drives. My defense was there.'' The Mariners have been riding a crest of success since losing their season opener to Toms River South. They are now 9-2 overall, 8-1 in A South. Jackson is now 7-3 in the division. ""We just didn't hit that day,'' Schelmay said of the opener. ""But since then we have been doing things right, playing good baseball.'' But the days of sneaking up on teams are over. ""No one thought much about us when the season started,'' Geran said. ""And they had no reason to based on last season (12-12). But we believed. ""Now, we like being the team everyone hates. We want to keep going.'' If they continue to get the offense they showed against Jackson, championships will fall into place. The Mariners have already swept the Jags and Toms River East, one of the preseason favorites in A South. And they are doing it with a pair of sophomore bats, known to teammates as the Bash Brothers, Billy Hoermann and Steve Nyisztor. They combined for five hits and drove home three of the runs for the Mariners. Hoermann had a pair of doubles and looked unstoppable at the plate. ""He played some as a freshman. He had a home run as a designated hitter,'' Schelmay said. Hoermann understands there are plenty of A South games remaining, but he knows what the Mariners have to do. ""If we win out, no one can take the championship from us,'' said the 6-foot-6 first baseman, who has been leading the Mariners offense in recent weeks, including a game-winning home run against Toms River South in their rematch with the Indians. ""It's nice having guys on your team who can hit like that,'' Geran said of the Bash Brothers. They were among the key players in North's four-run third inning. C.J. Alonso led off with a double. Mike LaCava had an infield hit and Anthony Mazzetta singled in the first run. Hoermann followed with a rope to the left-field corner. Nyisztor had a sac fly and then Hoermann scored when Scott Shan struck out, but the ball got past the catcher and the throw to first sailed to right field. The Jags scored a run in the fourth with the help of an error and a double. But after that, it was all Dipsey Doodle for the Mariners. ""It's my own pitch,'' Geran said. ""Let's just say it keeps batters off balance.'' Let's just say it has the Mariners where no one expected them to be, alone at the top of Class A South.
no-hit wonder for St. Rose
by1 STAFF REPORT BART MCINERNEY doesn't hestitate for a moment when you ask him if Anthony Ranaudo is the best pitcher he's seen at St. Rose. ""I've been here 13 years and no one is close. You almost expect every game that he can throw a no-hitter. He's that good,'' said McInerney. And he was that good Wednesday, throwing his first no-hitter of the season and striking out 14 as the Purple Roses defetaed Point Pleasant Becah, 2-0. ""They had a walk and another guy reached on an error in the first inning. He pitched out of that,'' said McInerney. ""Then he got into a rhythm he struck out the side in the second, third and fifth innings.'' Chris Bresnahan scored both St. Rose runs. The first on a single by Vin Vinci and the second on a sac fly by John McGrath. Ranaudo had a one-hitter last week against St.Peter's. ""It's probably unfair to him. We expect him to dominate every time he's out there,'' said McInerney. ""But we have a long wya to go,and we can't pitch the horse every game,'' he said. St. Rose, now 8-0, 7-0 in Class B Central, will face Ramapa in the Shore Challenge this week. Senior Colin Trautman allowed only two hits for the Gulls who fell to 7-6, 4-5 in the division.
POLL/CBA possible coaching candidates - pick one
I know this is a baseball blog but there is really no where else to put this..so let's take a little side bar here. Those not interested need not participate. . Those who are interested - who do you think gets the CBA job? Possible candidates are listed alphabetically: Geoff Billet (former CBA star, Seton Hall first-year assistant coach, also coached at Rutgers and Monmouth) Kevin Boyle (coached St. Patrick's of Elizabeth to the last two NJSIAA Tournament of Champions titles). Bill Hazelton ( long-time CBA varsity assistant, a former head coach at Union High School) Chris Kane ( current JV coach) Chris Kenny (Monmouth University first-year assistant coach who led CBA to a 27-1 record in 2001). Mike Wheeler (current freshman coach, former CBA player) And - Anyone else not mentioned here?? My thoughts - if he expresses interest - I would go with Geoff Billet. Young guy, CBA born and bred, with considerable college experience..if he wants it.
Wednesday baseball scoreboard
Wednesday, April 25 SEE HIGHLIGHTS BELOW Baseball RBC 14, Keyport 3 Brick 7, Central 7 CBA 16 at Midd. South 5 Colts Neck 5, Freehold Twp. 2 Brick Memorial 11, Lacey 1 Manalapan 3, Marlboro 2 Donovan 3, Manchester 2 Midd. North 5 Howell 2 Ocean 9, Neptune 2 St. Rose 2, Point Beach 0 No-hitter for Anthony Ranaudo of St.Rose. TR North 5, Jackson 1 Point Boro 3, Barnegat 0 Monmouth County Tournament Holmdel 3, Monmouth 0 Manasquan 13, Long Branch 3 Red Bank 13 Henry Hudson 3 HIGHLIGHTS RED BANK 13, HENRY HUDSON 3: The Bucs put together four hits, and the Admirals made five errors in the second inning, leading to nine runs and a victory in the Monmouth County Tournament opening game. Tim Johnson had three hits and was the winning pitcher for Red Bank, now 4-5. RBC 14, KEYPORT 3: Tim Higgins had a three-run home run to lead the No. 8 seeded Caseys to the Monmouth County Tournament victory against the No. 9 seed Red Raiders. Mike Yaccarine got the win, working four innings. RBC is now 8-3. Keyport is 5-5. HOLMDEL 3, MONMOUTH 0: Sophomore Ian Wladika tossed a six-hit shutout to help the Hornets advance in the Monmouth County tournament. Monmouth threatened in the home seventh, but Wladika got his sixth strike out to end the game. Wladika also had an RBI as did Mike Renna. Holmdel is now 6-3. Monmouth is 5-5. MANASQUAN 13, LONG BRANCH 3: It took six innings for the Warriors to bring an end to this Monmouth County Tournament game. Manasquan got RBI hits from AJ Miller and Brad Newman to go along with one other hit, five walks and two errors on the way to scoring nine runs. Chris Dettlinger picked up his first win as Manasquan improved to 5-4. POINT BORO 3, BARNEGAT 0: Wes Waterman pitched a complete-game, one-hitter and the Panthers (4-6, 4-5) knocked off the Bengals (8-3, 5-3) in Class B South action. Waterman surrendered a leadoff single to Erik Smithman in the first inning and did not allow a hit the rest of the way. After issuing a walk in the first inning, the junior retired 15 straight batters before walking Smithman in the sixth. Pat Biserta supplied the offense with a two-run home run in the first inning. DONOVAN 3, MANCHESTER 2: The Griffins kept their Class B South hopes alive when they scored two runs in the home seventh to improve to 6-3 in the division. Trailing by a run, Tom Khoudary and Chris Khoudary walked. Following a strikeout, Matt Crosta walked setting up Paul Rosario, who ripped an opposite field double to right, sending the winning run home and picking up his first win as a pitcher. Manchester is now 7-2. ""That was the guy we wanted up there,'' said Donovan coach Paul Murray.""We were really upbeat.'' CBA 16, MIDD. SOUTH 5: Marc Sansevere had three hits, including two doubles and two RBI to help the Colts to the Class A North victory. CBA was tied at 3-3 when they scored eight runs in the third inning helping Dan Diaz to his first victory of the season. CBA is now 7-3 for the season. Middletown South is 2-10. COLTS NECK 5, FREEHOLD TWP. 2: Chris Coutros had a two-out, two-strike pinch hit single to help the Cougars improve to 7-2. Ethan Jackson improved to 4-0 allowing one run in six innings. Chris Ballester had two hits for Freehold Township and Matt Porricelli reached three times,including an RBI single in the fourth. MIDD.NORTH 5, HOWELL 2: Brian Koegel tripled in the first run and scored the second on Chris Rotolo's single as the Lions won the Class A North game. Ryan Dougherty came on in the second inning and finished the game, allowing four hits and striking out six. Sean Byrnes started and pitched the first inning. He also had a double and a home run for Middletown North, now 7-5, 7-2 in A North. Howell is 3-7, 3-6 in division. CORRECTED VERSION: MANALAPAN 3, MARLBORO 2: The Braves took advantage of Marlboro errors and got to the Mustangs' bullpen in the top of the seventh to pull out the Class A North game. Matt Cook hit a two-out RBI single to lift Manalapan in front. Marlboro's Anthony Castelli blanked the Braves over the first six innings. Marlboro is now 3-6, 2-6 in division. Manalapan improved to 9-4 overall and 6-4 in A North.
Latest on "the Wiz: full story, reaction from Billet, Kenny, Crotty, successor possibilities
By TONY GRAHAM STAFF WRITER MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP - The man they have called "Coach Wiz' for four decades is no longer coaching. Ed Wicelinski Tuesday announced he is retiring as basketball coach at Christian Brothers Academy after what he termed ""27 memory filled but none the less stressful seasons.'' Wicelinski coached freshman basketball at CBA under Vinnie Cox beginning in the early 1970's before becoming head man in 1980-81. Tuesday, dressed in a tan golf shirt embroidered with the letters CBA, Wicelinski sat down with two reporters at lunch to make public the end of a brilliant career. Taking over for Cox, a legend in his own right, the program flourished and grew under Wicelinski. ""The Wiz" won 625 games, believed to be the most by any coach at one Shore area high school, and captured an impressive range of championships from Shore Conference Tournaments to NJSIAA titles, as well as a ton of Shore Conference divisional crows. ""On the mental side I say to myself, "It's time,' '' said Wicelinski, 58. He also said he ended the last two seasons "'physically ill.'' But he said leaving coaching will not be easy. ""I know there'll be days when I'm going to doubt whether I'm doing the right thing,'' he said. """But from an intellectual point of view I think it's the right thing to do for me and my family.'' He said his wife, Virginia, had said for the first time they'll enjoy what he termed a ""normal"' Thanksgiving and Christmas. ""Every Thanksgiving has been followed by two a days (practices), Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.'' And then, he said, there were the annual post Christmas departures for holiday tournaments. Wicelinski said he's recommended interviews for the job for freshman coach and former player Mike Wheeler and junior varsity coach Chris Kane. He said they have already applied for the position. Bill Hazelton, long-time CBA varsity assistant, a former head coach at Union High School, said he was not lobbying for the job but was ""sitting back and watching.'' Kevin Boyle, who coached St. Patrick's of Elizabeth to the last two NJSIAA Tournament of Champions titles, is said to have expressed interest in CBA were the job to open. Former CBA star Geoff Billet, Seton Hall first-year assistant coach, said Wicelinski was the best coach he ever played for. ""If I'm ever a head coach I would definitely use the practices, the preparation, and everything we did at CBA as my main point of reference,'' said Billet. ""The CBA job is a great job and any alumnus of the school would be honored to be the basketball coach there.'' Chris Kenny, Monmouth University first-year assistant coach who led CBA to a 27-1 record in 2001, said he could not envision himself getting involved. ""But I wouldn't turn them down flat out,'' he said. John Przygocki, CBA athletic director, promised a speedy resolution. He said he hoped the new coach would be named by the conclusion of the current school year. Wicelinski said only twice in the last 27 years had he considered leaving CBA. He said early in his career he turned down Brookdale Community College and later was interviewed for the Manhattan job when the Jaspers hired Steve Lappas. Kenny said he was not surprised by the Tuesday announcement. ""You could kind of see (this season) he was getting worn out on the bench,''s aid Kenny. ""When I told him after last season I was getting into coaching he started to ask me who I think would be the better fit to replace him. So once he started asking me about that stuff I knew he was thinking about trying to find someone to replace him. ""If I was going to coach he was probably my biggest influence,'' said Kenny. ""He's "Coach Wiz.'' The news, however, ""shocked"" former CBA great John Crotty. ""He's been almost an institution over there,'' said the former star guard from 1984-87. Crotty went on to play college basketball at the University of Virginia before spending 13 years in the NBA. He is currently a radio analyst for the Miami Heat of the NBA. ""When you think of CBA basketball you definitely think of him and Vinnie Cox and all the tradition we've had there,'' said Crotty Tuesday. ""And a lot of that can be attributed to Coach Wiz.'' Crotty said he remembered Wicelinski for his intense practices. ""He's got me to practice at an even higher level,'' Crotty said. ""I think he prepared me for college as much as any coach could. He was running college practices in high school.'' Kenny said Wicelinski's value to him was more than a coach. ""I kind of structure my whole life after the guy,''said Kenny. ""He always talked about organization and being disciplined. I kind of map my day out and he would make us do that in health class. Wicelinski informed his players of his decision Tuesday afternoon. ""We didn't really have any idea anything was up,'' said Mike Kuhn, who will be a senior point guard in 2007-2008. He said the Colts had no favorites for a successor. ""No matter who the coach is we're just going to continue to play smart basketball.'' ""I hope I was fair (as a coach), we tried to be,'' said Wicelinski. ""We tried to be teachers. Our goal was always to be better at the end of the year that we were at the beginning.'' Crotty said Wicelinski's successor has his work cut out for him. ""Whoever gets the job has an awesome responsibility following in the foot steps of Coach Wiz,'' Crotty said. Wicelinski said he plans continue to teach health and physical education at CBA and run his summer basketball camps. e-mail tonygsports@aol.com
Tuesday baseball scoreboard complete/ Asbury Park wins first game!
Tuesday, April 24 Baseball Barnegat 7, Central 4 (9 innings) Jackson 11, Lacey 3 Colts Neck 19, Matawan 11 Point Beach 15, Mater Dei 5 Ocean 2, Neptune 0 St. Rose 11, Keyport 3 Raritan 14, Holmdel 7 Rumson 8, Red Bank 1 Wall 13, Monmouth 1 Howell 18, Middletown South 17 Toms River North 13, Southern 2 Shore 11, Keansburg 1 Red Bank Catholic 7, SJ Vianney 5 Freehold 11, Long Branch 4. Asbury Park 11, St. Patrick 3 GAME REPORTS Asbury Park High School baseball coach Johnny Grosso is a firm believer that someday the Blue Bishops will be a consistent winner. ""It's not impossible. It'sjust going to take time,'' said Grasso. Maybe the time is near. The Blue Bishops,now 1-7, scored three runs in the second inning, and six in the third to defeat St. Patrick's (Elizabeth) 11-3 for their first victory since May 23 in 2005 when they beat Neptune. ""We have put a lot of hard work in and it is good to see it pay off, especially for the kids who have stuck with the program,'' said Grasso, who is in his first year, and was enjoying the team celebration on the bus as they returned home. He had a right to be happy. The winning pitcher was George Stephens III, a freshman right-hander, who worked the first four innings. Along the way he had seven strikeouts. And he was just as important to the offense. He cracked a two-run double in the third inning to help the Bishops pull away. Frank Banegas had a two-run single to spark the three-run second. Kemar Gittens and Jeron Valentine finished up on the mound for the Bishops. ""The emotions are way up there for these kids right now,'' said the coach.""Hopefully we can win a a few more.'' The last time Asbury Park has won more than one game was in 2002. COLTS NECK 19, MATAWAN 11:Junior Ashton Jackson had two singles, a double, triple, home run and drove in seven runs as the Cougars (8-3) outslugged the Huskies (2-8) in a nondivision game. Jackson hit a two-run home run in the second inning and a two-run double in the fifth. Frank Piazza hit a three-run double in a six-run second inning when Colts Neck took a 9-2 lead. Dom Hayes hit a two-run home run in an eight-run third inning that made it 17-5. Nick Citro went 3-for-3 with two RBI for Matawan which scored six runs in the fourth inning to get within 17-11. FREEHOLD 11, LONG BRANCH 4 - Neil Bolton hit a two-run triple and a solo home run as the Colonials (5-3, 5-2) defeated the Green Wave (0-8, 0-7)in a Class B North game. Colton Ruggieri addd two doubles. Joe Fecsko, a senior left-hander, hurled four innings to improve to 2-0. HOWELL 18, MIDDLETOWN SOUTH 17: Mike Fiorillo scored the winning run on an error and capped a 10-run rally in the bottom of the seventh as the Rebels (3-6, 3-5) pulled off a remarkable win over the Eagles (2-9, 1-6) in a Class A North game. A three-run homer by Joe Locascio, his second homer of the game, an RBI single by Andrew Dans and a run-scoring game-tying double by Frank Ozello keyed the inning. Locascio had four hits and five RBI. Ozello had four hits and four RBI. Jason Levy went 4-for-5 with three RBI and Jack Provine had three hits and scored three runs cor Middletown South. BY STEVEN FALK BARNEGAT 7, CENTRAL 4: Sean Collins RBI double snapped a 4-4 tie when the Benagls (8-2, 5-2) scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the Golden Eagles (3-7, 3-5) in a Class B South game. Sean Deering made it 7-4 with two-out, two-run single. Eric Smithman led off the seventh with a home run to give Barnegat a 4-3 lead. Central tied it in the bottom of the inning when Nick Robertozzi hit a two-out, RBI double. Joe Rusk struck out nine over 8.2 inningd but took the loss for Central which made five errors. RARITAN 14, HOLMDEL 7: Marc Zecchino had three hits, two homers, and drove in five runs as the Rockets banged five home runs in the Class A Central victory. Mark Rivera picked up the win for Raritan, now 5-4, 2-4 in division. Holmdel is 4-3, 3-3 in A Central. RB CATHOLIC 7, SJ VIANNEY 5: A two-out double by George Stipisch in the fifth inning provided the winning run for the Cseyss, who improved to 7-3, 5-3 in Class A Central. The loss sent the Lancers out of first place in the division. They and Red Bank Catholic are now game in the loss column behind Rumson-FH. RUMSON-FH 8, RED BANK 1: Mike McDonough threw four innings of three-hit ball with six strikeouts and Mark Seibel belted a three-run double in the fifth as the Bulldogs (6-2, 5-2) snapped a two-game losing streak and moved into sole possession of first-place in Class A Central with a win over the Bucs (3-5, 2-5). Ben Miller had two hits and two RBI for Rumson. SHORE 11, KEANSBURG 1:Todd Juliano led off a five-run second inning with his third home run in two games and Erik Swinton went 3-for-4 with four RBI as the Blue Devils (8-1, 8-1) defeated the Tiutans (4-6, 4-5) in a Class B Central game. Swinton's RBI single ended the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. Shawn Metz added two hits including an an RBI double and scored a run for Shore. Declan French singled and scored for Keansburg. - Tony Graham OCEAN 2, NEPTUNE 0: Junior right-hander Jamie Rosenkranz hurled a one-hitter and scored the game's first run and Eric Hinkle belted the Spartans' first homer of the season as No. 6 Ocean (7-3, 5-2) edged the Scarlet Fliers (4-4, 2-4) in a Class B North game. Rosenkranz struck out five and threw just 74 pitches. Brandon Lewis' singled with two out in the top of the fifth. After his double, Rosenkranz advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on Kyle Norman's sacrifice fly. Hinkle homered with two out. BY STEVEN FALK TR NORTH 13, SOUTHERN 2: The No. 1 Mariners (8-2, 7-1) tuned up for their Class A South showdown with Jackson today by pounding out 16 hits in four at-bats. The Mariners had eight hits in the second inning whenj they scored seven runs. Five of the hits came consecutively with Paul DeMartino ending the party with a two-run single Zack Brebner pitched five innings to improve to 3-1 for the season. He had seven strikeouts. BY JOE ADELIZZI JACKSON 11, LACEY 3:Ryan Guarino capped a five-run first inning with a two-run single and winning pitcher Joe Marchitelli hit a two-run double and Billy Lee an RBI single in a five-run fourth as the No. 4 Jaguars (10-2, 7-2) set up Wednesday's Class A South first place battle with Toms River North with a win over the Lions (1-8,m 1-6). Sean Stimpfel went 3-for-3 with four RBI including a two-run double, Carl Lofaso had three hits and an RBI, and Ivan Cartagena added three hits and scored three runs for Jackson. Zack Pierce had a two-run double for Lacey. - Tony Graham CORRECTED VERSION - WALL 13, MONMOUTH 1: Craig Hughes scattered five hits and struck out eight on the mound to improve to 2-0 and went 2-for-4 with three RBI as the No. 2 Crimson Knights (8-2, 6-1) remained in first-place in Class B North with a win over the No. 7 Golden Falcons (5-4, 4-3). Wall junior Nick Gacos homered in his first varsity at bat as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning. Andrew Otterberg was 2-for-2 with four RBI. BY MATT MANLEY AND STEVEN FALK
Breaking high school boys basketball news: CBA coach Wicelinski announces retirement.
By TONY GRAHAM STAFF WRITER MIDDLETOWN - Ed Wicelin ski, today, announced his re tirement as head basketball coach at Christian Brothers Academy after 27 seasons. His decision ends a run that began in 1980-81, during which he amassed a career record of 625-116, one of the highest totals com piled by a Shore Conference coach at one high school. During his tenure, CBA emerged as the dominant force in Shore Conference basketball. It won 14 Shore Conference Tournaments and appeared in 20 of 25 championship games. CBA was also also prominent in NJSIAA Non-Public A com petition. It won state championships in 1984, '85 and '95 and nine South Non-Public A sectional titles. The Colts earned a national ranking of No. 11 in USA To day's final 1999-2000 rankings. Wicelinski coached numer ous players who have gone on to play collegiately most nota bly, 13-year NBA veteran John Crotty, who attended the Uni versity of Virginia in the 1980's, and is now a radio analyst for the defending NBA champion Miami Heat. More recently, Wicelinski coached Chris Kenny, a first- year assistant coach at Mon mouth University, and Dan Werner who was a freshman for the University of Florida's 2007 NCAA champions. In addition to Crotty and Werner, Wi celinski has coached Division I standouts Tim Begley (Penn), Geoff Billet (Rutgers, now an assistant coach at Seton Hall), Todd Billet (Virginia), Marc Dowdell (Villanova), Keith Ku rowski (Notre Dame), Joe Pa terno (Fordham) and Mike Skrocki (Richmond). Joe Paterno was the leader of the Colts' back-to-back state championship teams in 1984 and '85 and Geoff Billet was the key player on CBA's last state championship in 1995. There was no immediate word as to his successor at CBA, though Wicelinski is hop ing the selection remains "in house." Kevin Boyle, coach of St. Pat rick's High School of Elizabeth which won the last two NJSIAA Tournament of Cham pions, is said to have expressed interest in coaching CBA were the job to open.
Scoreboard complete - Raritan snaps SJ Vianney seven-game winning streak, Midd. South scuttles Manalapan, Jaguars keep rolling
SCOREBOARD Details on games below Henry Hudson 17, Asbury Park 7 Colts Neck 10, Howell 1 Jackson 11, Brick Mem. 4 Central 6, Lakewood 5 Midd. South 19 Manalapan 0 Pinelands 3, Donovan 2 Manchester 7, Point Boro 5 St. Rose 4, Keansburg 3 Freehold 18, Matawan 4 Raritan 6, SJ Vianney 5 Southern at TR North - postponed until 4 p.m. Tuesday CBA 12, Freehold Twp. O Midd. North 7, Marlboro 6 At Walt Disney Wide World of Sports, Orlando, Fla. TR South 10, Wilton Vt. 0 - Joe Talerico sets school record for triples in a career. TR East 10, Wilton Vt. 0 GAME REPORTS It's better late than never for the Raritan High School baseball team. The Rockets (4-4, 1-4), slow to take off in 2007, fashioned their first two-game winning streak Monday when they rallied with three runs in the last of the sixth inning to defeat St. John Vianney, 6-5, in a Class A Central game. The defeat ended a seven-game winning streak for St. John (7-2, 5-2). Charlie Rivera's two-out single snapped a 5-5 tie after an RBI triple by David Shrum who came home on a sacrifce fly by Joe Doerrer. Rivera had three hits and Shrum and Doerrer two in Raritans 14-hit attack. Gary Fare, who had three hits, slugged a two-run home run when SJ Vianney took a 3-1 lead in the third inning. Fare scored on a single by Nick Scarillo in the sixth innng when St. John took a 5-3 advantage. - Tony Graham CENTRAL 6, LAKEWOOD 5: Central sophomore Steve Figueroa had himself a day at the plate and behind the plate. The young catcher hit his first varsity home runs and scored the winning run on a Mike Sonntag infield hit with two away in the bottom of the seventh inning to help lift the Golden Eagles (3-6, 3-4) past the Piners (3-5, 3-4) in a Class B South game. Figueroa, who went 3-for-4, tagged solo home runs leading off the fourth and sixth innings and picked a runner off third base with the bases loaded to end the top of the seventh inning. CBA 12, FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 0: Senior right-hander Kyle Slate pitched five shutout innings to extend his season long scoreless streak to 24.3 innings and Jim Laufer unloaded a three-run home run as the Colts (6-3, 6-3) defeated the Patriots (5-5, 4-4) in a Class A North game. Slate who ended with seven strikeouts, issued his first walk of the season in the third inning. He allowed three hits. MIDDLETOWN SOUTH 19, MANALAPAN 9: Mike Guarnieri led off a six-run fifth inning with a solo home run and Mike Farrell hit a two-run then the Eagles (2-8, 1-6) took a 10-0 lead and went on to a Class A North win over the Braves (8-4, 5-4). Eric Dunn had three of South's seven doubles and drove in two runs. Dunn and Jason Levy led South's 18 hit attack with four hits and Jack Provine had 3. Dave Becker and Nick Turano each had three hits for Manalapan. The Braves made seven errors leading seven unearned runs and used four pithcers. Manalapan was playing its fifth game in six days. MIDDLETOWN NORTH 7, MARLBORO 6 RBI doubles by Chris Rotolo and winning pitcher Kevin Engelbrecht keyed a three-run fifth inning when the Lions (6-5, 6-2) erased a 5-4 defcit and hung on to first place in Class A North with a win over the Mustangs (3-5, 2-5). Dom Imperato hit a grand slam in the top of the fifth to give Marlboro a 5-4 lead. Mike Collison allowed one hit and one unearned run over the last two innings to earn the save. Andrew Melici went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBI for North and Rotolo, Collison, and Kevin Mager each added two hits in North's 12 hit attack. - Tony Graham MANCHESTER 7, POINT BORO 5 Allen Robinson had a two-run double in a five-run third and singled in what turned out to be the winning runs in the fourth as the No. 10 Hawks (7-1, 7-1) remained in first place in Class B South with a win over the Panthers (3-6, 3-5). Ryan Casey continued his superb pitching by hurling a scoreless 11/3 innings to record his second save of the season to go with his four wins. Casey got out of a second and third jam in the sixth by getting a comebacker to the mound. He then allowed a leadoff single in the seventh, but got the next three batters. He had one strikeout and has struck out 47 in 24 and 1/3 innings. In the third inning, Casey and Bobby Johnson had RBI doubles and winning pitcher Anthony Palmiotto had a run-scoring single in addition to Robinson's hit. Pete Chomiak was 2-for-2 with an RBI and Nick Campbell 2-for-4 with two runs scored for Point Boro. BY STEVEN FALK FREEHOLD 18, MATAWAN 4:Joe Quinones hit a two-run home run and a two-run single and Colton Ruggieri a three-run home run in a 12-run second inning when the Colonials (4-3, 4-2) broke open a Class B North game with the Huskies (2-7, 2-5). Jeff Frost hit a solo shot to lead off the third. Ruggieri, Ryan Kresky, Frost, and Neil Bolton all had three hits for Freehold. Josh Sonnenfeld and Matt Buragina each had two hits for Matawan. - Tony Graham HENRY HUDSON 17, ASBURY PARK 7: Brian Olofson slugged a tie-breaking two-run home run, and scored two runs, Jeff Olofson added two hits and four RBI, and Eric Silakowski hit a two-run single and drove in four runs as the Admirals (5-3, 5-3) ran their Class B Central winning streak to four games with a victory over the Blue Bishops. Brian Olofson's two-run home run capped a six-running second inning that snapped a 6-6 deadlock. Senior Rob Dell'Ommo notched his first varsity victory. George Stephens had an RBI single and scored a run for Asbury Park. - Tony Graham ST. ROSE 4, KEANSBURG 3: Chris Bresnahan tripled in a run in the top of the seventh and then scored on Owen Stewart's suicide squeeze to give the No. 9 Purple Roses (6-0, 5-0) a 4-1 lead and they then held on for a win over the Titans (4-5, 4-4) in a Class B Central game. Keansburg pulled within 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh on a two-out homer by Justin Lombardi, who had all three of his team RBI's. The next three batters reached after Lombardi's homer to enable the Titans to load the bases, but reliever Connor Smith retired the dangerous Anthony Valle (2-for-4) on a 3-1 pitch round ball to Bresnahan to end to end the game. By STEVEN FALK JACKSON 11, BRICK MEMORIAL 4: Ryan Guarino continued his hot hitting by going 4-for-5 with three RBI and Bill Lee also drove in three runs as the No. 4 Jaguars (9-2, 6-2) remained on the heels of Class A South-leading Toms River North with a win over the Mustangs (2-8, 1-7). Guarino had RBI singles in the first, third and seventh innings. Lee had a run-scoring double in the fourth and a two-run single in the seventh. Cory Carr was 2-for-3 with two RBI for Jackson. Jason Gordon was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Brick Memorial. Jackson hosts Toms River North Wednesday. BY STEVEN FALK COLTS NECK 10, HOWELL 1:Anthony DeSclafani of the Cougars (7-3, 6-2) allowed a first pitch home run to Brian Battaglia and Greg Weber followed with a single after which DeSclafani and Dom Hayes combined to no-hit the Rebels (2-6, 2-5) for the rest of the Class A North game. A. J. Rusbarsky rattled off his second consecutive 4-for-4 game, drove in a run and scored three, and Pete Salavati capped a four-run fifth inning with a two-run home run that made it 7-1. Hayes added three hits including a triple. DeSclafani struck out seven over four innings and Hayes finished up. MONSIGNOR DONOVAN 3, PINELANDS 2: Ken Ouimet hit a two-run double and and scored on a Chris Khoudary fielder's choice in the first inning for the Grffins (5-4, 5-3) who held on to defeat the Wildcats in a Class B South game. Andy Gannon allowed two his and struck one one in a complete game effort. Pinelands scored two runs without a hit in the seventh inning. TOMS RIVER EAST 10, WILTON, VT.:Frank Dehart, Rylan Dolan, Brady Doyle, and Joe Somma had RBI singles in a six-run sixth inninggn and junior left-hander Pete Fitzsimmons pitched a two two-hitter and struck out nine as the Raiders (7-4) posted a nonconference victory over the Hornets (3-7) in Orlando, Fla. - Tony Graham TOMS RIVER SOUTH 10, WILTON (VT) 0: Joe Talerico boomed his school career-record 12th triple, breaking the old record of 11 held by 2004 graduate and current Rutgers University co-career-home run record holder Todd Frazier and drove in four runs and junior right-hander Ryan Kapp scattered four hits and struck out four to pick up his first varsity win as the No. 8 Indians (8-4) concluded a 3-0 stay at Wild World of Sports in Orlando, Fla., with a five-inning win. Talerico, who had a single, double and a triple in the game, stroked a two-run double in the third, had an RBI ground out in the fourth and had a two-run triple in the fifth. The three-bagger in the fifth capped a three-batter sequence that began with a Chase Gray run-scoring triple and was followed by a Mark Perry RBI double. Perry was 3-for-4 with two doubles and Gray was 2-for-3 and scored three runs. - BY STEVEN FALK
Shore Challenge schedule/as requested
A record 52 teams will participate with 16 games at FirstEnergy Park. The local teams include Marlboro, Brick, Howell, SJ Vianney, Ocean, CBA, St. Rose, Mater Dei, Point Boro, Manasquan, RBC, Wall, Jackson, Donovan, Matawan, Rumson, TR South, Raritan, TR East, Manchester, Barnegat, Midd. South, Colts Neck, Shore. New teams include Steinert and Gloucester Catholic and Malvern Prep (Phila.) Saturday, April 28 Baseball Shore Challenge at First Energy Park Kearney vs. Howell10 a.m. SJ Vianney vs. Hillsborough1 p.m. Lakekand vs Ocean4 p.m. Passaic Tech vs. CBA7 p.m. at Shore Christian Academy Malvern Prep vs. Marlboro1 p.m. Malvern Prep vs. Brick4 p.m. Sunday, April 29 Baseball Shore Challenge at First Energy Park Manasquan vs. Gov. Livingston10 a.m. RB Catholic vs. St. Joseph's (Metuchen)1 p.m. St. Rose vs. Ramapo4 p.m. St. Joseph's Montvaile vs. Ocean7 p.m. at Shore Christian Academy Mater Dei vs. Gov. Livingston1 p.m. Scotch Plains vs. Point Boro4 p.m. Saturday, May 5 Baseball Shore Challenge at FirstEnergy Park Matawan vs. St. Joseph's Hammonton10 a.m. Rumson-FH vs. Dunellan1 p.m. St. Rose vs. Clearview4 p.m. Bergen Catholic vs. TR South7 p.m. at Wall Complex RB Catholic vs. St. Joseph's, Staten Island (NY)3 p.m. Wall vs. South Brunswick6 p.m. at Toms River East Jackson vs. Pope John XXIII1 p.m. Donovan vs. Delsea4 p.m. Sunday, May 6 Baseball Shore Challenge at FirstEnergy Park Middletown South vs. Steinert10 a.m. Colts Neck vs. Hudson Catholic1 p.m. Point Boro vs. Old Tappan4 p.m. CBA vs. Gloucester Catholic7 p.m. at Wall Complex Red Bank Catholic vs. Hillsborough12 p.m. Raritan vs St. Joseph's Metuchen6 p.m. St. Joseph's (NY) vs. Manasquan3 p.m. at Toms River East Manchester vs Spotswood12 p.m. Barnegat vs. Bloomfield3 p.m. Toms River East vs. St. Peter's6 p.m. at Shore Christian Academy St. John Vianney vs. Ramapo2 p.m. Saturday, May 12 Baseball Shore Challenge at CBA Rumson vs. Linden10 a.m. Shore vs. Bergen Catholic1 p.m. CBA vs. St. Peter's Prep4 p.m. at Shore Christian Academy St. John Vianney vs. Old Bridge10 a.m. Wall vs. St. Joseph's Montvaole1 p.m. St. Rose vs. Delsea4 p.m.
Memorial with a memorable Sunday win/TR East results/Monday schedule
Sunday, April 22 Baseball At First Energy Park, Lakewood MEMORIAL RALLIES to trip Brick at First Energey Park . Brick Memorial came from behind to defeat Brick High School .... 6-5 in the bottom of the 7th at the First Energy Park Sunday. Brick was winning 5-0 through the 5th before Memorial scored 3 in the bottom of the 6th and 3 in the bottom of the 7th for a walk off win. DH Tom Murray singled home Mike Spinelli from second base with two outs to cap the rally. Spinelli singled home Kyle Heilbroun to tie the score after Heilbroun belted an RBI triple. Winning pitcher Ryan Patrick (1-1), a junior, got his first varsity win in relief of Jason Gordon in the 5th defeating F.J. Luccetti who pitched the entire game and struck out 10. Patrick pitched three shutout innings allowing three hits. Saturday TR East split two games in Fla. It lost to Wethersfield, Conn., 4-1 and defeated New Milford, Conn., 18-1. .
Saturday scoreboard/ST. ROSE tops St. Peter's JC, 3-1; MATAWAN SHOCKS No. 7 MONMOUTH; SJ VIANNEY downs Rumson/updated 8:50 p.m.
Scores (Please see below the scoreboard for game details) SCOREBOARD Toms River south 10, New Milford, Conn. 5 Toms River South 10, Weathersford, Conn. 1 Brick 5, Lacey 3 Freehold 11, Long Branch 0 Henry Hudson 10, Mater Dei 6 Holmdel 7, Red Bank 0 Keyport 6, Point Beach 4 Manalapan 12, Midd. North 2 Jackson 11, Howell 1 Lakewood 5, Point Boro 2 Matawan 8, Monmouth 0 Red Bank Catholic 10, Manasquan 4 Nutley 6, TR North 2 SJ Vianney 7, Rumson 6 St. Rose 3, ST. Peter's 1 Shore 19, Mater Dei 4 Marlboro 3, Freehold Township 1 Henry Hudson at Mater Dei2 p.m. Monmouth County Tournament Wall 7, Middletown South 3 At Walt Disney Wide World of Sports, Fla. TR South vs. New Milford, Conn.3 p.m. TR East vs. Wethersfield, Conn3:30 p.m. TR South vs. Wethersfield, Conn.6 p.m. TR East vs. New Milford, Conn.6:30 p.m. GAME DETAILS ST. ROSE 3, ST. PETER's 1: Senior right-hander Anthony Ranaudo allowed a fifth inningn single, struck out eight and walked one to lead the No. 9 Purple Roses (5-0) to a nondivision win over Non-Public A power St. Peter's (8-2) of Jersey City. St. Rose's Chris Bresnahan singled and scored from second base on a wild pitch for St. Rose in the first inning. In the fifth Bresnahan walked, stole second and third, and scored on a two-out hit by Brian Donohoe and John McGrath came home on wild throw while stealing third base for a 3-0 lead. St. Peter's tallied on an infield out after the single in the fifth inning. The 6-7 Ranaudo faced 25 batters. MATAWAN 8, MONMOUTH 0:There hasn't all that much to cheer about for the Matawan Regional High School baseball team this season. But the Huskies had to be in a a cheering mood Saturday. Junior right-hander J.D. Melendez hurled a five-hitter and struck out five in an 8-0 Shore Conference Class B North win for Matawan (2-6, 2-4) over Monmouth Regional (5-3, 4-2), ranked No. 7 in the Asbury Park Press Top 10 Poll. ""It's a good win, we were scuffling a little bit,'' said John Kaye, Matawan coach. ""J.D. was able to locate and threw all his pithes for strikes,'' said Kaye. ""He was ahead in the count most all day.'' Matawan sealed the game with a seven-run third inning. It included a three-run double by Rich Vitaliano, a two-run single by Matt Buragina, and an RBI single by Nick Citro. Melendez went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the first inning and Bruce Monroe 2-for-3 with two singles. ""This does a lot for our confidence but if our pitchers throw strikes we can glove the the ball with anybody,'' Kaye said. Matawan moved to Class B North this season from Class A Central where it now faces somewhat larger schools. ""The first time around was tough in that we were not really familiar with our opponents,'' said Kaye. Monmouth won the first meeting this season, 7-3. ""A Central is a good division,'' Kaye said. ""The teams are good. We just haven't played well to date. ""Maybe with the warm weather we'll get it going.'' - Tony Graham SJ VIANNEY 7, RUMSON-FH 6: A five-run rally with two out in the bottom of the fourth gave the Lancers (7-1, 5-1) a 7-1 lead and they held on after a five-run Bulldogs' rally in the seventh to avenge their only loss and move into sole possession of first place in Class A Central. Rumson (5-2, 4-2) had defeated St. John Vianney, 3-0 on April 5 on a three-run home run by Mike McDonough. The Lancers have won six straight since. A three-run homer by Steve Giordano pulled the Bulldogs within, 7-6 with two out in the seventh, but Paul Bacigalupi, who pitched the entire seventh in relief, got a strikeout to end the game. With the Lancers ahead 2-1 in the fourth, Chris Lewnes stroked an RBI double and Gary Fare and Kevin Russell each followed with two-run singles. Russell had an RBI single and Fare a sacrifice fly in the third to give St. John Vianney the lead. Kevin McLaughlin (1-1) allowed three hits and struck out two and allowed one run over the first five innings to pick up the win. BY STEVEN FALK RED BANK CATHOLIC 10, MANASQUAN 4:Jake Beim's second double of the day cleared the bases in a six-run seventh inning when the Caseys (6-3, 3-3) broke away from a 4-3 lead over the Warriors (4-4, 3-4) in a Class B Central game. Tom Higgens and George Stipisich had RBI singles in the inning. A. J. Miller went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored for Manasquan. HOLMDEL 7, RED BANK 0: Sophomore Ian Wladika pitched a five-hitter and struck out three and tagged a two-run double in the fifth inning when the Hornets (4-3, 3-2) opened a 6-0 lead over the Bucs (3-4, 2-5) in a Class B North game. No. 9 batter senior Kyle O' Gorman had two hits and three RBI. Freshman Jake Kalish went 2-for 3 for Red Bank. - Tony Graham JACKSON 11, HOWELL 1:Ryan Gaurino rapped two doubles and drove in three runs in thew seven-run sixth inning gn that ended the nondivision win for the No. 4 Jaguars (8-2) over the Rebels (2-5). Billy Lee's two-run single and an RBI single by Cory Carr preceded Guarino's two-run double that concluded Jackson's seventh win in eight games. Joe Marchitelli gave Jackson the lead with a two-run double in the fourth inning. Chance Carrick hit a solo home run for Howell in the sixth inning. - Tony Graham LAKEWOOD 5, POINT BORO 2: Charlie Cunliffe had three hits and drove in two runs to help the Piners ((3-4, 3-3) top the Panthers (3-5, 3-4) in a Class B South game. Pat Biserta doubled and singled for Point Boro. Lakewood senior right-hander Jim D'Aloia came off an injury to pitch a complete game in his first start of the season striking out four. The Piners also expect a return soon of of junior right-hander and catcher Johnny Sanchez who has been out all season. - Tony Graham BRICK 5, LACEY 3:Andrew Lombardo and Jared Page hit back-to-back two-run doubles with two outs in the first inning sending the Green Dragons (4-3, 4-3) to a 4-1 lead and a Class A South win over the over the Lions ((1-7, 1-5). Junior right-hander Chris Sorice, who defeated Javckson last week 1-0, ran his record to 3-0 scattering 10 hits and struck out four. Ray Johnson added two hits and scored a run for Brick. Lacey lead-off batter Mike Mitton went 3-for-4 and scored two runs and is 6-for-8 in Lacey's two games vs. Brick this year. - Tony Graham TR SOUTH 10, NEW MILFORD (Conn.) 5: Junior Jeff Bissey pitched 52/3 innings of one-run relief with 11 strikeouts to record his first varsity win and Joe Talerico went 3-for-4 with two RBI as the Indians (6-4) opened their stay at Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla. with a win over New Milford (5-4). Brian Crashewski went 2-for-2 with an RBI single in the fourthk, Chase Gray had an RBI triple in a four-run fourth and Tyler Gebler started a three-run second with a triple. BY STEVEN FALK TOMS RIVER SOUTH 10, WETHERSFIELD (CONN.) 1: Junior Vincent Vivona pitched five-hit ball over the first six innings with five strikeouts and senior Joe Talerico belted a two-run inside the park homer in the sixth as the No. 8 Indians (7-4) made it a 2-0 day at Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla. with the victory over Wethersfield (Conn.). Ryan Kapp was 2-for-3 with three RBI. His two-run triple highlighted a four-run first.Tyler Gebler and Vivona followed with run-scoring singles. Perry had a run-scoring triple in the sixth, just before Talerico's homer. BY STEVEN FALK SHORE 19, MATER DEI 4: Sophomore Todd Juliano belted a two-run home run in the first inning and a grand slam in a seven-run second to pace the Blue Devils (7-1, 7-1) to a Class B Central win over the Seraphs (0-7, 0-6). Jeff Walstein hit a two-run double in a six-run fifth inning. Russ Young homered with one on for Mater Dei in the third innning. - Tony Graham MANALAPAN 12, MIDD. NORTH 2: Dave Becker and Nick Turano each had two hits and two RBI and Chris Lamboy had two hits, scored three runs and had an RBI as the Braves (8-3, 5-3) continued their solid play with a win over the Lions (5-5, 5-2) in a Class A North game Junior right-hander Matt Steimitz (2-1) allowed four hits and one run and struck out two over the first five innings to pick up the win. Middletown North has lost four straight over the last four days. BY STEVEN FALK MARLBORO 3, FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 1: An RBI single by Dom Imperato tied the Class A North game in the bottom of the first inning and a two-out single in the second by Jeff Paglio-Pizzi gave the Mustangs (3-4, 2-4) a 2-1 lead en route to a victory over the Patriots (5-4, 4-3). Adam Helfgott (2-for-3) singled across an insurance run in the fourth inning. Paglio-Pizzi and Craig Bodziner each added two hits for Marlboro. Marlboro sophomore right-hander Anthony Castelli pitched into the sixth inning and Matt Lichtenthal came on to collect his third save. - Tony Graham FREEHOLD 11, LONG BRANCH 0: Senior left-hander Joe Fecsko hurled a one-hitter with six strikeouts to pick up his first varsity win in his second varsity start and Jeff Frost went 3-for-3 with a double, a triple and three RBI as the Colonials (3-3, 3-2) defeated the Green Wave (0-7, 0-6) in a Class B North game. Matt Whalen had a two-run double and Colton Ruggieri was 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored for Freehold. BY STEVEN FALK WALL 7, MIDDLETOWN SOUTH 3: The No. 2 Knights batted around in a six-run fourth inning which featured a two-run single by Andrew Otterberg, RBI singles by Anthony Cinelli, and Andrew Nowell, and a rally-capping two-run single by Matt Debonis in defeating the Eagles (1-8) in the quarterfinals of the Monmouth County Tournament. Craig Hughes homered for Wall's first hit in the third inning and later added a single. Mike Farrell singled home two runs for South in the first inning and the Eagles made it 3-1 in the fourth on a triple by Steve Burgher and a double by Mike Guarini. - Tony Graham NUTLEY 6, TOMS RIVER NORTH 2: Billy Hoermann hit his second home run in two days and Ryan Fontanelli had a pinch-hit solo shot but the No.1 Mariners had their seven-game winning streak snapped by the Raiders (6-2) in a nondivisional game. Nutley hit three home runs, two by Bill Lupo who connected on a solo blast and a two-run shot. Hoermann and Steve Nyisztor each went 2-for-3 for TR North. - Tony Graham HENRY HUDSON 10, MATER DEI 6: Brian Olofson had four hits inclduing two doubles and a triple, drove in two runs and scored three to lead the Admirals (4-3, 4-3) to a Class B Central win over the Seraphs (0-8, 0-7). Mike Pellicane and Tom Matthew hit two-run home runs for Mater Dei.
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