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
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
posted by Tony Graham at 6:51 PM
6 Comments:
To last anon re: Central game. I am not here to argue your case pro or con but if you have a problem with the manner in which the game is being reported I suggest you take that up with your coach or your school.
Thank you.
do you have a write up for monmouth-long branch
I, personally, am not in the office tonight and will not be until Wednesday due to personal obligations.
I hate to bother anyone while they're in the "heat" of game writing battle ....but I will try and check later if it's not on there...
It's on the blog as we speak. The Golden Falcons were not forgotten!!!
We try and write up every game. It's just a matter of eventually getting to them.
Thank you for our patience and interest.
Re: Monmouth-Long Branch game, Sophomore Brian Schopka got his first Varsity win.
To Bald Eagle - I'm not into printing rumors of that kind. As for your stats..again, you have to go through or get permission from your coaching staff who then has to in form us if someone else is going to do it.
Thanks.
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