Thursday baseball scoreboard/Two Middletown North pitchers, Engelbrecht and Collison, no-hit Middletown South, 5-0.
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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.
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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
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.
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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
posted by Tony Graham at 10:05 AM
13 Comments:
Tony - The Marlboro/CBA game scheduled for tomorrow is being played today.
Thank you.
Hey Tony,it's April 25 and the Tuna got untracked today vs Long Branch with 2 bombs
Where is the Wall v Matawan recap?
Re Tuna.
Well - he's five days ahead of when he hit No. 1 last season..
Re Wall-Matawan. Sorry...it's on there now.
Do the updated stats come in every Rally section on Saturday from now on?
Re stats: that's the plan.
whats going on with middletown south...why can't they win? I don't understand they beat manalapan 19-9 and go up 17-8 on howell and lose it. What do you think it is batting? or pitching
Re: Middle S. I'm not exactly Einstein here but I'd say it's a combo. The loss to Howell had to be somewhat devastating after they unloaded against Manalapan. For a while they were getting at least Ok pitching and the bats were quiet.
It just seems like there having a rough year. They have a young ball club and with seton hall signee brian dudzinski n pat magnotta and junior nigel combs there all good pitchers but when they have a good pitching day they can't hit and ditto do you think they'll be able to turn it around?
It may be too late...they may be able to snatch an upset here and there but they're already virtually out of the state and shore conference tournaments ...
Re MS - and they're out of the MCT as well...it's next year for the Eagles...
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