Toms River East 041 000 2 - 7 10 3 Manchester 210 001 0 - 4 11 2

Starting pitchers: for Manchester senior LH Anthony Palmiotto (2-0)
for TR East junior LH Pete Fitzsimmons (5-2)



Top first - TR East fails to score.

Bottom first - Manchester scores twice on RBI infield outs by Ryan Casey and Dave Murawski after the Hawks loaded the bases with nobody out.


Top second - Pete Dacenko and John Smicklo single. Bryan Frank safe on an error. Bases loaded, nobody out. Frank DeHart RBI single to right (2-1). Brady Doyle bounces into a force play at second, run scores (2-2). Sean Gavin laces two run double over third 4-2). Chris Wedding grounds out. Joe Somma flies to center. Four runs, four hits, one error, one left.

Bottom second - Mike Roberts singles, scores on an infield out by Chris Martisofski later in the inning (4-3).

Top third - Pete Decenko a one-out single, steals second. With two outs Bryan Frank doubles down the left field line (5-3). Frank DeHart singles. Frank thrown out at the plate.

Bottom third - Manchester loads the bases with one out but fails to score.

Top fourth - TR East fails to score. Manchester SS Chris Martisofski turns a line-drive into a DP.

Bottom fourth - Brian Ward singles, is picked off first. Martisofski and Palmiotto single. Allen Robinson grounds into 4-6-3 doube play.

Top fifth - TR East strands two, fails to score.

Bottom fifth - Manchester threatening, two on, two out. Brian Vogel (0-for-2) at the plate. Vogel strikes out swinging. Fitszimmons Ks the side.

Top sixth - One out. Sean Gavin singles off the glove of diving third baseman Brian Ward. Gavin to second on wild pitch. Chris Wedding lines to right. Gavin to third on wild pitch. Somma lines to center.

Bottom sixth - due hitters 9-1-2. Ward singles to right. (Pitching change for TR East - John Lightbody (Sr., RH) relieves Fitzsimmons. Ward steals second. Martisofski fouls out. Ward tags up and takes third. Palmiotto singles to right center (5-4). Robinson grounds into force play. Casey strikes out swinging.

Top seventh - due hitters 4-5-6. Dolan walks. (Pitching change - Mike Roberts JR LH relieves Palmiotto). Dolan steals second. Dacenko singles to left, runners at the corners. Courtesy runner Jeff Hufak steals second. Smicklo singles to left (6-4). Frank grounds to short, runners advance to second and third. Dehart grounds to second, runner safe on play at home (7-4), DeHart safe at first. Doyle grounds to third, runner out at home. Runners at first and second. Wild pitch, runners advance to second and third. Gavin pops out.

Bottom seventh - due Manchester hitters 5-6-7. Brian Egan safe on infield hit to third. Bob Johnson strikes out swinging. PH Nick Nametko grounds into 3-6-3 doube play. Game over.