Ocean-Seneca preview
NJSIAA GROUP III SEMI FINAL
OCEAN (24-6) VS. SENECA (18-8)
WHEN & WHERE: 4 p.m. College of New Jersey
SENECA PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: Sam Pepper (Sr., RH, 2-2, 4.15 ERA).
SENECA LEADING HITTERS: Dan Grovatt (Sr., 1B-P, .590, 7 HR, 40 RBI, on the mound 8-1, 2.02 ERA); Pepper (.452, HR, 32 RBI); Dan Williams (Sr., SS, .415, 2 HR, 19 RBI), Troy Foster (So., 3B, .397, 36 RBI); Shaun Flynn (So., LF, .371, 21 RBI).
SENECA ROAD TO THE GAME: Defeated Shawnee 10-7, Deptford 10-2, West Deptford 11-0.
OCEAN PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: Kyle Norman, senior right-hander (8-0, 1.98 ERA, three saves, 44 strikeouts in 52 innings)
OCEAN LEADING HITTERS: Keith Weinkofsky (Sr., C, .457, 11 HR, 39 RBI, 24 walks); Jamie Rosenkranz (Jr., SS, .391, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 27 SB, 6-2 on the mound); Eric Hinkle (Sr., 1B, .325, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 6-1 on the mound); Neil Yaffe (So., LF, .297).
OCEAN'S ROAD TO THE GAME: Defeated Nottingham 12-5, West Windsor North 8-7, Allentown 1-0.
THE SKINNY: Ocean is trying to return to the Group III state final for the second year in a row and third time overall. It won its only Group III championship in 1985. Seneca's Grovatt is bound for Virginia and Williams to Penn. The Golden Eagles have been torrid with the bats of late. The third year program was born out of the Lenape school district. It made it to the sectional final in its rookie year of of 2005. Today's winner plays the winner of today's North Jersey III final between Montville and Cranford.
- Tony Graham
My pick - Norman had a little bit of a "sore arm" late in the season according to coach Del Dal Pra who said he is fine for this start.
I was surprised Monday night when Seneca coach Dave Lafferty told me he plans to start Pepper as opposed to Grovatt. I speculate Grovatt, like Norman, has seen heavy duty this year. Of course Grovatt could take the mound at a moment's notice.
My premonition is a tough game for Ocean which may have to break out the bats to win this one.
Ocean, 8-6 (but it's shaky).
OCEAN (24-6) VS. SENECA (18-8)
WHEN & WHERE: 4 p.m. College of New Jersey
SENECA PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: Sam Pepper (Sr., RH, 2-2, 4.15 ERA).
SENECA LEADING HITTERS: Dan Grovatt (Sr., 1B-P, .590, 7 HR, 40 RBI, on the mound 8-1, 2.02 ERA); Pepper (.452, HR, 32 RBI); Dan Williams (Sr., SS, .415, 2 HR, 19 RBI), Troy Foster (So., 3B, .397, 36 RBI); Shaun Flynn (So., LF, .371, 21 RBI).
SENECA ROAD TO THE GAME: Defeated Shawnee 10-7, Deptford 10-2, West Deptford 11-0.
OCEAN PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: Kyle Norman, senior right-hander (8-0, 1.98 ERA, three saves, 44 strikeouts in 52 innings)
OCEAN LEADING HITTERS: Keith Weinkofsky (Sr., C, .457, 11 HR, 39 RBI, 24 walks); Jamie Rosenkranz (Jr., SS, .391, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 27 SB, 6-2 on the mound); Eric Hinkle (Sr., 1B, .325, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 6-1 on the mound); Neil Yaffe (So., LF, .297).
OCEAN'S ROAD TO THE GAME: Defeated Nottingham 12-5, West Windsor North 8-7, Allentown 1-0.
THE SKINNY: Ocean is trying to return to the Group III state final for the second year in a row and third time overall. It won its only Group III championship in 1985. Seneca's Grovatt is bound for Virginia and Williams to Penn. The Golden Eagles have been torrid with the bats of late. The third year program was born out of the Lenape school district. It made it to the sectional final in its rookie year of of 2005. Today's winner plays the winner of today's North Jersey III final between Montville and Cranford.
- Tony Graham
My pick - Norman had a little bit of a "sore arm" late in the season according to coach Del Dal Pra who said he is fine for this start.
I was surprised Monday night when Seneca coach Dave Lafferty told me he plans to start Pepper as opposed to Grovatt. I speculate Grovatt, like Norman, has seen heavy duty this year. Of course Grovatt could take the mound at a moment's notice.
My premonition is a tough game for Ocean which may have to break out the bats to win this one.
Ocean, 8-6 (but it's shaky).
posted by Tony Graham at 5:15 PM
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