Freehold Township High School’s slugging catcher Joe Silvestrone will continue his baseball career at Wagner College. The Patriots’ senior recently made his commitment to the Staten Island college.
While leading the Patriots to the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tournaments this past spring, Silvestrone set a Freehold Township single-season home run record with nine blasts.
Casey Wall of Colts Neck, a sophomore at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania, earned Commonwealth All-Conference Honorable Mention this year.
Wall, who was named the CC Pitcher of the Week during the season, went 3-3 with a 3.02 ERA. He led the team in innings pitched (40.1) and strikeouts (33).
The 6-foot-5 right-hander is a graduate of Colts Neck High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He helped the Cougars win the Shore Conference B North Division title in 2012.
The Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer 5K Race Series will begin June 24 at the Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan. The series of 5K runs, plus half-mile and 1-mile runs for children 8 and up, goes every Wednesday evening though July 29.
The 5K begins at 6:45 p.m. and is preceded by the children’s races at 6:20 p.m.
On-site registration begins at 5:45 p.m.
The Summer Race Series is one of the oldest in the state. This year marks the 33rd year that the 5K races have been held at Battlefield State Park.
For more information on the running series or other club activities, go to www.farcnj.com.