Tag: Baseball
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Freehold baseball team knocks off CBA in third encounter
By Jeff Appelblatt As strong as the season has been for Freehold High School’s baseball team, the team from Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) has been a major obstacle for the Colonials. The Colts beat them, 1-0, on opening day in a pitching duel between Freehold’s Dan Chiusano and CBA’s Nick Hohenstein, and the Colts beat…
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Patriots still fighting for A North baseball championship
By Jeff Appelblatt As the regular season nears an end, Freehold Township High School’s baseball team refuses to give up trying for at least a piece of the Shore Conference A North Division championship title. With the arms the team has had leading the way, it’s been clear the Patriots have a shot. In its…
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Freehold baseball piling on wins with sights set on division title
By Jeff Appelblatt It’s as if Freehold High School has had two baseball seasons going on since the end of April, and the Colonials are putting on great shows in each of them. Games in the Monmouth County Tournament (MCT) were inserted right into Freehold’s regular-season schedule. So while the No. 5-seed Colonials won tournament…
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Performers of the Week for May 1
Rain and clouds outshined the sun during a week when the weather dominated play. But there were some performers who delivered bright results on the local scholastic athletic fields. On the baseball fields … Pitching was the name of the game on the diamond. Paul Birzin delivered a perfect game in a five-inning affair April…
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Redbirds avoid baseball slump with comeback victory
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s baseball team looked like it was in danger of falling into something it has not encountered through most of the first month of the season: a slump. The Redbirds, coming off a 2-1 loss to Nottingham High School April 24, had fallen behind Hamilton High School West, 3-0, in…
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Jaguars’ baseball team raises money for retinoblastoma research
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School baseball fans proudly sported their team’s colors and the Jaguars logo when their team took its home field for a key Shore Conference A South Division showdown April 29 against Brick Township High School. The t-shirts they wore also read “Jackson baseball supports Retinoblastoma Research.” Marisa Malta, the 13-year-old…
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Freehold Area Challenger Sports celebrating 25 years
Peter Elacqua Staff Writer FREEHOLD – In a year they are celebrating their 25th anniversary, representatives from Freehold Area Challenger Sports will play in an exhibition game at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Freehold Area Challenger Sports is a year-round program that serves children with special needs in the Freehold area. The…
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Dodgers pick up Somerset Patriots pitcher
The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Jeremy Bleich’s contract has been purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Bleich appeared in two games this season and struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings. He re-signed with the team in April after he spent time in spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks. This was…
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Patriots prepare for tough baseball schedule to start May
By Jeff Appelblatt As April was nearing its end, Freehold Township High School baseball coach Todd Smith knew his team was preparing for one of its toughest games of the year, beginning May at Manalapan High School. Freehold Township (6-5) upset a few teams prior to seeing the Braves for the second time of the…
