Tag: Baseball
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Freehold taking care of business on baseball field
By Jeff Appelblatt As much as Freehold High School baseball coach Jon Block doesn’t like to think about weather affecting his team, there are certain things he’ll continue doing in hopes that it won’t — starting with the group outings of cleaning off the field at the high school. “Everybody’s got to rake,” the coach…
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Somerset Patriots announce All-Star Game partnership
The Somerset Patriots announced an all-star partnership between RWJBarnabas Health and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to present the 2017 Atlantic League All-Star Game to be played at TD Bank Ballpark July 12. The All-Star Game partnership was announced in a press conference at home plate of the ballpark’s playing field April…
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Redbirds see strong starts from baseball, girls’ lacrosse teams
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s baseball and girls’ lacrosse teams have gotten off to flying starts in the budding spring sports season. Baseball After outscoring its first two opponents, 32-5, with 15 players driving in runs, Allentown’s baseball team went to 3-0 April 8 by pulling out a 2-1 victory over Hopewell Valley Central…
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Confidence builds for Warriors’ baseball team despite 1st loss
By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School’s baseball team suffered its first loss of the season April 8, but new coach Tom Corby and his players still felt an increased confidence as they head into a key stretch early in the season. The Warriors, a New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group I school,…
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Pitch-count rules not stopping Barrons from thriving
By Jeff Appelblatt As a starting pitcher, Harry Rutkowski can’t throw every day. But when he has this year, Woodbridge is 2-0 and opponents have been left bent out of shape. Rutkowski was pulled when he reached 90 pitches in his most recent outing April 9 against North Brunswick Township High School. Justin Silva continued…
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Lions’ baseball team expects contributions from young players
By Wayne Witkowski Six starters return from last season’s Jackson Liberty High School baseball team. The Lions still have a young lineup intent on surpassing last year’s 11-11 record. Eight seniors graduated — half of them starters — but there are plenty of players who saw extensive action last year, including three who started as…
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Freehold baseball team looks past weather in hopes of good year
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold High School’s baseball team was one of many to have its 2017 opener postponed because of weather, but head coach Jon Block didn’t want to say a thing about weather the day before his team’s scheduled first game. “I’m not going to make excuses. That’s the way it is, so I’m…
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Former Patriots OF Marrero makes Giants’ opening-day roster
Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that former outfielder Chris Marrero has made the San Francisco Giants Major League roster out of spring training. When Major League Baseball’s 2017 season opens, Marrero will become the 17th player in Somerset Patriots history to make it to the “Big Leagues” after time in Somerset. Marrero…
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Jaguars relying on experience to perform better than last year
By Wayne Witkowski Beatable is a word rarely associated with Jackson Memorial High School’s baseball team over the past decade. But after getting off to a typically strong 6-0 start despite a young and new lineup last season, the Jaguars won only three of their next 17 games. “It was pretty inexplicable — a pretty…
