Tag: Baseball
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Deep Caseys baseball team enters season with high expectations
By Warren Rappleyea Coming off a 22-win season and with six starters and several other key players back, expectations are high this spring for Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s baseball team. A year ago, the Caseys made it to the semifinals of both the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Non-Public, A South…
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Blue Devils’ baseball team ready for competition in A Central
By Matthew Rocco The Shore Regional High School baseball team will take on bigger schools in the Shore Conference A Central Division this season. But with established players returning to the field, the Blue Devils expect to have another winning year. The Blue Devils, who are coming off a 13-9 season in 2016, are looking…
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Rutkowski ready to lead Barrons in final season as ace
By Jeff Appelblatt Luckily for South Amboy High School’s baseball team, it won’t be trying to get hits off Woodbridge High School ace Harry Rutkowski in the season opener in Woodbridge April 1. The Barrons are saving the lefty for the next game at Piscataway Township High School April 3. Woodbridge isn’t trying to do…
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D’Agostino to rely on deep pitching staff in 1st year as Trojans coach
By Jimmy Allinder Bishop Ahr Scott Runkel retired as head baseball coach after 33 seasons, but he certainly didn’t leave the cupboard bare for his successor at Bishop George Ahr High School, Tom D’Agostino. The Trojans (10-10-1 overall, 5-6-1 Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division) are deep in pitching, which is more important than ever…
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Bears confident in pitching depth behind Burnham
By Jimmy Allinder There’s always been an emphasis on pitching depth in high school baseball, and a rule change that goes into effect this spring makes it more important than ever. For that reason, it remains to be seen if East Brunswick High School can duplicate what it did in 2016, even with the return…
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Spotswood enters baseball season with high hopes
By Jimmy Allinder This could be the spring Spotswood High School fields its next exceptional baseball team. The Chargers have a rich history of winning multiple Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division titles, but their best season was 2007, when they captured the division and GMC Tournament crowns and topped off the season with the…
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Eagles still juggling lineup as baseball opener approaches
By Wayne Witkowski It’s anyone’s guess, including coach Ryan Spillane, who will be in the starting lineup and where they’ll be playing in the field when Middletown High School South’s baseball team opens its season at home April 1 at 10 a.m. against Middletown High School North. Even pitching is something that may be accomplished…
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Young lineup brings talent to Bombers’ baseball team
By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s baseball team will have a decidedly young look this spring, but the Bombers, nevertheless, have a group of talented players. Last season, the Blue and Gray went 12-13. Much of the starting lineup from that team, along with its two top pitchers, Pete Soporowski and Connor Johnson,…
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Rams confident they will contend for titles despite graduations
By Jimmy Allinder South River High School won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey, Group I and Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division baseball championships last spring, but repeating is going to be a challenge. Five from that championship team have graduated, four of which are playing in college. While five…
