Tag: Baseball
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Freehold Township Senior all-stars win district, section crowns
By Tim Morris The Freehold Township Little League Senior League all-star team may have fallen one game short of a state championship, but it was not short on championship heart. “We showed a lot of character, a lot of determination,” manager Mitch Roth said. “They really wanted that state championship. They really pulled together.” Freehold…
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Freehold Township Major League all-stars advance to state tourney
By Tim Morrs “It’s been a wonderful ride,” said Jeff Gorman, the manager of the Freehold Township Little League’s Major League all-star team. “It’s not over yet.” The ride has taken the all-stars all the way to the state tournament, which begins July 28 in Gloucester City. Playing on its home field July 21, Freehold…
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Late rally puts Lincroft in district championship game
By Matthew Rocco With a trip to the Little League Junior League Eastern Regional Tournament on the line, Lincroft entered the District 19 finals with the momentum of a thrilling comeback win. The Lincroft All-Star baseball team found itself in an early 7-0 hole against Tinton Falls in the third game of district play July…
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Shore Regional developing players in summer baseball league
By Warren Rappleyea Shore Regional High School is using the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League to develop players for the varsity team as well as for its other teams. With the demise of the league’s Junior Division, Blue Devils head coach Patrick O’Neill opted to employ one team with two sets of players. For…
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Heatter readies for final season at Monroe before heading to Rutgers
By Jimmy Allinder It’s rare for a high school sophomore to receive a four-year scholarship offer from an NCAA Division I college, but that’s exactly what happened to Eric Heatter. The rising senior at Monroe Township High School established himself as one of the up-and-coming pitchers in New Jersey as a freshman with his imposing…
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Holbrook 12U All-Stars fall in Section 3 tournament
By Wayne Witkowski The Holbrook Little League 12U All-Stars quickly regained their home run swing, but it couldn’t save them from elimination in the Section 3 tournament in a 23-13 loss to Bordentown July 18 at Michael J. Tighe Park in Freehold. The power-hitting District 18 champions from Jackson hammered out four home runs —…
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Sayreville’s Johnson to continue career at East Stroudsburg
By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School pitcher Connor Johnson is preparing to head off to East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, where he will continue his baseball career. Johnson was a formidable hurler for the Bombers, winning seven games over two varsity campaigns with a career ERA hovering around the 2.00 mark. This spring,…
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Freehold Clippers contenders for ABCCL championship
By Tim Morris Rich Gawlak has put together a Freehold Clipper team that is a serious title contender in the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL). Heading into the ABCCL All-Star Game played at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood July 14, the Clippers were sailing along in first place with an 18-3-1 record. They are three…
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Freehold Township all-star team closing in on Section 3 final
By Tim Morris The Freehold Township Little League’s (FTLL) Major League all-star team is starting to believe. The team captured the District 19 championship. And with two wins in the Section 3 tournament that the FTLL is hosting, the all-stars are just one win away from playing for the right to advance to the state…
