Tag: Baseball
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Matrix positioned to make run at ABCCL championship
By Jeff Appelblatt The New Brunswick Matrix prepared for its June 10 doubleheader sitting at No. 3 in the standings. The club’s three-game winning streak was second longest in the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL), and it hoped its most recent win against the Ocean Giants would motivate the team against the New Jersey…
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Brazicki excels as three-sport athlete at Bishop Ahr
By Jimmy Allinder Joe Vigilante, Nick Tonzola and Scott Runkel understood Andrew Brazicki was a special athlete the first day he arrived at Bishop George Ahr High School. The Edison parochial school’s football, wrestling and baseball coaches could see the Franklin Township native was already physically mature, even though he was a freshman. Brazicki also…
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Holbrook 12U team moves on in district tournament
By Wayne Witkowski Steven Davis, making his first start in the District 18 tournament for Holbrook’s 12-and-under All-Stars, smashed a walk-off single that delivered Jayden Toucher with the winning run in the sixth inning when the team from Jackson beat Manchester, 13-12, in a crossover game July 3. Davis worked the count full and then…
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Old Bridge’s Cruz ready to continue baseball career in college
By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School’s Luis Cruz pitched well this past spring but had just a 1-4 record to show for it. Nonetheless, he was impressive enough to earn a scholarship to play next season at Rowan College at Burlington County. “I think it will be a good fit for Luis,” Old Bridge…
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Raiders’ baseball team has strong start in summer play
By Warren Rappleyea With five wins in its first seven games, North Brunswick Township High School’s summer baseball team is off to a strong start. The youthful Raiders are coming off a 9-14 varsity campaign during which the squad’s overall inexperience showed, but the team’s talent enabled North Brunswick to be competitive even in most…
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Middletown 12U team looks to avoid elimination in district tourney
By Wayne Witkowski Middletown’s 12-and-under Little League All-Stars, which split their first two games, looked to stay alive in District 19 when they played Twin Rivers West of Little Silver July 5 in the losers bracket of the double-elimination tournament. “They’re very dedicated and fundamentally sound and do what’s asked of them,” Middletown manager Tony…
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Barrons off to hot start in summer baseball league play
By Jeff Appelblatt The baseball team at Woodbridge High School has had no problem piecing together victories this summer in the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League. After two weeks of play, the Barrons found themselves 6-0 and in first place in the Turf Division. Winning the majority of games is nothing new for Woodbridge,…
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Caseys’ young players get opportunity in summer league
By Warren Rappleyea Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s entry in the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League is off to a 3-2 start this season. The varsity team comes off a 22-8 campaign that saw the team reach the semifinals of the Shore Conference Tournament before falling to Christian Brothers Academy, 5-3, June 1.…
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Jackson 13-year-olds capture District 18 championship
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Little League’s Intermediate 13-year-old team, which was one win away from reaching the Little League World Series as 12-year-olds last year, battled back to beat Beachwood, 13-10, June 27 for the District 18 championship. Tyler Beck belted two homers and a double, but his biggest hit was a two-run single in…
