Tag: Baseball
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Soporowski ready to continue baseball career at Rider
By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School pitching ace Pete Soporowski is set to continue his baseball career at Rider University in the fall. The big left-hander finished his Bombers career by going 5-2 as a senior with 58 strikeouts in just under 50 innings of work while allowing only nine earned runs —…
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Knights look to improve hitting during summer play
By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School baseball coach Jimmy Freel is looking for his players to develop more confidence at the plate as his team competes in the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball league. The Knights are coming off a 14-13 season. While the pitching was generally good, Old Bridge had a disappointing team…
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Young Vikings up for challenge of summer baseball
By Warren Rappleyea When South Brunswick High School baseball coach C.J. Hendricks decided to enter two teams in the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League, he knew that his younger Black team would be challenged. Comprised primarily of players from the Vikings’ successful freshman team, the Black teams, playing under the guidance of former South…
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Jacobi used to taking hits on football, baseball fields
By Jimmy Allinder Luke Jacobi knows all too well what it’s like to take a hit. The rising senior has been the starting quarterback for the John P. Stevens High School football team since he was a sophomore and catcher for the baseball team since his freshman year. The 6-foot, 180-pounder knows collisions are part…
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Matrix’s goal is to compete for ABCCL title
By Jeff Appelblatt As many new faces as he sees on the field each year, Glenn Fredericks believes in consistency. The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) coach, currently in his fifth year with the New Brunswick Matrix, has witnessed teams in the league change their names; he’s even seen teams replaced. But no matter…
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Jackson’s Thaiss a first-round selection by MLB’s Angels
By Wayne Witkowski It’s been a whirlwind experience for Jackson Township baseball star Matt Thaiss, who has been spending time this month in five different states — three out West — as a first-round draft pick (16th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels. Just four days after his University of Virginia baseball team was dethroned…
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Jackson Little Leaguers ready for district tournament
By Wayne Witkowski Pitcher and third baseman Matt Potok and shortstop Zach Rogacki understand the excitement they feel as Jackson Little League’s 12-year-old All-Stars prepare for their June 25 opener at 10 a.m. at their Justice Turf 2 home field in the District 18 tournament. They are the only players on the team that were…
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South Brunswick summer team off to 3-0 start
By Warren Rappleyea South Brunswick High School High School’s 17U Gold team is off to a 3-0 start in the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League. Pitching has been a strength thus far for the Vikings, who watched Troy Sweeney go five innings and Alex Chen finish up in a 2-1 win against East Brunswick…
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Pitchers, Colts Neck story of district baseball season
Led by Colts Neck High School’s division championship and a pair of pitching gems, there were plenty of baseball highlights in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) again this spring. Mike Yorke’s Colts Neck High School team continued to own the regular season, claiming its fourth division title in the last five years and…
