Tag: Baseball
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Millstone’s Malik adjusts to college game with great success at Alvernia
By Wayne Witkowski Long before he was selected for Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth Division honors, before he had pitched 24 consecutive scoreless innings and before earning an early-season MAC Pitcher of the Week honor, Alvernia University freshman Thomas Malik from Millstone was finding his way as a college baseball pitcher and learning the college…
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East Brunswick edges J.P. Stevens to claim GMC title
By Jimmy Allinder It had been over a decade since the East Brunswick High School baseball team won the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament championship, but the Bears finally ended that streak. In front of a large gathering May 27 at TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Somerset Patriots, East Brunswick scored the only run…
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J.P. Stevens’ baseball team sets new school wins record
By Jimmy Allinder The John P. Stevens High School baseball team (20-8) has already broken the school record for wins in a season, but the Hawks hoped to add one more important win to the ledger. J.P. Stevens (ninth seed) met the second seed, East Brunswick High School (20-3-1), in the championship game of the…
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Woodbridge baseball, softball fall early in state tourney
By Jeff Appelblatt Harry Rutkowski was the best pitcher on Woodbridge High School’s baseball team the last two years and like most all aces do, he was going to be first on the hill for the first game of the playoffs — in this case, the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II,…
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Jackson baseball teams fall short usual success
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School baseball fans would have to really think about the last time the Jaguars’ season ended before June like this season — or when both high school teams in town had losing records. Jackson Memorial, seeded No. 15 in its debut in the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group IV tournament,…
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Bombers end baseball season on a strong note
By Warren Rappleyea With victories in six of its last seven games, Sayreville War Memorial High School’s baseball team ended its season with a 12-13 record. A rough patch midway through the year that saw the Bombers lose six of seven games and score just seven runs in the six losses put the team on…
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Baseball teams begin playoffs with conference tourney victories
By Tim Morris In what could be a good omen for the Freehold Regional High School District’s state playoff-bound baseball teams, all were victorious in their Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) debuts. Freehold High School, Marlboro High School, Colts Neck High School, Howell High School and Manalapan High School collected first-round wins in the SCT May…
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Redbirds playing winning baseball as state tourney opens
By Wayne Witkowksi It’s an ideal time for Allentown High School’s baseball team to enter the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III tournament. The Redbirds, seeded No. 12 in the tournament, won four of five games last week to go to 11-10 as they traveled to fifth-seeded Northern Burlington County Regional High School (14-8) May 23,…
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Hart’s passion for sports not derailed by concussions
By Jimmy Allinder Even though James Hart’s mind was clouded by a dense fog, his decision to continue playing sports was crystal clear. Doctors termed it “very dangerous” for the then South River High School junior football player to return to the athletic arena after suffering what head baseball and assistant football coach Mike Lepore…
