Tag: Baseball
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Schild no-hits Patriots, strikes out 16, to open 2022 campaign for Eagles
Middletown South High School junior ace Ben Schild loves pitching on the big stage. He showed that in 2021 when he threw a complete-game, two-hit shutout in the NJSIAA Group IV championship game to lead the Eagles to their first state title in 25 years. On April 1, Schild was on the mound in Middletown,…
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Hillsborough 9U baseball squad caps off summer campaign by winning Montgomery Covino Tournament
It was a “great” summer session on the baseball diamond for Coach Christian Fulmino and his Hillsborough 9U travel baseball team. Fulmino’s 9U squad represented the Hillsborough Baseball League this summer while competing in the United States Amateur Baseball League (USABL), winning a league championship, and then adding more hardware to its ledger on July…
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RBC’s Panzini drafted by Royals; waiting to sign professional contract
The childhood dream of being drafted to play professional baseball became a reality for Red Bank Catholic High School pitcher Shane Panzini on July 12 during the fourth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft. Panzini heard his name called during a live telecast being presented by MLB.com as the 108th pick in the…
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Hillsborough Raiders 16U Baseball Team takes home top prize at USABL Jersey Battle Tournament
It was a “very fun” couple of days last weekend for the Hillsborough Junior American Legion baseball team during the USABL Jersey Battle Tournament held in Hillsborough Township at Mountain View Park. Competing in the 16U Central Division, the Raiders reigned supreme in its bracket to take home the top prize by representing the Hillsborough…
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Millstone-Roosevelt Little League debuts Central Jersey Aces travel teams
MILLSTONE – A new travel team baseball initiative is on the rise for the Millstone-Roosevelt Little League. Playing under the name Central Jersey Aces, the MRLL has created two travel teams that have started to play in tournaments around New Jersey this summer. This is the first travel program of its kind the MRLL has…
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Colts Neck plays ‘team baseball’ to bring home first state sectional title
When the 2021 high school baseball season began, Colts Neck High School Coach Mike Yorke knew he had several talented players on his squad. Juniors Colin Kratzer, Anthony Gubitosi and Christian Rice were strong pitchers Yorke and his assistant coaches had seen in action as freshmen in 2019. The coaches believed the young men could…
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Middletown South defeats Montclair to win Group IV state baseball crown
Championship glory was always something Coach Chris LeMore believed his Middletown South High School baseball team was capable of achieving. From the first day he first spoke to his team in October 2019, LeMore knew the Eagles had talented players who had the skills that are needed to win a championship. The 2021 season will…
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‘Brotherhood’ mentality leads Middletown South to first sectional title since 2011
The message that first-year coach Chris LeMore has constantly told his Middletown South High School baseball team since the beginning of the 2021 season is that “the strongest part of our chain will be from the bottom to the top.” All of the players bought into the culture LeMore was trying to build and the…
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Middletown South defeats Marlboro, 2-0, to win Central Jersey Group IV crown
Matt Pontari said he knew he had to be “great” on the mound as the Middletown South High School baseball team’s starting pitcher in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament championship game against Marlboro High School on June 11 in Middletown. With Marlboro sending its ace, Mark Capell, to the mound, Pontari…
