Tag: Baseball
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Colts relying on pitching, hitting as top team in the state
By Wayne Witkowski Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) baseball team is starting this season the way it ended last season — as the No. 1 team in the state. Coach Marty Kenny, who deflects rankings until the season is over, said he was skeptical of the rating with a rebuilding team that returns only three starters…
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Expectations high for experienced Vikings baseball team
By Warren Rappleyea South Brunswick High School’s baseball team has looked solid as it has gotten off to a 2-0 start this spring under new coach C.J. Hendricks. A year ago, the Vikings struggled to a 7-17 mark with a relatively young team. This time around, Hendricks, who served as a varsity assistant a year…
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Jackson Liberty relying on its pitchers early in season
By Wayne Witkowski Pitching will carry Jackson Liberty High School until its hitting catches up as it embarks on its Shore Conference B South Division season. Brandon Pallante, a senior right-hander, leads the deep pitching staff with the best credentials from last season, when the Lions went 10-12. Pallante went 4-2 with a 3.99 ERA…
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Winning still expected for young Jaguars baseball team
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School veteran pitcher Chris Hawryluk appeared in midseason form and so did a different starting lineup from a year ago in all but two positions as the Jaguars opened their season April 1 with a 4-3 victory over solid Shore Conference A South Division rival Toms River High School…
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District baseball teams look for pitching to carry them
By Tim Morris There’s a common threat running through the Freehold Regional High School District baseball teams: pitching. It carried them to success last year, with every school qualifying for the state tournament. With many of those arms back, the 2016 season is shaping up as another good one. Colts Neck Leading the charge is…
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Redbirds overcome inexperience to win baseball opener
By Wayne Witkowski It was no April Fools’ joke when Allentown High School’s baseball team, down to its last out, opened its season with a comeback victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, 4-2, April 1 — something not expected of a team decimated by 13 graduations from last season. “We’re talented but young and…
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Spotswood counting on deep pitching staff to contend in division
By Jimmy Allinder Spotswood High School baseball coach Glenn Fredricks is taking what he calls a fluid approach to deciding which of his pitchers will start the next game. The Chargers are stocked with a number of able arms and in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division, that can be a major advantage where…
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South River looking for baseball championships this season
By Jimmy Allinder This could be the spring the South River High School baseball team puts it all together. After losing seasons in 2012 and 2013, the Rams finished with winning records in each of the last two campaigns, including 17-11 overall and 8-4 in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division a year ago.…
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Senior-laden roster leads Edison to win in opener
By Jimmy Allinder While players’ statistics are important when crafting a starting lineup, Edison High School baseball coach Vinnie Abene doesn’t believe they should be the only criteria. What is important, he said, is how much trust the coaching staff has in their ability to react to situations at the plate and in the field,…
