Red Bank Regional continues its Cinderella run in the North 2 Group 3 baseball playoffs. Jack Povey’s sacrifice fly in the 15th inning gave the Bucs a 3-2 win over Middletown North to advance. SSZ has the late innings action as well as highlights of Freehold Boro’s 5-2 home win against rival Freehold Township and all the playoff scores
Red Bank Regional 3 Middletown North 2 – 15 innings
Jack Povey’s sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the top of the 15th inning gave RBR a marathon win and another upset in the North 2 Group 3 playoffs. Povey threw seven strong innings and turned it over to Josh Horowitz who pitched eight shutout innings in relief. SSZ has highlights and post-game reaction from a tremendous game between two great teams:
Freehold Boro 5 Freehold Township 2
The Colonials used aggressive base running to spark a four run second inning and Dan Chiusano went the distance to get the Colonials to the Central Jersey Group 4 semifinals. Watch some great defensive work by Freehold Boro in our Friday afternoon highlights from Freehold:
State Baseball Playoffs Second Round –
North 2 Group 3
(4) Middletown South 3 (12) Mendham 2
(15) Red Bank Regional 3 (7) Middletown North 2 – 15 innings
Central Jersey Group 4
(4) Freehold Boro 5 (5) Freehold Township 2
(10) Colts Neck at (2) Manalapan – Saturday, 12 noon at Marlboro HS
Central Jersey Group 3
(1) Toms River South 2 (9) Brick Township 1
(14) Neptune 4 (6) Northern Burlington 3
(7) Jackson Liberty 4 (2) Steinert 3
Central Jersey Group 2
(9) Raritan at (1) Governor Livingston
(5) Bernards 6 (4) Monmouth Regional 4
(2) South Plainfield 2 (10) Matawan 1
Central Jersey Group 1
(1) Middlesex 11 (8) Point Pleasant Beach 2
(13) Florence 9 (12) Keansburg 3
(3) Riverside 5 (11) Keyport 3
(2) Metuchen 5 (10) Shore Regional 4
South Jersey Group 4
(11) Southern Regional 4 (14) Jackson Memorial 2
South Jersey Group 3
(9) Central Regional 1 (16) Timber Creek 0
(3) Lacey 3 (6) Mainland 1
South Jersey Group 2
(4) Manasquan 3 (5) Bordentown 2
(3) West Deptford 6 (11) Barnegat 5
Non-Public South “A”
(10) Saint John Vianney 10 (7) Donovan Catholic 1
Non-Public South “B”
(6) Rutgers Prep 4 (11) Mater Dei Prep 3
State Baseball Sectional Semifinals – Tuesday
North 2 Group 3
(4) Middletown South at (1) Chatham
(15) Red Bank Regional at (3) Cranford
Central Jersey Group 4
(4) Freehold Boro at (1) Montgomery
Colts Neck/Manalapan vs. Hunterdon Central
Central Jersey Group 3
(4) Allentown at (1) Toms River South
(14) Neptune at (7) Jackson Liberty
South Jersey Group 3
(9) Central Regional at (4) Deptford
(3) Lacey at (2) Highland
South Jersey Group 2
(4) Manasquan vs. Delran/Cedar Creek
Non-Public South “A”
(5) St. Joseph-Metuchen at (4) CBA
(6) Notre Dame at (3) Red Bank Catholic
(10) Saint John Vianney at (2) Saint Augustine
Non-Public South “B”
(7) Trenton Catholic at (2) Saint Rose
Sponsor Shout Outs!
Great state playoff action is possible because of our local sponsors. Thanks to Beacon Awards (Middletown North), Extraordinary Productions (Freehold Township), Hit Training (Freehold Boro) and Navesink Electrical (Red Bank Regional) for giving us the chance to spotlight great action from their hometown teams all year long!