County and conference tournament action continues to heat up!
Hun 9 Steinert 7 | Mercer County Tournament First Round
(4) Hun rallies back to defeat (5) Steinert 9-7 to advance to the Mercer County Tournament Semifinals. The Raiders trailed 7-0 in the top of the second and quickly cut the lead to 7-4 in the bottom of the inning. Following a solo home run from Michael Jolly, Hun tied the game at 7-7 on an error and RBI’s from Jack Saker and Tre Francis in the fourth, they would take the lead on a fielder’s choice. Both Saker and Francis ended the day with two RBI’s.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights from Princeton:
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Donovan Catholic 14 Brick Memorial 4 (5 innings) | Ocean County Tournament Semifinal
The Griffins scored ten runs in the first inning and never looked back, advancing to the first Ocean County title game in program history. Tyler Levine paced Donovan Catholic with five RBI on the afternoon. George Mason commit Shaun O’Keeffe pitched two scoreless innings for the Griffins (18-1). Devante Noriega was one of three Mustangs (14-7) with an RBI single in the loss.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights and reaction from Toms River:
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Southern 6 Jackson Memorial 3 (8 innings) | Ocean County Tournament Semifinal
Niko Diamantopolous broke a 3-3 tie with a bases-loaded 2-run single in the top of the 8th and Roger Dreher added one more on an RBI single to right before coming on the mound to seal a 6-3 Southern win over top seed Jackson Memorial. Jackson Memorial’s Charlie Meglio launched a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 5th to tie the game at two before Southern’s Dom Miranda answered with a towering solo homer in the top of the 6th to give the Rams a 3-2 lead. Jackson Memorial forced extra innings on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 7th. Southern will face second seed Donovan Catholic this Tuesday for the OCT title. The Rams haven’t won the tournament since 1977.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Jackson:
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