JSZ hits the diamond for more playoff action as we bring you three quarterfinal matchups from around the Garden State. DePaul Catholic and St. Peter’s Prep lock horns in Non-Public “A” North. St. Joseph Metuchen puts a nine-game winning streak on the line against Immaculata in Non-Public “A” South. Plus, Shawnee and Delsea meet in a rematch of last year’s South Jersey Group 3 title game. Check back as the highlights are posted throughout the night!
DePaul Catholic 9 St. Peter’s Prep 2 | Non-Public A North Quarterfinal
Derek Brand’s monster home run sparked the Spartans as they keep their season alive in New Jersey’s toughest bracket. Brand’s mammoth two-run home run in the third inning kickstarted a crazy frame where third-seeded DePaul Catholic (19-6) sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven runs. JC Pacheco, Aiden Ogando and Shane Patten all had two-RBI days in the win. Sixth-seeded St. Peter’s Prep (20-8-1) got a solo home run from Justin Perez in the loss. DePaul Catholic will go on the road next week to face Seton Hall Prep in the sectional semifinals.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights + reaction from Wayne:
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St. Joe’s-Metuchen 5 Immaculata 4 | South Jersey Non-Public A Quarterfinal
Luke Palermo hit a three-run bases loaded double in the fifth inning to give the Falcons the lead and Rich Zangara came on in relief to get the final out with a strikeout with the go-ahead run on second base to give St. Joe’s-Metuchen (16-6) a 10th straight win. Immaculata took a 3-2 lead in the fourth on a sacrifice fly and two bases loaded walks before Palermo came through in the fifth. Immaculata, the Somerset County Champs, finishes the year with a 17-8 record. St. Joseph’s will face top seed CBA in the Non Public South A Semifinal on Wednesday in Lincroft.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Metuchen:
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Shawnee 5 Delsea 0 | South Jersey Group 3 Quarterfinal
The sixth-seeded Renegades struck for four runs in the second inning, then leaned on some great pitching down the stretch to knock off the defending SJ Group 3 champion Crusaders. UPenn commit Kayden Maybury, West Virginia commit Tim Dougherty, and Andrew Tenet teamed up for a two-hit shutout in the victory. Maybury added 2 RBIs at the plate, while Cole Anderson drove in a pair of runs for Shawnee (14-11). Coastal Carolina commit Frank Cairone racked up 12 strikeouts over six strong innings for Delsea (21-5). Shawnee advances to face second-seeded Toms River East next Tuesday.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Rutgers-Camden:
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