We’re loaded with county tournament action to start out your week on Jersey Sports Zone! We have the Union County Tournament final, a Somerset County Tournament semifinal, and Shore Tournament quarterfinal all with full coverage. Check out the action below!
A.L. Johnson 11 Union Catholic 0 | Union County Tournament Final
Johnson captured its first Union County Tournament championship since 1980 with an 11-0 win over Union Catholic in Monday’s final at Kean University. Vincent Cilento tossed a five-inning no-hitter for the Crusaders, striking out two and walking two while shutting down a UC lineup he had already beaten earlier this season. Justin Zdeb powered the offense with a 4-for-4 day and four RBI, including a bases-clearing double in the fifth inning. Johnson finishes off a statement county tournament run with wins over Cranford, Gov. Livingston, and Union Catholic to bring the crown back to Clark for the first time in 46 years.
JSZ’s Nicholas Doll has the highlights + post-game reaction from Kean University:
Watchung Hills 4 Ridge 2 | Somerset County Tournament Semifinal
No. 18 Watchung Hills baseball are Somerset County Tournament finalists for the first time since 2016! The Warriors defeated Ridge 4-2 in Monday’s semifinals at TD Bank Ballpark, led by Robert Centamore’s complete game gem on the mound. The senior tossed a 109-pitch complete game with two hits allowed, one earned run, and a career-high 13 strikeouts. James Esposito, Jacob Jaconski, and Max Payne each had RBIs on the afternoon.
The Warriors will now face No. 8 Immaculata in Wednesday’s county title game back at TD Bank Ballpark.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has highlights and reaction from TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Watchung Hills and Ridge is brought to you by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset.
Rumson-Fair Haven 7 Ranney 4 | Shore Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Casper Billington and Dan McElduf hit back to back homers to give Rumson-Fair Haven a 3-2 lead and the Bulldog would tack on four more runs to earn a spot in the SCT semifinals and a matchup with 17th seed Freehold Township. Cooper Jones threw five strong innings to get to 6-0 on the season and Hunter Beattie got out of a bases loaded jam in the 6th and pitched two scoreless innings to get the save. Brody McCorkle hit a 2-run homer in the first for Ranney.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Tinton Falls:
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