It’s a busy Saturday on the diamond with conference and county tournaments!
Gloucester Catholic 10 Bishop Eustace 3 | Diamond Classic Semifinal
The Rams broke a 3-3 tie with a seven-run sixth inning to advance to the Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic final for the first time since 2017. Sal Serici went 3-4 on the day with a pair of RBI, while Damon Suriani and Matt Leahy also drove in two runs apiece for GC (15-6). Christian Mascuilli went 2-3 with two RBI for the Crusaders (16-7) in the loss. Gloucester Catholic will face either Cherry Hill West for Delsea in the title game on Wednesday night in Pitman.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from Brooklawn:
Rumson-Fair Haven 2 Shore Regional 1 | Shore Conference Tournament 1st Round
The Bulldogs used a pair of sacrifice flies and stellar defense to hold off their divisional rival and advance to the SCT quarterfinals. After Reece Moroney gave RFH a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly, the Bulldogs threw out two Shore runners at home to preserve the lead. Rumson 3rd baseman Aaron Del Tin made an incredible diving play at third base and the Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead on a Brayden Dill sacrifice fly in the 6th. Shore scored in the top of the 7th on a CJ Sears infield single but Matt Bruno was able to lock down the save by getting out of a bases loaded jam. Jackson Hinchcliffe threw five shutout innings to get the win. RFH will host Jackson Memorial on Monday in the SCT quarterfinals.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Rumson:
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West Morris 7 Morris Knolls 4 | Morris County Tournament Semifinal
Sebastian Holl used all 110 pitches allotted to him in a complete game effort as the Wolfpack officially return to the Morris County Tournament final for the first time since 2019. Holl had five strikeouts – three of which came in the bottom of the seventh – to preserve the win for third-seeded West Morris (15-6). No. 10 seed Morris Knolls (12-8-1) had defeated West Morris twice already this season coming into this game. The Golden Eagles closed the gap with a pair of runs in the seventh inning.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights + reaction from Delbarton:
