County tournament season is officially here! Semifinal action from the Somerset County Tournament headlines today’s coverage while we also pay a visit to two other conference matchups. Check back often as the highlights come in!
Ridge 6 Pingry 2 | Somerset County Tournament Semifinal
Iona commit Brendan Callanan struck out 11 batters across six shutout innings as the second-seeded Red Devils punched their ticket back to the county final. Callanan, who is sporting a 0.64 ERA this season, pitched arguably his best game of the year for Ridge (10-2). Callanan also delivered two RBI, Nick Rossi launched a solo home run while both Julian Kielb and Connor Byrne each had RBI knocks. Sixth-seed Pingry (6-4) got on the board late in the seventh inning with a two-run single from Nick Lorenzo. The Red Devils are the defending SCT champions and will face 12-seed Rutgers Prep in the final for the second year in a row – that game is set for May 9 at TD Bank Ballpark.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights and reaction from Bridgewater:
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Neptune 4 Red Bank Regional 3
Joe Juliano pitched 5.2 innings of shutout ball in relief allowing just one hit and striking out six and delivered the game-winning RBI on an infield single as the Scarlet Fliers dug out of a 3-0 first-inning hole to gain a split in the two-game divisional series.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Little Silver:
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Spotswood vs. South River
Spotswood picked up back to back wins following a close 1-0 victory over GMC Blue rival South River. The game remained scoreless until the top of the seventh when Dylan Kartelias scored on a wild pitch in the dirt for the game’s only run. Spotswood pitcher Jackson Walsh gave up one hit to accompany four strikeouts in the shut out.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:
