Tournament action continues to heat up, and JSZ has plenty of highlights!
Rutgers Prep 1 Ridge 0 | Somerset County Championship
Max Treonze threw a complete game six-hit shutout with no walks and 11 strikeouts to give the #12 seed a 1-0 stunner over Ridge snapping the Red Devils 14-game win streak. The Argonauts opened the game with three straight hits and took a 1-0 lead on an Andrew Parisi RBI single. That would prove to be the only run of the game as Connor Byrne and Treonze were both fantastic on the mound. Ridge had its best chance in the bottom of the 7th but Byrne’s base hit to right saw Rutgers Prep gun down the runner at home looking to tie the game.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from a great title game at TD Bank Ballpark:
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Delsea 4 Egg Harbor Twp. 3 | Diamond Classic Quarterfinal
The 12th-seeded Crusaders took down the fourth-seeded Eagles to advance to the Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic semifinals. Ryan Harrison earned the win on the mound, while George Starr picked up the save. Tyler Schoppe had a key RBI single in the victory for Delsea (12-4). Braeden Thies had an RBI double for EHT (10-7) in the loss.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights:
Cherry Hill West 7 Buena 1 | Diamond Classic Quarterfinal
The Lions stay in the hunt for the Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic championship by scoring seven unanswered runs to knock off the eighth-seeded Chiefs. Rowan commit Jaxon Casdia allowed just two hits while striking out 13 in the win. Ben Garino and Leo Orefice drove in a pair of runs for 17-seed Cherry Hill West (12-4). Zach Strouse knocked in a run in the loss for Buena (17-2).
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights: