Baseball: 2024 Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament bracket, scores, schedule
Four-time champion Pope John baseball earned the top seed in the 14th Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament on Monday.
Sparta was awarded the second seed. Both teams received double byes to the quarterfinals.
No. 3 High Point, No. 4 Hunterdon Central, No. 5 North Hunterdon, No. 6 Phillipsburg and No. 7 Warren Hills, all received first-round byes.
The first round of the 19-team tournament must be played by May 1. The second round will be played by May 4. The quarterfinals will be on May 8. Semifinals on May 11. All those games will be hosted by the higher seed.
The final is at 4 p.m. on May 15 at Phillipsburg High School as part of a twin-bill with the softball championship game.
Pope John is the only Sussex County school to win the baseball title since the tournament expanded in 2010. The Lions won in 2011, 2017 and 2019.
Three-time defending champion Hunterdon Central has the most HWS titles with seven and won the inaugural championship in 2010. North Hunterdon is third with two titles and Phillipsburg last won in 2012.
This file will be updated throughout the tournament with scores and schedules. All schedules are subject to change.
First round
By May 1 at higher seed
(16) Vorhees 13, (13) Lenape Valley 7
(17) Newton 7, (12) Wallkill Valley 3
(11) Kittatinny 9, (18) Hopatcong 4
(15) North Warren 2, (14) South Hunterdon 1
(10) Hackettstown 11, (19) Belvidere 1
Second round
By May 4 at higher seed
(1) Pope John, bye
(2) Sparta, bye
(9) Delaware Valley 5, (8) Vernon 4
(5) North Hunterdon 11, (17) Newton 0
(4) Hunterdon Central 2, (16) Vorhees 1
(3) High Point 19, (15) North Warren 3
(6) Phillipsburg 7, (11) Kittatinny 2
(7) Warren Hills 10, (10) Hackettstown 0
Quarterfinals
May 8 at higher seed
(1) Pope John 7, (8) Delaware Valley 1
(5) North Hunterdon 1, (4) Hunterdon Central 0
(6) Phillipsburg 6, (3) High Point 5
(2) Sparta 13, (7) Warren Hills 12
Semifinals
May 11 at higher seed
(5) North Hunterdon 4, (1) Pope John 0
(6) Phillipsburg 10, (2) Sparta 9
Final
May 15 at Phillipsburg
(6) Phillipsburg at (5) North Hunterdon
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ baseball: 2024 Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex bracket, scores
