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NJSIAA Group 1 Final At A Glance
Pompton Lakes (25-4) VS. Point Pleasant Beach (25-4)
Saturday, 10 a.m.
At Bob DeMeo Field, Veterans Park, Hamilton Township
Directions to field:
Route 195 West to Exit 3B. Take a left at light for Kuser Road and the entrance to the field is about a half-mile to mile down on the right.
Pompton Lakes
Road to the final:
Defeated Butler 5-1; New Milford 11-1 (5 innings); Wallkill Valley 11-3; Pequannock 5-0; Dayton 5-3.
Possible lineup:
Harrison Curran (Sr., 3B, .435, 2 2B, 2 3B, 19 RBI)
Nicholas Laccitiello (Sr., 2B, .287, 9 2B, 1 3B, 23 RBI)
Vincenzo Stigliano (Jr., SS, .460, 6 2B, 1 3B, 31 RBI)
Tyler Benway (Sr., P, 7-2, 56 IP, 34 H, 82 K, 11 BB 1.25 ERA, .384, 6 2B, 26 RBI
Justin Bolt (Sr., LF, .338, 3 HR, 3 2B, 2 3B, 27 RBI
Jordan Rodas (Sr., C., 316 5 2B, 25 RBI)
Jayden Villalta (Sr., RF, .269, 6 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBI)
Jonathan Popovich (Soph., DH., 380, 3 2B, 7 RBI)
Angelo Fusaro (Jr., CF., .354, 4 2B, 16 RBI
Head coach:
Mike Riordan
Previous state championships
None
Point Pleasant Beach
Road to the final:
Defeated Somerset Tech 8-1; Henry Hudson 15-2 (5 innings); Middlesex 4-3; Shore 6-0; Gloucester City 12-2 (5 innings).
Possible Lineup
Tommy Conroy (Soph., CF, .466, 18 2B, 2 3B, 28 RBI)
Antonio Acevedo (Soph., SS, .395, 1 HR, 6 2B, 3 3B, 23 RBI)
Noah Banick (Jr., 1B., .500, 6 2B, 1 3 41 RBI
Nate Clayton (Sr., RF, .375, 2 HR, 5 2B, 22 RBI
Danny Lubach (Soph., C., .506, 2 HR, 8 2B, 4 3B, 41 RBI)
John Coakley (Sr., DH, .348, 8 2B, 20 RBI
Ryan Doyle (Sr., P, 6-1, 44 1/3 IP, 20 H, 64 K, 31 BB, 0.95 ERA)
Daniel Storch (Jr., LF, .353, 1 HR, 5 2B, 2 3B, 27 RBI
Carson Pfeifer (Fr., 3B., 432, 2 2B, 9 RBI)
Brody Powers (Fr., 2B, .362, 5 2B, 1 3B, 19 RBI)
Head coach:
Angelo Fiore
Previous state championships:
None
Wednesday, June 5
NJSIAA Public School Semifinals
Group 4
Eastern 7, Jackson Memorial 5
More: Cade Michalski shuts the door in Eastern baseball state semifinal win over Jackson Memorial
Pitch Counts
Jackson Memorial
Danny Hutchison 63 in 2 1/3 innings
Matt Colaneri 53 in 3 2/3 innings
Eastern
Will Martin 77 in 4 1/3 innings
Cade Michalski 24 in 2 2/3 innings
Group 1
Point Pleasant Beach 12, Gloucester City 2, 5 innings: A four-run first inning sent the Garnet Gulls (25-4) on their way to the win over the Lions (22-8) and into the Group 1 state championship game for the first time.
Point Beach, which had been defeated in the state semifinal the last two seasons, will meet Pompton Lakes (25-4) Saturday at 10 a.m. at Bob DeMeo Field at Veterans Park, Hamilton Township, in the Group 1 final.
Pompton Lakes defeated Dayton 5-3 in the North Jersey semifinal.
Winning pitcher Noah Banick plated the first run of the first with a single to left. A second run on an error on the same play. Daniel Storch, who had two hits and four RBI, added an RBI single later in the inning The final run of the inning scored on a wild pitch.
Point Beach added four more in the third on an RBI single by Carson Pfeifer, a two-run double by Brody Powers and an RBI double by Tommy Conroy.
John Coakley added an RBI single and Storch a three-run home run to right in the fourth.
Banick allowed two runs on five hits, struck out four and walked two over the first 3 2/3 innings. Liam Dolan retired all four batters he faced with two strikeouts.
Point Beach has not lost to a Group 1 team all season.
Pitch Counts
Point Pleasant Beach
Noah Banick 70 in 3 2/3 innings
Liam Dolan 14 in 1 1/3 innings
Saturday
NJSIAA Group 1 Championship Game
At Bob DeMeo Field
Veterans Park, Hamilton Township
Point Pleasant Beach vs. Pompton Lakes, 10 a.m.
Shore Conference Divisional Standings
Class A North
sp-Middletown South (21-7) 10-4
sp-Colts Neck (16-10) 10-4
snp- CBA (19-6) 10-4
Manalapan (17-12) 8-6
Marlboro (11-13-2) 7-7
Middletown North (12-13) 5-9
Howell (12-15) 4-10
Freehold Township (8-17) 2-12
Class A Central
xz-Wall (17-6) 10-2
np-Red Bank Catholic (18-10) 9-3
Monmouth (16-9) 7-5
Shore (16-9) 7-5
Raritan (9-14) 4-8
Holmdel (9-16) 3-9
Rumson-Fair Haven (8-14) 3-9
Class A South
x-Southern (21-6) 13-1
Toms River East (17-7) 10-4
Brick Memorial (17-9) 9-5
Jackson Memorial (18-11) 9-5
Brick (12-13) 5-9
Toms River North (9-15) 5-9
Central (4-15) 3-11
Toms River South (5-18) 2-12
Class B North
xz-Matawan (17-5) 12-2
np-Ranney (15-8) 11-3
Ocean (16-9) 10-4
Manasquan (12-13-1) 9-4-1
Red Bank (13-12-1) 5-8-1
St. John Vianney (6-16) 5-9
Freehold (6-18) 3-11
Neptune (3-20) 0-14
Class B Central
xz-Point Pleasant Beach (25-4) 14-0
np-St. Rose (19-10) 12-2
Henry Hudson (12-8) 8-6
Long Branch (8-15) 7-7
Keansburg (7-9) 7-7
Keyport (7-13) 6-8
Lakewood (1-14) 1-13
Asbury Park (1-13) 1-13
Class B South
yz-Point Pleasant Borough (14-11) 10-2
npz Donovan Catholic (15-11) 10-2
Jackson Liberty (15-9) 9-3
Manchester (7-13) 5-7
Lacey (7-14) 4-8
Barnegat (6-18) 4-8
Pinelands (0-18) 0-12
x-indicates won divisional title outright.
Y-indicates clinched a tie for first overall in division.
xz overall first place in division and public school divisional champion.
yz-clinched a tie for first overall in the division and public school divisional champion.
z-indicates public school divisional champion.
np indicates non public divisional champion.
sp indicates shared overall divisional title and public school divisional title
Monday, June 3
NJSIAA Public School Sectional Championship Games
Central Group 4
3. Jackson Memorial 5, 5. Monroe 1: Senior right-hander Jovani Hallihan and sophomore left-hander Matt Colaneri combined on a two hitter with eight strikeouts and the Jaguars (18-10) broke a 1-1 tie by scoring four runs in the bottom of the fourth as they defeated the Falcons (16-10) and captured their first sectional title since 2018 and sixth overall.
Jackson Memorial will play at South Group 4 champion Eastern (24-6) Wednesday in the Group 4 semifinal as it attempts to advance to the Group 4 state final for the first time since it won its second state title in 2014.
Hallihan allowed a run on two hits, struck out six and walked five. Colanari pitched two perfect innings and struck out two.
A bases-loaded walk by Jackson Osmond broke the tie. Julian Caruso followed with a sacrifice fly and Nick Izzo and Brady Wendell each had RBI singles in the fourth.
Izzo was 2-for-3 with a walk. Osmond scored two runs and had a hit and Dane Jorgensen was 2-for-3.
Pitch Counts
Jackson Memorial
Jovani Hallihan 102 in 5 innings
Matt Colaneri 24 in 2 innings
Central Group 3
4. Allentown 3, 3. Middletown South 1: J.C. Laquara led off the top of the seventh with an inside the park homer to right to break a 1-1 tie, Grant Howlett added an RBI double with two out in the seventh and Eddie Werse struck out 10, walked two and scattered eight hits as the Redbirds (20-8) denied the Eagles (21-7) their first sectional title since 2021.
Brody Tacca had an RBI single in the bottom of the second to give Middletown South a 1-0 lead. Mason Christopher struck out nine, walked three and allowed four hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Middletown South concluded its season, which saw it share the Shore Conference Class A North championship with Christian Brothers Academy and Colts Neck and advance to the Monmouth County Tournament semifinal and the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinal.
Allentown will play at South Group 3 champion Delsea (26-3) Wednesday in the Group 3 semifinal.
Pitch Counts
Allentown
Eddie Werse 110 in 7 innings
Middletown South
Mason Christopher 112 in 6 2/3 innings
Dan Daley 7 in 1/3rd of an inning
Central Group 1
1. Point Pleasant Beach 6, 2. Shore 0
More: How Ryan Doyle pitched Point Beach baseball to its third straight sectional championship
Pitch Counts
Shore
Rob Stock 78 in 6 innings
Point Pleasant Beach
Ryan Doyle 95 in 7 innings
Saturday, June 1
NJSIAA Non-Public A championship Game
2. St. Augustine 12, 1. Red Bank Catholic 2, 5 innings
More: St. Augustine baseball erupts early in sectional final win over Red Bank Catholic
Pitch Counts
St. Augustine
Matt Kouser 71 in 5 innnings
Red Bank Catholic
Hunter Beattie 53 in 1 1/3 innings
Justin Spitzfaden 28 in 1 2/3 innings
Luke Meyers 41 in 2 innings.
Friday, May 31
NJSIAA Public School Sectional Semifinals
Central Group 4
3. Jackson Memorial 2, 2. Manalapan 1
More: Jackson Memorial baseball showing it is not in transition, advances to Central 4 final
Pitch Counts
Jackson Memorial
Danny Hutchison 116 in 5 2/3 innings
Jovani Hallihan 26 in 1 1/3 innings
Manalapan
Kevin Rusniak 107 in 5 2/3 innings
Dylan Kane 16 in 1 1/3 innings
Central Group 3
3. Middletown South 7, 2. Robbinsville 4: Brevin Bezick pitched 6 1/3 innings to pick up the win and also went 2-for-3 and scored a run, Lou D'Alessio and Brody Tacca each had two RBI and Dan Daley got a strikeout for the final out with the tying run at the plate as the Eagles *(21-6) defeated the Ravens to advance to a sectional final for the first time since they won the Group 4 state championship in 2021.
Middletown South will host No. 4 Allentown Monday at 4 p.m. in the sectional final. Middletown South defeated Allentown 11-7 in a regular season game on May 4.
Bezick pitched scoreless ball into the seventh. He struck out five, walked three and allowed two runs on four hits.
D'Alessio had an RBI double in the first and a run-scoring ground out in the fourth. Tacca had a two-run single in the seventh to make it 7-0.
Jack Concordia and Robert Chiusano had RBI singles in second and seventh innings respectively and Andrew Marquis had an RBI ground out in the first.
Concordia was 2-for-3 and scored a run. Chiusano, Carmine DeCrescenzo and Mike Frandsen were all 2-for-4 as the Eagles had 13 hits.
Pitch Counts
Middletown South
Brevin Bezick 103 in 6 1/3 innings
Dan Daley 26 in 2/3rds of an inning
Central Group 2
11. Delran 5, 15. Manasquan 4 : Manasquan (12-13-1) scored three in the top of the first to grab a 3-0, but the Bears (12-11) rallied with a run in the second, two in the third and two in the fourth and then held on for the win.
An RBI double to left by Nick Merunka gave Delran the lead at 4-3 and Luke Baumann's run-scoring infield single made it 5-3.
R.T. Runge's sacrifice fly in the fifth pulled Manasquan withn 5-4. But, Manasquan stranded the tying run at second in the fifth, at first in the sixth and went down in order in the seventh.
Manasquan took its early on an RBI fielder's choice by Dylan Vowteras, and a run-scoring single by Tristan Condon sandwiched around a run scoring when Matty Koenig was hit by a pitch. Manasquan was hit by pitches three consecutive times in the first, with Koenig's being the third.
Condo and James Michko were both 2-for-3. Michko scored a run.
Pitch Counts
Manasquan
R.T. Runge 65 in 3 2/3 innings
Jackson Battaglia 30 in 1 2/3 innings
Dylan Vowteras 14 in 2/3rds of an inning
Delran
George Williard 31 in 1 1/3 innings
Vinny Cooney 44 in 3 2/3 innings
Benny Hoffman 18 in 2 innings
Central Group 1
1. Point Pleasant Beach 4, 5. Middlesex 3: Danny Lubach's line drive single to right with two out in the bottom of the seventh scored Noah Banick with the winning run and capped a dramatic three-run rally with two out and nobody on as the two-time defending Central 1 champion Garnet Gulls (23-4) defeated the Blue Jays in the sectional tournament for the third straight season.
Point Beach defeated Middlesex in the sectional final each of the last two seasons.
Tommy Conroy began the winning rally with a double to left. He then stole third. Antonio Acevedo walked and Banick followed with an infield single to short that scored Conroy.
Nate Clayton's single to left plated Acevedo with the tying run and moved Banick to second.
Lubach followed with the game-winner on a 2-0 pitch.
John Coakley had an RBI single to center in the bottom of the fourth for Point Beach's first run.
Conroy picked up the win with two scoreless innings of relief. He struck out one, walked none and allowed a hit.
Point Beach will host Shore (16-8) Monday at 4 p.m. in the sectional final.
Pitch Counts
Point Pleasant Beach
Noah Banick 80 in 5 innings
Tommy Conroy 18 in 2 innings
2. Shore 1, 11. Florence 0, 14 innings: Josh Moeller's single to right with one out in the bottom of the 14th drove in C.J. Sears with the winning run as the Blue Devils (16-8) won an epic marathon over the Flashes (8-12) to advance to a sectional final for the first time since 2015.
Sears led off the 14th with a single to right and moved to second on a wild pitch. Winning pitcher Andrew Barham then beat out a a well-executed sacrifice bunt for a single and he then stole second.
After a ground out, Moeller came through with the game-winner
Barham pitched four innings of two-hit relief. He walked one and struck out none.
Three Shore pitchers combined to allow just six hits.
Joey Santi started and struck out 12, walked two and allowed two hits in 8 1/3 innings. Sears allowed two hits and struck out one and walked one over the next 1 2/3 innings.
Cole Stefanelli was 3-for-6 and stole two bases. Santi was 3-for-6 with a double and both Moeller and Sears were 2-for-6.
Shore was defeated by Middlesex in that 2015 Central 1 final. However, it won the Group 2 championship in 2014, advanced to the Group 2 championship game in 2009, when current Middletown South head coach Jeff Karpell was its head coach, and won the Group 2 state championship in 1993 under legendary head coach Fred Kampf.
Pitch Counts
Florence
Blake Boss 111 in 8 2/3 innings
R.J. Sobon 60 in 4 2/3 innings
Shore
Joe Santi 114 in 8 1/3 innings
C.J. Sears 26 in 1 2/3 innings
Andrew Barham 46 in 4 innings
South Group 4
7. Egg Harbor Township 10, Southern 5: The Eagles scored three runs in the top of the second to erase a 3-0 deficit and took the lead for good with four runs in the fourth as they defeated the Rams (21-6) and ended Southern's outstanding season.
An RBI single by Lawson McIntosh gave Egg Harbor the lead. Two more runs in the fourth scored on an error and Elijah Gordy capped the fourth inning rally with a run-scoring single.
Southern had an historic season. It won the outright Shore Conference Class A South championship for its outright divisional title since 1986. It was the second straight the Rams won a divisional championship. They shared the Class A South title with Jackson Memorial and Brick Memorial last season.
The Rams also advanced to the Shore Conference Tournament championship game for the first time before they were defeated 1-0 by Christian Brothers Academy.
Mike Kaczynski was 2-for-4 and scored two runs for Southern.
Pitch Counts
Egg Harbor Township
Jay Salberry 100 in 5 1/3 innings
Lawson McIntosh 26 in 1 2/3 innings
Southern
Brady Lesiak 97 in 3 2/3 innings
Tyler McLeod 54 in 2 2/3 innings
Jack Cahill 8 in 2/3rds of an inning
Thursday, May 30
NJSIAA Non-Public Sectional Semifinals
South A
1. Red Bank Catholic 5, 5. Immaculata 1
More: Glen Popes comes through in big way in Red Bank Catholic baseball state tournament win
Pitch Counts
Red Bank Catholic
Glen Popes 112 in 6 2/3 innings
Justin Spitzfaden 8 in 1/3rd of an inning
2. St. Augustine 3, 3. CBA 1: John Podgorski struck out 11, walked two and fired a complete-game three-hitter and Ryan Williams had a go-ahead RBI single to right in the bottom of the fourth and Alex Weingartner added a run-scoring double to right in the fifth as the Hermits (18-9) defeated the Colts (19-6) in the state tournament for the third straight season.
St. Augustine, which will play at defending sectional champion Red Bank Catholic Saturday at 12 p.m. in the sectional final, defeated CBA in the sectional final in 2022 and in a sectional quarterfinal last season.
Jake Petro had an RBI single in the top of the fourth for CBA.
Chris Levonas, CBA's ace, a Wake Forest recruit and a potential high draft choice in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft in July, did not pitch Thursday due to stiffness, CBA coach Marty Kenney Jr. said. His final outing of the season was May 18.
Sophomore right-hander Dylan Iwanyk and junior right-hander Jack Dufficy pitched for the Colts Thursday. Iwanky allowed two runs on four hits, walked five and struck out two over the first 3 2/3 innings. Dufficy allowed a run on two hits, struck out two and walked two over the final 2 1/3 innings.
CBA concuded its season with three championships. It shared the Class A North title with Middletown South and Colts Neck and won both the Shore Conference and Monmouth County tournaments.
Pitch Counts
CBA
Dylan Iwanyk 73 in 3 2/3 innings
Jack Dufficy 39 in 2 1/3 innings
St. Augustine
John Podgorski 103 in 7 innings
South B
1. Gloucester Catholic 7, St. Rose 2: Joe Vaccarella struck out 12, walked none and pitched a complete-game six-hitter as the defending state champion Rams (25-2) defeated the Purple Roses (19-10).
Anthony Crudo and Tyler Hager had RBI singles in the sixth and senior Jack Tiernan collected his 100th career hit for St. Rose.
Pitch Counts
St. Rose
Jack Tiernan 98 in 4 2/3 innings
Chris Zahlmann 27 in 1 1/3 innings
Gloucester Catholic
Joe Vaccarella 100 in 7 innings
Wednesday, May 29 Scoreboard
NJSIAA Tournament
Public School Sectional Quarterfinals
Central Group 4
3. Jackson Memorial 7, 6. Howell 4: Jacob Soto's two-run single to right in the bottom of the fifth capped a four-run inning as the Jaguars (16-10) rallied from a 4-0 deficit after a half-inning and defeated Howell (12-15).
Brody Wendell's run-scoring single and Tyler Huzzy's RBI double pulled Jackson Memorial into a 4-4 tie.
Huzzy added an RBI single in the sixth.
Soto also had a sacrifice fly in the fourth.
Matt Colaneri picked up the win with five scoreless innings of relief. He scattered five hits, struck out two and walked one. Danny Hutchison picked up the save with a scoreless seventh. He allowed one hit, struck out one, walked one. He got a flyout to center with runners on first and second to end the game.
Colaneri is ineligible to pitch Friday under NJSIAA pitching rules. Hutchison is eligible to pitch Friday, and starter Joviani Halihan, who threw 43 pitches in the first inning, is also eligible to pitch. He can throw 107 pitches under the 150-pitch, five-day rule.
Jackson Memorial will play at No. 2 Manalapan Friday at 1 p.m. in a Central Group 4 semifinal.
Pitch Counts
Jackson Memorial
Joviani Halihan 43 in 1 inning
Matt Colaneri 68 in 5 innings
Danny Hutchison 26 in 1 inning
2. Manalapan 7, 7. Marlboro 6: Chris Silva's single to center with two out in the bottom of the seventh scored Nick Marcello and pinch-runner Aiden Cruz and capped a three-run rally as Manalapan (17-11) defeated the Mustangs (11-13-2).
Manalapan had pulled within 6-5 on a bases-loaded walk by Dennis Healy. A strikeout preceeded Silva's hit.
Manalapan had loaded the bases on a walks to John Pecoraro, Cristian Ptasiensk and a single by Joe Dionisio.
Marlboro had taken a 6-4 lead by scoring four runs in the top of the seventh. Joseph Santos had an RBI double. The tying run scored on an error on a bunt and Gavin McCarthy had a go-ahead two-run double.
Manalapan ace Dylan Shaffer allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out 10 and walked one over the first five innings. He is ineligible to pitch Friday under NJSIAA pitching rules.
Kevin Rusiniak picked up the win even though he allowed two runs in the seventh. He threw 17 pitches and is eligible to pitch Friday as is reliever Leo Vitale who threw 24 pitches.
Pitch Counts
Manalapan
Dylan Shaffer 98 in 5 innings
Leo Vitale 24 in 1 inning plus 2 batters in the seventh
Kevin Rusniak 17 in 1 inning
Central Group 3
3. Middletown South 13, 6. Colts Neck 8
More: Robert Chiusano comes through for his grandfather in Middletown South state baseball win
Pitch Counts
Middletown South
Mason Christopher 99 in 4 innings plus 3 batters in the 5th
Jacob Wenzel 32 in 2 innings
Dan Daley 17 in 1 inning
Central Group 2
15. Manasquan 2, 10. Point Pleasant Borough 1, 12 innings: Matt Antonucci's single to center with two out in the top of the 12th scored Tristan Condon with the tie-breaking run and pitchers Austin Griffith (10 strikeouts in the first six innings and Chase Kaplan (11 strikeouts over the final six innings) combined for 21 strikeouts as Manasquan (12-12-1) outlasted the Panthers (14-11).
Condon reached on a two-base error before Antonucci delivered the game-winner on a 2-2 pitch.
Kaplan allowed one hit and walked two as he picked up the win. Griffith allowed a leadoff home run to left by Jake Clayton in the bottom of the first run and walked one.
Both Kaplan and Griffith will be ineligible to pitch Friday under the NJSIAA pitching rule when Manasquan plays at No. 11 Delran in a Central Group 2 semifinal.
Point Pleasant Borough starter Bryson Kirby allowed a run on two hits, struck out nine and walked two over the first 8 2/3 innings. Reliever Ryan Acquisto allowed one hit and walked one over the final 3 1/3 innings.
Pitch Counts
Manasquan
Austin Griffith 102 in 6 innings
Chase Kaplan 80 in 6 innings
11. Delran 4, 3. Wall 1
Central Group 1
1. Point Pleasant Beach 15, Henry Hudson 2, 5 innings: Nate Clayton homered and went 2-for-3 with a walk, three RBI and scored two runs, Tommy Conroy was 3-for-4 with two RBI and scored two runs, Danny Lubach was 2-for-4 with two RBI and Brody Powers doubled and was 2-for-2 with three RBI as the two-time defending Central 1 champion Garnet Gulls (22-4) defeated the Admirals (12-8).
Point Beach will host No. 5 Middlesex Friday in a Central 1 semifinal. The Garnet Gulls have defeated Middlesex in the Central 1 final the last two seasons.
Pitch Counts
Point Pleasant Beach
Liam Dolan 50 in 3 innings
Bennett Moberg 10 in 1 inning
Ryan Doyle 22 in 1 inning.
2. Shore 13. Palmyra 1, 5 innings: E.J. Stefanelli belted two homers, had six RBI and scored three runs, C.J. Sears had a homer and two RBI and Rob Stock pitched a two-hitter and struck out seven as the Blue Devils (15-8) defeated the Panthers.
Cole Stefanelli was 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored a run. Joe Santi was 2-for-3, scored two runs and had an RBI, Liam Hennelly scored three runs and had a hit and an RBI and Josh Moeller had a double and scored two runs.
Shore will host No. 11 Florence Friday in a Central 1 semifinal.
Pitch Counts
Shore
Rob Stock 73 in 5 innings
South Group 4
3. Southern 4, 6. Lenape 3: Logan Zeitler's double to left with two out in the bottom of the seventh scored Mike Kacynski and Gavin Tomei with the tying and winning runs and capped a four-run rally in the seventh as the Rams (21-5) defeated Lenape.
A sacrifice fly by Brady Lesiak and an a run-scoring single to right by Tomei had pulled Southern within 3-2.
Matt Desiderio reached on an error with one out to begin the winning rally. Ray Mulhern followed with a single to left and Kaczynski was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Lesiak followed with his sac fly and Tomei's single put runners on first-and-third, in addition to scoring Mulhern.
Zeitler's game-winner came on a 2-2 pitch.
Roger Dreher came on in relief and pitched six scoreless innings of relief to pick up the after starter Tyler McLeod had allowed three runs in the first. Dreher allowed two hits, struck out six and walked none.
Southern will host No. 7 Egg Harbor Township Friday at 2 p.m. in a South 4 semifinal.
Pitch Counts
Southern
Tyler McLeod 39 in 1 inning
Roger Dreher 66 in 6 innings
Tuesday, May 28 Scoreboard
NJSIAA Tournament
Non-Public Sectional Quarterfinals
Non-Public South A
3. CBA 2, 6. Donovan Catholic 1
More: CBA baseball grinds out tough win over Donovan Catholic in state tournament
Pitch Counts
Donovan Catholic
Jake Marciano 94 in 5 innings
Hunter Lefkus 14 in 1 inning
CBA
Danny DiTullio 96 in 5 innings plus 1 batter in the 6th
Shane Langan 25 in 2 innings
1. Red Bank Catholic 2, 8. Paul VI 1: Sophomore right-hander Glen Popes, on the only pitch he threw, got a ground out to second with the bases loaded to earn the save in the defending South A champion Caseys' win over the Eagles.
Paul VI (12-15) did not score in the seventh against relievers Brandon Hendrickson and Popes having four out of the first five batters reach base on two walks and two hit by pitches. However, Hendrickson got a double player ground ball to third in between the second of the two walks and the two hit by pitches.
Junior right-hander Ryan Prior pitched two-hit ball over the first six innings to pick up the win. He struck out 10 and walked four.
A two-run, bases-loaded single with two out in the bottom of the first by sophomore Charlie Stumberger plated the Caseys' runs.
Red Bank Catholic had loaded the bases on an error on Matt Brunner's fly ball, a hit by pitch to senior third baseman Sean Griggs and an infield single by sophomoe Aiden Funk.
The Caseys (17-9) will host No. 5 Immaculata Thursday in a sectional semifinal.
Red Bank Catholic's pitching is really stretched with Thursday's game and the possibility of a sectional final Saturday. Ace Declan Leary is likely done for the season after he sustained an injury in what head coach Buddy Hausmann said was "the Tommy John'' area last Friday in the 13-12 defeat to CBA in the Monmouth County Tournament final. Prior threw 109 pitches Tuesday and is ineligible, under NJSIAA pitching rules until the Non-Public A state championship game on June 6, should the Caseys advance that far.
Freshman right-hander Hunter Beattie, who pitched two innings in relief in the MCT final, is a possibility for the Thursday, as are Popes and Hendrickson.
Senior right-hander and Seton Hall University recruit Steve Svenson has been sidelined all season with a knee injury.
Pitch Counts
Red Bank Catholic
Ryan Prior 109 in 6 innings
Brandon Hendrickson 16 in 2/3rds of an inning
Glen Popes in 1 in 1/3rd of an inning
Non-Public South B
4. St. Rose 11, 5. Ranney 1, 6 innings: Jack Tiernan scored three runs, went 2-for-4 with a triple and pitched the first three innings as the Purple Roses (19-9) defeated the Panthers (15-8) for the second time in the last 10 days.
St. Rose took command immediately by scoring five runs in the bottom of the first on a two-run homer by Dom Crudo, a two-run single by Brennan Sherman and an RBI single by James Doster.
St. Rose will play at No. 1 and defending Non-Public B state champion Gloucester Catholic Thursday. Tiernan, St. Rose's ace, because he threw just 46 pitches Tuesday, is eligible to pitch. He can throw up to 104 pitches under the NJSIAA's 150 pitch, five-day rule.
Ranney played the final 3 1/2 games of its season with slugging first baseman Ryan Costello due to a hand injury he sustained May 13 in a Shore Conference Tournament game at Middletown South. Costello finished his season with 14 home runs, one shy of the conference single-season record of 15 set by Middletown South's Joe Stanzione in 2022 and four shy of the state single-season record of 18 set by Los Angeles Angels' star Mike Trout of Millville in 2009 and equaled by Ashton Bardzell of Ramsey in 2014.
Pitch Counts
Ranney
Justin Kauffman 25 in 1 inning plus 2 batters in the second
Zach Messina 29 in 2 innings
John Luca-Galina 37 in 2 innings
Noah Hynes 17 in 2/3rds of an inning
St. Rose
Jack Tiernan 46 in 3 innings
James Alesso 47 in 2 2/3 innings
Brendan Brophy 5 in 1/3rd of an inning
Saturday, May 25 Schedule
Nondivisional
Middletown South 3, St. Rose 1
Friday, May 24 Schedule
NJSIAA Tournament
Public School
First Round
Central Group 1
At Waterfront Park, South Amboy
4. South Amboy 12, 13. Keansburg 1, 5 innings
Central Group 2
15. Manasquan 6, 2. Spotswood 3: Matty Koenig's RBI single to center in the top of the third broke a 2-2 tie as Manasquan (11-12-1) scored four runs in the inning and went on to defeat the Chargers.
It is the second straight season Manasquan has defeated a No. 2 seed in the first round of the state tournament. Last year, it defeated Governor Livingston, who is the No. 1 seed in Central 2 this year.
Tristan Condon had an RBI single to right and Luke Ramire a two-run single to center later in the third.
James Michko had a two-run double in the first for Manasquan
Chase Kaplan pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief to pick up the save. He struck out eight and walked five.
Manasquan will play at rival and No. 7 Point Pleasant Borough Wednesday in a sectional quarterfinal.
Pitch Counts
Manasquan
Austin Griffith 83 in 3 1/3 innings
Chase Kaplan 81 in 3 2/3 innings
3. Wall 5, 14. Rumson-Fair Haven 4: John Catanio's single to right with one out in the bottom of the seventh scored Mike Horowitz with the winning run as the Crimson Knights (17-5) scored twice in the seventh and capped a rally from a 4-0 deficit after a half-inning to defeat the two-time defending Central 2 champion Bulldogs (8-14).
Will Hague's single to left had scored Jake Howlett with the tying run.
Catanio also picked up the win with two scoreless innings of relief. He allowed three hits, walked one and struck out none.
Hague and Catanio played key roles in Wall pulling within 4-3 in the bottom of the first. Hague had an RBI single and Catanio a run-scoring double. Hague scored the third run of the inning on a passed ball.
Rumson-Fair Haven had built its lead on an RBI double by Owen O'Toole and a two-run single by Gavin D'Aponte.
Wall will host No. 11 Delran Wednesday in a sectional quarterfinal.
Pitch Counts
Wall
Christian Suarez 97 in 5 innings
John Catanio 23 in 2 innings
Central Group 3
12. Hopewell Valley 2, 5. Brick Memorial 1
Central Group 4
6. Howell 3, 11. Hillsborough 2: Logan Koeppel and Brody Loch scored on Ryan Kinsella's ground out to short with the bases loaded to cap a three-run rally in the bottom of the sixth as Howell (12-14) defeated the Raiders.
Loch's RBI single to center had pulled Howell within 2-1. Aaron Wojenski reached on an error to load the bases and bring Kinsella to the plate.
Phillip Christopher retired Hillsborough in order on three ground outs to close the game out. Christopher pitched two innings of relief to pick up the win. He allowed one run on one hit, struck out one and walked one.
Rohan Shah allowed a run on three hits, walked seven and struck out two over the first five innings.
Howell will play at No. 3 Jackson Memorial Wednesday in a sectional quarterfinal.
Pitch Counts
Howell
Rohan Shah 85 in 5 innings
Phillip Christopher 31 in 2 innings
3. Jackson Memorial 9, 14. West Windsor-Plainsboro North 1: Jovani Hallinan struck out 12, walked four and pitched a complete-game five-hitter as the Jaguars (15-10) defeated the Knights
Nick Izzo homered and went 2-for-3 with a walk and three RBI. Tyler Huzzy doubled and was 2-for-4 with two RBI and Jackson Osmond had two doubles and scored two runs.
Pitch Counts
Jackson Memorial
Jovani Hallihan 101 in 7 innings
South Group 4
9. Washington Township 7, 8. Toms River East 4
Monmouth County Tournament
Marty Kenney Sr. Division
Championship Game
At Brookdale Community College
1. CBA 13, 2. Red Bank Catholic 12
More: CBA outlasts Red Bank Catholic in wild MCT baseball final
Pitch Counts
Red Bank Catholic
Declan Leary 63 in 2 2/3 innings
Glen Popes 56 in 1 1/3 innings plus 3 batters in the 5th
Hunter Beattie 42 in 2 innings
CBA
Shane Langan 56 in 2 2/3 innings
Kyle Welsh 13 in 1/3rd of an inning
Sean Loggie 31 in 1 inning
Jack Dufficy 61 in 3 innings
Thursday, May 23 Scoreboard
NJSIAA Public School Tournament
First Round
Central Group 1
13. Keansburg at 4. South Amboy, Postponed to Friday at 4 p.m.
2. Shore 10, 15. Keyport 0, 5 innings: Rob Stock pitched a five-inning perfect game with 10 strikeouts as the Blue Devils (14-8) defeated Keyport (7-13).
Josh Moeller was 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI and a run scored. Liam Hennelly was 2-for-3 with a triple, an RBI and scored a run. Andrew Barham was 2-for-2 with a two stolen bases and scored three runs. E.J. Stefanelli doubled, scored a run and had an RBI and Stock had a hit and scored a run.
Shore will host No. 10 Palmyra Wednesday in a sectional quarterfinal.
Pitch Counts
Shore
Rob Stock 66
At Mater Dei Prep
8. Henry Hudson 4, 9. Dunellen 1
Chris Parmigiani and Aiden Winters combined on a two-hitter as the Admirals (12-7) defeated the Destroyers and advanced to a sectional quarterfinal-round meeting with two-time defending sectional champion Point Pleasant Beach.
Parmigiani threw five no-hit innings despite allowing nine walks. He struck out six. Winters struck out three, walked none and allowed two hits.
Henry Hudson only had two hits.
Pitch Counts
Henry Hudson
Chris Parmigiani 101 in 5 innings
Aiden Winters 30 in 2 innings
Central Group 2
15. Manasquan at 2. Spotswood, Postponed to Friday at 12 p.m.
1. Governor Livingston 7, Holmdel 6
10. Point Pleasant Borough 3, 7. Ocean 1: Senior Bryson Kirby hurled six innings of two-hit ball and also had a two-run single in the fifth as the Panthers (14-10) defeated the Spartans (16-9) and advanced to a sectional quarterfinal meeting with the winner of Friday's game between No. 2 Spotswood and No. 15 Manasquan.
Kirby struck out 10 and walked six.
Ryan Acquisto pitched a scoreless seventh to pick up the save. He allowed a hit. Acquisto also went 2-for-3 with a walk and scored a run.
James Bradley had a sacrifice fly in the second for Point Pleasant Borough.
Ocean junior Tommy Kowaliwskyj struck out 10, walked three and allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings.
Pitch Counts
Point Pleasant Borough
Bryson Kirby 111 in 6 innings
Ryan Acquisto 10 in 1 inning
Ocean
Tommy Kowaliswskyj 110 in 6 innings
Ben Robinson 9 in 1 inning
11. Delran 6, Monmouth 3
14. Rumson-Fair Haven at 3. Wall, Postponed to Friday at 2 p.m.
Central Group 3
12. Hopewell Valley at 5. Brick Memorial, Postponed to Friday at 2 p.m.
6. Colts Neck 13, 11. Middletown North 0, 5 innings: Tommy Diffley had an RBI double and a bases-loaded walk and Kyle McCarthy had a two-run single in a nine-run first inning as the Cougars (16-9) scored nine runs in the bottom of the first and defeated the two-time defending sectional champion Lions (12-13).
Dan Annuziata had a run-scoring double and Anthony Vallaro, Joe Pignatelli and R.J. Conover all had RBI singles in the first.
McCarthy was 2-for-3 with three RBI and scored two runs and Casey Gardiner walked twice, had a hit and scored two runs.
Nick Hayden and Tosh Mancini combined on a five-inning one hitter. Hayden struck out five, walked two and allowed the hit over the first four innings.
Colts Neck will play at No. 3 Middletown South Wednesday in a sectional quarterfinal.
Pitch Counts
Colts Neck
Nick Hayden 65 in 4 innings
Tosh Mancini 8 in 1 inning
9. Hamilton East 2, 8. Matawan 1
3. Middletown South 11, 14. Jackson Liberty 1, 5 innings: Andrew Marquis hit a three-run homer in the fifth and went 2-for-3 with five RBI, Jack Concordia was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, three RBI and scored two runs, Brody Tacca was 3-for-3 and scored two runs, Mike Frandsen was 2-for-3 and scored two runs and Mason Christopher pitched a five-inning three-hitter as the Eagles (18-6) defeated the Lions (15-9).
Christopher struck out three and walked one.
Pitch Counts
Middletown South
Mason Christopher 68 in 5 innings
2. Robbinsville 3, 15. Red Bank 0
Central Group 4
14. West Windsor-Plainsboru North at 3. Jackson Memorial, Postponed to Friday at 4 p.m.
2. Manalapan 1, 15. Montgomery 0: Senior Dylan Shaffer struck out 13, walked none and fired a complete-game two-hitter for his second consecutive shutout as Manalapan (16-11) defeated the Cougars.
Shaffer has allowed just three hits combined over 14 innings in his last two starts.
Courtesty runner Nick Marcello scored the only run on a wild pitch with two out in the bottom of the sixth.
Manalapan began the rally that led to the run with two out and nobody on. David Ghibesi reached on an error and Marcello moved to third on Cristian Ptasienski's single to left.
Manalapan will host No. 7 Marlboro in the sectional quarterfinal Wednesday.
Pitch Counts
Manalapan
Dylan Shaffer 114 in 7 innings
11. Hillsborough vs. 6. Howell, Postponed to Friday at 3 p.m.
7. Marlboro 5, 10. North Brunswick 2: Daniel Trentacosta struck out nine, walked one, hit a batter and allowed two runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings as the Mustangs (11-12-2) defeated the Raiders and advanced to a sectional quarterfinal meeting Wednesday at Manalapan.
Gavin McCarthy went 2-for-3 with an RBI, Nicholas Diadema scored two runs and went 2-for-3 and Joseph Santos had two RBI.
Pitch Counts
Marlboro
Daniel Trentacosta 110 in 5 2/3 innings
Alex Georges 9 in 1 1/3 innings
4. South Brunswick 1, 13. Freehold Township 0
South Group 2
2. Haddon Heights 12, 15. Barnegat 0, 5 innings
South Group 3
1. Cherry Hill West 11, Lacey 0, 5 innings
4. Delsea 7, 13. Toms River South 1
More: Ken Frank retires as Toms River South head baseball coach, marking the end of an era
South Group 4
9. Washington Township at 8. Toms River East, Postponed to Friday at 4 p.m.
3. Southern 8, 14. Toms River North 6: Matt Kaczynski's two-run single in the bottom of the fourth gave the Rams (20-5) the lead for good at 6-4 in their win over the Mariners (9-15).
Southern trailed 4-3 entering the fourth. Matt Desiderio tied the game with an RBI single to left. He was 2-for-3 scored two runs.
Brady Lesiak tripled and went 2-for-3 with a walk, two RBI, scored a run and pitched five innings of relief to pick up the win. Ray Mulhern scored two runs and went 2-for-3 with a walk.
Southern will host No. 6 Lenape Wednesday in a sectional quarterfinal. Lenape defeated Southern 9-1 on May 11.
Pitch Counts
Southern
Roger Dreher 30 in 2 innings
Brady Lesiak 69 in 5 innings
Regular Season
Nonconference
Lakewood at Trenton
St. Mary’s (Rutherford) at Ranney
Wednesday, May 22 Scoreboard
Shore Conference Tournament
Championship Game
At ShoreTown Ballpark, Lakewood
2. CBA 1, 1. Southern 0
More: Dylan Iwanyk, Jack Dufficy pitch CBA to record 8th SCT baseball championship
Pitch Counts
CBA
Dylan Iwanyk 69 in 5 1/3 innings
Jack Dufficy 24 in 1 2/3 innings
Southern
Tyler McLeod 81 in 5 2/3 innings
Brady Lesiak 14 in 1 1/3 innings
NJSIAA Public School Tournament
First Round
Central Group 1
1. Point Beach 8, 16. Somerset Tech 1: Ryan Doyle struck out nine, walked three and allowed a run on two hits over the first five innings. Noah Banick tripled and had three RBI. Nate Clayton went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Danny Lubach tripled and went 2-for-4 with an RBI as the two-time defending Central 1 champion Garnet Gulls (21-4) defeated the Jaguars.
Point Beach will host the winner of the Henry Hudson-Dunellen game Wednesday in a sectional quarterfinal.
Pitch Counts
Point Beach
Ryan Doyle 93 in 5 innings
Liam Dolan 27 in 2 innings
South Group 2
1. Seneca 2, Manchester 1
Non-Public South A
First Round
5. Immaculata 5, 12. St. John Vianney 4
6. Donovan Catholic 13, 11. St. Joseph (Metuchen) 3, 5 innings: A seven-run first inning after last year's South A runner-up Falcons scored two unearned runs in the top of the first carried the Griffins (15-10) to the win and set up a matchup for them with Shore Conference Tournament champion CBA Tuesday at CBA in a sectional quarterfinal.
John Busco went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBI. Dave York had a solo homer and scored three runs and Ryder Simpson was 2-for-4 with an RBI single single.
Senior left-hander Jake Marciano allowed three hits, struck out eight and walked three in a five-inning complete game.
Pitch Counts
Donovan Catholic
Jake Marciano 93 in 5 innings
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Shore NJ baseball: NJSIAA Tournament tracker for Shore Conference teams
