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Rocco struck out six, walked two and hit a batter. Manalapan had won a Shore Conference-record 12 straight state tournament games and had defeated Jackson Memorial in the state tournament the last two seasons. 15 seed Braves (13-13) in Central Group IV and ended Manalapan’s two-year reign as Group IV state champions.

8, MANALAPAN 3: Senior Anthony Rocco allowed just one hit after the first inning to improve to 6-0 and Matt Thaiss’ two-run double in the bottom of the sixth broke a 3-3 tie as the No. The only run Freehold scored came on a balk in the fourth. Senior right-hander Perry Kulaga pitched a complete-game five-hitter. Pinch-runner Mike Diorio then scored on Nick McGann’s double to left center with one out. Penk figured in the Eagles’ tying run in the bottom of the seventh as he led off with a walk. 11 seed and 2012 Central III champion Colonials (12-10) in Central III. 6 seed and 2011 Central III champion Eagles (13-10) defeated the No. SOUTH 2, FREEHOLD 1: Christian Penk’s sacrifice fly to deep center with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth scored Andrew Wisialko with the winning run as the No. The Indians ended the game with a flourish as senior second baseman John Puleo snared a line drive off the bat of Ryan Long with runners on first and second with one out in the bottom of the seventh and threw to first for the game-ending double play. Junior Russell Messler scored on Clayton Kapp’s ground out in the third inning to make it 3-0, and Messler beat the throw home on Ryan Shiffer’s ground ball to second in the fifth to make it 4-2. Senior Dylan DiPolvere gave the Indians (18-7) a 2-0 lead in the second with a two-run homer to left. He struck out three, walked one and hit a batter as he improved to 8-2. The Minutemen scored 35 runs in their three games in the Diamond Classic.įricks, a senior right-hander, pitched a five-hitter. Washington Township (21-6) had won South Jersey’s prestigious Diamond Classic over the weekend. 3 seed Washington Township, 4-2, in a South IV first-round game. 14 seed in South Group IV, rode the pitching of senior right-hander Eric Fricks and some timely hitting, baserunning and defense to stun host and No. Going up against one of the favorites to win the NJSIAA Group IV championship, the Indians, the No. Toms River South showed Monday, again, why it is the Shore Conference’s most famed baseball program.

Washington township high school baseball