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Monmouth County Tournament

Consolation Bracket

Quarterfinals

(5) Manalapan 3, (22) Freehold Twp. 2

Dennis Healy hit an RBI triple to open the scoring in the second inning and Kevin Rusinak pitched into the sixth inning to earn the win as the Braves topped the Patriots to reach the semifinals of the Ted Jarmusz consolation bracket of the Monmouth County Tournament.

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Freehold Twp (4-13)0001001241

Manalapan (11-8)012000X370

Pitching

Freehold Twp.IPHRERBBSOPC

Lex Nelsen (L, 2-3)57312190

ManalapanIPHRERBBSOPC

Kevin Rusinak (W, 3-2)5.12111771

Leo Vitale (SV, 1)1.22110023

Top Hitters

Freehold Twp.Game Stats

Jon Boylan2-3, R, RBI

Aidan Galvanek1-3, RBI

Mike Avino1-3, 2B, R

ManalapanGame Stats

Dennis Healy1-2, 3B, RBI

Varun Gabbita2-3, R

Anthony Foti2-3, R

John Pecoraro1-2, BB, R

Regular Season

Class A North

No. 16 Colts Neck 8, No. 2 CBA 6

Joe Pignatelli hit an RBI single in Colts Neck's four-run first and clocked a two-run double in a three-run fourth to spark the Cougars to a win over the Colts that tightens up the Class A North division title race with two games to go for al the remaining contenders.

CBA and Middletown South are now tied for first place with 9-3 division records for each. Colts Neck and Marlboro both trail by one game at 8-4 each. Colts Neck's two remaining division games are against CBA on Tuesday and Marlboro on Thursday. After hosting Colts Neck on Tuesday, CBA will travel to Middletown South on Thursday in the Class A North finale for both teams.

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CBA (11-4, 9-3)1120002680

Colts Neck (11-6, 8-4)410300X8104

Pitching

CBAIPHRERBBSOPC

Sean Loggie (L, 2-1)2.27553262

Kyle Welsh2.12334045

Jack Dufficy11000111

Colts NeckIPHRERBBSOPC

Dylan Neves2.14433164

Tosh Mancini (W, 3-0)4.13212269

Tom Diffley (SV, 2)0.11000113

Top Hitters

CBAGame Stats

Colin Hoverter1-3, 2B, BB, 2 R, RBI

Michael Bender1-3, 2B, BB, RBI

Jayden Matejicka2-5, R

Jared Matejicka1-4, 2B, R, RBI

Jaxon Sevilla1-3, 2B, R

Will Fahey2-4

Colts NeckGame Stats

Joe Pignatelli3-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI

Ronan Kiely2-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB

Dan Annunziata2-4, RBI

Anthony Vallaro1-3, 2B, RBI

Kyle McCarthy1-1, 2 BB, 2 R

R.J. Conover1-3, RBI

Class A Central

No. 5 Wall 2, Holmdel 0

Dane Rue kept a ground ball fair inside the third-base bag for a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning and sophomore left-hander Christian Suarez made it stand up as the Crimson Knights blanked the Hornets to clinch their first outright division championships since 2019.

Suarez's scoreless outing marked his third consecutive complete game shutout and he has now pitched 20 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings.

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Holmdel (5-10, 3-8)0000000021

Wall (11-4, 10-2)000200X242

Pitching

HolmdelIPHRERBBSOPC

Luke Buda (L, 2-2)64221981

Middletown SouthIPHRERBBSOPC

Christian Suarez (W, 4-0)72004784

Top Hitters

HolmdelGame Stats

Matt Iulo1-3, 2B

James Vallillo1-2, BB

WallGame Stats

Dane Rue1-3, 2B, 2 RBI

T.J. Legere1-3, R

Davis Harr1-2

Austin Harr1-2

Class A South

No. 1 Southern 4, Brick 3

Ray Mulhern and Aiden Miller had key RBI hits and Joe Nascimento recorded the final out with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, giving the Rams a win over the Green Dragons that clinched Southern its first outright Class A South championship since 1986.

Mulhern opened the scoring with an RBI single in the bottom of the third inning and Miller hit a two-out RBI triple to make it 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth.

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Brick (7-10, 5-8)00001113101

Southern (13-3, 12-1)002110X483

Pitching

BrickIPHRERBBSOPC

Pat Shave (L, 0-1)4.27442179

Rob Distlecamp1.11000117

SouthernIPHRERBBSOPC

Tyler McLeod (W, 3-1)5.28213899

Jack Cahill11113034

Joe Nascimento (SV, 1)0.11001116

Top Hitters

BrickGame Stats

Brayden Heatter4-4, RBI

David Marcus2-4, BB

Chris Quick1-3, 2 BB, RBI

Brannon McBride2-4, R

SouthernGame Stats

Aiden Miller2-3, 3B, R, RBI

Gabe Tomei1-3, RBI

Ray Mulhern1-3, RBI

Logan Zeitler1-3, 2B, R

Matt Desiderio1-3, R

Brady Lesiak1-2, BB

No. 11 Brick Memorial 2, No. 4 Toms River East 1 (8 Innings)

Brody Moore delivered a two-out, go-ahead RBI single to rightfield in the top of the eighth and James Martin closed it out on the mound to five the Mustangs a win over the Raiders.

Jimi Popp singled with two out in the top of the eighth and stole second base to get into scoring position for Moore, whose opposite-field single chased Popp home with the winning run.

Matt Ferrara tied the game for Toms River East with an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth and collected his third single of the game with one out in the top of the eighth to put the tying run aboard for the Raiders. Martin responded by inducing a pair of fly outs to end the game.

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Brick Mem (11-5, 9-4)01000001250

TR East (15-4, 9-4)00001000142

Pitching

Brick MemorialIPHRERBBSOPC

Zach Pirnik63110691

James Martin (W, 2-1)21000320

Toms River EastIPHRERBBSOPC

Jack Mika21102537

James Whalen (L, 0-1)64113493

Top Hitters

Brick MemorialGame Stats

Brayden Nalducci1-3, RBI

Brody Moore1-3, BB, RBI, 2 SB

Jimi Popp1-4, R

Toms River EastGame Stats

Matt Ferrara3-4, RBI

Mike Vaccarino1-4, 2B

No. 7 Jackson Memorial 5, Toms River South 0

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Jackson Mem (11-8, 7-4)10102015100

TR South (4-13, 2-11)0000000060

Pitching

Jackson MemorialIPHRERBBSOPC

Matt Colaneri (W, 2-3)760011194

Toms River SouthIPHRERBBSOPC

Aiden Lynch (L, 3-4)610441896

Shane Byrne0.20111015

Alex Fischer0.10002012

Top Hitters

Jackson MemorialGame Stats

Jackson Osmond2-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, RBI

Julian Caruso3-3, 2B, BB, 3 R, RBI, 4 SB

Nick Izzo2-3, BB, RBI

Tyler Huzzy1-4, RBI

Brady Wendell1-2, 2 BB, SB

Toms River SouthGame Stats

Tyler Kopin1-2, BB

Billy Madigan1-3, SB

Toms River North 5, Central 1

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Central (3-11, 3-10)0000001153

TR North (5-10, 3-8)203000X543

Pitching

CentralIPHRERBBSOPC

Chase Newton (L, 0-5)2.22554673

Tyler Woemer3.12001247

Toms River NorthIPHRERBBSOPC

Ryan Rivera (W, 2-3)751024108

Top Hitters

CentralGame Stats

Gavin Arieno2-4, RBI

Tommy Truzzolino1-3, 2B

Nick Dinicola1-3, 2B

Toms River NorthGame Stats

Lucas Mulholland2-3, HBP, R, RBI

Elio Scarpa1-2, 2 RBI

Class B North

Ocean 5, Neptune 0

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Ocean (12-7, 9-4)1112000550

Neptune (1-16, 0-13)0000000011

Pitching

OceanIPHRERBBSOPC

Jack Kelly (W, 3-1)71001774

NeptuneIPHRERBBSOPC

Aedan Martin (L, 0-4)44532778

Trevor Rummel31000429

Top Hitters

OceanGame Stats

Matt Richter2-4, 2 RBI, 2 SB

Ben Robinson2-4, 2 R, RBI

NeptuneGame Stats

Jordan Torres1-2

Manasquan 8, Freehold Boro 2

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Manasquan (8-5-1, 8-4-1)43000108133

Freehold (3-13, 3-10)0010100262

Pitching

ManasquanIPHRERBBSOPC

R.T. Runge (W, 3-0)55202572

Jackson Battaglia21000024

Freehold BoroIPHRERBBSOPC

Danny Opramolla (L, 1-4)39751460

Thomas White23110332

Spencer Friedman21001324

Top Hitters

ManasquanGame Stats

Connor Voelkson3-4, R, 3 RBI

R.T. Runge3-4, 2B, RBI

Dylan Vowteras2-4, 2B, R, RBI

Luke Ramire2-3, 2B, BB, 2 R, RBI, 3 SB

Matt Antonucci1-2, 2 R, RBI

Matt Koenig1-3, HBP, R

Caden Eastmond1-4, RBI

Freehold BoroGame Stats

Nick Russo3-3, 2 RBI

Nick Montello1-4, R

Xander Bartuk1-2, BB

No. 12 Ranney 14, St. John Vianney 0 (5 Innings)

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Ranney (11-5, 9-4)220100XX1470

SJV (6-9, 5-8)00000XX041

Pitching

RanneyIPHRERBBSOPC

John Luca Gallina (W, 3-1) 54000669

St. John VianneyIPHRERBBSOPC

Nico Leal (L, 1-2)23433250

Luke Jaafar-Bodnar1.10443027

Tyler McDougall0.11553027

Dylan Blackman0.13110014

David Hamlin1000109

Top Hitters

RanneyGame Stats

Curt Chropuvka2-2, BB, HBP, 2 R, RBI

Ryan Costello2-4, R, 3 RBI

Justin Kauffman1-3, R, 2 RBI

J.D. Liedersdorff1-2, 2 BB, 3 R

Grayson Testino1-2, 2 BB, R, RBI

St. John VianneyGame Stats

Kevin DiPede1-2

Sal Tantillo1-2

J.J. McGonigle1-2

Class B Central

No. 8 Point Beach 18, Asbury Park 0 (5 Innings)

Three Point Beach pitchers combined on a no-hitter and sophomore Antonio Acevedo homered and drove in three runs to lead the Garnet Gulls over the Blue Bishops, clinching them the outright Class B Central championship for the first time since 2010.

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Asbury Park (1-11, 1-11)00000XX002

Pt Beach (17-1, 13-0)51300XXX18110

Pitching

Asbury ParkIPHRERBBSOPC

Nestor Castillo Jr. (L, 1-3)1714102148

Oscar Benavidez34444363

Point BeachIPHRERBBSOPC

Ryan Doyle (W, 4-0)20001629

Liam Dolan20000522

Bennett Moberg10000214

Top Hitters

Point BeachGame Stats

Antonio Acevedo2-2, HR, HBP, 3 R, 3 RBI

Noah Banick2-2, 2B, BB, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 SB

Quinn Cali2-2, R, 4 RBI

Nate Clayton1-1, BB, HBP, 3 R, RBI

Danny Lubach1-2, BB, 3 RBI

Tommy Conroy1-3, BB, 2 R, 2 SB

St. John VianneyGame Stats

Kevin DiPede1-2

Sal Tantillo1-2

J.J. McGonigle1-2

Keyport 9, Long Branch 3

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Keyport (6-8, 6-7)10010259102

Long Branch (7-10, 6-7)2000100382

Pitching

KeyportIPHRERBBSOPC

Paxton Douglass (W, 4-0)7832212111

Long BranchIPHRERBBSOPC

Carlos Torres (L, 2-3)674456109

Noah Hoogmoed02553017

Romeo Martinez11002222

Top Hitters

KeyportGame Stats

Jacob Pinto2-2, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB

Erik Schmidt3-5, R, RBI

Ryan Byrne2-4, 2 R, 2 SB

Andrew Staeger1-2, BB, R, RBI, 2 SB

Paxton Douglass1-4, BB, RBI

Tristan Knoblauch1-3, 2 BB, R

Long BranchGame Stats

Jaylen Brooks1-3, BB, R, RBI

Romeo Martinez1-3, RBI

Havier Gonzalez2-3, R

Carlos Torres2-3

Noah Hoogmoed1-2, BB, R

David Jules1-3, 3B

No. 14 St. Rose 26, Lakewood 0 (5 Innings)

Class B South

No. 10 Donovan Catholic 16, Manchester 6 (6 Innings)

The Griffins exploded for 14 runs in the final three innings to turn a 6-2 deficit into a rout that knocks the Hawks out of the running for a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament and keeps Donovan Catholic alive for a share of the Class B South championship.

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Manchester (6-8, 5-6) 200400X640

Donovan (11-6, 9-2)110482X16150

Pitching

DonovanIPHRERBBSOPC

Liam Scallon32223663

T.J. Manning11444239

Nick Lovacco (W, 2-2)21000128

Manchester IPHRERBBSOPC

Damien Crispin (L, 2-2)4.189753105

Brody Boyd0.15501034

Riley Wescott0.21213030

Top Hitters

ManchesterGame Stats

Evan Palmer1-2, 3B, 2 BB, 2 RBI

Brenden Spaziano1-3, 2B, R

Colton Sitarik2-4, RBI

Donovan CatholicGame Stats

Joe Maier1-3, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI

Ryder Simpson2-4, HR, R, RBI

Tyler Levine2-4, R, RBI

John Busco3-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI

Hunter Johnson2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI

Jackson Liberty 12, Lacey 5

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Lacey (5-10, 4-7)0001400591

Jackson Lib (9-6, 8-3)510060X12150

Pitching

LaceyIPHRERBBSOPC

Dylan Zech (L, 3-2)27651151

Christian Devers25442250

Michael Marcus23220434

Jackson LibertyIPHRERBBSOPC

Matt O’Brien (W, 2-0)4.16443166

Nick Nannini0.23111225

Vincent Grande20000216

Top Hitters

LaceyGame Stats

Logan Resetar2-4, 2B, RBI

Landon Raabe2-3, RBI

Dylan Zech1-2, 2 RBI

Ethan Anderson1-1, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI

Jackson LibertyGame Stats

Brett Benecke3-4, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI

Mason Ciccariello3-3, 2B, HBP, R, 2 RBI

Carney O’Donnell2-4, 2 2B, R, RBI

Jack Kanis2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI

Scott Wall2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI

Mike Kisseberth2-5, R

Barnegat 16, Pinelands 9

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Barnegat (5-12, 3-8)102024716102

Pinelands (0-14, 0-11)11120409114

Pitching

BarnegatIPHRERBBSOPC

Jaihan Dominguez48543290

Tyler Carll1.11443442

Quentin Torres (W, 1-0)0.2100017

Nick Bruno11000213

PinelandsIPHRERBBSOPC

Tyler Dean57542378

Dan Maher0.11443130

Landon Seidenfaden (L, 0-5)1.22764149

Top Hitters

BarnegatGame Stats

Nick Malinowski2-4, 2 HR, BB, 2 R, 6 RBI

Tyler Carll2-4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI

Julian Marfino3-4, BB, 5 R

Jordan Cook2-5, 2 RBI

Jack Haviland1-3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI

PinelandsGame Stats

Nate Sofield4-4, 2B, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI

Logan Russo2-3, 2 3B, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI, 2 SB

Jake Haywood3-4, R, 3 RBI

Tyler Dean1-3, BB, 2 R

Non-Division

Raritan 3, Point Boro 1

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Pt Boro (11-5)0000010130

Raritan (5-10)000021X350

Pitching

Point BoroIPHRERBBSOPC

Nick Kowalewski (L, 2-2)53224584

Hudson Griffin12111222

RaritanIPHRERBBSOPC

Alan Warren (W, 1-2)73113292

Top Hitters

Point BoroGame Stats

Jake Clayton2-3, HBP, R

RaritanGame Stats

Jobby Dekis1-3, RBI

Phil Kramer1-1, 2 BB

Sean Burnett1-3, R

Jake Ricchuiti1-2, BB, 2 SB

No. 13 Marlboro 7, No. 6 Red Bank Catholic 5

Mark Consolazio capped a huge game at the plate with a tie-breaking two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning and fellow senior Danny Trentacosta struck out the side in order in the top of the seventh to nail down the save, giving the Mustangs a win over the Caseys that clinches them a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament.

The go-ahead hit was Consolazio's fourth hit of the game and three of the hits drove in at least one run. He singled home the first run of the game in the bottom of the first and added an RBI triple that put Marlboro ahead, 4-1, in the bottom of the fourth.

Red Bank Catholic rallied for four runs in the top of the fifth to take a 5-4 lead, with Matt Brunner hitting a two-run double to tie the game at 4 and Sean Griggs giving RBC a 5-4 lead with an RBI single.

Sophomore Alex Georges got the last out of the fifth and pitched a scoreless sixth to pick up his first varsity win.

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RBC (12-6)0010400585

Marlboro (8-7-1)110203X770

Pitching

Red Bank CatholicIPHRERBBSOPC

Luke Meyers34211368

Glen Popes22311043

Brandon Hendickson (L, 2-2)11201117

MarlboroIPHRERBBSOPC

Sujay Sesha4.26551152

Alex Georges (W, 1-0)1.12000015

Danny Trentacosta (SV, 2)10000316

Top Hitters

Red Bank CatholicGame Stats

Matt Brunner1-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI

Jake Frankel1-2, BB, 2 R

Luke Lonczak1-4, 2B, RBI

Sean Griggs1-3, RBI

Charlie Stumberger1-3, R

Max Dantoni1-3, R

Dylan Passo2-3

MarlboroGame Stats

Mike Consolazio4-4, 3B, 4 RBI

Paul Santos1-3, 3B, RBI, SB

Nick Scaff1-2, BB, 2 R

Chris Joy1-2, BB, R

Non-Conference

Howell 3, Bridgewater-Raritan 2

Vinny Agnello singled home a run and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Aaron Wojenski in the fifth inning in support of starter Jake Jensen, who pitched the Rebels to a win over the Panthers -- the No. 5 team in the most recent NJ.com statewide rankings.

Wojenski picked up the save by pitching a scoreless seventh despite allowing a one-out double to Frankie Verano and walking the potential go-ahead run. Wojenski bounced back by recording the final out on a fly ball to centerfielder Wyatt Cavanaugh.

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Bridgewater (16-3)0101000273

Howell (7-11)000030X380

Pitching

Bridgewater-RaritanIPHRERBBSOPC

Jack Lanum (L, 2-1)47330366

Michael Taylor21000227

HowellIPHRERBBSOPC

Jake Jensen (W, 3-1)662226105

Aaron Wojenski (SV, 4)11001219

Top Hitters

Bridgewater-RaritanGame Stats

Frankie Verano2-3, 2B, RBI

Joey Letko1-3, RBI, 2 SB

Devin Goldberg1-3, 2B, BB

Kellan Klomine1-3, R

Matt Lehberger2-4, 2 SB

HowellGame Stats

Vinny Agnello1-3, R, RBI

Aaron Wojenski1-3, RBI

Ryan Todisco2-3

Ryan Cross1-3, R

Wyatt Cavanaugh1-2, R

Postponements/Cancelations

Class B Central

Keansburg at Henry Hudson, 3:45 p.m. at Mater Dei

Non-Division

Freehold Boro at Monmouth – Canceled

Non-Conference

No. 12 Ranney at Glen Rock – Canceled